Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: tugs62 on April 10, 2013, 08:22:51 pm
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ive bought a paddle boat off ebay this week does anyone know anything about these ive looked on line but can only find 1 other thats in scotland ive always wanted a paddle boat but they have always been way out of my reach as far as price but with a lot of work as the hulls in a poor state and its plastic i think it will be a nice boat and if anyones intrested i will post pictures as i go along
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Hi Tugs.
The vessel is called Lulonga. Think it was one of these african river steamies.
If you use the forum search facility at the top of the page you wil find the plans and build article.
Just enter the word Lulonga.
The build was in the Dec 1994 M. Boats mag and there may be a PDF for it online.
Frank. :P
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Thanks Frank thats a great help :-)) :-))
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Have a look on padleducks site as they cover this one.
Don't forget to come back here afterwards. %)
Cheers
ken
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Hi
I also have a Lulonga, bought off this site last year, sails very well and looks good on the water. Steers with two large rudders, not by the motors, but does not like astern very much due to the shape of the paddles.
Richard
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if mine turns out half as nice as yours Richard i will be happy not sure if iam leaving it steering like a tank or putting a rudder on yet i have managed to split the hull away and think iam going to fibre glass it dont fancy scratch building one
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hull split away it came a part easyer than i thought it would fibre glassing the inside as i didnt fancy scratch building one
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Glad it's going we'll mine has a fibreglass hull but I don't know where it came from or who made it.
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I would suggest you get rid of the drive chains and sprockets as these will generate a high level of radio interference if my experience with a paddler similarly outfitted is anything to go by. Belts and toothed pulleys are preferable.
Barry M
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Thanks Barry i will keep a look out for a set but for now will have to use what ive got as no money left now but will put the radio well away now you ve told me that think i might have the paddle bug as well now been looking at plans of a mississippi one now but it will be a long way off {-) any way i managed to re join the hull today and run some resin round the join from the inside that should make it water tight
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a couple more of todays should have the hull painted tonight its not perfect but its the best i could do at least it wont leek now
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Looking Good! :-))
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hull in paint not a lot going to get done now till next weekend who ever invented work didnt build boats
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another
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looking good so far.
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Hi,
Have always liked these boats, ever since it appeared in Model Boats way back when.
You are doing a sterling job of rebuilding.
Keep up the good work, following with interest
cheers
vnkiwi
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Hi Tugs
As you asked here is a picture of the rudders and also one side of the toothed belt drive to the paddles as suggested by Barry. The shape of the rear hull on your boat seems a lot different to mine.
Richard
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Thanks for that Richard i think i will put a rudder in it is a little bit different as far as the belt drive i will change my chain but at a later date when i come across a set and if ive been given my pocket money {-)
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i didnt like the stuck down paper wood on the deck so used some thin planks i had laying around the stain says its satin so i hope the shine dies down
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a bit more done hopefully the bath test will be next weekend
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shes finished bath test done now need to get down the lake trouble is it will have to be a calm water sailer
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Nice refurb :-))
Theres somthing magical about paddle boats for me no to sure what it is.
One paddler thats a little odd is this one on a narrowboat
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well the weather was nice today so took the paddle boat down to Fleetwood and had a great time sailing her heres a couple of pictures if anything the rudder could do with being a bit bigger but she still turned ok so now on the look out for the next project :}
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Turned out very well :-)) . Interesting subject.
Mark
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Thanks Mark I have past it on now but have got hold of the plans so will be scratch building one soon