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tduggan
Leading Seaman
dusseldorf fireboat
built this one after the first one was stolen which has turned out for the better. Has working fire monitors,anchor,bow thruster,sounds,searchlight,lightsand a bloke on the back having a wee, which in turn acts as a bilge pump to tell me there is water in the boat
Liked by DannyZ and circle43nautical and
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  • mbrownhillRecruit
    Hi I am just starting to build a Vosper fire tender using Robbe fire moniotrs. I already nixed the vertical motion but is there any other recommendations you would make before I go any further?

    Thanks

    Martin
  • circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    BRAVO ZULU! That fireboat is amazing!
equinox145
Recruit
The Shuswap Lake Navy
My dad's 2 and my 2 at Sycamous, British Columbia, Canada.
Liked by circle43nautical and John2 and
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  • SquirtgunLeading Seaman
    Wonderful hobby! I live 1800 miles from my Dad! Will be seeing him this week in Seattle, we're going to Tacoma for reference photos of the AlkI Fireboat, it's in dry dock on display, can finally capture the below water line details! Pop is "onboard" with the outing!
  • SquirtgunLeading Seaman
    Turned out to be Tacoma fire boat #1. The AlkI has been sold.
ptskipper
Able Seaman
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Uss slater
here are some additional photos this boat is split in two to make easier to carry to the lake, right now she's about 60 lbs
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EAGLE
Petty Officer 2nd Class
This Is The lass that can
Hi
I'll try and get it right this time. This is my granddaughters springer. 18x8 inch, 4 inch rudder, 540/1, 6v sla, with a35 three blade brass prop,she's only 4 so if you come to sail on our pond, give her plenty of room. The safety part of it ,is she has a 10mm flashing red led on the top. Sorry I dropped on my last post
Dave
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  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    I'm sure you and your granddaughter have loads of fun at the pond! I'm looking forward to launching my Tugboat Serenity this summer. 👍
  • circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    BRAVO ZULU! it's great to get the kids involved!
EAGLE
Petty Officer 2nd Class
the lass that can
HI all
This hull was bought a flea market, it came with a plan, so it can classed semI scratch built
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  • EAGLEPetty Officer 2nd Class
    Electric, 555 motor on 7.4 lipo, with a 35 mm three blade brass prop, the run times about 120 mins. She cuts through the water well, even going astern. Half of the plan was missing, so l can'nt say what the model is called.
    Regards Dave
  • circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    BRAVO ZULU! She's a beauty!
bangzoomer
Leading Seaman
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RNLB RUTH ANN
Greetings from Hollywood, California. 😎 Many thanks to David Metcalf at Metcalf Moldings for his advice and for so graciously replacing parts I messed up. This craft has been swimming pool tested (after all we're in Hollywood) and it ran beautifully. Next stop is the local pond. I chose brass counter-rotating props. Those are lithium batteries tucked under the sides. I chose to recut the decks out of wood. Brits rave about plastic but I found it difficult to cut and forget about sanding down the edges. (I guess if you cut it properly you don't need to sand the edge.) Major mistake: watching a You Tube video that told me I should make brass joints using a Propane torch. it will make a good joint but it MELTS ALL THE OTHERS. There was a lot of learning here for me and thanks to David's fine kit I think I'm somewhat of a better model builder.
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  • MAXTONMidshipman
    Nice model, very neat electrics, well done.
    How come an American builds and English lifeboat?
    By the way its contra- rotating props, but if you have a swimming pool as a test tank you must take some criticism, its OK I am only jealous.

    My first attempt at a model boat was a scratch built Rother
    at one inch and a quarter to the foot, a big buggar and heavy it had a car battery for power and ballast.
    Cheers
    Max 4clubs
  • DeswelhamPetty Officer 1st Class
    Great looking model
    Liked by cenbeth

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