majorray
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Master Seaman · 108 pts
Chichester, United Kingdom
Member since Nov 2010
Last online 2 years ago
Age 75
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my main hobby is fishing which i do quite lot about 2 years ago ibecame head bailiff for my fishing club so i decided now i have 2 lakes to look after i thought i would get back into model boats as i can sail on the lakes i look after i have started building again and have 4 boats at the moment i have to do some work on them my latest one is a thames barge the cambria which i am fixing
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Hi alessandro yes i have got a mfa 50-1 motor and i am getting 149 rpm in forward and 145 rpm in reverse i have also got a chain and sprocket drive with differ…
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need info mystery ship
thanks for all the information very helpfull Doug i think you might have right idea as that picture is very much like it i suppose that chinese warlords when b…
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need info mystery ship
A friend of mine recently bought a static model of a galleon I think it could be from Turkey if they had galleons my friend would really like to find out about…
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
I have started on the Gulnare have removed the old gear box and motor i have had to remove one side of the paddle cover because the drive rod connected to the …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Hi Alessandro the guy who built the craft passed away a few months ago and i bought it of his son if you want i can publish some more pictures in more detail i…
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
IanL1thanks for the reply and the offer but i have decided to use a toothed pully whel on the motor and on the drive shaft to the paddles and these are easy to…
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
hi all i need a little help i have recently bought a steam paddle boat called Gulnare the motor was not working to well it would stutter and stop so i have rep…
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dupron sheets free
Hi I ordered something from Sarik Models and they sent me 5 sheets of dupron white 3mm x625mm x800 so i phoned them and they said they would send the right ite…
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Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
hi all i have decided to take the sails and rigging off and start from scratch the information that has been provided is fantastic although a bit over my head …
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Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
hi roycv that sounds a distinct possibillity i will look into it im not sure where you would get mercury switches i will have a look at rs comonents also my fr…
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