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lubberland

Able Seaman 13 years ago

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" Elsie & Olwen "

A scratch built model of a Gloucester USA fishing schooner 1900 era. Pine plank on frame, 2 channel radio with a Lego 9volt drive unit as sail winch controlled each way by servo and micro switches, the deck is planked on a thin ply sub-deck and deck openings are sealed with Vaseline. The deep keel slides up into a box through the keel and secured with a bolt.

#deck #model #radio #radio control #scratch #sub #switch #sail winch #sail #scratch built #planked #keel #channel #servo #winch #fish box #seal #built

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CapnJimChief Petty Officer 2nd Class13 years ago
HI Lubberland,
A boat after my own heart! Looks really good. Like the level of detail, even if you can't see it on the water. Which sails are controlled by the winch?

How successful is the sailing peformance with all that sail area aft?

Regards,
Cap'n Jim.
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lubberlandAble Seaman13 years ago
HI there Cap'n Jim, Glad you like it. The sails are all controlled by the winch line round the after deck. I'll try to post some pics soon, Cheers, Lubber.
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lubberland

Able Seaman 13 years ago

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"AMERICAN"

HI All, Heres some pics of my "American" tug boat based on one of McAllister's tugs. it is scratch built from Images on the net, plank on frames in pine, cut on my bandsaw. it has working lights and radar scanner. it's powered by an electronize 540-12 motor and a 6v 4amp SLA battery.

#motor #scratch #tugs #scratch built #tug #frames #lights #electronize #540 motor #bandsaw #built #battery

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figtree7ntsAdmiral11 years ago
Great work! 👍
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circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
BRAVO ZULU! The towing and mooring lines are great detail, and the marlinspike is great nautical jewelry.
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jtdavid

Petty Officer 1st Class 13 years ago

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my boats

this I my collection of lifeboats all scratch built

#lifeboat #scratch #scratch built #built

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jtdavidPetty Officer 1st Class13 years ago
hI damon.

thanks for your comments , if you need any help with your build, you only have to shout, keep to wood. 👍 and I am a real believer in card board on some of the deck work, allways give it a coat of resin 👍 it has taken me a lifetime to get where I am now and have never lost a boat yet with the materials I use.

david
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DeswelhamPetty Officer 1st Class11 years ago
Nice little fleet you have
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hammer

Lieutenant 13 years ago

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HILDA

Another damaged fiberglass hull rescued. every thing else made by me. At 3/4"=1' a very big model. Completed 2012 but only sailed twice, a very good sailor just needs a big lake. The mast lifts & folds forward after removing the hatch. The top mast lowered, the bowsprit retracted and the sails raped around the shrouds, held in place with masking tape. ( this stops the lines from tangling.) Takes about 5 minutes to reassemble.

#fiberglass #hull #lake #model #fiber glass #sail #sailor #masking tape #glass #bowsprit #bow #sails

lhpen

Master Seaman 13 years ago

"Elke"

A Graupner kit built some years ago, was given to me 2013 and I have refurbished the boat to get it sailing again! it has a Mono- perm motor and I have fitted 10 amp Mtronics speed controller and running on 8x AA 1600m/a Nicd batteries wired in parallel.

#graupner #kit #motor #refurbish #sailing #speed 600 #speed controller #batteries #sail #mtronics #built

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lhpenMaster Seaman13 years ago
Thanks Alan, she sails ve 👍 ry nice too!
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commodoreMaster Seaman12 years ago
Hi! Alan
I built an Elke in January 1974 for my son. We sailed it together for a couple of years and then he lost interest (girls!) it spent the next forty five years in my loft (The model - not my son) until l resurected it a few years ago and, after a bit of a dusting and a spot of glue, relaunched it. it still had the original McGregor Digimax radio and speed controller fitted which, after renewing the batteries in both the receiver and tranny, still works a treat. I've since added a crew and some other refinements and it's often included in our Club displays. Hope you get as much enjoyment from your model as we have.
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lhpen

Master Seaman 13 years ago

Laura-Jane

Mobil Marine fibre glass hull, 545 motor, 6 volt 4 amp GelCel battery. I believe it is Gaff Rigged Cutter. That is all I know about this boat as I bought it second hand in 2013

#hull #motor #glass #fibre glass #battery

lhpen

Master Seaman 13 years ago

E' Lance

Built from a Traplet plan 2012, all wood construction with plank- on-frame hull. 385 direct drive motor with 3 blade prop, Mtronics 10amp speed controller and 8x AA 1600m/a batteries wired in parallel.

#direct drive #hull #motor #prop #speed 600 #speed controller #wood #batteries #mtronics #built

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lhpen

Master Seaman 13 years ago

Merlin

Built from a Traplet plan in 2013. All wood construction, JP 400 direct drive motor with 2 blade prop. 2x 3.7amp 7.2 volt NiMhd batteries wire in parallel and a Mtronics marine 15amp speed controller.

#direct drive #motor #nimh #prop #speed controller #wood #batteries #mtronics #built

modeltugman

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 13 years ago

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Big model tugs at Bluewater Kent

Here are some pictures of 1/24th scale tugs sailing at Bluewater
First==== Atlantic Cock
second===Sauria
third==Sun XXIV
Fourth==Rana

#model #sailing #tugs #sail #tug

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figtree7ntsAdmiral11 years ago
All of them look great! 👍
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modeltugman

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 13 years ago

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Model Tugs at Bluewater Kent

here are some pictures of tugs towing at Chantry model club Bluewater kent

#club #model #tugs #tow #tug

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modeltugman

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 13 years ago

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Sea Queen

this model was made from a set of mouldings purchased from the internet, they were for a 1944 Birch class empire tug, the one I chose to make was the Empire Walter, later re named Sea Queen and she worked in the Bristol and Avon area.

#model #tug #sea queen

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acw1947Able Seaman11 years ago
I am restoring a tug that is named "Avon Queen" she is a Birch class Empire tug.I have looked for her history, but only came up with Sea Queen. I wondered if you knew if there was an Avon Queen and what her empire name was. The model I have originally had a live steam engine in it, taken out before I bought it. She is 1.6m (5'3") long 1/20th scale.
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modeltugman

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 13 years ago

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Sun Medway

This tug was made from a Tito NerI tug kit and modified to make it look more like one of the local tugs near my home, she is fitted with two azimuthing propellor units driven by 900 size motors and a bow thruster unit

#kit #motor #prop #tugs #tug #bow thruster #bow #tito neri

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