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Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« on: June 06, 2010, 09:21:25 pm »
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 My Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat).
 
On my first visit to Thailand, Long Tails were just part of the scenery but on my second visit I fell in love with them and decided that a RC model just had to be made.
When I returned home I contacted model shops in the UK and Asia to get hold of some plans, but none were available. So based on my memory, photos I had taken and the dimensions for the length, Beam, Depth and Draught of a full size boat I found on an internet site I created a set and built one.
The attached photos show the results of my efforts.
If I was to build another one there are a few changes to sizes that need to be made to remove some scale effect issues, but over all I am very pleased with how it looks and performs on the water.
 
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Geoff  (The Red Dragon).  
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Re: Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2010, 11:31:40 pm »
that is something different , i like it.
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Re: Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2010, 01:09:33 am »
Looks great, but needs a driver.
http://www.john-tom.com/Klong16/LongTail.html
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Re: Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2010, 04:10:35 am »
Looks good and brings back a yearning for Phuket.

About five years ago a chum wanted a long tail, it would have cost about 50,000 baht (1000 pounds stirling) to get a thirty-foot boat built-to-order.  Cheaper than many plywood jobbies.

I like the way you've done the motor - full-size they vary from a smokey one-lunger to V-8 monsters.

Geoff
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Re: Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2010, 07:41:08 am »
I wonder how many other old sea dogs are reminded of Bangkok, running moors and mama san heading for the gangway with her brood  ;)
Nice looking model and very ingenious solution to the steering problem.


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Re: Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2010, 09:44:28 pm »
Its looking even nicer these day after being re-fitted with a smaller motor and a nice white canopy.
By the way Geof as a solution to your scale person problem how about something like this..........
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220619875087&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
just a little idea and it has lots of movement  :-))
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Re: Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2010, 10:33:26 pm »
  Does anyone know anything about the origin of long tail boats? Wikipedia suggests that they are native to South-East Asia, but since when? The German army used the same idea for an assault boat in World War II.
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Re: Reua Hang Yao (Long Tail Boat)
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2010, 10:52:51 pm »
Not personaly sorry but my friend Geof (the red dragon) who built this boat know a lot so if you PM him he should help  :-))
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