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💬 Re: SY Minnow
1 month ago by ChrisR (
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Looks beautiful,well done
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📝 RAF Crash Tender - need to seal deck hatches, mid-deck and aft cockpit
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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I was there in 1958 /59 on HMS Birmingham. Then on HMS Shoulton in the 60s for 3 Years and the later on HMS Ashanti first of the Tribals doing helicopter training until we lost it!!! Small choppers don't float!!!
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📝 RAF Crash Tender - need to seal deck hatches, mid-deck and aft cockpit
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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I have only seen those two Crash tenders based at the Sea Plane base on Southampton water. I was stationed in Portland on the 3rd MCM Squadron (HMS Shoulton).
I think you may be confused with the Gay boats (Gay Charger, Gay Cavalier etc) which were in Portland for a short while before they returned to Plymouth. The Gay boats were used for target towing.
Cheers, Chris
I think you may be confused with the Gay boats (Gay Charger, Gay Cavalier etc) which were in Portland for a short while before they returned to Plymouth. The Gay boats were used for target towing.
Cheers, Chris
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💬 Re: Lumba Lumba
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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Where is your stern light? mine is aft on the upper deck.
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📝 Aerokits Sea Commander
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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Unfortunately I am too far away, but i would love it.
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📝 RAF Crash Tender - colours & trim
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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This was taken off the 48” model.
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📝 Re: RAF Crash Tender - colours & trim
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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My apologies I should have converted to Metric. Didn't realise you were in UK at the time
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📝 RAF Crash Tender - colours & trim
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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The battery weighs 4.7 lbs. It lays on its side to keep weight as low as possible. The length to transom to the nearest edge of battery is 27.5 inches.
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📝 RAF Crash Tender - colours & trim
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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I will check later. But I will say I have a 24” version and I had to move the weight fwd because water would pour over the stern at speed when it got on the plane.
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📝 RAF Crash Tender - colours & trim
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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I forgot to mention mine is the 48" version.
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📝 RAF Crash Tender - colours & trim
4 months ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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I have installed a 12v Duracell battery fwd under the Bridge. For good weight distribution.
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💬 Glassfibre cloth & epoxy resin
1 year ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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I have also coated my 46" RAF Crash Tender with fiber glass matting and used West Systems two part epoxy. i coated the entire hull in one piece apart from the transom. I left it for two days to harden off. it worked very well. I am fitting the rubbing strakes over the top of the fiberglass using modelling pins and 5 minute epoxy.
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📝 VOSPER 46" Crash Tender
2 years ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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Thank you I will try with 2 & 4 poles
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📝 VOSPER 46" Crash Tender
2 years ago by ChrisR ( Able Seaman)
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I have installed a JP EnerG C60 0/R670 (50-20) and am trying to programm the Hawk FS BL100 controller. It asks for how many poles. Does anyone know the number of poles, please? As i cannot get it to work 😡
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