john saunders
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Leading Seaman · 93 pts
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Member since Dec 2008
Last online 11 years ago
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3 boats(Pleasure Craft) Aerokits Swordsman
Restored after being discovered in resting in a Bradford loft for nearly 40 yrs - kit never finished by fir…
(Pleasure Craft) Aerokits Sea Queen - 1963 original boat
Replaced twin MFA850 that I installed after first restoring in 2010 with single Turnigy H600 1100 Kv 3.2 kw…
(Fire Boat) Fire Boat
55mm prop gives best overall speed vs battery life. Handles really well with battery set to rear cabin sect…
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(Pleasure Craft) Aerokits Swordsman
Restored after being discovered in resting in a Bradford loft for nearly 40 yrs - kit never finished by first owner and some cabin ply was delaminating. All re…
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Aerokits Fairey Swordsman
First trials of freshly restored 1970s Aerokits Swordsman rescued as a wreck from ebay (I was the only bidder it looked so bad....!) earlier this year. Was die…
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Installation of Motor and ESC
hI shambI - your 34 should be very quick with that motor - I have the same motor in my 46 version and on 16.8 volts and is certainly fast and super responsive
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46 In Fireboat Brushless Repower
hi, yes have run the 46'' fireboat several times, starting with the Turnigy 900watt motor on 12v with 4600 cells and now up to 16.8 . performance is terrific, …
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46 In Fireboat Brushless Repower
Just finishing off the minor restoratation of a 46 In Firebboat bought from the faimily of a club member who sadly passed away earlier this year. I have just r…
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34'' Fireboat at Knightcote Model Boat Club
Here is my 34 in Fireboat that I built some 30 years ago and recently rescued from my loft and updated with an MFA850 with Mtroniks 40A ESC driving through the…
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Original Aerokits Sea Hornet
I had always admired the lines of 1950s American wooden runabouts and built this Aerokits model when I was an apprentice at Jaguar Cars and it had stayed in my…
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Restored 1960s Aerokits Sea Queen
Original 1960s boat aquired this summer from the family a deceased former club member in scruffy, non running but basically sound condition. Was petrol powered…
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(Pleasure Craft) Aerokits Sea Queen - 1963 original boat
Replaced twin MFA850 that I installed after first restoring in 2010 with single Turnigy H600 1100 Kv 3.2 kw brushless with 12 Volt cell pack. Planes effortless…
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Repowering Sea Queen and 46 Fireboat wit
pls can any members provide a recommendation on suitable brushless motor make and model and ESC make and model (and supplier names Ideally ) to provide planing…
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