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TID tug

This is my big TID tug named Mike T after the founder of our group, powered by a car blower motor running 12v battery. A really powerful tug and great runner.

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7 years ago

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Jaws

Just purchased from a guy who brought it to do up and didn't get a round tuit. First job was to sort out the dorsal fin as it was carved from polystyrene and needed a covering. So out come my paper mache skills last used about 40 years ago in infant school. The motor and rudder servo were fitted so no problem fitting a esc and rc but am now awaiting a servo linkage to make the tail (rudder) work. Untried in the water yet as sorting out the paintwork first. Got to match body to dorsal fin hatch now.

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7 years ago

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(Yacht) Pudsey

This little Yacht was built as a RC boat from a modified plan for a free sailing pond yacht, Built by the Late Ken of our group who built 6 of these little craft but only completed 2 of them both in my ownership. Pudsey is a bit special as it represents the children in need charity which operates in the UK. Pudsey is a Yellow bear with a spotted eye patch which is represented in the boats livery and special sails. Sail's handmade by Ken's widow Joan. Not the fastest boat in my fleet but another popular with the public boat. (Motor: Mother nature) (ESC: Acoms 27hz Yellow) (6/10)

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8 years ago

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(Working Vessel) Blue Pearl

A 1970's built sailing barge I thought she was a thames barge and dyed the sails then realised she wasn't one. Now masquerading as a pirate ship and giving an explanation to my user name. (Motor: Mother Nature) (ESC: accoms 27Mhz) (7/10)

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8 years ago

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(Yacht) Serenity

A wooden yacht that I am told is based on a fiesta (but presumably not the ford version) A fast and responsive sail and enjoyable. it had sticky back plastic deck accesses but I disliked them and made up balsa hatch covers instead, varnished in clear varnish they are more pleasing to my eye despite the lessening of water protection. can anyone recognise the design? (Motor: Mother nature) (ESC: Futaba 27Mhz) (8/10)

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8 years ago

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(Yacht) Enterprise

I love this 8 meter yacht,sail number K91 it has a great keel shape allowing weed to be ignored most of the time. Built by the southwater dabblers a while back and has been through a few owners before I brought her. Moves in the lightest of winds and copes with large gusts too. Am improvement on the basic model is the larger rudder allowing superb control (unless I get distracted!) Deck is lined in wood with a cabin top allowing access to the inner workings. I am running it on a acoms 27Mhz set as it has never let me down I can see little point in changing it to 2.4 Ghz The only thing I have done is added some portholes and a wheel to make it more realistic. As can be seen in last photo not all weed can be ignored!!! (Motor: Mother nature) (ESC: Acoms) (10/10)

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8 years ago

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Seaplane Tender 360

Having identified the boat the restoration starts... I was given the boat about 10 years ago but had done nothing with it. Finally I decided it was it's turn to be made operational. With the help of many on here the boat was identified as a kit built seaplane tender belonging to the RAF. Once it was established as a 41.5 ft version I looked at their history and decided that 360 had the best story having been loaned to the SOE during the war and had taken part in some agent landings and recoveries. The Boat was built in the late 50s/early 60s as a pond boat powered by 3 Every ready cardboard wrapped 4.5 batteries in series powering a Bassett lowke marine motor. Steered by a sprung set rudder. The decision to try and keep the finish as original as possible was easy but throws up some problems. I want radio control in the boat and have a nice large cabin to house it in but the rudder has no significant stem to attach a servo to so a new rudder is needed with an above waterline shaft. The Motor... Do I use that one or replace it with something modern. The cabin roof was warped ( see thread titled warped wood)

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8 years ago

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K45 8 rater yacht revamp

This is just a revamp of a second hand 8 rater yacht. I brought it as I really like these boats but it is a white boat. Did I mention White as in you can lose it in snow, White hull, white deck, white sails. Boring as heck but was used solely as a racing boat where as I prefer the real yacht look so a revamp is in order.

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Blue Pearl (sailing barge)

Not quite a build as I found it on Ebay but I have added to it. The barge was build in the 1970's and was very well made. Design is unknown to me but I first assumed it was a thames barge based on the sail layout. I was so convinced I dyed the sails red and built some false side keels. Then I saw another model thames barge, it was longer and narrower with a slightly different sail set up. So here I was a sailing barge with red sails that wasn't what I had thought it was. What else do you do apart from making it fun.

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Same here, answered keel marked as wrong

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What a differcult question. All could have been right

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While I'd love to tell you i knew this , I had no idea so went with the longest answer

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I have worked as a butcher but only with the navy.
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I used the longest awnser theory.

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When the longest answer makes you laugh you know it's wrong. 😀

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How do you produce enough heat for a Stirling engine underwater? Really didn't understand why that's the answer

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I seem to have discovered that if you don't know go for the answer with the most words.

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I had to get today's question right , ah shiver me timbers

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I thought resistance is futile then realised that was startrek 😊

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Today's question had me confused as I have been to Bristol floating dock which has lock gates. Only the bit about ship repair led me to the answer but surely the lock gate answer is also correct in view of Bristol.

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I'm glad I knew Janet's dive fast or it would have been a guess today

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Boarshed We are currently both equal 14th but only as I've just answered today's question.

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Arrg my first wrong one, no clue so random guess

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My post yesterday suffered from auto correct it was meant to say The answer is easy if you have watched star trek 4

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It's easy to answer that if you have watched started 4😀

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I'm pretty happy with my row of green ones

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The spitfire was a working model but is too brittle for flight now but with some extra buoyancy is good as a ditched plane👍

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A group of 10 modellers joined in sailing our military craft to celebrate the victory in Europe 80th anniversary.

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