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Charlie

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Launching device
« on: May 15, 2020, 08:02:54 am »
Saw this Interesting launching contraption on the Aldridge Model Boat Club website
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Re: Launching device
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2020, 01:49:09 pm »
We've got a similar one at Knightcote. I've never seen anyone use it though!
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Re: Launching device
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2020, 02:05:28 pm »
How does it deploy the boat, it doesn't appear to protrude into the water and the wheels on the carrier would just 'fall off the edge', wouldn't something like the falkirk wheel be better.
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Re: Launching device
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2020, 02:44:29 pm »
Have seen a demo of it somewhere before %)
The poolside structure base is a fixture, no tilting elements........it has 2 x launching rails angled down to the water
The wire winch lowers the V shaped cradle down the rails & into the water & the vessel floats off


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Re: Launching device
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2020, 07:25:59 pm »
The first used wood rail wheels on a square tubing frame.
 
Second had a hand crank to lower and raise the ship in the cradle.
 
Both were portable, and brought to the pond.  :-)
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Re: Launching device
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2020, 07:42:37 pm »
Goole model boat club has a good one made by H Sharpe.
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Re: Launching device
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2020, 07:58:32 pm »

This is a video I took of the launching system at the Jersey Model Boat Club in 2013, unfortunately the club is no longer at the site this was taken.
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