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Title: Gearboxes for model boats
Post by: Pat Matthews on June 16, 2009, 03:04:54 am

Hi all-

This might be useful for some who'd like to slow down their drives a bit-- an article I wrote some time ago about using gearboxes in scale model boats, now on-line:
http://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/writings/all-geared-up/

Pat M

Title: Re: Gearboxes for model boats
Post by: andygh on June 16, 2009, 03:33:37 am

Interesting stuff, thanks

Just a note on the Graupner universal gearbox, I have one fitted to a springer tug, as you say it does sound noisy on the bench but 2 or 3 yards away on the water it is almost completely silent