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A return to the hobby!

Dave, that makes your Crash Tender the same age as mine! I also have a Sea Urchin that's 58 years old. My son has a that was mine. I might have to get that back off him as he'll never do it. it has a nasty twist, but that's how it came. I'm sure I can get rid of that with some suitable bracing. its great bringing these old birds back to life. Cheers, Martin

6 years ago by Westquay

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A return to the hobby!

SLEC do have a good reputation and its great that the classic kits of old are back in production. The Sea Commander is one of my favourites as I restored one many years ago but foolishly sold it to fund my karting activities four years later. However in 2011 I found another one and restored that. This one I am keeping along with the 34 inch Crash Tender of 1962 vintage that I restored in 2014 being one that the former owner was about to place in a skip. I am interested in a as its a boat I never had. in the early 1960s when we lived in Liverpool, dad would take us up to Fleetwood to see the Aerokits display and watch the steering event on the big lake. Nostalgia aint what it used to be. Boaty😆

6 years ago by boaty

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Brass bashin' Chris Craft deck fittings...

I also enjoy restorations, Colin...just as much. Every challenge is different. This Chris Craft is a restoration of an Aerokits Sea Urchin that cost me all of 99p. on ebay! But then i thought it would be better made up as a single cockpit smaller runabout, hence the Chris Craft with the steeply tumblehomed stern. My son has an Aerokits PTB and my other son has a . I also have a Sea Urchin and a Veron Veronica yacht, so yes, I do like the restoration of old items. I have a pre War Marblehead in the loft too! I've never been interested in the big ships and service vessels. Only inshore sailing fishing boats and classic speedboats. If I can help you out with any info or techniques, let me know. I have a lot of books on woodies and years as a professional modelmaker to call upon. Cheers, Martin

6 years ago by Westquay

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It's a sad day!.

Yes I've decided to sell most of my I.C. Boats and engine, because of this "nanny state" that we live in now. Probably 95% of clubs and sailing waters in my area(Liverpool) stipulate No I.C.s, l'm not traveling 50 miles to sail when in reality I've got several clubs and lakes within 5 to 10 miles from my home. I started model boat building in the 50s with balsa models and on to "aerokits" sea urchin, scout, rover, commander, and the holy grail the sea queen all of which had diesel or petrol engines. Granted we have come a long long way since then with electric and brushless motors, I do use them in both planes and boats, but there is still something to be said for the sound smell and reality of an I.C.engine in a boat, aircraft aren't to bad at the present, until they ban them to. Sorry for the rant but that's the way I feel.😭

6 years ago by stormin

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Main deck and cabin walls

Sorry the advertised Flash Gordon reel has gone 'walkies' so you'll have to make do with this boring description of how to occupy a day or three and stink out the house!😁 After the eventual success with the cabin roof I continued with the main deck using essentially the same process. First I had to extend the planking (engraving) from cabin leading edge back to the transom. Dad had only done the foredeck. Pic 1 shows starting point. AKA Square One! Pic 2 after initial staining, pseudo planking and sealing. Plank engraving was done with a fine hardened steel scriber / centre punch and a steel rule clamped at 7mm centres. Rule was aligned so that the wood grain pushed the scriber against it. Don't ask how I realised that that was the way to do it (minor Arrrgh!)😡 Anyway, worked out in the end. I had started with cherry wood stain but it came out too bright red so from Krick I obtained some Jotica mahogany stain (also some Oak stain for the decks of my Prince of Wales and Bismarck - but that's another pair of Sagas to be.) Using basically the same process as for the cabin roof: two sealing coats, two matt varnish primer coats, two gloss varnish coats, two protective lacquer coats, polishing with cutting polish and top gloss polish, and lots of patience and elbow grease (this time an italian Lugana😉) pics 3 to 5 show the result. I'm 'appy with that 😊 Note: to remove build up of sanding residue from the 'planking caulking' I had to resort to an old toothbrush or nail-brush from time to time. The sponge couldn't hack it. The aft deck 'hatch' is still the temporary bodge-up I made 25 years ago to quickly get the boat going for my daughter. Think the ply (ca 4mm) came from the back of an old bureaux! Haven't decided yet whether to make the new one from the same mahogany as the roof or thin ply and stain like the main deck. Suggestions welcome please. After the deck time to turn my attention to the cabin walls, looking pretty shabby and full of over-spray - pic 6 😲 Step 0: masking off, pics 7 & 8 'All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go'🤔 Step 1: mucho sanding starting with 180 grit and working through to 600 ensuring removal of all traces of blue as I wanted the final finish to be Arctic White (not Ice Blue!) Step 2: two sealing coats, flattening with 600 grit. Step 3: spraying with Revell white primer, not impressed, gave a rough dusty finish🤔 Step 4: sand off Revell muck, flat back with 1000 and 1500 grit sponges, respray with two coats of pro white primer, flattening with 1500 and 2000+ soap respectively. Much better 😊 like the proverbial baby's ...! Step 5: two coats of gloss white, same make as the primer!!!, flattening with 3000 grit sponge, wet + a drop of liquid soap. Step 6: two coats of protective lacquer as with the varnish. Flattening with 3000 and soap between coats only. Interesting effect with this lacquer and the paint (as opposed to the varnish); it seemed to 'melt and fuse' with the paint surface and smooth it out.😊 Just had to be careful not to apply too much at once in case it all ran down and took the paint with it! Step 7: finishing with cutting polish and anti-hologram polish. Results: pics 9 - 11. Final effect makes it look and feel like plastic or fibreglass, almost forgot that there is wood underneath😁 Next in this theatre "Hi Ho Silver Awaaaayyyy!" (Sponsored by KiOra!) or 'I'm gonna finish this hull if it kills me!' (sorry Flash reels got lost in the post😡) Cheers Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

