MY VERSIONS OF AEROKIT BOATS .SEA SCOUT &SEA HORNET. BULT USING DI MENTIONS FROM AN OLD KK CATALOG AND THE MATCHING PICTURES.THE SEA SCOUT
HAS A DC MERLIN FOR POWER .THE HORNET HAS A DC SABRE.BOTH OF THE BOATS HAVE A SINGLE SERVO FOR
RUDDER ONLY CONTROL.THE OTHER BOAT IS MY OWN
DESIGNER PATROL LAUNCH POWERED BY A PAW 1.5 CONVERTED TO WATER COOLING.I TURNED A FLY WHEEL AND MADE A WATER JACKET.
ANY QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW .TONY

This model is a British "Hunt" Class destroyer.

It is a Sirmar limited edition (100) semI kit at 1/48 scale and some 6 feet in length. When he bought the model it was already constructed, but as a static model. So out came the jigsaw, Manual NOT powered.

The deck around the aft gun turret was cut to allow a good inspection of the inside of the hull. He tried to remove the bridge superstructure but this would have meant destroying it to remove. Out came the jigsaw again and cut an access hatch in the main deck.

The steering servo was fitted and attached ( by keyhole surgery ) and 2 x MFA 800 motors were fitted. Scale Prop Shop Props were fitted and the radio gear just jury rigged for her first trial. She was roughly ballasted with 2 x 12volt 7Ah batteries and she was ready for her first trials.

She sailed well with no water ingress to the hull, so the radio gear was installed properly with individual speed controllers to each motor. The results are as seen here.

"BOO BOO Kitty" is a scale model of a Crosby designed Cape Cod Cat Boat.[USA] it was built from scratch at a scale of 9.04" = 1"; the model being 26.5" oal.

The dimensions were taken from a book that highly detailed the building of a real Cat Boat.

The hull is plank-on-frame with epoxy and glass cloth as the final surface. A separate and detachable fin keel was used for sailing of the centerboard model.

Radio controls were a Hitec sail winch [HS-785HB] and one servo for the rudder with a 2 channel JR transmitter.

Copying the book plans, scaling them down, and construction took up the winter of 2006/2007. The model is sailing better than anticipated on a local lake in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.