6m Racing 19th Aug 2009
6m class racing action on the 19th August 2009 (photographs: Mike Benton)
Solent Radio Controlled Model Yacht Club
Allan Read’s Bluebird of Chelsea
Painstakingly built from plans, even the folding dining table on the aft deck works – and has mortice & tenon joints!
Lymington RNLI Day
On Sunday 2nd August the Club exhibited at the Lymington Lifeboat day. The 2009 Lymington day was a much smaller event...
Calshot Lifeboat Day
The Calshot Lifeboat Day 2009 was held on Sunday 12th July. The Calshot RNLI had built us a fine boat pond...
Meet the Navy 2009
David McNair-Taylor participated in the Portsmouth “Meet the Navy Day” on the 11th July. There’s some photos of his models, but...
Alan Bond’s Springer Tug (spinning on the spot)
Demonstration of effectiveness of rudder mixer control of twin screws. Pusher Tug Videos: [Previous: Further build ] [Next: Short Cruise...
Alan Bond’s (Springer) Pusher Tug (further build)
The superstructure has been nailed on properly and a certain amount of waterproof primer applied. I’m now using 65mm brass props...
Summer 2009
Navy Day 2009 – June Steering Competition – Calshot Lifeboat Day – Photo prints in aid of the RNLI – Request...
Alan Bond’s NQD “Spurt” (2)
Here the boat has had two 7.2v batteries fitted, and the 600 sized motor was now measured to be taking 30A...
Ray Hellicar’s “S9 Schnellboot”
Ray Hellicar’s version of the German E-Boat “S9 Schnellboot”
