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Aerokits Sea Commander

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Yet another boat in need of some TLC that I bought recently.
An Aerokits Sea Commander.
As you can see by the pictures. There are a few bits missing and some of the ply has delaminated (front half of the keel and a couple of bulkheads). My skills aren't such yet that I feel I could strip it down and replace those parts, so for now at least, my intension is to inject adhesive between the laminations, clamp them securely until the adhesive has cured. At least this will get some more strength back into them and help preserve it until I feel brave enough to do the job properly.
Like my other boats, this will also be brushless and lipo powered.

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  1. peterd
    Subteniente
    Hi, I went through this with my Sea Commander. My daughter bought it for me approx 5 years ago for $4 from a tip shop. Similar condition to yours with bad delamination in the keel and the timbers alongside the cabin.

    She soaked up water through the keel. Many hours work later she was on the water with a 750 motor and gel battery. Quite a turn of speed.

    She now has lith battery and brushless motor. First build and a great boat.
    Le gusta a DaveWhittaker
  2. PKGreen
    Marinero capaz
    I got a Sea Commander in 1974, I was 14 then, and my father helped me build it.
    Unfortunately I didn’t complete it and it was put away. Now is a good time to complete it and I am getting all R/C equipment and fittings together to complete it.
    Le gusta a DaveWhittaker and Martin555 and
  3. Madwelshman
    Teniente comandante
    A little more stripping (paint that is, not an after hours passtime!) done.
    Most of the blue paint now removed, just a few more areas that need some more work. As I said previously, the area around the stern tube that was previously thought to be fibreglass, turned out to be body filler, so still chipping away at that to get it all removed.
    After I have finished getting all of the paint and filler off, i can resin the keel and around the stern tube to make sure that they are water tight. Then it's sand and seal the hull, ready for primer.
    At least, I think that's the plan 🤔

    Will
    Le gusta a DaveWhittaker and Martin555 and
  4. Ianh
    Comandante
    Hi Doug,
    Most Aerokit Boats were designed for a Diesel
    Sea Commander was 2.5cc Sea Queen 7.5-10cc
    The Sea Queen ran well with a Taplin Twin
    My current clubs do not allow IC Engines at all
    Cheers
    Ian
    Le gusta a Martin555 and RNinMunich
  5. zoomaBronze
    Almirante de la flota
    It is certainly a good story - even if it is not true - I really like it!

    "never let the truth get in the way of a good story" is an adage that is always worth remembering 🤣

    Stay safe!

    Bob.
    Le gusta a Martin555 and RNinMunich and

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