Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: funtimefrankie on March 02, 2008, 08:03:08 pm

Title: Steam Packet "Viking" having fun
Post by: funtimefrankie on March 02, 2008, 08:03:08 pm
Clip 3 is the best, just messing about in boats.......

Clip 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJYNU9Zfx9s
Clip 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUfOhAA5sok
Clip 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8xFJcLLlE
Title: Re: Steam Packet "Viking" having fun
Post by: Bryan Young on March 02, 2008, 09:22:29 pm
Clip 3 is the best, just messing about in boats.......

Clip 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJYNU9Zfx9s
Clip 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUfOhAA5sok
Clip 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8xFJcLLlE

Very neat turning circle. Absolutely useless if you were turning to pick up a man in the water. So I think "they" were just showboating. Not a good advert for seamanship.
Title: Re: Steam Packet "Viking" having fun
Post by: boatmadman on March 02, 2008, 10:38:52 pm
Looks like the rudder was stuck hard over!  ;D
Title: Re: Steam Packet "Viking" having fun
Post by: funtimefrankie on March 03, 2008, 09:00:24 am
They were filming for a publicity film, I'm told.