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Caldercraft Morrag
I bought this as part of a deal this boat has been made to high detail she runs well just not a pretty face as they say
Stephen T
2 months ago
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Thames Richmond boat Co. boat
Aquired this boat some time ago I take it its some form of kit deck fitings have the look of a home made one 7.4 volt
I have since found out in the late 1950s Richmond boats made models of there actual Cabin crusiers for there customers children 24 was made in all so in every thing a bit of history boat story comes out
Stephen T
2 months ago
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Mocca class 1881
This boat is an unknown all-wood scratch built of an unusual prototype The Mocca class built by Thorneycraft at Chiswick they were the prototype of torpedo boats with a single locomotive boiler two torpedos in the tubes and two spares on the deck to the rear of the tubes
The motor fitted does not work so will replace with a new motor this has since been done and goes like a bullet
Stephen T
6 months ago
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Perkasa SM Harris small Percedent model
This boat came with my big boat of the same make it was missing most of the motor and speed controller etc and deck fittings its a well made from a 1970 kit of parts its been float tested and all was well just need to finish it its sister boat was lost in my shed fire, not sure why some one has given it this name but ill keep it
Stephen T
8 months ago
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Caldercraft Clyde Pilot Cumbrae
recent gain to the fleet untested so far well made model with smoke unit and sound unit
Stephen T
10 months ago
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Vivacity Cabin Cruiser Roxanne no 3
A recent acquisition from a club member she is big and chunky all wood construction she has been identified as a Smeed design Vivacity she is 61 x17so tad bigger than the standard 54 inch a nice model of a classic design powered by two 6 v batterys
Stephen T
1 year ago
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Pilot boat San Juan Bay no 2
a nice boat with working lights and radar she goes well fitted 2.4 ghz like all my boats have its run by a 7.4v NiMiH battery and auxiliary battery for the lights etc following a dind with a concrete pond side i have fitted rubber edges to the boat just like the real thing
Stephen T
1 year ago
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Rudders
can any one tell me is three rudders preferable with three props I have currently one and if i do it as three how do i change it to three loads of room at the rear
Stephen T
4 months ago
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PERKASA NO3 1/24th
This boat is a car boot find all for 20.00 a bargin. luckly I have quite a few of the parts in my boxes its a kit built one out of plywood and Balsa wood, I am going to alter the hull so it has three motors I have three 850 motors I like to use brushed motors it has twin rudders fitted the mid part of the boat is almost there so with few holes to fill and a repaint should be good place to start
Stephen T
5 months ago
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Unknown protype naval boat
In the back of a picture of a Mtb from ww2.
I found a rough drawing and notes to a 75x 25 foot mtb prototpe experimental boat she had a unusual engine two merlin engine on one prop, a rear gun with a revoling turret using 8 hispanno cannon units in one block with a turret sweep of 60 degrees and a larger forward gun any ideas anyone be fun to make it intials BW on the sketch on rough faded paper
Stephen T
6 months ago
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KD Perkasa 48 inch version
This a recent acquisition its a wooden kit some radio gear inside but all rather dated the mid section seems well made the body shell has a few issues the port side forward has this kink in the wood work and a sharp edge at the bottom of the tip outer skin see photos its dimensions is 48 by12 seems a bit is missing is this just a scale up version of the 35 inch one by PRECEDEHT this a single motor version
Stephen T
9 months ago
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Bismark
This model is a kit of some sort it has a few issues with putting it on the water the top comes off in one bit
so I have put the build as follows
1/ The hull is minus every thing inside I am not sure if I need to add more compartments
its float test was not good its top heavy
2/ Props
Stephen T
8 months ago
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freighter of unknown builder
this is a here is one some made earlier, its a wooden ribbed hull the planked and veneers in wooden planks and painted and varnished,the tiller flat is made from a fruits de exotic box the wis from what ever was to hand a real on board ship job its driven by a big brushed motor with single prop with oiled prop tube the hull is weighted with 8 oz forward and four match boxes of lead low down ether side of the hull
Stephen T
1 year ago
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Kiel craft 43 inch Raf tender
This boat was made from the first batch of models in the 1960 it's well built and along the way has lost a few white metal parts and middle floor section and the odd dinged from storage.the boat was never finished as its maker went on to other projects
I got as far as testing it in bath doesn't leak so now we will start on its rebuild Neil very kindly me sent me the plans for the boat and i have acquired set of scaled down 43 inch plans to 34 so that helps a bit
Stephen T
1 year ago
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Keil Craft 46 inch Raf Fire boat S M Harris
This a kit built in the 1960s its a all wood kit and about to start to prepare for hull refurbishments following some excellent blogs on this site it has inspired me to start on its restoration my first question is if i repaint the hull the top black is in good condition but just matt black what do i do varnish or repaint
Stephen T
11 months ago
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๐ Deans Marine
11 days ago by
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Yes I have ordered bits that never tuned up and when tried to get refund said they didnt get order funny they took the money once bitten and all that
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๐ฌ Re: Caldercraft Morrag
23 days ago by
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I am not sure about the prop its 45mm is the right size for a puffer not having the instructions to the boat wether they even say about props
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๐ help with history on this model anchor recovery vessel
1 month ago by
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touble is there is a crusing boat same name and a cable laying boat and some imposters tut tut to whoever registered that
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๐ help with history on this model anchor recovery vessel
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The model is the lady pamelia its 54 inches by 10 inches is wood construction I assume a kit
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๐ Wordle of the Day?
