I don't need a bigger boat, I have one.

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  • QuarterMaster
    No one
    • Jul 2003
    • 607
    #1

    I don't need a bigger boat, I have one.

    Introducing the latest to my 1:48 Scale Fleet......
    USS KEY WEST SSN-722
    Currently a Flight 3 DeBoer Hull so I'll be modifying her to the Flight 2 688 Class.
    LOA 98" BEAM 8-1/4"
    Coming 2019 to a pond near you.......

    Here are some pic's, but I'll try add the following link too. If that works for you, you can follow along as the build progresses.

    SSN-722

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    v/r "Sub" Ed

    Silent Service "Cold War" Veteran (The good years!)
    NEVER underestimate the power of a Sailor who served aboard a submarine.
    USS ULYSSES S GRANT-USS SHARK-USS NAUTILUS-USS KEY WEST-USS KRAKEN-USS PATRICK HENRY-HMS VENGEANCE-U25-SSRN SEAVIEW-PROTEUS-NAUTILUS
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    • bob the builder
      Former SC President
      • Feb 2003
      • 1367
      #2
      Can't wait to see this in the water! She'll put up a significant wake, for sure!

      Bob
      The Nautilus Drydocks - Exceptional Products for the World of R/C Submarines - www.nautilusdrydocks.com

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        • ccontrol
          SubCommittee Member
          • Mar 2012
          • 186
          #3
          If you get bored a few quick changes and It'll pass for a Mark 46...

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            • QuarterMaster
              No one
              • Jul 2003
              • 607
              #4
              In today's culture I can hear the handcuffs snapping shut even thinking about that!
              v/r "Sub" Ed

              Silent Service "Cold War" Veteran (The good years!)
              NEVER underestimate the power of a Sailor who served aboard a submarine.
              USS ULYSSES S GRANT-USS SHARK-USS NAUTILUS-USS KEY WEST-USS KRAKEN-USS PATRICK HENRY-HMS VENGEANCE-U25-SSRN SEAVIEW-PROTEUS-NAUTILUS

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                • QuarterMaster
                  No one
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 607
                  #5
                  A better appreciation of what I'm working with.....

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                  v/r "Sub" Ed

                  Silent Service "Cold War" Veteran (The good years!)
                  NEVER underestimate the power of a Sailor who served aboard a submarine.
                  USS ULYSSES S GRANT-USS SHARK-USS NAUTILUS-USS KEY WEST-USS KRAKEN-USS PATRICK HENRY-HMS VENGEANCE-U25-SSRN SEAVIEW-PROTEUS-NAUTILUS

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                    • thor
                      SubCommittee Member
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 1479
                      #6
                      Dang, Ed! You pushing for a hernia operation? That is a beast!
                      Regards,

                      Matt

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                        • salmon
                          Treasurer
                          • Jul 2011
                          • 2342
                          #7
                          A beast is exactly the description that went through my mind too!
                          If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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                            • JWLaRue
                              Managing Editor, SubCommittee Report
                              • Aug 1994
                              • 4281
                              #8
                              It's a ride-on model sub!

                              -Jeff
                              Rohr 1.....Los!

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                                • mike dory
                                  SubCommittee Member
                                  • Feb 2004
                                  • 158
                                  #9
                                  Ed, Just as a matter of interest, how big was the real one?

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                                    • Ralph --- SSBN 598
                                      Junior Member
                                      • Oct 2012
                                      • 1417
                                      #10
                                      USS Key West
                                      Length = 361.9"
                                      Beam = 32.8"

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                                        • bob the builder
                                          Former SC President
                                          • Feb 2003
                                          • 1367
                                          #11
                                          Is that a Ray Mason Nautilus hanging on the wall?
                                          The Nautilus Drydocks - Exceptional Products for the World of R/C Submarines - www.nautilusdrydocks.com

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                                            • QuarterMaster
                                              No one
                                              • Jul 2003
                                              • 607
                                              #12
                                              Yes Bob...yes it is lol

                                              One of his original hulls. A bit warped, so when Ray is done with some projects he plans to help me reshape it. Everything else is ready.
                                              v/r "Sub" Ed

                                              Silent Service "Cold War" Veteran (The good years!)
                                              NEVER underestimate the power of a Sailor who served aboard a submarine.
                                              USS ULYSSES S GRANT-USS SHARK-USS NAUTILUS-USS KEY WEST-USS KRAKEN-USS PATRICK HENRY-HMS VENGEANCE-U25-SSRN SEAVIEW-PROTEUS-NAUTILUS

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                                                • QuarterMaster
                                                  No one
                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                  • 607
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by thor View Post
                                                  Dang, Ed! You pushing for a hernia operation? That is a beast!
                                                  Right now she comes in at ~26lbs, say two 12V 7Ah @ 12lbs, add another 10 for the equipment so her dry weight should come in around the weight of a cement bag.

                                                  I find moving her around the house more cumbersome than tiring. Really have to watch it swinging around as you maneuver lol! My Launch-Haul system at the lake will handle water draining during retrieve. When I used it with the 591 at Groton, they all called it cheating!
                                                  v/r "Sub" Ed

                                                  Silent Service "Cold War" Veteran (The good years!)
                                                  NEVER underestimate the power of a Sailor who served aboard a submarine.
                                                  USS ULYSSES S GRANT-USS SHARK-USS NAUTILUS-USS KEY WEST-USS KRAKEN-USS PATRICK HENRY-HMS VENGEANCE-U25-SSRN SEAVIEW-PROTEUS-NAUTILUS

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                                                    • QuarterMaster
                                                      No one
                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                      • 607
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by JWLaRue View Post
                                                      It's a ride-on model sub!

                                                      -Jeff
                                                      Well, I am fitting 2 of my 3 Chihuahua's with Snorkel Gear and appropriately sized Submarine Warfare Pins.
                                                      v/r "Sub" Ed

                                                      Silent Service "Cold War" Veteran (The good years!)
                                                      NEVER underestimate the power of a Sailor who served aboard a submarine.
                                                      USS ULYSSES S GRANT-USS SHARK-USS NAUTILUS-USS KEY WEST-USS KRAKEN-USS PATRICK HENRY-HMS VENGEANCE-U25-SSRN SEAVIEW-PROTEUS-NAUTILUS

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                                                        • scott t
                                                          Member
                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                          • 880
                                                          #15
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                                                          Safe down to 3 meters

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