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Author Topic: New England Launch  (Read 3184 times)

Offline steamboatmodel

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New England Launch
« on: August 25, 2008, 12:49:00 AM »
In Model Boats Magazine April 1986 Basil Harley describes in his Marine Miscellany a Kit by Laughing Whale company of Maine a New England Launch. This looks like a nice boat, but it is no longer in production. I am hopping that someone will have some photos of this model or plans. I am particularly interested in the Kitchen Rudder system that was used on this model.
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Gerald.
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Online Eddy Matthews

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Re: New England Launch
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008, 02:40:08 AM »
Gerald, I don't have a copy of the plans your looking for, but here are some photos of a Kitchen rudder (sometimes called a bucket rudder) on a steam launch on the St Lawrence.

I hope they help?

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Re: New England Launch
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 10:31:11 PM »
Hi Eddy,
Thanks for those shots, I hadn't seen that one. I am working on a Midwest Launch and have run into a snag on installing the mechanics and servos to control the buckets. I have the lower end unit made and installed, its just I ran out of space for the servos and control mechanics for the way I had intended to install them. I was looking through some old model boats magazines and came across the article on the New England Launch, but it just shows the finished boat.
Regards,
Gerald
Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors--and miss. Lazarus Long

 

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