majorray
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Master Seaman · 108 pts
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Member since Nov 2010
Last online 2 years ago
Age 76
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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 boatHi 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 different sprocket wheels so i can reduce or expand the …♥ 14 likes565 viewsneed info mystery shipthanks 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 building ships stuck to the tried and tested but wi…♥ 12 likes515 viewsneed info mystery shipA 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 what ship it is and i thought some one might reco…
+5♥ 12 likes6 replies1,030 viewsGulnare steam paddle boatI 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 paddels was in two peices but the new one has to b…♥ 14 likes620 viewsGulnare steam paddle boatHi 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 have spoken to very knoledgable chap at sussex mo…♥ 14 likes710 viewsGulnare steam paddle boatIanL1thanks 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 buy here in the uk or failing that mabey a quick …♥ 14 likes718 viewsGulnare steam paddle boathi 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 replaced it like for like with a mfa 450 but the out …
♥ 14 likes10 replies1,620 viewsdupron sheets freeHi 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 item and i could keep the deprom but i have no use fo…
♥ 2 likes1 reply855 viewsRebuilding thames barge Cambriahi 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 so i am going to have a steep learning curve i wil…♥ 15 likes690 viewsRebuilding thames barge Cambriahi 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 freind who had a look at the sail setup did a diagra…
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+5♥ 12 likes6 replies1,030 viewsGulnare steam paddle boatI 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 paddels was in two peices but the new one has to b…♥ 14 likes620 viewsGulnare steam paddle boatHi 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 have spoken to very knoledgable chap at sussex mo…♥ 14 likes710 viewsGulnare steam paddle boatIanL1thanks 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 buy here in the uk or failing that mabey a quick …♥ 14 likes718 viewsGulnare steam paddle boathi 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 replaced it like for like with a mfa 450 but the out …♥ 14 likes10 replies1,620 viewsdupron sheets freeHi 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 item and i could keep the deprom but i have no use fo…♥ 2 likes1 reply855 viewsRebuilding thames barge Cambriahi 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 so i am going to have a steep learning curve i wil…♥ 15 likes690 viewsRebuilding thames barge Cambriahi 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 freind who had a look at the sail setup did a diagra…♥ 15 likes512 views