luckyduck
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West Sussex, United Kingdom
Member since Nov 2022
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4 boatsBillings Zwarte Zee
One I built many years ago, and still use regularly. The fire jets all work, powered by a car windscreen wa…
Bristol pilot cutter - Three Daughters
Based on the Sarik Hobbies Katie by David Alderton. Built to be a working version rather than a pristine ya…
Billings Polar
My first radio control model built about 20 years ago. Only needs 2 channel radio. Built to a budget, so ha…
Coastal tanker
Model built in late 1950's by my uncle from scratch. Built of red cedar bread and butter. All fittings hand…
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Question of the Day?
Difficulty is that the tack on a mast/boom setup is very different to a square rigger. Both have tacks and tack lines work in opposite directions for each setu…
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Hoist the sails, a new site is on the horizon!
As with the others very happy to help - using a laptop on windows 11, but unlike the others I seem to be the only one using Firefox, so would be useful to chec…
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Re: Bristol pilot cutter - Three Daughters
Finally with the skills of a fellow sailing group member, I have some photos of 3 Daughters enjoying a breeze. He has rightly labelled the first photo as a 'Pe…
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Answer B could have been correct if it had stated gun ports clear to windward, rather than smoke clearing, which was the killer part of that answer. Read all t…
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Today you either need a degree in luck or marine biology!!!
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Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
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 …
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Re: New Moth MKII semi scale yacht
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 …
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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, …
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Re: SEMI SCALE 1953 EDSON SCHOCK 15FT DAY SAILER
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 t…
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Same here Ed
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