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Bristol pilot cutter - Three Daughters
Based on the Sarik Hobbies Katie by David Alderton. Built to be a working version rather than a pristine yacht like the real life 'Breeze', which the original plans were based on. Only recently completed and undergone sea trials, where the usual odd bits were found to need sorting. So far only has her 'core' sails fitted. The topsail has not yet been made, and depending on how things go and her sailing credentials, will see if it is necessary, as storage with a keel to mast cap of nearly 5 feet, the extra 18inches of top mast ,may not be practical.
luckyduck
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Billings Polar
My first radio control model built about 20 years ago. Only needs 2 channel radio. Built to a budget, so has only a single motor, driving the twin props through a home made gearbox, using Meccano gears and sheet brass for the frame. Alignment of gears and shafts was fairly straightforward, although it is showing its age now, and the gearbox can be a bit noisy, even when well greased. Added the crew to give it a bit of realism.
luckyduck
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Billings Zwarte Zee
One I built many years ago, and still use regularly. The fire jets all work, powered by a car windscreen washer pump in the bow with an intake through the side of the hull. Jets shoot water about 6 feet, so can have fun when youngsters are watching and get a quick shoot of water. Motor is 12v, so same battery can power pump, which means a small extra battery for the receiver. The big problem with this model is access to main hatch under superstructure, so battery access is very tight. Main stern hatch has easier access, but the weight of the 12 v battery is too much aft. The contacts on the rudder servo, energise the pump, by swinging the transmitter to maximum swing with trim tab maximum. This was built with only 2 channel radio, so had to dream up a switch solution for the pump.
Finally got a video of the firejets working.
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1 year ago
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Coastal tanker
Model built in late 1950's by my uncle from scratch. Built of red cedar bread and butter. All fittings hand made. Originally radio controlled with a valve transmitter and reed receiver, see pictures, which I still have. I believe the radio only ever worked once as tuning the reeds was almost impossible, even for friendly friends at RAE Boscombe Down. Model was exhibited at the 6th International Boat Show, when the model stand was sponsored by Model Maker. Was awarded second prize and a pennant, see photo. The boat was given to me as a 21st birthday present, and a few years ago, I installed modern RC, and the model is now regularly seen at Chichester Canal Basin where it runs at scale speed, i.e. quite slowly.
luckyduck
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Katie, aka Three Daughters
Another version of Katie - kept the hull, but changed the deckhouse, to allow fuller access internally. The mast is fully removeable for car transport, using pelican hooks on the shrouds. All blocks are handmade from mahogany with fully working brass sheaves. Capping rails are single piece for strength, steam bent. The deadeyes are not fully setup yet, hence untidy ropework, all other ropework properly spliced. The white rope lines are testing the best sheet routing prior to home making the sails from cotton poplin. Sheeting will be winch line for foresails and direct drum for main. The large slot internally between the winch lines is for a large battery, resting on the keel to add ballast. Taken about 9 months so far, and might finish over the winter, but not rushing.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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On the other hand - if he had a loud enough or annoying enough horn - the bridge would have jumped out of the way.๐๐
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The question does not ask what sort of horn - I have to presume from the answers offered that it has to be one that makes a sound - as opposed to the cow horn which just hurts or the Maserati car horns that just alert you to the fact some fancy car is coming!! Imagine a Maserati air horn on one of the modern container ships - an interesting idea?๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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๐ฌ Re: Billings Smit Nederalnd
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This is a Dutch tug, so the crew do not need ladders for anything - they are Flying Dutchmen!!๐๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: Chris Craft Cobra
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With all the comments on the super cars, I see little comment on such a superb finish and beautiful looking boat River Rat. If your cars are as polished as the boat, people will need very dark sun-glasses to avoid the glare from the shine.๐๐๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: Filming "Dinghy Dan"
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Brilliant, sails and looks excellent - love the first few frames showing the dinghy scale against the liner behind!!๐คฃ
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๐ฌ Re: Topaz 60" J class yacht
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Beautiful - just shows what a fabulous hull design the J's had that she sails so well in such a light wind. That is one yacht to be very proud of.๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: 60" J class yacht with Genoa in +/-10 mph winds
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An awesome build, which is obviously well balanced to see her tack on a sixpence. With all your skills, I expect to see the next incarnation with either a hoisting spinnaker or star cut?!!!!๐คฃ๐คฃ
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That is one beautiful sight Rogal118 - look forward to a full video. She really looks elegant and well balanced.
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๐ Question of the Day?
