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[nemesis]

As the last posting, I was given a good Mersey Lifeboat. Has anyone out there got the plans that I could beg, borrow, copy or buy, thank you Nemesis

[Mrs Stav]

contact the rnli at poole headquarters and they will send you a pdf file of the plans


Mrs Stav

[nemesis]

Nice try and thank you Mrs Stav, phoned up and got "no products for this boat" so I am hoping the lifeboat men come up trumps, surely someone out there has a set. nemesis

[6705russell]

Had more or less the same reply about some Arun plans…

[Charlie]

There is a person selling off lots of sets of RNLI plans in the Model Lifeboat facebook group. Worth checking out

[6705russell]

I think she only has the Atlantic’s and Solent left.

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

A GOOD morning
i do have the plans of the RNLI  Watson class lifeboat " Plymouth"
If you are interested i can have a copy made and sent it to you. copy and post ?
the length is 39,inches.
Looking forward to hear from you
regards
Herman Lifeboatlover

[nemesis]

Thank you very much, unfortunately it is the Mersey L/B that I am after with the stanchion arrangements because all the ones I have seen are different to each other. Chuss, nemesis

[LIFEBOAT LOVER]

NEMESIS a good morning
please excuse me for the big fault i have made
The plans i have are designed by the famous vic smeed and the model is a BARNETT STROMNES the lifeboat is called Robert & Marcella Beck stationed in Plymouth.
is this of any help for you ?
regards
herman lifeboatlover

[spongie]

Contact [email protected] and speak to Hayley Whiting she will be able to help with PDF copies of all former ALBs

[nemesis]

thank you to all who tried to help. I got it sorted at the end. This Mersey has two 850s running 35mm props. I do not like 850s as they are ampy and too heavy and with lead acids even more so. So to brushless. Has anybody got experience with brushless wih this lifeboat as to motor size. I will still run the 35mm props as the boat in real life was not all that fast. Thank you, nemesis

[Colin Bishop]

What scale is the model? (or length)

Colin

[nemesis]

Hi Colin. Thanks for the reply, It is inch to the foot. The weight difference between the 850 set-up and a brushless is vast, so it is brushless that I am looking to. My knowledge of the brushless scene is scant, hence the call for info. thanks again, bill 

[Colin Bishop]

Hi Nemesis,

The late, lamented, Paul Freshney, previous Editor of Model Boats magazine, built a 1:12 scale Manfred Seivers Mersey kit (23 inches long) and shared the build details with me.

He fitted Turnigy D2822/17 1100 KV motors which he said gave good performance and that would be good enough for me.

Not sure if these motors are still available but you should be able to find equivalents.

Cheers,

Colin

[JoJoElbe]

H built a 1:12 scale Manfred Sievers Mersey kit (23 inches long) a

Typo?Sievers kit is 1:20 (your length is right)The motor seems reasonable, I had two D2830 1000KV for it, but sold it before building it because I got a Shannon 1/12 semi kit.
Btw. Manfred Sievers passed away last month.  Not clear and probably low chance that someone will take over and continue.

[Colin Bishop]

Yes, a typo - Had a busy day!
Sorry to hear about Manfred Sievers. Paul made several of his kits and really liked them,

Colin

[nemesis]

thanks a lot Colin, bill