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(Pleasure Craft) Aero kits Sea Queen

I felt the need to build something large from scratch having built Sea Nymph aero kits Swordsman kit. Many GRP based I/C powered before converting many of them to Brushless power. in Feb 2017 I bought plans from ebay in readiness for a family trip to Wales. My brother in law has a well kitted workshop in which he produced Sailing dingy kits before retiring. The aim was to produce this boat for the least possible cost. Thankfully there are lots of ply off cuts in Wales plus an 8x5 sheet of 1.5mm so I set about making my own kit during the time I was there. The motor was to be a Marx Decaperm selected from my bits box which I chose to set up using the geared drive. On the first launch performance was lacking to say the least so the motor mount was adjusted to direct drive but alas performance was not much better then everything stopped. The wires on the commutator had become unsolder end a common problem apparently I've now fitted a 3650 brushless stolen from an early attempt of a Huntsman 31 built for my Grand daughter which had replaced the Graupner 600, she is now 19 and interested in other things beginning with B. Having fitted the brushless a lot of vibration was experienced his was traced to a misaligned coupling,next outing will be with a huco type of fitting just to check it out roll on Thursday. (Motor: 3650 watercooled) (ESC: Hobby wing 100 amp w/c) (8/10)

7 years ago by Rex3644

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Simprop Zaunkönig (Wren)

Spin off from " Re by Wingcoax" ! This ain't a boat, so do I have to convert it to a float-plane to qualify for help here!!?? i know some of you guys are experienced fliers. 👍 After an exchange about batteries and glow plugs etc I dug my old Zaunkönig (Wren in English) out of the cellar and she was in a pretty sorry state Pic 1 🤔 Have now cleaned it up a bit (judicious use of Cillit Bang and a fine mesh scouring pad!) and she looks much more cheerful. Pics 2 and 3. Original Wen Mac/Cox 0.49 long since removed (still kicking around somewhere) and I would like to electrify it. Any advice on motor, prop etc would be extremely welcome. Purists will note that I have extended the top plane, from original 410mm to 615mm! This is an attempt to improve the glide characteristic and above all dampen the incredible roll rate! A gentle bank could suddenly turn into a twinkle roll so fast you couldn't count 🤔 Mod never tested due to move to Germany, new career, new lady, and the demise of many IC flying fields. I have loads of mini and micro servos, pico RXs (yes Dave, some 35MHz!) so they aren't a problem. But what motor, prop, ESC, battery? Have thought of Micron radio for a combi RX/ESC or a mini ESC with one of my pico RXs, but have no idea for motor and prop! Original prop is 15cm diameter. Pitch ?? Total weight of all the bits you can see here is 156gm. Would be nice to get a bit of history into the air. All contributions gratefully received 😉 Cheers Doug 😎 PS: she doesn't need to be a 'rocket' just tootling around would suit my flying skills!😉 PPS: plan in background is HMS ARK ROYAL (WW2) scale ~1:192.

