 |
Current Website Support
Liked 1960 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman 40' (Lindberg) 5 months ago
Liked Electric Barbarella 1 year ago
Liked Electric Barbarella 1 year ago
Liked Electric Barbarella 1 year ago
Liked LESRO Sportsman mk1 restoration 1 year ago
Liked Pride Of Hythe 2 years ago
Germany
Recent Posts
💬 Re: 1960 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman 40' (Lindberg)
5 months ago by Krampus (
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Excess of awesomeness!😍
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
2
📝 Boat upgrade - Ongoing proyect
1 year ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Here's my current project. This is an upgrade of an old model. I retained the hull from a German-made kit from the firm Krick (model "Lisa M") and re-made the upper deck and cabin using 3mm thick ABS plastic to resemble an American type "Down East" type boat. Here is on its sea trial past weekend and during its first light system test.
kit
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
6
💬 Electric Barbarella
1 year ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Thank you, Peejay!😁
electric
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
💬 Electric Barbarella
1 year ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Thank you!👍
electric
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
1
📝 Electric Barbarella
1 year ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Ahoy Maties! it's been a long time since my last posting. Happy 2019! I just completed my new scratch-built boat "Electric Barbarella". I tried to recreate (with some liberties) one of my favorite boats of all time, the 30-footer Chris Craft Sportsman built during the 1970s. it measures 24 X 8.5 inches. it is powered with a 9.6 NiMH 4200 mAh battery "nunchuck" pack (like the one used for paintball guns), brushless motor attached to a 30A Mtroniks Hydra controller and a 30mm M4 3-bladed brass propeller. The hull (my own on-the-go design) was made out of Balsa wood which later I fiberglassed. For the superstructure I utilized 2mm ABS plastic sheet material. To my surprise the boat turned to be a very stable and forgiving platform. I really feel a very close connection to this vessel as it is my first own hull design.😁
paint
motor
prop
fiberglass
hull
electric
vessel
wood
battery pack
nimh
superstructure
scratch-balsa wood
scratch scratch
propeller
brass prop
brushless motor
brush
fiber glass
brushless
power boat
mtroniks
chris craft
wood boat
battery
mtronik
posting
built
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
9
5
📝 IG Offshore Austria Outing
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Greetings! Here I have some pics I took at the IG Offshore Austria outing held at St. Konrad, Austria (near Salzburg) on 31 May 2018. Nice event which turned with better participation than expected.
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
7
2
💬 Triton
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Hello! Even with the long and snowy winters, there is always a chance to sail around here as there is a local small lake fed with water from underground thermal sources, so no icebergs nor duckling poop minefields in the area. Just snow during the time, and I can survive with that. This particular pond, which is the closest to home, just reopened yesterday. Weather dramatically improved since last week so "Alles ist Gut" :)
lake
winter
sail
weather
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
1
📝 Triton
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
"Triton" patrolling its homeport, the Loisachbad, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.😁
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
10
4
💬 Triton
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Hello! Grainau, at the Badersee.
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
1
💬 Triton
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Thank you!😁
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
💬 Krampus Yachts
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Hello Doug! Actually, not in Juyilanga but in Fishfull Thinking. I took a line here and there from our plan for the superstructure. I utilized ABS plastic instead of wood. No need to mess with fiberglassing and no cracking on the Alpine cold waters. Notice that I used the same type of hull on these two boats. Happens that Fishfull Thinking was originally another boat I had, but not happy with the superstructure, I rebuilt the whole thing but kept its fiberglass hull almost intact. Both hulls were home made by a guy in California. 😁
fiberyacht
hull
wood
superstructure
fiber glass
wood boat
built
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
2
💬 Fishfull Thinking
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Thank you!
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
📝 Krampus Yachts
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Some of my boats during a last weekend outing. Boats are at My Harbour. The blue boat (Fishfully Thinking") is based upon American-made Chris Craft 30 Tournament Fisherman, Stamas 32 sedan, and Bertram 28 boats. The yellow boat ("Cheapskate") is partially based upon a Bertram 31 sedan. The white vessel ("Juyilanga") was inspired on now defunct company's Uniflite 28-footer "Salty Dog" sport fisherman. Last but not least, the pink boat ("Pinkey Pie") belongs to my daughter and was built using an old Graupner kit inspired on a Chris Craft Roamer of the mid 60s. 😁
graupner
yacht
vessel
kit
port
fisherman
chris craft
built
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
6
2
📝 Fishfull Thinking
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Greetings from Germany! I've been out of the net for a while and rebuilding this boat with a totally new superstructure, paint job and electronics. I obtained the fiberglass hull measuring 24.5 X 9 inches from a California fellow via E-bay. Formerly a 45-footer Chris Craft at 1:24 scale, this updated vessel was inspired on a 1970s 30-footer Chris Craft Tournament Fisherman and on 1970s 28 and 33-footer Bertram boats. 😁 The Chris Craft in the attached picture from an early days brochure was the very only Chris Craft utilizing a Deep-Vee hull. The story goes that they apparently copied their boat following the lines of a Bertram 28 based on famed boat designer Ray Hunt. Bertram sued in court and Chris Craft ended up building less than 200 boats of this type. After all, the Chris Craft vessel ended up being better than the Bertram in terms of cabin space and overall value. Highly cherished within the American sports fishing community, many of these boats are still up and running.
