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Lorette - Police Launch PL502
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Boat Length
35" (88.9 cm)
Motor Type
Brushed
Drive Type
Direct
Props
Single
Battery Type
NiMH
Battery mAh
3Ah (3,000 mAh)
Prop Type
2 Blade
Prop Size
45mm
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 flaxbybuck
I managed to intercept just before this hull was going to the tip. Originally made by a friend with help from his father some 50 years ago, I transformed this Vic Smeed design first into a work boat, then into a police launch which is how I run it now. It took a year to get all the running gear and electrics right !😉 
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 flaxbybuck (
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Thanks Zooma, I was told of this after the event !😉
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 zooma (
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The small rock area alongside the edge of the lake is marked with an orange bouy.
Someone local should have pointed this out to you, although I can sail over it with my TID tug my Rapier wouldn’t clear it 😎 ▲
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 flaxbybuck (
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When sailing it at Southport I managed to find your submerged hidden rock and knock off the rudder completely. Never mind, it didn't take long to make another.😉
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 zooma (
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It looked like a really nice model when I saw it at Southport last weekend.
I also rescued my Lesro Rapier that was built in the 1960’s (not by me) and was saved from a skip and rebuilt during lock-down. It was twisted and poorly built and had been badly abused, but after cutting away the deck and repairing some bulkheads it gained a lot of new wood and has been used most weeks on the Southport lake since then. I was running it last Sunday. ▲
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 Doogle (
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Great to see another model saved from the scrap 👍
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder (
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Brilliant,especially it was saved from the scrapyard.
Nice boat. Regards Bill ▲
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6 months ago by 🇧🇪 hermank (
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What a beauty!!!
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