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Rowen Canada Basic

Captain  · 3,540 pts Ancaster, Canada Member since Jun 2014 Last online 8 hours ago
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Rowen’s build blogs

9 blogs
Swedish 16 M

Readers of my HSwMS Visby blog will be aware the model is complete and operating well. Was quite happy spending last Summer just sailing …

11 8 3
H.Sw.H.S. Visby

Been trying to find an interesting model for my next build and was intrigued by the articles on a semi-scale waterjet powered Finnish ste…

4 20 5
H.M.S.SCIMITAR FTB

After the end of the war the Royal Navy decided to move from gasoline powered fast launches to diesel, to reduce fire risks. The first ma…

9 9 6
H.M.S BRAVE BORDERER

Thinking of a future project and decided upon another launch type vessel. My earlier Daman 4207 project gave an interesting model with go…

4 30 7
RAF RTTL 2762 E

Decided to build a model of an RAF Rescue and Target Towing launch (RTTL) as my next project. Spent much of the winter and Covid lockdown…

6 7 11
HMAFV SEAL

My last project, H.M.S. Brave Borderer, was an interesting and enjoyable build. It was based on a glass fibre (gf) hull from MTBHULLS. Ha…

7 11 6

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Forum replyQuestion of the Day?Another wrong answer!288 viewsForum replyQuestion of the Day?Got it wrong, but good question. Caused us to think and the explanation was interesting.792 viewsForum replyQuestion of the Day?Rubbish!873 viewsForum replyQuestion of the Day?Wonder why, as I get more correct answers, my score goes down?886 viewsForum replyQuestion of the Day?Another ridiculous answer. I sailed dingies for years, never carried a bilge pump, too heavy. Every dingy carried a bucket though.1,052 viewsForum replyQuestion of the Day?The Costa Concordia did not catch fire919 viewsForum replyBrushless motors batteryYes, in principle. Be careful of the power consumption. Brushless can consume many watts, which may be beyond the capacity of your cells1,113 viewsForum replyHow do I bend plywoodOn thin ply, such as hull skins. Have found using a heat gun quite adequate. Heat bend, clamp then reheat😌 l1,607 viewsForum replyYorkshire BelleHi Doug, Alive and well but spent most of this last winter trying to sort a misfire out on my Jaguar XJS V12. Not quite sure if entirely cured. Am hampered in my ability to run it at full throttle by the local…1,066 viewsForumYorkshire BelleHave fond memories of sailing off the Yorkshire coast in this vessel with my late father. Have often thought of building a model and somebody, very kindly, sent me a GA and side elevation. All I need now are t…3 replies1,492 views
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