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14 March 2012 at 22:15 #2106
DANIEL MORGAN
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14 March 2012 at 22:15 #33693
DANIEL MORGAN
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hi all my names dan

i have just got a wreck of about its a arun lifeboat been stored for a long time

all the aruns i can find are 52 inches long

the one i got is 59 inches long fiberglass hull and all wood super structure

the super structure is rotted out so i have to rebuild

my querry is as its 59 inches and wood supertructure rounded bridge verion the name is edward bridges

is it a kit if so who built it??????

in its day it would of been nice working wipers radar and crane all this has to be ripped out its all siezed it also had a man on back working a pump via servo (sterup pump ) the boat is a total wreck been stored somewhere wet

its needing full rebuild and refitting i just cant seem to find anyone doing a 58 /59 inch fiberglass hull version like this one

many thanks for any help on this

can anyone help me please
15 March 2012 at 08:02 #33694
neil hp
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Edward Bridges was actually the 3rd Arun lifeboat to be built and made of cold moulded diagonal planked 3 layers of timber rather than the grp that later boats were built…..she was also 54' in length so unless you have the measurement wrong, it will have been scratch built at a scale NOT to 1:12..she had the rounded transom and was one of only 5 54foot boats to be built

hope this helps. she was stationed at Torbay, and is now on permenant display at the Chatham lifeboat display

there were some longer "ARUN".type hulls builtbut they went to foreign lifeboat services

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 15/03/2012 08:03:47
15 March 2012 at 18:41 #33695
DANIEL MORGAN
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@danielmorgan23794
thanks for that i must of had too many ciders its 56 inches long yes its got rounded transum thanks for the info its appreciated do you know any where i can get some close up pictures ? ive searched google but cant find any close up ones .

many thanks for your time

dan
15 March 2012 at 19:47 #33696
Colin Bishop
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Hi Daniel,

The original boat is now part of the Historic Lifeboat Collection at Chatham Dockyard and restored to her original appearance. See here.

If you are serious about restoring the model then it would be worth making a visit as you could get all the photos you want.

Otherwise, try contacting the museum and see if they can help you with photos.

Colin
15 March 2012 at 20:38 #33698
DANIEL MORGAN
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@danielmorgan23794
i may well do that thanks for your help

the only two things im really stuck on is the 2 hoists on the side the boat how were they attached what held them upright etc

and if anyone knows where i can buy the dinghy is it a d class are these available in kits etc ?

thanks for your help
15 March 2012 at 21:37 #33700
neil hp
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Hi Daniel….do you mean the A bracket lifts to the aft of the cabin superstructure?. They were tied up and used a twin block for lifting..used mainly for extracting dead weights ( unconcious persons especially) from the water using a strop.

as for the little Rib…….it's actually smaller than a "D" type……….it's a "Y" type boat and you can get hold of one of those in kit form from Speedline models in 1:12 scale..see here.

http://speedlinemodels.com/page31.html

enjoy the build.

neil.
15 March 2012 at 21:49 #33701
DANIEL MORGAN
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cheers niel thats great did not know if they were tied up and thanks for the link ill have to save my pennies

thanks alot
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