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Master Seaman · 147 pts
Walton on Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom
Member since Jul 2026
Last online 6 hours ago
Age 64
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First boat build was a Sea Urchin, then moved on to a Sniper with an ED Racer diesel with a Waltron 2ch I recall, and that led to racing 3.5, 6.5 and 10cc multi boats in the UK Midland region back in the 70s as a junior. Now a little more sedate, very interested in Riva Aquarama builds, I have the Amati 1/10th and am almost 5 years into the build of a 1/5th version of the same design. Also recently felt the need to build another Sea Urchin. This has developed into an interest in Taycol Motors.
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Re: Rescue Equipment
Thanks to all who are posting..! Looks like a Springer Tug, plastic tube and pool noodle is the way to go. They do look like fun boats in their own right. Than…
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Re: Rescue Equipment
@Ronald Hi Ronald, I did indeed do a search but didn't find much. Apologies if this is going over old ground.
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Rescue Equipment
So it was bound to happen, took my grandson out to the lake with his fireboat (skippered by Fireman Sam...) and it stopped responding, right in the middle of t…
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Re: build blog
@Kevin55 So I've joined the build log a bit late, better late than never. Beautiful engineering work and results..!
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Deck Fittings
Been busy producing some deck fittings at the moment, these are all to be in brass and will be chromed in a batch when they're all ready. The Aquarama has two …
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Re: FIRE
I've also standardised on the XT connectors, XT30 for some individual systems, XT60 for 3S LiPos and similar voltages up to 20A ish, then XT90 for 4S and up. I…
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Re: build blog
Just a couple of thoughts... I suggest any deep V hull form is optimised for cutting through waves and chop at speed and in a straight line. And the Swordsman …
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Re: build blog
@Nick-Ward Lovely work on the Sea Urchin Nick. I have a SLEC kit ready to start but will explore your approach of using balsa rather than the materials provide…
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Re: 'Question' Arduino mini servo
I introduced the 180° movement into the thread... I just mentioned it as part of the spec sheet for that model of servo. Apologies if it was misleading. Having…
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1/5th Scale Riva Aquarama
The build actually started over four years ago and is documented on another forum. I've added some pics that indicate the current state of the build, and will …
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