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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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    ๐Ÿ“ Gulnare steam paddle boat
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 different sprocket wheels so i can reduce or expand the gearing i am awaiting a stainless steel rod to attach every thing to i have sorted all the wiring and added a smoke generator so its all looking good hopefully i wil get it on the water in the next couple of weeks as i am busy during the day helping my son getting a new field ready for his wifes horses

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    ๐Ÿ“ need info mystery ship
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 building ships stuck to the tried and tested but with added flair but whatever it is the model is very well put together i could not do it the detail is astonishing there are some figures on the decks and they are all hand carved i would like to have this sitting on my shelf once again thank you all for your comments

    ๐Ÿ“ need info mystery ship
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 what ship it is and i thought some one might recognize it or the class of it in one of the pictures there is a label that tells when the model was made so put your thinking caps on and see if someone can come up with any info thanks

    ๐Ÿ“ Gulnare steam paddle boat
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 paddels was in two peices but the new one has to be one peice going through both paddles. Because this model was built a long time ago the glue that was used is breaking down and if I so much as touch some thing it falls off so I have had to reglue all the railings and deck fittings but its coming along slowly when it finished i will upload some photos Allesandro if you read this i will pm some pictures to you ok thanks again for everybodys help

    ๐Ÿ“ Gulnare steam paddle boat
    8 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 have spoken to very knoledgable chap at sussex models in worthing and he sugested using a geared motor at 50:1 he sugested a MFA como geared motor they are between 6 to 15 volts and they are not that expensive so if it still not right i might try two motors and run the paddles seperatly but i will see

    ๐Ÿ“ Gulnare steam paddle boat
    8 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 buy here in the uk or failing that mabey a quick trip no new zealand would be good im sure my wife will want to pay the fare to get rid of me for afew weeks lets hope i win the lottery

    ๐Ÿ“ Gulnare steam paddle boat
    8 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 replaced it like for like with a mfa 450 but the out put was not good rpm of the motor is beetween1889 to 2469 and the rpm of the paddles was26 rpm forward and 24 rpm reverse as the model weighs around 7 kg it moves very slowly the gearbox is very old so i amthinking about changing the whole thing with two geared motors and a chain drive but which motors are best to use i dont want it to go two fast but i do want it to move realisticly so if anyone can help it would great

    ๐Ÿ“ dupron sheets free
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 item and i could keep the deprom but i have no use for it is there anyone out there that could use it i live in chichester west sussex so if theres anyone who wants them and lives close enough to pick them up they are welcome to them please pm me

    ๐Ÿ“ Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 so i am going to have a steep learning curve i will try and get a sail and rigging plan for the Cambria if its available as this is the first time i have attemted this previosly the only sail boats that i have built was a Victoria but this is a whole new ball game so if any one can tell me a good book to get that will help me understand all the different sails on my model i would appreciate it and i will look up the Ambo face book group i think my estimate for finishing this boat in the spring is now defunct and now going to be next christmas

    ๐Ÿ“ Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    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 freind who had a look at the sail setup did a diagram of the sail setup witch i will put below it looks complicated but with some study i think i will work it out

    ๐Ÿ“ Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    hi thanks for the advice i had planned to attach some strong fishing line to the boat if anything happens at least i wont leave it on the lake bed also i have decided to make the leeboards operable i havent worked all out yet but either two separate servos or connect through sail lines i have seen one this morning that uses the sail control the chap who showed me is going to do a diagram for me to follow this is going to be a challenge but i will try my best the reason is i want the lee boards operating is i look at some thing like that and think why are they for show there must be a way to do it not to make it sail better but it will look good

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    ๐Ÿ“ Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    hiAlessandro i will take it down to the lake in the next couple of days weather permiting and see what its like if possible iwill video it to

    ๐Ÿ“ Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    Hi Alessandro i did not build the boat i bought it at carboot 2 years before i sold it at the time i was building narrow boats thats why i sold it to my friend i had to much on he was going to getit fixed up but life gets in the way and he put it his garage forgot about until last week when i bought it bac as to balance it has a dropdown keel and as far as i can remember it is very well balanced i tried it in my sons small pool but didnt do much else

    ๐Ÿ“ Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    I used to have a model of the cambria 13 years ago which i sold to a friend last week i got in touch and asked if he had any boats for sale and he said i could buy the cambria whi had sold him it had sat in his garage all these years so i bought it and its covered in dust a debris so took it around to my sons house because i have not got the room in my place the model is over 5 feet long i have had a good look and apart from a lick of paint and a good clean it should be ok the question i need to ask is is it possible to sail this model without a sail servo because i cannot see any marks inside that would show if someone had screwed or glued a servo in the model apart from the one that operates the rudder and looking at +
    the rigging there is no lines that i can see that go below the deck all the sails are connected to each other and it looks like the wind would operate them so i think i need some advice if i am going to sail her

    ๐Ÿ“ aerokit plans
    14 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง majorray ( Master Seaman)
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    hI all I wondered If anyone can help I have just acquired an aerokit model which Is the 46 Inch RAF crash tender I have the building Instructions but no plans does anyone know where I can get a copy of these plans I have looked for them on eBay and searched the web but to no avail so If anyone can help It would be appreciated thanks ray



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