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Registered
5th Aug 2015

Last Online
17th Jul 2017

reilly4

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Member No.	3464
Registered	5th Aug 2015
Last Online	17th Jul 2017
City	Avondale Heights VIC 3034
Country	Australia
Boats in Harbour	0
Sailing Locations	0
Forum Posts	2
Photos Posted	0
Likes Received	18
Likes Given	8

13 Total Posts

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Ranks		Points
	Fleet Admiral	1000
	Admiral	800
	Captain	600
	Commander	400
	Lieutenant	200
	Sub-Lieutenant	100
	Chief Petty Officer	50
	Petty Officer	25
	Seaman	10
	Apprentice	2
	Recruit	0

59 points away from Lieutenant!

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Activity	Worth	Awarded
Boats in Harbour	8	0
Forum Thread	5	0
Forum Post	2	4
Event	8	0
Photo Gallery	10	0
Photos Response	3	6
Video Post	15	75
Video Response	3	12
Build Blog	20	0
Blog Post	5	0
Blog Response	3	0
Sailor	8	0
Guestbook Post	8	0
Liked Posts	1	8
Received Likes	2	36

141 Total Points

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Recent Posts

Counter Rotating Props by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 3 months ago

The US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers have outwards rotating propellers and the Ticonderoga class cruisers have inwards rotating propellers, so nothing definitive to be learned there.

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Counter Rotating Props by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 3 months ago

An excellent discussion with very valid arguments. I have always had my twin shaft/prop vessels with outward turning propellers, but I will now reverse one of them to inwards turning to see how much difference it makes. Always learning...

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HMS Triumph by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 3 months ago

HMS Triumph - Trafalgar Class Submarine at Albert Park Lake, Melbourne. There is a previous post with this submarine. It is scratch built and uses Engel piston tanks as its diving system. It has been in operation over 30 years. This is the first time it has carried a camera.

HMCS Agassiz by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 4 months ago

A very good effort. A video of it sailing would be awesome.👍

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HMS Renown, HMS King George V and DKM Z39 by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 4 months ago

These 3 boats are scratchbuilt by 3 separate builders. Renown was only recently launched. All are 1/72 scale.

Submarine attack and depth charge explosions by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 4 months ago

Awesome production. Great pyrotechnics.

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RAF Target and Towing launch (Kitshack) by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 5 months ago

That's a great model. Do you have any photos or videos of the boat at speed?

Schnellboot & Fairmile D by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 5 months ago

Thank-you. We use car drive belts to assist with launch and retrieval of the boats. They are easy to carry about, maintain their shape in the water and don't slip from under the hulls. these belts are about 900mm long so you won't have to bend far when launching.

Schnellboot & Fairmile D by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 7 months ago

Thanks. The location is Albert Park lake in Melbourne, Australia. The Schnellboot now has a brushless motor, and my Fairmile D has 2 x Graupner 700 12v motors.

BPB MTB449 & Vosper MTB385 by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 7 months ago

The British Power Boat MGB 449 belongs to a good friend. The Vosper 73' Type I MTB is scratch-built in 2016 and took 6 months. Both boats are 1/24 scale. The location is Albert Park lake in Melbourne, Australia

Schnellboot & Fairmile D by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 7 months ago

Both boats are 1/24 scale The E boat belongs to a good friend. It has just had a new camouflage pattern added. The Fairmile D is scratch-built, it took nearly 4 years to build, launched in 2011. The sound effects were added for fun. The location is Albert Park lake in Melbourne, Australia

HMS Triumph by reilly4 Sub-Lieutenant Posted: 7 months ago

Scratch-built Trafalgar class submarine 1986-87. It uses 2 x Engel piston tanks for the diving system. This video was at the Task force 72 regatta at Naracoorte in SA in November 2016.