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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Re by Wingcoax

Oh yay! Calcium carbide, producing acetylene gas! Used to use them on Scout Camps, stank the tent out 😡 To think that they were once the headlamps on motors! 😲

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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Hi, Sounds good, but where are the pics?? Oh how I remember the Lantern batteries big square lumps with two conical (or comical?) springs on top. And the flat pack 'Bell' batteries which no one used for bells! These were the staple diet of my 1/72 HMS Hotspur when first built in the mid sixties. No RC, just set the tiller, hidden under a depth-charge rack on the stern, and let her go. Often had to be rescued by Mum and I walking 100yds of fishing line around the lake🤔 Ooops! Sorry madam 😲 Pics show her on sea trials in Radnor Park Folkestone ca August 1966. Captain must have been just 15! Last pic is how she looks now - currently undergoing complete engineering refit. Cheers Doug 😎 PS Portimoa!! Nice place to live. I remember the market hall on the harbour front well, and the great fish restaurants on the other side of the inlet😋 "I'll have that one please - grilled" delicious.

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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Yep, they also got pressed into service! I think Grandad started sponsoring my batteries when he realised why his bike lamps were always so dim 😉

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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Mine were all Ever-ready (which they weren't🤔) and I made a simple balsa battery box for them, also with brass strips for contacts. Hotspur's motors were also the rattly 6-12V Mabuchis. Seemed to me then that they made ALL e-motors! 😎

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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And these bike lamp batteries,(I remember halfords selling tins of carbide!).

7 years ago by philpjuk

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I think they were smaller, we just used to just strip the motor wires and wrap them around the flat strip terminals.We would use any battery that didn't sink the boat!.

7 years ago by philpjuk

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Wow! You had the 'posh' version of the Bell battery with screw terminals! Mine only had brass strips and I was forever cleaning them with Brasso 🤔 Granny & Grandad used to help keep Hotspur running. She got most use when visiting them in Folkestone anyway. Near where I lived, RAF Cosford, I had nowhere to sail her! By the time I got around to glowplugs, Simprop 'Zaunkönig' and a little heli from Great Planes, the reliable 2V SLAs from Yeasu and similar had appeared. Just found the bits of Zaunkönig in the cellar, looking very sorry for herself! 😲 Time to think about upgrading to a brushless!? Advice from the experienced flyboys welcome! Cheers Doug 😎 PS The 'manky hanky' sounds familiar, I had used mine to clean the terminals of the wet cells Dad had fitted in our Sea Scout 😲 And they were 'WET'!

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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Batteries!, always a problem in the 50s on "paper round" money, used to cadge,"borrow" or steal batteries for our boats.Used to be able to buy a cheap kit and even a cheap Japanese motor (coupled to the prop shaft with bicycle valve tubing) but it would be unused for weeks until I could afford a battery, and then they did not last long.Used to borrow batts from my dads bike lamps,my grannies gas stove lighter and the door bell!.Also use to be able to remove cells from the "winner 120" batteries from my dads sky queen radio as the HV cells used to discharge first.This was the downfall of glowplug motors,we could start them at home but on getting to the pool the tall 1.5v battery would be flat.My dad showed me how to locate good cells on duff car batteries by putting a load on them and measuring the voltage across each cell,we then emptied the acid out into mums washing up bowl and sawed the good cells out,refilling them with acid filtered through a handkerchief!,this worked a treat for starting glow motors but my hankie and the pocket I kept it in suffered!I eventually sorted the power problem by using a clockwork motor removed from the family gramamphone to fit an autochanger.

7 years ago by philpjuk

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Of course, fingers faster than brain again! 🤔 Abraços y bom noite, Doug 😎

7 years ago by RNinMunich

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PS Portimao

7 years ago by Wingcoax

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Sorry, no pics.

