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💬 Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
12 days ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck (
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Superb JB, you might also try what I had on my full size moth, which was that the centreboard instead of being vertical, when it was fully down, I had a shock cord, which pulled the top of the board backwards, forcing the bottom of the board forward, it only moved forward between 1 and 2 inches, but was enough to make a huge difference in speed of tacking.
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💬 Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
18 days ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Absolute masterstroke JB, and VERY realistic - if put onto a pond with sufficient difference in perspective would easily pass for the real deal - just hope it saisl as well as the real thing. By the way, you might need your NZ sail number!!!!
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📝 Question of the Day?
24 days ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Agreed Ed, but if you have ever been out on the water when a flock of gannets starts feeding it is very spectacular, and even with no interest in ornithology, it kept the whole of our crew mesmerised for a good while.
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💬 Re: SEMI SCALE 1953 EDSON SCHOCK 15FT DAY SAILER
1 month ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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You are a master of scale dinghies JB, beautiful - does the helmsman also change sides on tacking????!!!!
Your day sailor, except for its length is a copy of the Heron dinghy in the UK, designed by Jack Holt in about the 1950's. I still have my orignal gaff-rigged Heron built in about 1958, but sadly just stored in my garage.
Your day sailor, except for its length is a copy of the Heron dinghy in the UK, designed by Jack Holt in about the 1950's. I still have my orignal gaff-rigged Heron built in about 1958, but sadly just stored in my garage.
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1 month ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Same here Ed
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📝 Prostates! Get a blood test.
1 month ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Totally agree Razor, I had regular blood tests, but PSA test not due for another few months, doctor just decided to do it on a whim. Lucky it was, as it was positive, and further tests done in a few weeks and treatment started. Treatment now finished after 2 years, and we wait and see if it worked - but for all of you PLEASE GET CHECKED - it could save your life.
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📝 Question of the Day?
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Its the double questions with a single answer that is confusing - is there another place for the second answer???????🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
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📝 Question of the Day?
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Thanks Ed, put bauxite, without looking up any answers, as it seemed the most likely to liquify - hard to believe nickel ore can liquefy.
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💬 Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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That is one beautiful rudder blade and stock JB - I can remember the shape so well. You have also picked almost the same red as my Skol for the hull, it then had a pale blue deck? Colour idea for you?
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📝 Interesting sail on this Catboat
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Fully battened sails are not unusual, especially in racing dinghies. Carbon fibre 'wings' have now taken over a lot of what were fully battened sails, on those more unrestricted classes. I would class the sail on the catboat, more by its shape which would be a gaff rigged gunter, although a true gunter would have the gaff vertical and tight to the mast.
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📝 4 vessels for sale
2 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Can only consider if they automatically come with extra storage space for my fleet!!!!!😁😁😁
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3 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Agree that hand tools are now used far less frequently, but to me the pleasure of using an old hand tool, especially if I have restored it, is unbeatable. I have my father's old hand driven pillar drill - almost unbeatable for very accurate drilling, together with his old wooden plane, which I must admit does sit on the shelf gathering dust! I also have his old taps and dyes, and when you need imperial, they are still perfect.
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3 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Hmm - not sure - the only northern gannets I have seen, have been well clear of powered ships/boats, but ok with sailing boats, and dive from height to catch the fish underwater.
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💬 Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Good luck trying to keep the model upright, I used to race the Skol SD in the UK, when I was a lot younger, lighter and fitter - probably one of the last designs before foils came in - far to scarey for me. Fabulous to sail, grossly overpowered for it weight and size, flew like a lunatic in any decent breeze, but the greatest of rides. Would love to see how a model can sail.
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📝 Question of the Day?
3 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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What's 100% - never been there in QoD, or any other test?
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4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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There are a very few boats, typically ones like the Norfolk wherry that do not have any form of stays other than a forestay to help raise and lower the mast for passing under bridges. BUT these are inland boats, where not only is the wind potentially lighter, but also the force of the wave action creating a pendulum on the mast is a major force requiring strong rigging to counter these forces.
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📝 Question of the Day?
