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    πŸ“ E Class Keel fitted
    3 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    Not much done today, fitten the shaft supports and fitted the keel,
    I am having to soak the Chine stringer and the Gunwale to get them to fit the hull.

    Fred

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    πŸ“ Hull Frames
    4 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All

    Today I have started to fix the hull frames, I am using some right angel machined aluminum to help keep them upright to the deck, with all the frames in place I tried a dry fit of the keel just to see if all the frames were in line with each other.
    This is the glue that I am using, it is a slow setting glue that takes two hours to set and a full twenty-four hours to fully set.

    Fred

    πŸ“ Mast lights
    4 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi
    How about having a go at making your own, all you need is some brass tubing that you lights will go into, then file out a slot, solder a top onto the tube, and you now have a mast light, a lot cheaper than getting some from a retailer.
    Fred

    πŸ“ Are Motorized RC Scale Model Boats Hazardous?
    4 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi
    The Swiss Cottage MBC's lake are in the grounds of a Public House (Pub) we only run electric boats and sail boats, so no problem with noise, we do have an understanding that any fast electric boats can only go onto the water when every sail boat is off the water, that works well for us.

    πŸ“ What's in the Box
    5 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    So here we go, my log on the building of the E Class lifeboat.
    This is what you get in the box for Β£66.50. as you can see it is well packed,
    Photo 1 is just the outside of the box, 2 the contents, 3 - 4 parts of the hull and deck, 5 is the parts for the stand, 6 are for the rear deck housing, 7 - 8 are supports and starring consel, 9 are the frames, 10 is the keel, 11 the resin crew and the small resin parts to finish the consel and last we have the exters that you need to purchase.(ESC still in the other boat)

    Now on with the build, I will try not to take the next Millennium to finish this one.

    Fred

    πŸ“ E Class Lifeboat or "How not to build the model"
    7 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    Yesterday I took that big leap and I got myself the The Wooden Model Boat Company Thames Lifeboat Kit 400mm, along with some other parts from Sussex Models in Worthing,
    Kit Β£66.50 - 280 motor Β£7.00 - Small rudder Β£4.56 - S/S shaft Β£7.19 Total of Β£86.24, I still have to get a 30mm brass prop, as for the ESC I have one in the spares box that will be O.K.

    So look out for my "How not to build this modelπŸ‘.

    Fred



    https://www.jperkins.com/search/i/jp_b_thewoodenmodelboatco
    πŸ“ Question of the Day?
    10 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    So I have got todays question wrong, in fact I read the question wrong, if it was the skipper then it would be illegal to propel the vessel when your blood alcohol level is over the 0.08% limit.

    Fred

    πŸ“ R.N.L.I. E class Lifeboat
    14 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi RogerA1

    Thank you for your comment, I have found in the past that a lot of the phots just do not go were all the equipment is stored, the link that I have posted does give me an idea just how the boat that the model is based on looks, also gives me how the main control board looks.
    Thanks for your impout.
    Fred

    P/S when I get the workbench sorted I will take photos of the build.

    πŸ“ R.N.L.I. E class Lifeboat
    14 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    I have been doing some research on this class of live boat and I cam across the site, it looks as if I will be anle to get most of the info that I am going to need.
    Fred


    https://www.haraldjoergens.com/panoramas/rnli-e-class
    πŸ“ R.N.L.I. E class Lifeboat
    15 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All

    Just a quick call out, is any one living in Chatham Kent?

    The thing is I am after any photos/info on the E class lifeboat that is in the dockyard, the arear that I am interested in is the seating of the Cox and crew, along with the gantry and any equipment locations.
    Thanking you for any help you can give.

    Fred

    πŸ“ First sailing
    22 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    Today was the Guardsman's first sail, happy with it so will not do all the fiddley bits.

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    πŸ“ Motor and esc
    25 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi
    The ESC is very much like the one that I have, and that runs on 7.2 to 12 volt, as for the motor it could be a Decapum (sorry for the spelling) a very good motor.

    Fred

    πŸ“ Bognor MBC
    25 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    I am hopping that some were out there, some one has the contact detail for the Bognor MBC, I have sent two emails to the contact detail that are in Model Boats, for some reason they do not wish to reply to them.

    If you are a member of the club or know how to contact them could you please contact me as my club (Swiss Cottage MBC) would like to come alone to one of your meetings.


    Thank you for any help you can give


    Fred

    πŸ“ Update on Guardsman
    26 days ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All
    Just a quick update, I have done a repaint of the hull, and today I made and fixed the mast, just have to rig it now.

    The one in the brack ground is a MMM Lady "T"

    πŸ“ HAKits ???
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi Firefighter
    I have not purchased any of his boats, but I do have his boat stand, and if they are anything to by then they should be O.K.