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up the creek without one
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๐ Question of the Day?
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this will rewrite history in the future Wikipedia is bad enough now this it will be telling us the Titantic blew up up! next
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๐ Question of the Day?
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perhaps this has run its course
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๐ Caldercraft Morrag
2 months ago by
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I bought this as part of a deal this boat has been made to high detail she runs well just not a pretty face as they say
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๐ Thames Richmond boat Co. boat
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๐ฌ Re: Vivacity Cabin Cruiser Roxanne no 3
2 months ago by
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IN for a Dip today at the pond did a forward roll launching the boat good move missed the boat and the swan though he wasnt that pleased when I stood up luco one saw it she is very heavey with her batteries in
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๐ Mystery boat
2 months ago by
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Mine weighs in at 6lb with out its poer battery and thats half this boats length was the battery to aid trim am I missing some thing if you take 20lb out will it not sit right in the water with such a long model
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๐ Mystery boat
2 months ago by
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mine has a bilge pump as they do get covered in water cutting through blilge pum runs when the motor is running its amazing how much water it does take on board even with well fitting top
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๐ Mystery boat
2 months ago by
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mine has 7.4 Nimih batterys and goes like a shot not good in choppy lake and have to carefull on the turn its well leaded to keep even
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๐ Mystery boat
2 months ago by
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I have the same boat or at least a version of it its a early motor torpedo boat wooden kit but same sort of 6 volt motor
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๐ Wordle of the Day?
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got it in one
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๐ฌ Re: Project boat X2I9
3 months ago by
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Following the line of ever unlucky events convinced some one has it in for me just got the hull done, stupidly left me boot open and whilst down at the local lake with another boat went back to get a woosh it had gone, rude words was said not a sole in siight luckly they didnt take my good radio perhaps this boating thing isnt me why can I not be lucky with a nice Premium bond win, hey ho Carry on I suppose one boat at a time
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๐ Wordle of the Day?
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gone away from boats zipped up
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๐ Wordle of the Day?
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me in two sounded that right
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๐ Rudders
4 months ago by
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This is brilliant chaps i,ll make sure they are all the same thanks very much
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๐ Rudders
4 months ago by
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can any one tell me is three rudders preferable with three props I have currently one and if i do it as three how do i change it to three loads of room at the rear
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๐ Wordle of the Day?
4 months ago by
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well another three happy christmas and new year year from deepest cornwall and a non eventfull one to one and all
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๐ Wordle of the Day?
4 months ago by
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in three caught on spelling
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๐ loss of boats in the westcountry
5 months ago by
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not that I know of four have id tags fitted inside keel burnt on 23/67 just heard about it
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๐ loss of boats in the westcountry
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yes was Truro Newquay and Redruth
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๐ loss of boats in the westcountry
5 months ago by
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Apparently there has been a spate of thefts from out buildings in the west so far 15 boats have been stolen seems they are only after motor vessels best make sure your outdoor model rooms are secure, and of course well photographed for insurance
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๐ฌ Re: Perkasa SM Harris small Percedent model
5 months ago by
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The law of sod thought it was a loose wire turned out to be the motor so much for a old 500 motor got hot and then cut out luckly in my box of parts had a spare now wizzing along
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๐ Wordle of the Day?
5 months ago by
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Different path in 3
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๐ at a loss of cad or even the size measurements
5 months ago by
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why is is it this world some things are impossible to find i need to make a 88 mm U Boat deck gun in 1/24th scale no one does such a thing i have a part built boat that i have played with got it to go up and mostly down now have in mind its gun its one of those projects that might get finnished I have 4 boats on the go but this one is being the most annoying with the lack of information on German boats in this country But with british boats you can get most of it
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๐ misplaced wives
5 months ago by
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Sounds an odd subject but at a recent model show that I was at went up there with she who must be obeyed and lost one wife not very tolerant to boats, Then she met up with like wise suffering wives,then came back all rather tolerant of the hobby is it a omen or a fluke?
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๐ Odd prototypes leading to the Perkasa
5 months ago by
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The one latter prototype following on in the x types of the boats then onto the Perkasa boats
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