Mary Ann - Billing Boats - for redio control .

Hi All

I just faund a old disk with pics. of a model - Billing Boats Mary Ann as i build som years ago for a frind that wonted it for sailing with - so the callents was therfor to mak space for the teknik and still after asampling have acest to it thru a small hool under the weelhouse .

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I hawe made a chance from the building manual that says the dek shal on before planking .

becors the model schal bee water prufed i give et 3 cots warnis in and out .

I think the wood is balsa and is wewry light and issey to bend -so it is no problem to make the wery round steern .

her is som pics of some of the reeal fishing wessels as they luuks to day 50-60 yers after the time hwen they mostly was build ( the model is chowing a Fising bout from that periot . )

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The weel house under construktion , It will bee so that it can bee liftet of the boout . it will also house som of the elektronic in the bottem .

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The model is 1:33 and it is a plessur to do al the tiny details .

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The motor is mounted in a creedle with som steel tread so it can bee taken out if needet.

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The battery has its owen box hwere it can bee slidet down intoo thru the small opening in the dek .

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ther is put cement ? conkreet - in to stabilaise the model wen put to the warter .

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The sterring compotnent is tested and mounted

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then its time for the dek to com on

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Some of the opstandings for the breakwarter have to com of for the dek to com on , but was essy to glu on again afterwards.

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Break water put on.

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2 model nerly same skale 1:35 and 1:33 the sailing bout is Artesanias le grand lejon a model they dont trade enny more .

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Mary Ann finis.

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Reddy to bee put to the water and radio navigatet .

That is a really fine model Samson

How long did it take you to do from start to finish and did you ever get any pictures of your friend sailing it?

At the moment I am content with static display models, they are taking long enough to do but seeing that kit makes me think again.

The main problem where I live would be finding somewhere to sail the boat once it was finished.

Perhaps I should start looking around to see whether there are any clubs sufficiently near to my side of Leeds

Mike T

Hi Mike T

As i remember it , it was a wery farst build , just 2 - 2,5 month . but i also yoused al my spar time on it . for 2 resons - 1. my frend was waiting for it - 2. it was so posetiv a model to build . I just simpel cuttent let it bee.

I dont have enny pics. of it sailing , but i knowe my frend has or at lest we can make som new . and i wil bee back sume with som .

In denmark ther is a lot of clubs for radio controling models so waye not also in GB . I think they is kweit commen . i was ons member in one club, ther home page is - www.vallensbaekmodelskibsklub.dk it is in danish but you might fin som pics. of interest .

Sotch a model dont need muts warter for sailing but ofcors mor space - more fun . -Normerly the ranges of the sender vil bee 50 m or so .that giv it a limet for sice enny vay .

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Rother disgosion we newer befor bild radiocontroled models so ther was lot of questions.

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First balast is justated yousing small bags of rice korns its one - 100g

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I got this pics. that wee took hwen we it was finish and for the first time put to the warter and as it chowes it needet corection on the balast . this we later hawe fixed and it is leing perfekt on the warter line now .

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Hi All
just hawe resently tacken som photos related to this fishing wessel

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some pics of a fishing boat simalar Mary Ann that bin given to a museum for ship engins and is plased outside the engien museum , free to enter and look at .

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and some pics from the harber RØDVIG denmark .

Fantastic pictures and build info mate, thanks for sharing it with us!

Thanks Cap. Barbossa
I am happy to here from you again - been notising you been a way for a waile . Hope all is fine .

Hiya mate,

what was it like sailing it? would you build another RC boat?

Hi Cap.

Actuly i just tryed it for som fjue minets hven the prop feld of and we hawe to go home and repare - and after then i havent sailed with it .

but i like the chalenges of building rc wery MUCH .

samson wrote:Hi Cap.

Actuly i just tryed it for som fjue minets hven the prop feld of and we hawe to go home and repare - and after then i havent sailed with it .

but i like the chalenges of building rc wery MUCH .

By the way i did build or rebild another model i had to be rc. after building Mary Ann , it was a old model i build as a kid back in mid 70,ties . - and her you maybe notis a coneksion .? it name - SAMSON . it from a no longer exist. danis factury caled DMI - Dansk modelfly industri .

It have for more than 30 yers , just lieng and colekting dust . so i bord the rc set and put it in . it was great fon to du but it not a bik thing for me sailing with it so i sold it schortly after .

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Her som pic of the rebuild

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I iven made a bardes for it . It was build from garbitsh - frut boxes . it was newer a cusses sailing with thoe.

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I did 1 time sail wit SAMSON before selling it

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It ofcors is fun to saile your model hwen you just suksided the tarsk and all works .

Regards SAMSON

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Your craftsmanship is truly awesome and inspirational mate, however, if I brought a wheelbarrow into our hose, I would be leaving with it in a flash lol, but a cracking idea for testing ballast.

thanks for sharing the pics with us.

all the best
David