7 years ago by Wingcoax

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Model was , built about 50 years ago with my father on the living room floor. Power was a Mabuchi 6/12 volt running on two PJ996 lantern batteries or two 4.5v bell batteries wired in series. Well before R/C. Finally gave ot aay to neighbours son and switched to aircraft for 40 years. Now living in Portugal and glow fuel hard to get so changing back to water craft. (Motor: Mabuchi) (ESC: N/A) (5/10)

7 years ago by Wingcoax

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Aerokit Sea Scout 'Jessica' Renovation

Scout, sorry, Scout. it's not the most common one and I have a so I got confused. Probably by the pink if you have to take the sander to it you could go from pink to off-white. Just sayin' Martin

7 years ago by Westquay

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Aerokit Sea Scout 'Jessica' Renovation

So that is actually pink!? I thought it was off white, which would be fine. Pink?......Hmm, your boat, but..... Maybe the fact that it was for your daughter could be overlooked by now? Off-white is nice Martin

7 years ago by Westquay

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planking

That, my friend, is exactly what an old Aerokits model should look like! Very nice finish and the deck looks very good. I have a from Heaven knows when, which was built with a nasty twist, but it will be undone and straightened when I get to it. I love the finish you've got on the blue. The fittings, not over the top. This is a classy ship! Looking forward to the next one. Martin

7 years ago by Westquay

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planking

Looking for a little help with this, I have done the planking in the cockpit and will be getting round to the planking on the deck soon, but not quite sure how to do it. There is a bend in the cabin sides (where my best red pencil is pointing) should I use short planks and make a joint at this point, or should I use a plank that will go from stern to bow (all long planks). Another thing I am unsure of, do I start at the bow or from the stern and along the cabin sides. All thoughts greatly appreciated Alan

7 years ago by AlanP

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planking

Looks good!

7 years ago by John2

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planking

Not liking to see a thread unfinished, here are the photos as promised of the finished planking. Lime planks (Ikea blinds) glued with super glue, black card for caulking, Teak edging, several coats of Halfords spray lacquer, wet and dry in between coats. Final coat rubbed down with 1200 wet and dry then cutting compound, and polished with car polish. Alan

7 years ago by AlanP

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How many is to Many

Hi I have 3 working, 2 building, 2 restoration projects,1 maybe(I cutout the frames and keel) and plans of the Sea Queen, and would like to rebuild the Sea Hornet, but, 25% larger!! How many will never get built in the 64 dollar question!!!!!

7 years ago by canabus

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Help

Thanks for the help Alan , I am just about to start the sides and bulkheads. Simon.

7 years ago by simonricho

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Help

Hi, I am new to powered rc boats having previously only had sail boats, I am building an aerokits and really have no idea on the motor , esc , batteries , prop size etc . Is there somewhere I can find out what will work with what . Is water cooled worth thinking about ? Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks Simon

7 years ago by simonricho

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Help

Hi Simon. The batteries are laid at each side on boards and will be held in with Velcro, I will be able to position them as far forward as Bulkhead B2 and as far back as B4 depending on how the boat rides. The centre of the cockpit is removable to get at the servo and batteries. The cockpit floor has been raised to allow for servo and batteries. (115mm from top corner of cockpit window frame to the planking) Cockpit roof is removable, note pin on window frame and bolts on cockpit sides. I am hoping not to get too much water in the cockpit so it should be OK. With this kit you need to dry fit all the bulkheads and cabin sides to make sure it all goes together before gluing. if things don't look quite right after you have done this, look at bulkhead B2 Alan

7 years ago by AlanP

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Alan, Where are you positioning the batteries? I presume under the cockpit floor, if so how do you seal the cover? Simon,

7 years ago by simonricho

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Help

Hi Simon. The two holes are just so that I could pour some Z-Poxy in after the skins were on, helps seal every thing. The motor is a brushed motor, and I had the water jacket, so it will be fitted, don't think it will need it though. If I ever change the brushed motor for a brushless set up the water cooling is already there. Alan

7 years ago by AlanP

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Thanks Alan, your boat looks really nice, why the 2 holes in the fore deck? I have only just started the build I will post some pictures later. I see you have a water cooling jacket on your motor , I will be buying a new motor as the only power sources I have are sails , this is my first motor build. is it worth getting a water cooled motor . Simon.

