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topperles
Master Seaman
Sea Queen
This is Maxine, a 1960' aerokit Sea Queen 😊 She has been stripped down, hull repaired along with top sides. New brushless motor/lipos etc. Goes quite well and pretty stable as you can see.She is sailed on Wibsey Park lake in Sunny Bradford.
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  • terry290654Able Seaman
    Nice boat

    What are you using for a motor esc and battery ?


    Terry
topperles
Master Seaman
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Sea Queen
Bought as a wreck off ebay . stripped down,repaired hull and top sides. re positioned the propshaft. Re painted. New Brushless motor/ Lipos etc. Goes quite well for an old girl, Believed originally built in the 60's. Ill try to upload a video of her strutting her stuff on Wibsey Park lake in Bradford.
Edit: I've managed to upload a video of her in action on u tube ,see link below
Liked by BOATSHED and jacko and
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  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    Hi Ned, Welcome aboard 👍
    On my Sea Scout (little brother of the Sea Queen) I used silicon sealant (a la bathroom!) and a small brass screw in each corner. it had to be good cos I had the RX, RX battery and rudder servo tucked in there!
    My boat was also started by Dad in the sixties. He had it free running with a Taycol Target and wet (very!) 6V lead acid cells. I upgraded to RC and Decaperm motor about 25 years ago and am currently restoring and converting to brushless 😲
    Happy boating, Cheers Doug 😎
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  • BOATSHEDCaptain
    Wow great bit of video, she performs very well on the water and turns seem to be very stable. Nice one. I have a Sea Queen I have got to renovate. What motor are you running in her please.
sigfortunata
Petty Officer 1st Class
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RAF Target and Towing launch (Kitshack)
My 1st excursion into model boat building about a year ago....steep learning curve!!!

Currently powered by 2 x 480 brushed on 11.1v, both motors independently controlled by 2 ESC but soon to be refitted with 2x 1000KV brushless.

Planes beautifully and with twin rudders turns on a sixpence!
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  • boatyChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    That's an excellent running time for a fast model.
    😀
    It gives a great indication of what can be achieved with brushless motors.,

    I'll have to try brushless motors in some of my fast scale boats. I only have one brushless powered model at present, this being the Proboat Blackjack 29 fast electric.

    Boaty
  • reilly4Warrant Officer
    That's a great model. Do you have any photos or videos of the boat at speed?
sigfortunata
Petty Officer 1st Class
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Aerokits Sea Hornet
Kit built but I scrapped the plywood for mahogany as I wanted something in the "Riva" Style.
Powered by a 1000kv brushless on 11.1v, its quick across the water and very stable.

I sail with the Potteries MBC in Stoke.
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  • John2Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
    nice job 👍
  • circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    BRAVO ZULU! Nice boat, it reminds me of my brother's 13' 1956 Penyan that he completely restored back in the 90s. Love the mahogany btw.
    HAVE A SAFE RC BOATING DAY
    FAIR WINDS & FOLLOWING SEAS
    GOD BLESS AMERICA
CraigRobotham
Petty Officer 1st Class
PBR MKII
This film was taken on our home lake at Needham Market . Originally an I.C powered boat I have converted to single brushless motor on a direct drive 48mm prop , single rudder . Powered by 2*5000mah 4 cell lipos . As you can see I am very pleased with its performance . 😎
Liked by John2 and Colin H and
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  • jenteckRecruit
    Very nice model was it a kit or scratch built thank again

