- Mataroa🇮🇪Chief Petty Officer 1st ClassHi thank you. im very happy with the paint work . i hope to get video of her this weekend depending on the weather . 😊Like
- figtree7nts🇺🇸AdmiralGreat, looking forwards to it!Like
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2,041 posts · Page 85 of 171It's about 4Ft long fibreglass hull. The keel weight is in foreground
- sigfortunataPetty Officer 1st ClassYes it hardly banks in even on the tightest turn and there's no digging in at all. I put it down the fact that apart from the keel the rear third of the hull is flat.
The original Sea Hornet has a flat transom which I felt ruined the lines so I extended the hull bottom by an inch or so to make the transom raked and may have inadvertently affected the performance (for the better 😑 )
MFA 800 12v , 55mm prop built to tow 😉
It takes about 15-20kg of ballast but it tows well.
Here are a couple of pictures one on its maiden "tow"
- sigfortunataPetty Officer 1st ClassAs a lad I used to see this type of barge in use all the time which I why I wanted to make one.
There are a few still in use but no "Lightermen" to row them about anymore since the passing of the East End Docks
It's a Robbe kit "San Diego" built by a chap on this website "sharpy1071"
Leopard 4074-1400Kv water-cooled motors 100A Mystery ESC's.
After a few teething problems with transmitter setup, everything went fine.
- sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd ClassGood to see my old boat on water, glad your happy with it. Our pond is beginning to weed up again so it would not have had much use down here!!Liked by Rod and figtree7nts
- KipperPetty Officer 2nd ClassShe is lit, full set of Nav lights, plus a set of 3 towing lamps either side of the mast, 2 spots lighting the rear deck, bridge lights & partial lighting in the lower cabins.
There are other lights to add yet, i.e. search lights on the bridge roof, foredeck spotlamp And 3 lamps around the superstructure above doors.
Last month she won our clubs 'Torchlight Regatta' trophy, was well chuffed. 😀