7 years ago by simonricho

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Help

Hi Simon. Just like Canabus I have a few of this type of boat, all with brushless motors. So just to confuse you, 😀 here is the I am building at the moment, the motor is a Speed 600 I have a few photos of the build if you need them. Why did I choose a Speed 600, it was in my box of bits 😀 Alan

7 years ago by AlanP

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Thanks for the reply that is really helpful. it gives me a great starting point, Simon

7 years ago by simonricho

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Hi Simon We use the Hobbyking 35mm brushless 3639-1100kv motor(no water cooling), 60 Amp car ESC (HK-60A SL) with the program card ,Zippy Compact 3300.3S.25C and prop 2 blade 40mm. I am using this setup in my Sea Commander, but, I use a 5800mah battery as it is a little bit bigger boat. I also have the little Sea Hornet with a 28mm brushless motor. I have the , Sea Hornet, Swordsman and Sea Queen plans on PDF. Canabus

7 years ago by canabus

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planking

Thanks John. I will resurrect this thread with a photo when the deck planking is finished. Could be a while though 😀 Alan

7 years ago by AlanP

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planking

Toe rail is the deck edging . it is designed to stop a sailors foot slipping over the edge of a deck , hence the name "toe rail". Cheers John

7 years ago by tysonyoung

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planking

Thanks for the replies, two for long planks and zero for short planks, what I don't know is what the toe rail is. Perhaps someone could enlighten me 😀 Alan

7 years ago by AlanP

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planking

Long planks best . Put a king plank down on fore deck first . This helps to keep things the same on both sides. You can start from the toe rail (on both sides) inwards with long planks cutting an angle when it meets the king plank. You will end up with few odd gaps .Planks used on the edge and sand down level is a useful tip. Glue used medium thickness superglue. Have just planked a 5 foot yacht - learnt a lot! -John

7 years ago by tysonyoung

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planking

Long planks deffo

7 years ago by onetenor

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Help needed

Not sure if that brushless motor will be big enough, hard to tell from the photo, but if it isn't they are easily swapped. If you are really struggling with the electrics, get all the gear together and bring it down to me in Dalton in Furness and I will sort it for you. I am building their at the moment. All the gear would be. Brushless motor Brushless speed controller Receiver Transmitter Batteries 4 mm bullet connectors Alan

8 years ago by AlanP

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- renamed Custard Pie

needs a 500 motor, then she will plane nicely. 😎

8 years ago by BigChris

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1/16 areokits crash tender

HI pmdent I finished building a Sea Hornet from the original plans and had them scanned as PDF file(also made up the frames). I deceased the prop shaft angle and used a 32mm prop 2 blade with a brushless 28mm 1900kv 750 watt motor on 3S(11.1volts) 2650mah Lipo battery. It will hit about 40mph on a calm day!!!! The IC motor used back in the day were not as beastly as these brushless motors. 750watts = about 1 HP. You crash tender is more suited to a 35mm 3639-1100kv on 3s 5800mah Lipo battery with a prop size 40-50mm 2 blade or 37mm 3 blade. I have this setup on my camera boat and works well. P.S. Would you be interest in a swap of plans. I have the Sea Hornet, Swordsman and as PDF files. With the PDF files you can change the boat size by going from 100% to 125% and the goes from 29 and 1/2 to 35 and 1/4.

8 years ago by canabus

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Fire Boat Identification

HI Alan, it reminds me of an air sea rescue launch I went for a ride in when I was an air cadet in the year dot! Had three packhard engines as I remember and went like the proverbial! Roger

8 years ago by shavings

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Your thoughts please

Just planning ahead a bit here, I am going to build the boat from the Vintage Model Boat company this winter. Rather than stick the Perspex on the inside of the windows I would like to have window frames. I thought I had a good idea by heating angled plasticard in hot water and bending it around the aperture, this was not a success (and scolded my fingers) then I tried a heat gun, this was not a success either. I could cut the outer bit out of thin plasticard but the problem is getting it even all the way round and the same on all windows, then run thin plasticard around the aperture and glue it to the outer piece Mmmm So I would appreciate any good ideas or explanations from anyone that has done it. Alan

9 years ago by AlanP

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Attic Treasure

I found the basic boat, a Keil Kraft , in an old second hand shop some years ago, and decided to put her back together. Couldn't resist adding some figures to the deck, even a pair of binoculars. I added a RC motor and took her to a nearby boating lake. Used a couple of times before retiring to the loft for the last 10 years. Recently took her out and after a bit of polish and oil for the pro shaft, she's running well. My question is, does anyone know what's she's worth?