    Fred

    πŸ“ FLOAHAZZ Smoke Generator (Amazon)
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi RodC
    I have just reread you comment (14) and like the others have said, you may have just over filled it with oil, if you take the top off and see any oil in the tank then yes you have over filled it, the cotton waste just needs to be wet the same as you would with a face flannel, when you have the top off try pulling the waste up so that the coil is just sitting on top of it, I found that it will drop down the first time it is used.
    I have had one of these units running for most of a day at a show with out doing a refill.

    Fred

    P/S the wife and I had a window table at the CN so had to keep our arms in to miss the window frames.

    πŸ“ FLOAHAZZ Smoke Generator (Amazon)
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi RodC

    I have no idea what the cost of e liquid is, but you could try baby oil as I think it is made up of mineral oil,
    The wife and I had a great time in Toronto, one of the best parts was dinner in the CN Tower.

    Fred

    πŸ“ FLOAHAZZ Smoke Generator (Amazon)
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi RodC
    Is this the unit that you are using?
    I have been using them in my small tug's for the last year, and they have worked O.K, I have used - Propylene Glycol - Mineral Oil and Fog smoke fluid, some times a mix of all three, I have also run them on 6v and 7.2v with no problems.
    I have had a go at making a small smoke unit using a Ultrasonic Mist Maker, just could not make it work for me, in the end I have used a USB Air Humidifier Purifier Aroma Diffuser Mini Portable Donuts Steam in my Liberty ship.

    Fred

    πŸ“ Locating Plans For A Civil British Fireboat
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi Firefighter

    I have a old friend Dean Van Straaten, he was based at London Fire Brigade H.Q, he may have retried now, if not you could see if he will help, say Fred Ellis from when we used to be in the B.S.A.C.

    fred

    πŸ“ Locating Plans For A Civil British Fireboat
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi Firefighter

    Just done a quick Goggle on her and it looks as if T Nielsen & Co did the restoration on her in 2013, see if they can help

    fred



    https://tnielsen.co.uk/massey-shaw-london-fireboat/
    πŸ’¬ Re: Rc boat trailer/stand
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi River Rat
    In the U.K we have a company called Frost, they are a online vehicle restorer supplier, they do an etching solution called Pro 15 Metal Prep and they say "POR-15 Metal Prep provides the best adhesion for any metal surface, including aluminum" this may be what you are after.

    https://www.frost.co.uk

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    πŸ“ R.N.L.I. Mayday Walk
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    I have just signed up for the R.N.L.I. Mayday Mile walk, yes I am going to walk a mile a day in May, to raise funds for the R.N.L.I. I have set a target of Β£100 so if you would like to support me then please go to my page and donate some money.
    It is said that it costs in the region of Β£2500 just to launch the lifeboat, so you can see just why they are asking for donations.
    Thank you all for your support.
    Fred


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    πŸ“ Steam Generator which is follow the throttle arm
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi Dainesh

    I think that this is one of yours, its in one of our members tug, it looks good.

    Fred

    πŸ“ Smoke/Steam Generators.
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi One & All

    I think that one of our member's has one of these in his tug, if it is then it is the best I have seen for smoke.
    The photo shows it at low speed (for the photo)
    Fred

    πŸ“ Thames Lifeboat Kit
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Point taken, time must be spent in jail

    πŸ“ Thames Lifeboat Kit
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi Cdnfurball

    I think its time you got your self a real drink, have you tried ?
    OBAN 18 Years Old
    An elegantly matured single malt that balances opulent fruit flavours with rich peat smoke and spicy wood, culminating in a long, smooth, finish.
    Some time back our late cousin had his 90th Birthday, and the only way we could get a bottle to him was for us to fly out to canada with it, it was not long after that his family and friends toasted him with it at his wake.


    https://www.obanwhisky.com/whiskies
    πŸ“ Model boat mayhem
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    I would like to go, only thing is it is hard to find a wheelchair friendly hotel at times.

    πŸ“ Thames Lifeboat Kit
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    O.K
    Thank you for all your comments,πŸ‘
    Hermank I am not sure who you are talking about when it come to wisdom, it can not be me.
    I could just get away with my tugs as Newhaven is still a port, (part of it may be owned by the French) any way it looks as if I could be getting myself a Lifeboat at the end of the month.
    If the wife finds out I can always say it was the voices from this forum that made me do it.😁

    πŸ“ Thames Lifeboat Kit
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi Cdnfurball

    Its not that I need to get another model boat, I have four still to build, its just that as its a RNLI Open Day that I got the club an invite too, I feel that I should at least have a lifeboat, I am not into the run of the mill Lifeboats and this one looks the right one to build, also no one in the club has one.
    Fred

    πŸ“ Thames Lifeboat Kit
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Fred ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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    Hi Greg
    Thank you for your comments, I am going to Worthing soon so will call into Sussex Models, as there website says that they have one in stock, you never know I just may walk out with it.

    Fred


    https://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/products/thames-lifeboat-kit-400mm-laser-c


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