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Thank you guys - I answered D, and was very surprised to be told I was wrong. Nuclear is almost totally silent, except for some of the attachments, but any engine will have a sound profile that modern acoustics can pick up.
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📝 Early Radio Control Experiences
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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I think I can probably go back older in an original RC unit than most of you. My uncle built a model of a coastal Shell tanker in the late 1950's (bread and butter scratch built using red cedar), with radio control by Radio and Electronic Products. I only ever saw the model working under RC once at Blackheath pond in London around 1960. He entered the model into the Boat Show model boat section in 1960, and came second. For my 21st birthday he gave me the model and its second place penant, both of which I still have, and in the last year or two I have finally installed modern RC. Otherwise the model is original still with its ancient Taycol motor which works perfectly.
Because the receiver was reed based, it never worked properly, and even the electronic boffins at A&AEE Boscombe Down (an experimental RAF base in Wiltshire, England) could never get it working!! Finally though it has had some outings this last year, and still draws admiring looks
Because the receiver was reed based, it never worked properly, and even the electronic boffins at A&AEE Boscombe Down (an experimental RAF base in Wiltshire, England) could never get it working!! Finally though it has had some outings this last year, and still draws admiring looks
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📝 Dutch sailing barge
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Beautiful piece of work Andy - did you get the stainless rigging made, or have you the facilities yourself?
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4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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I agree with your post RN on contributions - I did wait a while before contributing, but that was to understand the site and to find the real expertise and wide knowledge of the contributors. Even the basic yearly contribution is not really a penalty. even for us pensioners.
Why not put a posting limit, after which you either contribute or your get a read only access? More work for Steven, but might be a thought?
Why not put a posting limit, after which you either contribute or your get a read only access? More work for Steven, but might be a thought?
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📝 Question of the Day?
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Again, all our thanks to Stephen - and hey ho, I've jumped from 22 back to 8 without answering a question!
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📝 Question of the Day?
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Lucky you Steve - overnight I have gone from 8th to 22nd!!!! Don't think we can blame AI for this - or has our data been hacked?
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📝 Question of the Day?
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Yep, we are all being credited twice on the list - now need to have our points scores doubled!!!
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📝 Question of the Day?
5 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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I wonder how many of our models will be in the water long enough for any fouling to occur? Normally it is just the sludge layer on the water surface that I have to clean off.
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📝 Question of the Day?
5 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Sorry to say EdW, but the AI bot says that answer B is wrong, as out of all the options that was the one I picked, and I have a lovely big red mark, and another wrong answer!!!
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📝 Question of the Day?
5 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Sorry, todays answer is wrong - it allows a ship to fire more of its guns, not from wind assistance, but because its gun ports are clear of the water - windward ship has the lower guns facing the leeward ship unable to open their lower gun ports.
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💬 Re: Professional Photographer at Southport
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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If it wasn't for the 'fixed' people on board you could almost imagine these as full size boats. Just the odd exception with a rather disproportionate bow wave!
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Beautiful work Andy - hope she sails as well as she looks.
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📝 Upgrade at last
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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Hi Bob - water jets have always been successful, and fortunately water levels in the ponds and lakes I use, mean the jets will only hit lower leg levels, even if near the shore - most of the spraying is done out on the water. Shame you have had to disconnect - as many of the kids love it when a spray comes at them gently as a surprise.
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📝 Upgrade at last
6 months ago by 🇬🇧 luckyduck ( Lieutenant)
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After all the mess of fiddling with 2 channels, the surplus wiring has gone, and all a lot tidier. New receiver will clip into the superstructure, and the plastic tube is the feed to the fire monitors on the superstructure. It is removable to allow the superstructure to be taken off completely.
New pump fitted under foredeck, and suprised myself thast 25 years ago I thought of making it removeable to allow for maintenance!!
Next is the water test to ensure water comes out where it should from teh monitors.
New pump fitted under foredeck, and suprised myself thast 25 years ago I thought of making it removeable to allow for maintenance!!
Next is the water test to ensure water comes out where it should from teh monitors.
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