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bessytractor
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Mooseman,
have you considered the Graupner Glasgow kit?
Its a paddle steamer kit that is essentially plastic and pre-cut wood so building it is a comparatively quick job.
Its designed to take the twin cylinder Wilesco marine plant (the gas fired one - can't remember the number!) which can be controlled by RC forwards and reverse.
the boat kit costs about 150, including the seperate paddle wheel kit (which for some obscure reason they sell seperately)
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MooseMan
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There appears to be a solution in sight.....I'm not saying anything yet, apart from that I'm very excited......
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bessytractor
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| MooseMan wrote: | | There appears to be a solution in sight.....I'm not saying anything yet, apart from that I'm very excited...... |
uh oh
he's clearly bought something massively huge with twin screws and a Scotch boiler  |
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Les
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Are you going for a kit or ready made.
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Mister Occlusion
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Moosefleet gaining a battleship?
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kusuchi
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| MooseMan wrote: | | Thanks H20 - bookmarked! |
Hi Moose,
How easy would it be to retrofit RC in this Fantail. This is not the 'intermediate boat' I had in mind, just something I might acquire along the way. What do you think of it? It's not quite the same as yours, is it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....sPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004
Thanks,
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Les
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The servo and receiver should fit under the seat, the only awkward part would be connecting to the rudder, unless you cut a hatch in the deck. Unless you connected the rudder above the deck.
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CCairns
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Les
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This is how my one is done. The servo is glued under the seat, with a rod coming up through the deck to the rudder, and the receiver and battery are at the front. You can see where the on/off switch fits.
The servo cable is in heatshrink to protect it.
Hope this helps.
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kusuchi
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Is this 'National Mess with your Avatar' week? I must have missed the memo.
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Nick
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| kusuchi wrote: |
Is this 'National Mess with your Avatar' week? I must have missed the memo. |
3 of us so far.
Richard, could we get a new view of the Virgin Islands? |
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Just to keep things fresh
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Nick
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| johnreid wrote: | | Just to keep things fresh |
There will probably be requests for your old one back John. |
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kusuchi
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This one has no forward seat. 
I also do not see the lower connection between rudder and keel that Roly and Moose's boats have.
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kusuchi
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| ncseverson wrote: | | johnreid wrote: | | Just to keep things fresh |
There will probably be requests for your old one back John. |
I don't recognise anybody anymore 
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