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Liked Starting on the decking. 11 days ago
Liked Merry Christmas and a happy new year. 1 month ago
Liked MERRY ANNE 1 month ago
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Liked Re: Thames lighter 2 months ago
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📝 new year
24 days ago by jacko (
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Happy 2020 to all out there
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📝 woodbridge model boat club
25 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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due to the pond drained for repair no sailing for me for a few weeks 😭
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📝 Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
1 month ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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Happy Christmas and a happy new year to all.😊
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💬 Re: MERRY ANNE
1 month ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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mine 1/12 scale of a 72 ft craft
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📝 power fin
1 month ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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took my part completed row boat to the club house and after a bit of banter the topic got round to sculling a row boat but unable to config a figure 8 motion for the ore . Looking on the internet i found a power fin see video will this be my next challenge
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📝 video test of meck
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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built on a base board that fits into row boat now to fit servo for left / right both drive and main drive
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📝 rowing meck update
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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just a little more on the meck but one side will have to be removable to fit drive belt when the worst happens
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📝 split threads
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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looks like its at the times or days they are posted
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📝 meck update
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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had a few hours this afternoon so started in the drive meck for the ores still a bit more to do with this as waiting on some bits from china
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📝 Thames lighter
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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maybe the 1st of many
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💬 Re: build part No ?
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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building 1 at the moment and if ok will be building 2nd and may be a 3rd and 4th if the tug will take it
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💬 Re: Model boat's push tug
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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i could scan the plans into multi a4 size pages and the e-mail them to you if this would help and i could also send plans for my lighter pm me your e-mail address
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📝 build part No ?
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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work on deck 2 hatches and yes more notice board pins note red / green one's this will donate the front as i might use magnets when pushing. need to finish gluing the its on with the painting
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📝 bit more done
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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Grand kids been and gone glue out just another quick update
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💬 Re: Model boat's push tug
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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the free plans were in Model Boats winter special Vol69 No 829
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📝 waiting
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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parts waiting to arrive all the way from china then i can get on with the build 🤞😁
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📝 Lighter
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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just the basic parts cut this afternoon now need to finish tug size of lighter is 24" x 6" x 3" all from 1/8 ply
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📝 push tug
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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still work to be done
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📝 Model boat's push tug
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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after reading model boats mag i started this still a way to go as i found a 1/4 sheet of 1/8 ply
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📝 Canal Boat
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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hi are you looking for a worker or pleasure canal boat
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📝 Canal Boat
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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you can have a look at this 56inch long
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fibreglass-radio-controlled-Narro...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fibreglass-radio-controlled-Narro...
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📝 Canal Boat
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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6ft long built no plans 6mm mdf
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💬 Re: twin servos
3 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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wow thanks so this is the one i need to make
again thanks
again thanks
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📝 twin servos
4 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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now looking at running 2 servos on continuous rotating but having trouble sinking them (Glug glug glug!😁😉😎) any help out there i am using 2 x 9g servos, so the row boat can turn ????
9g servos
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📝 test
4 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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sides trim'd down varnished 4 coats
Monday is on the water test so hopefully all will be well will post video work or fail it will be show'n
only managed to get a 4 second film it worked
Monday is on the water test so hopefully all will be well will post video work or fail it will be show'n
only managed to get a 4 second film it worked
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📝 row boat
4 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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now the sides have been added waiting for the glue to dry
then to trim down to size
then to trim down to size
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📝 it sort of works
4 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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well what can i say it sort of works with a bit of fiddling lets see
then the crew arrived ! ! ! !
then the crew arrived ! ! ! !
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💬 Re: test
4 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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hi mturpin013 there are plenty of ways to do it look at ytube for 9g servo continuous rotation🤞
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💬 Re: test
4 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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think a 2nd servo for a rudder looks the best thing i can do
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