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Toy model conversion to replicate my real yacht
So I always wanted an rc version of my own Hurley 22 sailing rch-hit">yacht and it came along in the form of this little broken toy grade rch-hit">yacht. I stripped her internals out and replaced with a drum winch along with a standard servo for rudder. Rewo …
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My ARTR Plastic Yachts
… h the DF65 racing regulations. Like the more common DragonForce 65 it was built by Joysway and was introduced as a slightly cheaper model but as it used many parts from the DragonForce I doubt it was very viable and wasn't available for ver …
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Pat's Fairlmile D MTB
… neur Noel Macklin of Fairmile Marine and designed by naval architect Bill Holt for the Royal Navy. Nicknamed "Dog Boats", they were designed to be assembled in kit form mass-produced by the Fairmile organisation and assembled at dozens of s …
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HMS Duchess
… ned to the Home Fleet, Duchess spent her early career on exercises and port visits. She was involved in celebrations for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II during 1953, and escorted the royal rch-hit">yacht Britannia in 1954. The destroyer was rea …
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Midwest #984 Cranberry Isle Lobster Yacht
… ic model, but I have every intention of making it a working RC boat.
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Tri65 3D printed trimaran, converted to foils
… printing this one I've produced two for members of my model rch-hit">yacht club and are about to print two more for other members. The Tri65 uses the rig from a DragonForce 65. I originally printed this one for conventional sailing with a centreboar …
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JIF 65 (RG65)
This is the typical boat sailed at Kirklees Model rch-hit">Yacht Club (a division of Kirklees Model Boat Club) who are more into sailing vessels and race. It was apparently chosen because the build is very easy so encourages members to build their o …
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Racing Sparrow
… built from the plan and detail in the book "Build your own RC rch-hit">Yacht" by the New Zealand modeller Bryn Heveldt. Plank on frame balsa construction. Detailed blog here: //model-boats.com/blogs/106408
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IngaIV
… o and this shows in the build quality that remains in the purchased hull and deck that arrived by carrier from an online auction site. A good scrub of the decking and a coat of paint on the hull. I made the sails and masts, plus the rigging …
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DragonForce 65
… surprise, was considering one of these as fancied a smaller rch-hit">yacht then won this one in a boat club raffle. Turns out it even had a Flysky Tx on board so compatible with my Rx. Only had to replace a couple of lines and some elastic and resol …
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Joysway Caribbean 1/46 Yacht
… another ready-to-run. This one is a FaceBook marketplace purchase and will live in my car when I find a small box. Is ridiculously small at just over 10” and will fit inside my 6’ A Class. The boat needed a little bit of fettling, the prev …
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Aeronaut - Cabin Cruiser Diva
… move it from My Harbour so I could make some changes to the rch-hit">yacht varnish finish and then re-photograph and post again. But looking at the finish I am completely happy with what I first produced. I now posting the model again with the origi …
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The Schooner Theresa
Here is another of my rch-hit">yachts, the hull is 40 inches loa and the bowsprit makes her a bit longer. She was built by my late friend John Cook back in 1965 and first came to my notice when many years later we had a club stand at Olympia. I had …
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Yacht
… mast hole. B & B construction so I delved inside and fitted RC and kept it looking like a Pond rch-hit">yacht. Interesting part is there are 2 hulls almost identical and I am working out a new rig for her.
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Baby Bootlegger
… r is G5 - I numbered it G34 which is my race number with my rch-hit">yachts. A short video of my first day trial - in case the attached media file does not work: https://youtu.be/M1mMfLXkopc Next job, rebuild my flyer from scratch as it did not get …
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"Gypsy Queen" Motoryacht
… s, this boat 1/16 scale was build using a fiberglass hull purchased in the internet from Orion Mouldings. The deck and cabin were build from 2mm ABS plastic sheets. It is powered by two 540 brushed motors and two 12v Nihm batteries.
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My first boat.
This little pond rch-hit">yacht was a 5th birthday present from my grandad in March 1954. Sailed regularly and is great fun. No control only luck and the wind. In the 67 years I have owned it has had three sets of sails and been repainted only once.
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My-Jen
My-Jen is another RTR model. I purchased just because I really like her lines! My-Jen is a classic rch-hit">yacht model! Her hull is fiberglass! Her superstructure is 2 mm plastic! My-Jen is named after my Wife Jennifer! Maiden Voyage Soon! PS. No o …
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Dutch Schouw Yacht
This is 'De Groene Draek' a Dutch Schouw rch-hit">yacht. She is scratchbuilt from drawings in a book called 'Ronde en Platboden Jachten' which I bought in Barcelona forty odd years ago. She is 30" long with 9" beam. She is shown here on the 'quaysid …
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Rescue Tug
… yrene. Constructed to assist in recovering stranded sailing rch-hit">yachts at the local pond. It has two - 4.5ah 6 volt batteries which give a nice balanced ballast and provide for hours of run time. See my build log for more details, search "rescu …
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Krispie 36R
A 36R class sailing rch-hit">yacht, design Vic Smeed (?) - free plans appeared in Model Boat magazine sometime around 1977 when I built it. Used stripped plank carvel construction - nylon sheathed and painted. Strip planks were made from Cornflake p …
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Mickey Finn
Purchased original Rojair Mickey Finn from Ashton Models 35 years ago - hull suffered damaged so made a F/G mould before repairing and sailing. Made spare hull from mould and there she sat for 35+ years. Original Mickey was sold many years …
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Indecision
This boat was recently purchased on-line from the grandson of the 1:1 boat in the photos. He built the boat from old photos and his memory. This is truly a "pond rch-hit">yacht" as the is no access to below deck for any radio control equipment. The …
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My Retirement Plans !!!
… nd the Sailing Boats Group consists of 2 x Unidentified R/C rch-hit">Yachts. Finally there is a concrete Narrow Boat Planter to paint...definitely will not float, it weighs 15kgs!!! So having been forced to give up gainful employment , (I was manage …
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(Yacht) DMI 'Pirat"
… ld under the name DMI pirat. a full wooden sailboat without RC controls. the keel was extended to improve stability. In the 90's the wooden strips from the hull were so dried out, that I had to fill it complete with epoxy and sprayed the un …
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(Yacht) joysway orion
Lovely little rch-hit">yacht ! I knew nothing about sailing but this rch-hit">yacht has rc sail winch and rudder. I am learning sailing terminology like jybing,in irons,halyards,sheets,lines,tacking, close haul and more. (Motor: wind) (8/10)
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(Yacht) fair wind
kyosho fair wind rch-hit">yacht .This is getting on for twenty years old,it is a big rch-hit">yacht wth a main mast and sails that is over 4 feet high.The electrics are futaba and it has two servos fitted one for the rudder and the other is for the sails.The …
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(Yacht) Bella
A very frustrating boat to build. Had to reinforce the keel with a sandwitch of fiberglass, the materials do not look sturdy enough but looks good once finished. (8/10)