cabin
paint
fiberhull
vessel
build
superstructure
fisherman
former
fiber boat building
chris craft
glass
e bay
fishing boat
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
5
1
📝 (Pleasure Craft) Juyilanga
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Inspired in now defunct American manufacturer Uniflite, this boat is based upon 1970s-early 80s 28-footer model "Salty Dog" and is built on approximately 1:16 scale. Fiberglass deep-vee hull made in the U.S.A. Superstructure made with 2mm ABS plastic sheets. Equipped with 9v lights system. Completion time: nearly 5 months. (Motor: 500 series Johnson 69215) (ESC: Mtroniks Viper Marine 40) (9/10)
fiberhull
model
superstructure
fiber glass
system
lights
built
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
1
📝 Juyilanga
2 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Just fresh off the shipyard, this is my version of an American made Uniflite (firm died several years ago) "Salty Dog" 28. its name is a Puerto Rican slang for escapade. From the same firm who designed and made the legendary Vietnam War Patrol River Boat (PBR), this boat was part of Uniflite's recreational boats line. For this one, I utilized a fibreglass hull I found on Ebay and did the rest with Ethylene 2mm plastic sheets. it runs a 9.6v NiHm battery, a 30A Mtroniks controller, a 3-bladed 35mm M4 bronze propeller.
patrol boat
prop
hull
ebay
ship
fibrepropeller
esc
mtroniks
glass
e bay
battery
fibre glass
mtronik
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
5
1
💬 Sport Fisherman
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Incredible!
port
fisherman
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
1
💬 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
For Chris Craft fans, an interview to Dick Avery - Chris-Craft Chief Stylist 1962-1982https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njLolqz7nM
port
fisherman
chris craft
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
1
💬 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Yes, I noticed the difference a bit after I placed the pic. Nevertheless, what a nice boat :)
port
fisherman
chris craft
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
1
💬 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
A real one on its element.😎
port
fisherman
chris craft
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
3
💬 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Oh man, I tried to lay a hand on one of these for the longest time. Lovely boats. Would you mind if I post these pics on my Facebook group page (South Bavaria Scale Model Boats)?
model boats
model
port
fisherman
chris craft
scale model
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
2
💬 Racing Sloop (no name yet)
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Thank you, Bruce! I normally build boats using Styrene sheets since I don't like to get into the epoxy business. I know others work a different procedure by using clear lacquer and are able to waterproof and give that crystal-like looking appearance. Any ideas you or any other shipmates may offer to this humble swabbie?
lacquer
epoxy
build
roof
ship
shipmate
crystal
waterproof
styrene
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
2
📝 Racing Sloop (no name yet)
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
I recently got an old Dumas Gee Gee racing sloop kit (22-1/2" long; 24" high; 4-1/2" draft) and will try (try, I said) to emulate this beautiful 1948 32.3 footer Moris Rainbow Class Racing Sloop as a next year's project. My first try with a sailboat. Wish me luck.
racing boat
kit
dumas
sail
bow
dumas kit
sailboat
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
2
📝 What to do????
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Hello Kathy! Can you post pictures of the collection? Perhaps any of us might be interested in any of the vessels. I am currently located in the D.C. area for a couple of months. The best for you would be to put them on Ebay. However, since you are in California, you may want to contact any of the West Coast clubs mentioned in http://wimodelboats.org/usclubs.html to see how they can help out. Best, b.
club
vessel
ebay
e bay
👍 Like
💬 Comment
🗣️ Share
3
📝 Juntilla
3 years ago by Krampus ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
So, here's my current project in the works. I got a nice 25-inches Deep-Vee fiberglass hull a while ago and now (finally) have a concept for it. Almost by accident I came across a plan for an American bass boat which in turn reminded me of a boat that caught my attention when I was a kid while reading a boating magazine. The boat is a 28-footer from a now defunct firm named Uniflite. it was a small deep-sea sports fisherman called "Salty Dog". Uniflite was very well known within the American boating circles during the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Uniflite created and supplied PBR river patrol craft to the US Navy between 1965 and 1972 for rivers in Vietnam using an already existing pleasure boat hull and adapting jet nozzles for propulsion. So, I just created a prototype template of the cabin so more to follow 😎.
cabin
patrol boat
fiberhull
boating
fisherman
pt boat
fiber glass
rc boat
rc craft
👍 Like
💬 Comments
🗣️ Share
3
1