    excellent video also
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  • CraigRobothamPetty Officer 1st Class
    These are originally an I.C kit 1/6 scale , there is a company in Germany still making them believe they are called MHZ. I think I've scene them in 1/8 and 1/35 scale too . Also other builders have used water jet drives on films I've watched . This one is running on brushless motor normal prop and direct drive as all my boats have so far . Keeps the cost of spare parts down %uD83D%uDE0E%uD83D%uDC4D
bluestreak505
Leading Seaman
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Sea Queen 48" Cabin Cruiser
I built this sea Queen ,aka Blue Streak, from a Jotika kit. But found the motor did not give the performance I expected. So the motor was replaced with an Overland T4250 Brushless motor with Fusion Hawk 60amp ESC fed by an Overland 14.8 4s 4000Ma Lipo battery. The performance is greatly enhanced, Boat is finished in white with blue cabin tops and a large blue streak down each side. And shows the Australian flag.
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sharpy1071
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Robbe San Diego
Another winter project for myself this time. Twin brushless motors/ESC's all water cooled. interior and deck lights got some figures for deck then onto the lake when the weather breaks.
Liked by 15Weyb and mehmetalialtas
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  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    Extremely modern, well worth a second look. Job well done!
  • sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    Thank you figtree7nights, up for sale now!! it's stupid on 4 cells, mad on three but behaves very well on two. I sail it mainly on three cells as I have more 3 than anything else.
sharpy1071
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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American Enterprise
A winter project for a friend who hasn't the resources to build, so I helped him out. nearly ready for the lake. Twin brushless motors/ESC's all water cooled and a few interior exterior lights.
Liked by Deswelham and petercbrown
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  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    Great looking American Enterprise, I remember 30 yrs ago or so I had the kit but lost it during a move. what a shame such a great looking boat! 😭
  • sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    Thank you figtree7nts. it is a great looking boat there is no doubt about it, wish it were mine, handles very nice at speed and slow.
Mataroa
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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RAF crash tender 94
HI I done a lot of work on this fire boat with the paintwork it still need a lot of work to be to her she is 46" long .
I put in a new brushless motor and speed controller runs on 7.2 v batteries
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  • malctankLeading Seaman
    HI I have a full set of molds of all the fitings to be made of resin for the Fire boat at 1/12 scale 👍 :thumbsup
  • draper454Recruit
    hI are you selling the fittings
silverfox
Able Seaman
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Vosper R.A.F. 73FT H.S.L 2564 ebay find
This is my newest project an Ebay buy of a delapidated HSL possibly used to advertise Model boat insurance at some time maybe 50 years old !. I have removed all broken, out of scale and incorrect items, removed old repairs and internal engine mounts. Superstructure is not too accurate but good enough to keep. I have noticed the keel is slightly twisted so will have to try and rectify that and the rear deck is going to be removed also as the adhesive is soft and pliable and there is no rigidity in the build aft of the superstructure. I intend fitting 2 x 12v johnson 600 type brushed motors as the original had 2 props. I have plenty of photos of the external layout but lack any detail of the open bridge 😟 . I think this will be a difficult project to complete hope I do it justice
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SkipperVGMBC
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Police Launch 1.12 Scale
Police (Scotland) 1.12 scale. made from a Semi-Kit by Models by Design, built 2014.
This is modelled from the interceptor42 range by Safehaven Marine. This is my first full build of a model, having only done restorations previously.
Model length is some 42 inch, beam of 12 inch. (106cm x 31cm)
Power is by twin E-Max BL2826 Brushless motors and 1, 80amp speed controller running on 2 NiMH 7.2 volts.
Fitted with Action electronics Police siren, and with detailed rotating blue lights and searchlights.
I sail this at Cold Knap Lake Barry Vale of Glamorgan, and I am the Founding member of the Vale Of Glamorgan Model Boat Club.
Also included is my Portland Pilot interceptor 42 which was the original prototype from Models by Design which I purchased and added lighting etc, this runs on Brushless motor running on 12Volt lead acid.
Visit our website at http://vgmbc.org/
Liked by jfstoker
CraigRobotham
Petty Officer 1st Class
M.F.A Tracker
This is my M.F.A Tracker . When originally purchased it had the large and heavy 850 motors in it and old electronics , after a close call with a fire on board I decided to refit her out with modern Brushless motors and over rated Escs powered by Lipo's . Works out a 1/3 rd the weight 3 times the speed and run time over an hour . So a great result

Oh yes , sound effects donated by nearby Tug 😊
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  • DennisRobothamPetty Officer 1st Class
    nice one son,the Tracker and Vietnam boats look and perform great.....well done.
    Liked by CraigRobotham
  • CraigRobothamPetty Officer 1st Class
    Cheers Father , hope to get a film of Nam boat on soon 😀

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