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1. canabus🇦🇺

   Lieutenant·5 years ago

   Hello
   The Eileen kit had a full set of plans with it.
   The Hellen kit had instruction drawings only !!!
   They stop his and change to an ABS because too many boats were getting built from their plans !!!
   
   A Hellen kit is on E Bay at present for big money.
   
   Canabus
2. DWBrinkman🇺🇸Bronze

   Rear Admiral·5 years ago

   Strutchr,
   Wow! nice find!
   What a great looking boat.
   You will surely enjoy that one.
   I, too, am pretty new to the hobby and like you have acquired several boats that need some TLC. Figuring it would be a good way to learn about the boats.
   Dave
3. DWBrinkman🇺🇸Bronze

   Rear Admiral·5 years ago

   Canabus,
   Those are some gorgeous boats!
4. strutchr🇬🇧

   Leading Seaman·5 years ago

   hello grandhabour,
   it is not a kit, i was lucky enough to buy the boat from an old gentleman who was giving up the hobby. he told me that he built it in the 70's from a plan..
5. strutchr🇬🇧

   Leading Seaman·5 years ago

   Hello Ron,
   thanks for the comment.... i have just got into the model boat hobby, so learning a lot. the boats i have bought all need some level of work to make them usable but that helps me to understand how it all works! cheers chris
6. strutchr🇬🇧

   Leading Seaman·5 years ago

   hello Canbus,
   
   i like that modification! I may borrow your idea as like you say it makes access a lot easier...
   cheers chris👍
7. canabus🇦🇺

   Lieutenant·5 years ago

   Hello All from Tasmania
   I did a little modification to my Eileen and made a lift out deck section between the hatch and the wheelhouse.
   
   This gives a lot better access into the hull.
   Also installed an oiler for the rudder and the cover deck is held down by magnets.
   
   Canabus

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8. Derek 151🇬🇧

   Petty Officer 1st Class·5 years ago

   Got the plans from Sarik this morning and very pleased with them although there is some fading in some of the lines, possibly due to the passage of time, but will not cause any problems. If anyone is interested there is a listing in the 'other' Model Boats website showing the renovation/build of an Eileen by a modeller in Tasmania. The link is - https://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=146649&p=1
   Derek.

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9. Ronald🇨🇦

   Fleet Admiral·5 years ago

   Nice collection of fishing boats
10. canabus🇦🇺

    Lieutenant·5 years ago

    Hi All
    I have two Hellen ones(the ABS hull version) and one Eileen
    which was unfinished and last worked on in 1981.
    It had all the parts and plans with it.
    I have finished the boat and sails very well with a 540 80 Turn rock crawler brush motor on a 2S Lipo battery.
    Throttle set at 60% forward and 75% reverse using a 3 blade 60mm brass prop.
    I also built a French Juilet 4 which is basically a wider version, but, bigger hatch and larger wheelhouse with three windows across the front of the wheelhouse.
    Canabus

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