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Speedwell - part 3
… e Joysway transmitter and receiver borrowed from a Dragon Force rch-hit">yacht. The result of these efforts is that I now sail Speedwell more than ever before, and really enjoy the fact that whenever I chose I can bring her back into port, either un …
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Speedwell - auxiliary ketch
… I made a pendulum switch that turned the motor on when the rch-hit">yacht was becalmed and upright. Steering was with a simple Braine type gear made from an old school set-square. Masts and spars were simple dowel, and the first set of sails were m …
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Building The Footy Bob-About Sailboat Supplied By SLEC UK
… I have the electrics to finish and then apply some coats of rch-hit">yacht varnish to the hull. But you are quite right, the jungle, sorry, garden is starting to become foremost in my mind. To be able to get the Brownie points from my wife to be abl …
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Albert IV - Rebuilding Albert
After the dust had settled, plus a reinforcing tot, I started the rebuild. Whilst there was plenty of wood surfaces for a successful glue up I nevertheless felt the need for additional reinforcement. I settled on using a number of cable tie …
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Hallet SK Drag boat
… but the big boys too! A lot of sport boating, a few sailing rch-hit">yachts, cabin cruisers and of course House boats ( have one in the works soon). As a young man I got to ride in all of them. But I was so impressed with these old flat bottoms . ( …
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HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… 100,000 examples built, ranging from canoes to large ocean rch-hit">yachts. Hartleys have been built since their plans were first produced in 1938, and wherever you go in NZ or Aust you are bound to find one example. The most common runabouts in th …
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Racing Sparrow
… improves and the grass needs cutting. I currently have two rch-hit">yachts, a Wee Nip and Ellen, a Gaff rigged Pilot Cutter. I sail the Wee Nip most weeks, and the Pilot Cutter occasionally when the weather is suitable (it needs a 'good blow'). I d …
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Painting, Stand and Hatches
… o attention turned to making a proper stand. An internet search came up with drawings for a stand for the IOM rch-hit">yacht http://nmsclub.org/files/documents/IOM-Boat-Stand.pdf The drawing was scaled down to a suitable size and then the stand was …
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Half Hull models
… t build I decided to attempt building a couple of half hull rch-hit">yachts. I sent for a reference book about half hull modelling but it covered basically the carving of half hulls from a large piece of timber, very nice but I wanted to persue my f …
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Dutch Auxiliary
… e comps. A picture of the culprit is attached. But with the rch-hit">yacht I did meet a stumbling block in the fixing of the weight to the keel. I had determined by trial and error the amount of lead needed to bring the boat to the waterline and set …
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Gunwale Capping
… a guide to make mounting eyes for the blocks. A piece of circuit board was used as a template for drilling the holes in the base plates. The eyes were bent from 2mm brass rod. I was not happy with the result, as it was difficult to bend th …
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Scratch built, Working Steam powered Drifter trawler LT100, to 1:24th scale.
… making a comment that “it is a working boat not a pleasure rch-hit">yacht”. With this information I though that a slightly in-perfect deck would be more realistic. In my first experiments I used black paper of varying weights this worked well thoug …
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HAKITS MORSTON
… not sure if this is meant to be a fishing boat or a luxury rch-hit">yacht, but to my simple eye it looks ok. The space created in the plan for the motor, radio and battery is generous and is easy to access all components, ESC and RX have been attac …
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HAKITS MORSTON
… weather was tolerably reasonable to go down to the pond, overcast but dry with lightish wind. I took my Aeronaut Diva for it's maiden voyage and was pleased with the result. the pond had a few other members there with rch-hit">yachts and power boats …
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It's Party Time!
My rch-hit">yacht is now complete! I've been 3D printing various figures! And I've positioned them throw out my rch-hit">yacht! It did take some time to print them! As, it can take about 2 hours per figure! Then comes the painting! I didn't have a lot of dif …
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US1 meter, lockdown build #4.......
… anity, so I will just stay put at home and make yet another rch-hit">yacht! In the past I have built several US1 Meter racing rch-hit">yachts, but when fighting cancer I gave them away to friends so as not to burden my wife. Having survived it's time to get …
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Onboard with the Crew of the My-Jen!
… Crew for the My-Jen! I know 3D printing isn't the same as purchasing them from a source! But, having 3D printing them! I've saved money but I do need to paint them! I have some acrylic paint. But, I need to order some Flesh tone paint! The …
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Flying Scotsman. Iron paddle tug
… addles turned to maintain max area to the water. While researching found this web site with more detail. However the text is in German but it has loads of detailed drawings in PDF format. http://www.john-tom.com/RcShip/Strongbow%20Paddle%20 …
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Command Boat 90
… llecting pictures and profiles of the craft from various sources. http://www.dockstavarvet.se/products/combat-and-patrol-boats/combat-boat-90-h/specification/ Eventually I found some plans of sort :- http://laurell.today/boats/combat/plans. …
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Vosper interior of helm
… e side compartment, additional gauges, and a picture of the rch-hit">yacht back home. Research noted that the floor had rubber mats in the wheelhouse and external helm. Also rubber was on the top of the cabinets as these were seats as well used for …
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Eagle Cabin Cruiser
Varnish the fore deck, a few coats yesterday, Wilko rch-hit">Yacht Varnish, thinned with white spirit about ten percent. and four coats today. Muddy ..
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Wheelhouse, Masts, Booms, fittings
… locate and epoxy through the decking. Masts are made from birch and are hand tapered with a small wood plane. All booms are made from discarded carbon fiber arrow shafts. I have been using these for years on all of my boats including my 1 m …
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Planking complete!
… do before I start the superstructure, finish laying out the RC components, fit rudder parts, make battery tray etc. Put in a 1/4 square strip around deck opening to prevent water ingress. Couple of coats of resin inside radio bay, 1 more ou …
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ytgn 13
… has a big shelf over a fireplace that was made for a model rch-hit">yacht, particularly an English one in this year of a new challenge for the America cup. I have for some time been searching the web for detail pictures of the VALSHEDA but there ar …
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River Dance
… rst adventure Into kit building but having been In building rc planes so was not detered by the complexity of this 7 seater model. Much alteration took place as the model progressed to Improve motor and lipo access. She has an 850 brushed m …
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Robbe Dusseldorf
… f the build on this site, as I already have a build blog on RCGroups. If you wish to follow or are already a subscriber there, here Is the link: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2059360 Thanks for looking. Cheers, Paul p.s. I …
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Rethink on Ballast
… embers have been using detachable fiberglass keels on their rch-hit">yachts so got Brian to make me one. Had a right struggle removing the lead and needed to repair some damage to the hull, but all good now and detachable keel filled with lead and f …
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This Is turning Into a long term build!
… the current one! - End effect - I now have a half built hovercraft - that project has stalled because I am having problems making a satisfactory skirt for it - all the other main bits are done. Next problem - after having a heart pacemaker …