9 years ago by TonyL

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Info for Vosper Crash Tenders and Air ea Resue

Some Information for all those "Fire Boat" guys. For the superstructure colour which can be described as RAF Barley grey (don't quote me on that, could be something else) I have used a variety of paints In the past. The best I came up with Involved using Dulux house hold paint and mixing It to match the colour but the nearest match In the modelling world would be Tamiya XF-19 Sky Grey, the second nearest Is Humbrol 64. You may require a semI gloss varnish to get an closer match. There were only two Vosper crash tenders ever built were numbered 93 and 94, and these numbers were painted white. One final note which I have noticed with other RAF vessels In model form, the roundel on the bow of a crash tender should not have the yellow outer ring, the yellow ring signifies an air sea rescue boat In the RAF air sea rescue service not a marine craft section boat to which the crash tenders belong to. Hope this helps. The two boats In the class 93 & 94 of the 46ft Crash & Rescue tenders were constructed by Vosper Ltd of Portsmouth In1952 for the R.A.F. The hulls were of double skin mahogany on birch plywood framing. Powers was from two Rover Metorite engines of 375 hp each, This was a 8 cylinders V type engine of 18 litres Drive was to 2 X 3 blade props (both rotating the same way) Giving a top speed of 28 knots Fire fighting was from two 3.5' fire monitors that could spray water of foam. The power for the pumps was from a Ford V8 engine to give 5-600 g.p.m. This pump was also be used as a salvage pump. For rescue work she was fitted with a spring tow hook, line throwing equipment and rockets, stretchers and a portable davit. The two craft were taken Into service In 1952-53 at Calshot. They spent many year as experimental craft for It Is alleged that they were designed to complement the SARO princess flying boats that spent many years at Calshot. The craft were reported to have startling acceleration and could stop In there own length once the automatic 7 sec time delay came Into effect on the reverse gear. They had a turning circle of three boat lengths at 28,5 knots. Both boats were sold from service In 1958. The two boats In the class 93 & 94 of the 46ft Crash & Rescue tenders were constructed by Vosper Ltd of Portsmouth In1952 for the R.A.F. The hulls were of double skin mahogany on birch plywood framing. Powers was from two Rover Metorite engines of 375 hp each, This was a 8 cylinders V type engine of 18 litres Drive was to 2 X 3 blade props (both rotating the same way) Giving a top speed of 28 knots Fire fighting was from two 3.5' fire monitors that could spray water of foam. The power for the pumps was from a Ford V8 engine to give 5-600 g.p.m. This pump was also be used as a salvage pump. For rescue work she was fitted with a spring tow hook, line throwing equipment and rockets, stretchers and a portable davit. Both boats were sold from service In 1958.

10 years ago by MAXTON

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my project

I have two s - both bought off e-bay. The first is in virtually original condition down to the original motor and speed controller although the speed controller now seems to have given up the ghost so will be replaced with a viper plug and play. I have added a small mast and wired in nav and masthead lights. it sails beautifully and creates a load of interest at the pond side The second more recent acquisition is an abandoned project, but with most of the construction work done. I have had to rebuild the windscreen frame and I have done this by laminating plasticard. I have to say the finished affect is pretty good although purists are probably tearing their hair out at the very thought of using plasticard! Ah well everyone is entitled to their opinion.

11 years ago by BigChris

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(Pleasure Craft) Custard Pie - (Aerokit - )

Excellent boat - poor motor performance. Planning to 'upgrade' to more modern motor/ESC to Improve speed and add the fun element currently missing in its performance. (Motor: Taycol Meteor) (ESC: Variable resistance by servo) (5/10)

11 years ago by CapnJim

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Original kit refurbished from a car boot purchase. 2 CH RC. Tried to retain orignal type features only with few extra fittings. Taycol Meteor motor contemporary with boat controlled by servo operated resistance with sweeper arm on servo to reverse polarity at approx. midpoint. Motor not powerful enough and max. speed disappointing so am planning to upgrade wiht more modern gear.

11 years ago by CapnJim