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Old 06-18-2003, 02:24 AM
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It's finally happened. After flying model planes for a number of years I decided it was time to get a yacht. I ordered a Kyosho Seawind a while back and it arrived today! I'll keep u posted of the progress
Old 06-18-2003, 03:30 AM
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Welcome to the ranks captain.
Old 06-19-2003, 09:34 PM
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My dad has one of those. Sweet boat.
Old 06-30-2003, 10:42 AM
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Well i've started building and come across my first small problem. The hull requires painting and is made from ABS plastic. What do you guys use as a filler for plastic?
Old 06-30-2003, 07:12 PM
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What do you need filler for? I just give mine a nice coat of wax now and then
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I sailed one of those a month ago - it's an absolute jet when everything's right. Filler? Isn't that what trim tape is made for? Just cover it up and soldier on!

ABS should respond to Squadron putties.....
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I need the filler (not much) to smooth out the area on the bottom of the hull after fitting the keel box.
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The Squadron putty or an equivalent would be available at the LHS. It's easy to work with and gives a finer finish than I'm capable of achieving....... I used it to fair the blob on my Dumbass Star 45.
Old 08-06-2003, 10:36 AM
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It's finished Finally, haven't sailed it yet, hopefully that will happen this weekend. I haven't got any pics yet (I think its time I got a digital camera ) but will let you know how it goes. After looking at mine a friend has gone out and ordered a seawind to. I'm impressed with the kit and its quality and looking forward to finding out how it sail's.
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Wellcome to world of no nitro, exsaust, expensive batteries and chargers, mean people, and all that stuff!!!
Old 08-07-2003, 01:14 PM
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I had a Seawind with the fiberglass hull and I loved that boat! It was so fast and just a really nice boat to sail.

Have fun!

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Old 08-11-2003, 08:12 AM
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how much is your kyosho boat?
Old 08-11-2003, 08:22 AM
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Well on sunday I took the boat down for a test sail. When I got there it was about 7 knots, perfect for a first sail. In the time that it took for me to rig up the wind strength went to about 18 knots. Hmmm, bit much for a first try. So I packed up and went home oh well there is always next week.
P.S I paid $520 aus for the kit.
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"$520 aus", how big is it?
You could buy a 1.4 meter one with US $50, in China. Your boat should be better quality (an exported product), but I still enjoy my boat.

I found my boat run pretty well in a light wind this sunday and can even drive teams of fish, in the pond, escape their ways out by a sudden approach.
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The seawind is 1 meter long and about 1.85 tall. $520 aus is very cheap for a boat of this caliber. My mate has a carbonfiber 1 meter which cost $1700 and my boat, I'm told is just as fast.
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what does a seawind looks like ? Does any one has a picture of it ?

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Old 09-06-2003, 03:38 AM
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I just got back from my first test sail. Had to delay it about three weeks due to bad weather but today was a good day so in it went. All in all I'm a very happy camper, the boat had no problems, stayed dry and was easy to control. I made a few changes to the rig which improved things. My mate which ordered one a while back picked his up last week and it looks like his will be ready for next weekend. Looking forward to some competition

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