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RAF Crash Tender
I bought this Fireboat off EBay.
It was fitted with a glow motor and was covered with fuel proofer.
In general it was sound but a bit neglected.
I am well into the repaint and have lined ide interior of the hull with glass fibre and resin.
Will update as I progress
EdW
2 months ago
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Shrimp Outrigger
The parts have arrived, let the build commence
EdW
9 months ago
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Titan Tug
As I promised here is where I am with the build of my Veron Titan Tug
EdW
2 years ago
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Veron Titan Tug
I'm looking for a copy of the Veron Titan Tug drawing. It is more a building guide and a top and side elevation that a drawing. My late father build it in the 1960's and it survived until 2012 when he passed away. It then disappeared.
EdW
2 years ago
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๐ Question of the Day?
4 days ago by
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As I previously said, โwe will keep asking the same questions till everyone gets them rightโ
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Roy, Schottel Drive ?
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๐ Midland Model Engineers Exhibition
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Looking forward to this event our club has a stand again this year.
https://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/events/midlands-model-engineering-exhibi |
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๐ Question of the Day?
6 days ago by
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As I mentioned I have been on tugs with VSP on numerous occasions.
The time that really impressed me was moving away from the dock sideways and then turning around by spinning 180 degrees without moving forward or backward, then transitioning to forward.
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Fortunately I have used CCR gear. You sound funny for a while after inhaling He.
Case of he he he ๐คฃ
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6 days ago by
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This is what you need to 3d print.
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6 days ago by
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Model VSPs are available but at nearly ยฃ300 they are a bit pricy.
I have looked at making one but without a 3axis CNC mill this would prove nigh on impossible.
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๐ Question of the Day?
7 days ago by
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Been on a tug with this type of propulsion a couple of times. The maneuverability and controll is quite surprising.
Most of the harbour tugs in South Africa use this.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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My logic was the same as Steveโs, wonder if it was a case of great minds or fools.
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๐ Question of the Day?
11 days ago by
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Hi Pat, as I posted yesterday, I tried Google after I had answered the question. All I got was a vast amount of useless information. It would have taken a lot of time to sift through to find the answer if it was there and if it was correct. I donโt have the time to do this as I have other things to do. Over the last 30 plus days I have been lucky enough to know the answers, before that I had a few that I guessed and was wrong. A few months back I was lucky to get 40% correct, the questions were not in the scope of my brain
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๐ Question of the Day?
11 days ago by
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This one is for Pat ๐คฃ
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๐ Perkasa photo album
11 days ago by
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Hi Bob,
If you can find the drawings of the Perkasa, could you make a copy for me. Let me know the cost and I will reimburse you.
It will really help with the re-build of my one
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๐ Question of the Day?
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I decided to use Google to find the answer to today's question, which I have already answered. I got page after page of facts that have no bearing on the possible answers
Total information overload, I don't have the time to use Google to find the answers to QOD.
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๐ Question of the Day?
12 days ago by
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How I know about the design on a gondola is research I have done in the past.
This is from my archives.
The article is in Italian, which in spite of family ties, I don't speak but the drawing is obvious.
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๐ Question of the Day?
12 days ago by
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The only reason I know the answer to this is a member of our club works for a company that designs and builds this equipment and he gave a talk at a club meeting on water purification.
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๐ Question of the Day?
14 days ago by
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We will keep asking the same questions till everyone gets them right. ๐
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๐ Big question
16 days ago by
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My last bike, the end of a long string.
Gave up riding and sold it when I discovered I had heart issues.
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๐ Big question
17 days ago by
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How many of us does this apply to?๐ค
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17 days ago by
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And I thought this was the symbol ๐คฃ
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๐ Question of the Day?
19 days ago by
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Nautical Miles, Cables, Chains, Cape Feet and Furlongs to name but a few that only serve to confuse us.๐
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21 days ago by
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Iโm the same, knew it was Russians but not the name or year.๐ค
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๐ Sprite
22 days ago by
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Hi Bob,
I had two 1m lengths of 4mm in my โstockโ and bought 10 12โ lengths recently.
I have never found a need to anneal silver steel, cut the thread in the lathe using a tailstock die holder.
I use brass for my prop end bearings and phosphor bronze or a roller bearing on the motor end.
I normally fit a grease nipple as well.
Regards
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๐ Sprite
22 days ago by
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Royal Mail in the UK was sold to a Czech multi millionaire.
The service is going downhill as fast as the prices are going up.๐ก
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๐ Sprite
23 days ago by
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I stocked up on silver steel precision rod and stainless tube so from now on I will be making my own prop shafts.
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๐ Question of the Day?
24 days ago by
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A dingy without buoyancy is basically a bath with sails ๐คฃ
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๐ Question of the Day?
27 days ago by
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Pat with due respect this falls under games so treat it as such. It is there for entertainment and not there as an exam.
Just chill out and enjoy.
Some people do not have your breath of experience and apart from that I have looked and cannot find the rule book for Qotd
So calling people cheats is as bad as when someone slagged you off lighten up.
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๐ Question of the Day?
29 days ago by
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A and C are both correct, C is just a full description of the same operation
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๐ฌ Re: Schooner Kamanik
1 month ago by
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Very nice
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๐ Ammusement
1 month ago by
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Nuff said ๐คฃ
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๐ Ammusement
1 month ago by
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Pat
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Feel safer this way
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