Rebuild of German U boat

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“Jimbo, Loose shafts... wonderful. Definitely re-grease them. The shaft logs(tubes) run entirely below the waterline, so they are a potential source of H2O in…”

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il y a 6 ans par ToraDog

Battery set up

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“thanks toradog - i'll look into that - useful to know!”

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il y a 6 ans par nickcouldry

Battery set up

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“thanks toradog - i'll look into that - useful to know!”

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il y a 6 ans par nickcouldry

Re: Video with big Jupiter and the PT

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“Easy enough to observe in the video (or in person) that at speed this boat does turn much better to port than to starboard. Back off a bit from full power an…”

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il y a 6 ans par wingsounds13

Sail Making

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“A simple way to make a sail. Cut out a pattern of the sail in card. Lay on the fabric to be used with the port side facing upwards and the selvedge of the fa…”

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il y a 6 ans par Nerys

Waterslide Decals

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“Hi Rob, I've found some good logos etc on line, and have found that if you have a super clear photo of an object or logo, it will come out perfectly. I get m…”

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il y a 6 ans par jbkiwi

Re: HAKITS MORSTON

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“"but they have to speak with a Norfolk accent to be realistic" No problem Geoff Get a sound module you can load sound files to from the PC. Use the Voice Rec…”

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il y a 6 ans par RNinMunich

Re: (Working Vessel) Fisheries Research Vessel Scotia

Port

“Many thanks Griss she is even better looking when your aboard her”

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il y a 6 ans par Seaspray

Re: U.S.C.G. Waterways & Ports Patrol Boat

Port

“Jshander Many thanks I Didn't build the hull thou But it needed a lot of tlc Couldn't believe it but the build instruction said to remove the frames after th…”

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il y a 6 ans par Seaspray

Lights for navigation, saftey and towing

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“Hi Doug, No rush still working on back deck and installing motors Your help really appreciated Austin”

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il y a 6 ans par AustinG

Re: HMS Victory

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“Should be a good conversation piece and definitely less work than doing the entire ship!”

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il y a 6 ans par Ronald

Another non hobby post, though interesting bit of news

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“https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0416/1210287-tombs-kerry-dingle-peninsula/ My wife and I stayed a few nights in Dingle a couple years ago. While there we took a…”

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il y a 6 ans par Ronald

See this tugboat link

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“While on the youtube site check out the side bar, there are several other vessels featured.”

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il y a 6 ans par Ronald

Advice request regarding Prop dimensions

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“You are welcome Allen. Good luck with the building of the Calderwood Clyde Puffer. I am looking forward to the build log. And any time you have a question ju…”

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il y a 6 ans par Martin555

Re: Brave Borderer finally ready for her sea trials.

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“Excellent work”

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il y a 6 ans par ropeburn123

Brave Borderer internals

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“As requested some internal photos, not as neat as I would like but I'm still at the "may change things stage". Roger”

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il y a 6 ans par Rogal118

RUSSIAN WATER JET, OLD TECHNOLOGY

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“Found some interesting vids of old Russian shallow water water-jet passenger vessels, which use some very old tech, pump units. They divert water either back…”

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il y a 6 ans par jbkiwi

Notifications

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“Seems as if notifications have failed again. Nerys”

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il y a 6 ans par Nerys

Re: New Borkum engine

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“Hi Ron I understand a little better now.Putting( Gary )in front of your question would have been clearer as to the engine he looked at. Rick”

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il y a 6 ans par Newby7

Re: Palamos fishing boat

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“Jb, Glad it is not a whale boat as i have only got a small workshop LOL!! Martin555.”

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il y a 6 ans par Martin555

Clinker ships boats.

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“Finished with all brackets, mooring rings, painter & oars. Fitted to the Irene. The old skiff showing the high stern where I had made it to long. Cut off 1.5…”

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il y a 6 ans par hammer

HMS Magpie U82.

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“Hi Pete. Thank you. I had completely forgotten about your model, sorry must be my age I even posted a reply some 11months ago. She is a nice looking boat and…”

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il y a 6 ans par Scratchbuilder

Hovercraft

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“Hi Nerys, There is nothing to apologise for. It is me I should of mentioned that I was only doing some electrical work and a bit of fibreglass laminating at …”

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il y a 6 ans par Martin555

Fun & Different Boats

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“Hi Sunworksco, Here is something that might be worth looking at. It could give you some ideas. It also has some plans. https://www.bammrc.com/kobus-kayak-bui…”

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il y a 6 ans par Martin555

Sea Commander

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“Thank you PK, Looking at the photos has made it easer, and yes i too would definitely use magnets in this case. Martin555.”

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il y a 6 ans par Martin555

Re: Palaform Grffin 600 Hovercraft

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“Sorry Martin, built it, “flew it” a couple of times and moved it on via eBay. It was ok, but being foam, not a great medium for longevity ect. I would like t…”

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il y a 6 ans par Skydive130

Forum Moderators - Any Volunteers?

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“Thank you Rick. Keep your valuable and interesting comments coming. Regards Bill.”

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il y a 6 ans par Scratchbuilder

Re: Norr ljus Puffer

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“Hi Jugge, Any updates ? Martin555.”

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il y a 6 ans par Martin555

Re: Solent Class Lifeboat

Port

“Very nice looking boat. Rick”

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il y a 6 ans par Newby7

Re: Guestbook

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“Hi Martin. You _may_ be crazy, I don't know you yet. I do know that Cash has more loose screws than a hardware store. He makes me look normal (I'm not). I lo…”

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il y a 6 ans par wingsounds13