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[Bradley]

Thanks, Phil.  It would be interesting to see a Huntsman gathering, or should that be a 'meet' in hunting terms.

Derek.

[Flying Sparks]

It would be interesting to see a Huntsman gathering, or should that be a 'meet' in hunting terms.

 

Phil.

[FullLeatherJacket]

I'd appreciate an invitation if this ever happens.
FLJ

[red181]

well there is an annual model fireboat convention, so why not Huntsman, there are a few variations kicking about,  it would be great to get all sizes and shapes together,  so how about it FLJ, you could be the president (precedent)of the Huntsman gathering !!

[FullLeatherJacket]

Nice idea, but there's the small matter of trying to keep pace with customers' demands for our gizmos. 24/7 was always an exaggeration, but  reckon it must be 10/6 at the very least - even in a slack week! Can't remember the last one of those, either.
I used to have a hobby................... 
FLJ

[grasshopper]

I used to have a hobby...................

 

Classic mistake of making what you enjoy into your occupation....hobbies are for enjoyment, work is for money to enjoy the hobbies.



I've come to dislike my job after all these years  - but it pays the bills 

[Jonty]

  The full size boats really did bank into corners. That was the word they used, probably through the company's aeronautical connection and the fact that Peter Twiss was the test driver.

[red181]

I want to achieve this with my boat!

[Flying Sparks]

I want to achieve this with my boat!

Mine did that!

Phil.

[DerekB]

Hi Mayhemmers,

Sorry to say that I lost heart with my Huntsman and sold it on to another club member.  He completed it and, although I never saw it, he said that it would not get up and plane with the 2 outrunners I had fitted.  Having thought about it and learned a bit more about brushless motors, he was probably not using enough volts.  I just lost heart with the Huntsman because every stage of it revealed more and more problems and when I have finished a boat I like it to look good but I thought I would never have the patience to achieve it with this one.
I am now moving on to a 46" RAF Crash Tender - Kingston Mouldings grp hull and fittings, etc, etc., from Vintage Model Works.  They do timber kits of the 34" and 46" Crash Tenders but I fancy the GRP hull.

Derek.

[HS93 (RIP)]

I have built a twin screw 34" model from kingston if the bigger hull is as nice as the small one  you will have a nice boat build it light if you can .

Peter

[Perkasaman2]

Hi Derek, great to hear from you again, good luck with the Vosper. Let us know how it goes.