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Jet powered ski boat
I recently bought a couple of cheap jet drive units, about ยฃ15 each and was wondering what to do with them. A friend suggested i put one in my ski boat, so i shoe horned both of them in.
sorry about the video, i can't turn it round.
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I have always used petroleum jelly
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Hello, I am refurbishing one at the moment and am planning on talking the mechanism out.
I am looking for a plan for the model, can you help
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Yes , all seems fine for me. I'm using old windows 7
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Hi Jim, I use a company called real model pilots, They are mainly aircraft but do some civilian and marine figures to any scale you wish. www.realmodelpilots.co.uk
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Hi Chris, you are bang on, the 600 is a bit too powerful. The slipper launch is a fairly slow river boat, not made for racing. I recommend a 500 size brushed motor as a good option. keep the battery voltage to 6v -7.4v
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Hello,
I now have a fittings kit available on request for this model. video on www.hakit.co.uk
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It looks like Robart quick release joint. these are normaly used in model aircraft. Available from Bobs Hobbies. Orlando.
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Great to see the younger generation getting involved. This was exactly my idea when i started to produce the small simple kits. Well done.
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I do have 3d printed masts and did include them in the kit but people said they liked to varnish a wooden mast rather than paint the plastic to look like wood. I will include both from now on. If any body wants a plastic mast just email me. Paul HAKits
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I have built a couple of these boats many years ago, the kit uses a plastic hull so I don't think the plans have any hull lines or formers. I will try and find them and check if you wish.
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Well my posting on getting the correct size flag has stirred a hornets nest. When i photographed to flags they were the correct way up and they are correct in my file but when i posted them they flipped upside down, anybody know why?
anyway here is the flag on its staff.
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Hello, just a little tip for people looking for realistic union flags. I needed a large-ish flag for my slipper launch, at 1/8 scale it needed to be about 4" the larges i could fine in the model shop was about 2" and cost about ยฃ4.50. I bought it as there was nothing else. I then looked on line and after several searches found small polyester waving flags. The union flag was twice the size I needed, but the seller also sold an Australian flag. so i bought that ยฃ2.99 and cut the union flag from it. Perfect๐
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Hi Colin, I have copied the plan, If you send your address I will post it out to you. Please PM me.
Cheers Paul.
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Hello Colin, the plan is half size. I dont realy want to let it go but will happily try and copy it for you.
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I might be a bit late with this but i have only just seen the post. The Norstar fire boat was my second boat build in about 1976 and i still have the plan, is it any use to you?
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Thanks for the kind comments Pete.
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the jet units can be found on ebay, just search for model boat jet drive
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Hello Peter, I have a boxford lathe i would like to get rid of. It is one i liberated from a school when i worked there, it has a 3 phase motor and could do with a bit of a tidy up. I gave a donation of ยฃ100 so if i can get the same, i will be happy. Its in the Manchester area.
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I now have the XL boat stand in stock for models upto about 48" The same as the medium just bigger!
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