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michael1

Able Seaman 13 years ago

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RAF Crash Tender 46in

HI this was my winter project the hull was given to me by my son who got it at a car boot sale it had been on fire as it was driven by a petrol engine in now has twin brushless motors with 45mm props but going to put 50mm props on when they come as it needs a little bit more speed Built from a set of plans this my first go at this as I build from kits in the past cabins made out of 3mm/1.5m ply and some 1.5mm balsa wood . Hull was sprayed and the deck and cabins brushed with enamel paint.

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michael1Able Seaman13 years ago
I have to disagree when you say that brushless motors are power hungry I have one more boat on a brushless and get a longer run than with brush motors a lot of members in our club use brushless with good results
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Dave MVice Admiral13 years ago
I agree brushless give excellent results and will outperform brushed motors any day, provided they are set up correctly.
Power hungry was possibly a poor use of words. My point was that brushless electronics can and do draw very heavy currents which LiPo's are able to supply, and are very light weight.
We use brushless on many model at my club and for performance and endurance they can't be beaten. 👍 😀
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raj002

Able Seaman 13 years ago

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46 Inch RAF Crash Tender

Some updated photos of my Crash tender. Built from Kitshack kit. Close to maiden voyage now when I can test the twin brushless motors.

#brushless motor #kit #motor #brush #brushless #twin motor #crash tender #built

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Northumbrian

Midshipman 13 years ago

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river patrol boat

Built from a plastic hull given to me by a friend who bought it at a car boot sale the hull has been reinforced with fibreglass then like most kitShack
builds a box was made to hold the running gear it will be powered by a brushless airplane motor & 11.1v lipo battery
I will post more pictures as it progresses

#brushless motor #fibreglass #hull #kit #lipo #motor #patrol boat #rc plane #brush #brushless #glass #fibre glass #built #battery

AlanP

Lieutenant 13 years ago

Smoke on the water

Scratch built from own plans using mainly balsa with some ply, brushless motor, best speed up to now 43 mph, hoping to get it up to 50 mph.
Hope it does not live up to it's name 😁

Alan

#brushless motor #motor #plans #scratch #brush #brushless #scratch built #smoke #built

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tompallister

Petty Officer 1st Class 13 years ago

New 1/48th scale Diana and Huntsman plus anew Club Racer

Knightcote Model Boat Club. Film is of boats David Pledge and I have developed -- to be sold as kits soon. The Diana and Huntsman are tiny and powered by micro brushless motors. CR1700 is a new brushless club racer. See us at the Warwick show this week!

#boat show #brushless motor #club #huntsman #kit #model #model boat show #model boats #model show #motor #brush #brushless #show #boat club #model boat club #1/48 scale

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EAGLEPetty Officer 2nd Class12 years ago
Hi
Great pocket rockets. They will put the 500 to shame. 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
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tompallisterPetty Officer 1st Class12 years ago
Thanks. Both models are now available from Speedline Models.
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Dave M

Vice Admiral 13 years ago

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46" Original Aerokits Fireboat find

I have just acquired a part built original kit. I will be restoring this to its full potential in due course but am sharing the pics for now. I will post as a build blog.
Condition is good and the build seems to be to a good standard. I intend to replace the single proptube with a double and use a couple of brushless motors. 👍

#aerokit #brushless motor #build #fireboat #kit #motor #prop #prop tube #brush #brushless #build blog #fire boat #built

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FlackWarrant Officer13 years ago
Good one Dave - I look forward to watching your blog with interest.

Shaun
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raj002

Able Seaman 13 years ago

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RAF Crash Boat

These are photos of my build of the Kitshack 46" RAF Crash Tender. it is powered by 2 brushless motors through two esc connected via y lead

#brushless motor #build #kit #motor #brush #esc #brushless #crash tender

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KitShackModelsLeading Seaman13 years ago
HI yes Darrell has shown me, they look good and will be looking forward to seeing more.

Chris

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Dont forget to checkout our new Website which will be live in the next 48hrs hopefully, Also add us on FaceBook.

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KitShackModelsLeading Seaman13 years ago
The latest pics look great, keep up the good work.

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Gregg

Sub-Lieutenant 14 years ago

Hobby King F1 Tunnel.

Finally managed to get a fellow club member to take some video for me.
This is a hobby King Tunnel hull boat, running a brushless motor and 11.1v 3 cell.
The weather was a bit windy, hence the rough sound, the water too was slightly choppy, any worse and I would of not run the boat, too risky flipping the hull over !

