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(Fire Boat) Vosper Firefloat

Listed by ads90 ·

Specifications

Boat Length
29" (73.66 cm)
Motor Type
Brushed
Drive Type
Direct
Props
Single
Battery Type
LiFe
Prop Type
312
Prop Size
40mm
Run Time
353 min
Model Speed
372 km/h (231.2mph)

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About this boat

This is one of my oldest and favourite boats - as you can see it is a Fireboat but it is not a Vosper Mk 2. it was kit built at one time but I haven't been able to track down what it is. is like a Vosper Firefloat Mk.2 but it is different. The bridge section of my boat is different being longer, the mid-ship section having three windows in lieu of two and the stern is completely different in profile. I first wrote about my boat on the Model Fireboat Website back in 2010 and asked for any help in identification but despite lots of good comment but I was none the wiser. I contacted Terry Holtham who is an acknowledged expert in RAF Marine craft having written many books and he provided me with a lot of information and said "It bears an uncanny resemblance to the drawing I received which was an official Vosper drawing but not with a number or date I have presumed it to be what I believe is the Mk 1 version of the 46ft Firefloat". However this is not definitive and I still have no real answer. Great fast little boat that 'turns on a sixpence' though. (Motor: Graupner 600 Turbo) (ESC: Torpedo 30 Amp) (8/10)

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