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What size is my boat? My dinghy is too small for a pump so has a bucket - the yachts I race are too deep for a bucket so have a bilge pump - my model boats are small enough to be tipped upside down and drain any water out!!!!!๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Certainly in the UK some of the Thames barges had engines fitted very early as a means to help them up some of the narrow east coast inlets where sailing was almost impossible. Also helped them around some of the awkward east coast tides restricting when then could load and unload.
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There is seldom a stupid question - most of the time that "stupid" question is the one that everyone else wants asked, but are not brave enough to do it themselves.
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๐ฌ Re: Bilge motor
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Isaac - why not disconnect the water input from outsidce the hull, and create an input from the lowest part of the hull internally. Then when all the top hamper is on, and there is a bit of water in the bottom of the hull, you have a pump ready to pump thde internals dry?
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Port, red, left - the 3 shortest word options compared with starboard, green, right๐๐
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๐ฌ Re: Some Stays In
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Now that is the sort of worshop and space we all need - lovely piece of work on the boat, hope it sails as well as it looks.
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๐ How ro make a high speed boat model ?
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Can't we just hobby in peace without having to look out for these chancers?๐๐๐๐
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๐ Tinkering
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Everywhere is getting built on, unless you are in the wilds of somewhere - England is rapidly drowning under concrete in the south, and I gather many other regions too.
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๐ Best sail material for yachts ?
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Hi ChrisG - absolutely personal choice for material and colour. There are plenty of new built replicas of yachts 100+ years old - some of which clearly look wrong with the wrong colour sails, then you come all the way up to America's cup with black/graphite colours - but then there are probably few of us modellers able to make these pre-preg carbon fibre wings.โตโตโต
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๐ Best sail material for yachts ?
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Chris - all the materials are fine for sails, it depends how you want the sails to look. Manmade fibres look manmade and are great for modern and racing yachts. For older style models, cotton of various forms looks a lot better. The other thing is colour - pure white sails again look odd on older style boats - a pale buff colour often looks better, unless you are into old barge/fishing boat style sails requiring a deep red/rusty colour.
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๐ Best sail material for yachts ?
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Neat bit of sewing there Rogal - you must be well versed in using a sewing machine. The sails look excellent - hope they stretch just right when in use.
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๐ Have you ever seen a seagull chasing a fast RC model of speedboat?
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Brilliant - could be a bit hard to swallow if it could ever catch it!!
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๐ Steering by compass course
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As Roycv says, steering a compass course may be difficult to allow for drift and tides - GPS will always be accurate, and on the larger yachts we now do not use paper charts but GPS giving us a detailed chart on a screen in front of us as the helm. I am sure that using some of the GPS and radio units as used on drones, you may get a longer range and view of where you are than with our standard RC units? If outside even this range you are in uncharted territory.๐ค
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๐ We were on Vacation, and passing through Tucson, AZ. Decided to see if Dumas had a showroom.
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Not much work, and a helleva lot of distraction. In fact there can't be any work, it is all play!!
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๐ฌ Re: Billings Santa Maria
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Beautiful - hope you have plenty of storage and display space!!
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๐ฌ Re: Racing Sparrow
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Superb finish on balsa Grahan93 - did you cover the balsa before painting or just rely on sealing it?
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๐ Question of the Day?
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Really must read the question more carefully - the key word here is circle, and not continent.
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๐ All alone
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Zwarte Zee had a very qiet time on Sunday at Chichester - cold but bright, and nobody else there. Tried putting in youtube link, but failed, so this is the link -
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๐ฌ Re: Guestbook
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The other thing to bear in mind, is not just the number of members on the site, but also system storage. Just storing a new members details, even if they never use the site is a miniscule amount of storage, and hence costs. So the time taken for Stephen to clear unused accounts is probably far from cost effective.
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๐ Sloop Emma
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Colin - that's why my tug has working water cannon on it - the kids love it, even the big kids! Reminds me of a destroyer at a model show many years ago in Reading UK - the owner was an authorised naval explosives guy, and his destroyer towed a line about 20 feet long, along which he had .22 rifle charges, which could be set off remotely - very spectacular, and just like depth charges, especially when a U boat was on the water at the same time.
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๐ Sloop Emma
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Sounds like we are looking at a nuclear option - surely we are peaceful model makers????๐ค๐ค
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๐ฌ Re: Curving the bulwarks to fit
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Interesting methodology Trident73 - I can see a lot of us now trying to get the right curve, but probably seeing double in the race to get the bottles empty and practice your idea!๐๐
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