The boat itself was yet another ebay "rescue" item, sold by "cash converters", all I say it was a great pity the previous owner could not afford to keep it, its a fantastic piece of kit, and so, so much fun to handle. he also did a superb job of applying a different set of decals and repainting it, so thmbs up to this guy, hope that some day he finds this site and the video clip.
Your boat is still being appreciated and being run "as it should be - full throttle"

#brushless motor #club #decals #hull #kit #motor #brush #wind #ebay #brushless #hobby #video #weather #e bay

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ianed57Sub-Lieutenant14 years ago
Enjoyed the video- pretty heart-stopping stuff!
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GreggSub-Lieutenant14 years ago
Its an exciting "ride", full throttle is not for the faint hearted [ha ha]. its a total difference to my normal sailing modes, as Im more used to "scale sailing", so being let loose occaisionally can be fun too. I think everyone should have one, a fast boat that is, purely just for the adrenaline rush you get.
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Gregg

Sub-Lieutenant 14 years ago

Cen Aqua.

First trials after upgrading the hull to brushless motor, instead of original 550 size motor. this test was on a 2 cell 7.4v lipo, I did try a 3 cell, but the stretch of water we use isn't long enough, I run out of water too quickly, so for now, 2 cells power it is. its still a handfull on turns, as the turn fins will take some setting up to get the best out of them to maintain a degree of speed, rather than drag factor off the turn fins.

#brushless motor #hull #lipo #motor #brush #brushless

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HuntsmanmanAble Seaman14 years ago
Mmmm.... turn fins? Perhaps he means a 'dagger plate' a vertical fin that should help prevent the boat from rolling and filpping on turns. Just theorizing I'm not sure though if two would be the answer, I wonder if they might actually hinder. With a single plate of the right size placed centrally the boat would be still be restrained from too much sideways roll yet not lose any directional control being able to pivot on the single plate, where as two plates would tend to act like two fixed rudders and be hinder to turning. I also fly planes and I agree with Dave M about fine control, if using a computerized radio dialing in both rates and expotential helps compensate for over enthusiastic waggling of the sticks and is nearly always required for fast craft particularly first time out. Anyway that sure looks like fun, that's a serious handful and on just 7 volts, well done!
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GreggSub-Lieutenant14 years ago
Dagger boards are onl;y used on sail boats, turn fins are a fine edges plate, fitted to the transom, and adjustable in height/depth to the water, so it gives less "bite" when running straight, but digs in on turns to get the hull to bite in to the water.

A rudder is fitted, so there is no way of fitting one of these centrally my freind, they have to fit either side/one side of the transom.
"trimming the radio" does not cater for the movement on a fast boat, thats purely down to the person behind the sticks at the time!
The "end game" on the video was when the rudder dug in too deeply and the boat just spun around due to an "over steer" moment........... thast just what can happen when playing around setting up brushless systems.
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ianed57

Sub-Lieutenant 14 years ago

Three wooden boats restored or built by Kalamunda.

The first boat is a restored Maycraft Mercury, then an Aerokits Sea Hornet. The last is a replica Yeoman Minx. All are powered by brushless motors.

#aerokit #brushless motor #motor #wood #brush #brushless #wooden #wood boat #sea hornet #horn #wooden boat #built

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froggyt996

Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

Sea Breeze

Vintage Model Boat Company Sea Breeze electric powered model with a small brushless motor. This is a laser cut reproduction kit produced to a very high standerd. please take a look at a new club coming soon at
http://froggyt996.wix.com/vintage-model-power-boat also take a look at www.vintagemodelboats.com
Thanks to John Lockett for the Video

#brushless motor #club #kit #model #model boats #motor #brush #brushless #power boat #video #electric #vintage model boat company #boat club #model boat club #vintage model boat

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Dave MVice Admiral14 years ago
Nice model, sailing very realistically in quite choppy waters. The brushless is powering well and with such a small model the weight saving must really help.
The lines are very clean and the kit is a credit to its producer and builder. 😀
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bilboRecruit14 years ago
On MY wish list now
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Mallory

Master Seaman 14 years ago

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Aerokits Sea Scout (Olive)

Some photos of my Aerokits Sea Scout taken yesterday at Southport model boat lake. Fitted with an outrunner brushless motor.

#aerokit #brushless motor #lake #model #motor #brush #port #brushless #outrunner #sea scout

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MalloryMaster Seaman14 years ago
HI Dave, the figures were purchased of eBay as a set. I have Bluto but as of yet have not decided what to do with him ❓
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circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
BRAVO ZULU! The boats great & the figures ice the cake!
BTW- POPEYE IS A US COAST GUARDSMAN-
SEMPER PARATUS/PARATUS GERERE
HAVE A SAFE RC BOATING DAY!
GOD BLESS AMERICA
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