Topic: Rescue Boat - What's your favourite idea? (Read 13157 times)

dougal99 · « **on:** February 08, 2007, 08:10:07 pm »

My club is looking for a new rescue/buoy laying boat. It has to be rugged, easily inflatable and collapse down to a reasonably small size, be big enough for two adults and easily handled on land.

UK prices seem to be around the £500 mark but the 'Sea Eagle' range from the US http://www.seaeagle.com/MotormountBoats.aspx are considerably cheaper even including import tax and shipping.

Any ideas/comments on sourcing in the UK or buying from the US

Ta

Doug

johno 52-11 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2007, 08:38:19 pm »

Try Purple Marine

They have this at 275 mail order http://www.purplemarine.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=454354

John

bobdoc · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2007, 10:23:37 pm »

Having had several of these type of inflatables for family use over the years, I'd suggest the Purple Marine design the more stable.

Bob

Stavros · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2007, 10:57:08 pm »

Why dont you go down to your nearest boat yard and see what they have fro sale second hand

Bunkerbarge · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2007, 01:19:47 am »

What about one of these!!

Max Buoy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:54:50 pm »

If your quick there a suitable aluminium 'fishing' boat on ebay Now! ending in about 1& 1/2 Hours....Current price £250....

Max

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2007, 10:19:34 am »

Saw this on the Bow Wave site, what a simple idea!
http://www.bow-wave-models.co.uk/page1Cap%20Maq%20Kits.htm

westcoaster · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2007, 11:32:44 am »

It is a good idea. I've seen one which I think might be easier to use. It was constructed in the same way but had a "U" shape right in front rather than to the side. Sorry, haven't got a pic

Circlip · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2007, 12:03:21 pm »

Nice one Westcoaster, how many rescue boats run over their quarry?

malcolmfrary · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:27:12 pm »

If the cripple is too far out for the ball on a line treatment, I prefer to tow a line out and round the target, then use the line to haul both back in together. Just need to make sure that the first 3 yards or so from the back of the rescue boat floats. Or, if its calm enough, just trying to develop steering and throttle skills by gently nudging the target back to shore.

kiteman1 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2007, 07:05:33 pm »

Don't forget to ask for £1 for the lifeboat box first............

Diegoboy · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2007, 04:11:53 am »

This is my favorite rescue boat. The basket drops, then lifts the victim out of the water.

portside II · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2007, 08:44:13 am »

Thisis one i built for the goole club , made from polly pipe with push fittings so it can be transported easy

thats it on my tug chasing a Paula II about

and again in a police boat recovering a weeded sub.
daz

westcoaster · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2007, 10:57:39 am »

That's just like the one I was talking about in my earlier post. Well done Daz !
As for the rescue boat "running over their quarry" as Circlip puts it, then like every other aspect of Model Boating, the outcome will depend on the competence of the operator

djrobbo · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:16:00 am »

Hi all......If anyone in the club you belong to has a springer tug (or simillar) use that.....flat front, just push.......

regards bob

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:41:40 am »

Nice looking RTTL Daz

Bob

Circlip · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2007, 12:37:56 pm »

Sorry Westcoaster, consider me chastised

I thought Bow Wave
were trying to emulate Rescue and not Salvage.

Ghost in the shell · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2007, 02:24:52 pm »

well with a ship with twin thrusters to use, my trick is up pull beam-on to the stranded vessel, and power up bith cross-keel thrusters, and push the boat beam-on to the shore, adjusting power bias fore-aft to steer, and use the main motor to maintain the position the ship relative to the casualty. Pushed one boat 3/4 the way across a lake using that method, took 10 mins

Stavros · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2007, 07:17:49 pm »

Well Ghost you can show us how it's done with your Southhampton tomorrow at LLanberis

Stavros

Ghost in the shell · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:10:41 pm »

celestia has the thrusters NOT southie. depending on the weather conditions I may be in a lagoon with that one.

portside II · « **Reply #20 on:** October 14, 2007, 03:15:01 pm »

the RTTL what ever that is (sorry not into forces boats and speedy's so i don't know what a RTTL is)
belongs to a member of the club so i cant claim any credit for it bob .
a simple recovery device is the S shaped one or two Cs where the recoverer sails into one C and collects the disabled vessel in the other C .
I like the idea of using side thrusters for a recovery operation there Ghost

daz

Captain Jack · « **Reply #21 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:05:01 am »

Hey Portside II, who builds that police boat? Kit? Scratchbuilt? Details please, as I'm scouting around for my next project!
Captain Jack>>>>>sends

portside II · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2007, 10:03:04 am »

Capt
Cant remember what kit it is but will find out from the owner this sat at the club meeting/sailing/sinking .
the kit is available from Mecalf Mouldings .
daz

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #23 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:43:03 pm »

I tried out my Southampton last week.... quite impressive for a RTR out the box!
I'll be converting it to independent motor control...... in due time! ::)

cdsc123 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 18, 2007, 02:04:57 pm »

RTTL= Rescue /Target Towing Launch (in this case the RTTL MKIII). The one above is I believe the 1/20th hull available from Metcalf Mouldings
http://business.virgin.net/metcalf.mouldings/catalogue.htm
Click on Hulls and scroll down to HMAFV Sunderland (Her Majesty's Air Force Vessel).

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