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POGray

Petty Officer 1st Class 5 years ago

USS Arleigh Burke

Shakedown trials commenced over the weekend, she was launched with very little fanfare.....crew performance exemplary....however some minor technical issues to be explored further....

Bravo Zulu

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figtree7ntsAdmiral4 years ago
Bravo Zulu Shipmate!

Job, well Done!

Cheers, Ed
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jbkiwi

Fleet Admiral 5 years ago

AMPHITRUCK

Having another play at the creek. Condition of the areas' surface is dependent on weather. One day it can be really smooth, next big sand corrugations and creek edges due to wave action. Hard to get the perfect day. As can be seen, the creek is a bit rocky as well. Fun all the same.

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RonaldFleet Admiral5 years ago
Orca’s eh? They are in the waters off B.C. but not the waters of Ontario as we are freshwater. A quick search of Nobbly are these a type of shark?

Those are scary videos of the Orca pods swarming those vessels and the wakeboard we. Especially when you know these things eat seals and attack infant blue whales.
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jbkiwiFleet Admiral5 years ago
Nobby Clarks, Noah's Arks, -rhyming slang for sharks down here Ron. We have a population of around 250 Orca in NZ waters, but they apparently have different habits to Orca elsewhere. eg,- the don't seem to be interested in seals or sea lions, mainly stingrays, skates etc. The pics in the last post were of part of a pod of orca, just off a beach north of Auckland near where I live, the mother was teaching the calf to catch stingrays right in almost to the small beach there.

No-one's ever been attacked by them here, and they seem more curious than dangerous, and often come up to surfers, kayakers and boats for a look. They quite often come up the harbour in Auckland as well. There will be no sharks to worry about with them in the area, - probably safer swimming with them around.

JB
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jbkiwi

Fleet Admiral 5 years ago

AMPHITRUCK SWIMMING IN ESTUARY

Finally got a chance to have a better go with it in the water. Tried to catch the slack tide, but missed it again, so had the outgoing current to deal with. Still had a bit of fun with it, but the sand was just thick and silty again (needs low tide to dry out), so the truck had trouble getting out by itself. Water was also full of long pine needles and sticks which didn't help either. Fun all the same.

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pressonreguardlessRear Admiral5 years ago
Quite a workout for the little fella.
Excellent !
Trev
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jbkiwi

Fleet Admiral 5 years ago

AMPHITRUCK, SHORT BEACH VID

Forgot my helmet for the camera, so only got this short land vid.

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Newby7Fleet Admiral5 years ago
Well done JB Run on sand and water nice build.
Rick
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jbkiwiFleet Admiral5 years ago
Hi Rick, thanks for the comment. Waiting for better conditions to do a decent vid, (in and out of the water.)
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philcaretaker

Commodore 5 years ago

RC Sailing :- No.153 - January 2022

To start the new year we have a montage of memories - sailing with the Buxton Model Boat Club at the Pavilion Gardens lake in January 2022.

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jbkiwiFleet Admiral5 years ago
Nice video again Phil, looks like the new camera boat's sorted?

JB
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philcaretaker

Commodore 5 years ago

RC Sailing :- No.152 - H.M.S Solebay D70

HMS Solebay was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Solebay which took place in 1672 between an Anglo-French force and the Dutch Navy during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Solebay was built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company Limited on the Tyne. She was launched on 22 February 1944 and commissioned on 25 September 1945.
Music - "Deepblue" from bensound

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RookysailorRear Admiral5 years ago
Very nice filming of a lovely destroyer, but backing moosic ' a little to loud'.

Cheers, Pete
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philcaretaker

Commodore 5 years ago

RC Sailing No.154 - Nordkap

Here we have a "Video log" of Nordkap 476 - a Bllling Boats kit of a deep water trawler from the 1970`s .
Built by Buxton Model Boat Club member Adria Lucas

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jbkiwi

Fleet Admiral 5 years ago

AMPHITRUCK

Trying the fire fighting capabilities on a meths fired Macrocarpa leaf fire, (I forgot about the rotation function, which made it less effective,) but it still worked ok. On Board tank is only 500ml so doesn't last long.

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philcaretaker

Commodore 5 years ago

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Camera Boat - still emerging !

From a design concept incorporating an old power boat destined for the rubbish tip ! - to a functional Camera platform to capture some of the fantastic models that sail at our local venues.

The emerging creation ( all be it rough and ready !) will incorporate rotating fan motor and 360 degree rotating camera with live feed FPV camera.

My enjoyment is to capture the the skill, time and effort that fellow modelers put into their creations - whether they be they scratch built, own designs, kit sets or off the shelf.

As Requested :- Link to previous Camera Boat (SwampDawg)
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