BARGAIN BUYS.

This feature is a way of passing on all kinds of model boat related items that I no longer have a use for. There are things I’ve bought, and no longer need, items I’ve taken in part exchange deals and don’t want to keep, or motors & other items left over from building jobs. Everything is new and unused unless otherwise described. Unless P & P costs are quoted, this is something we can sort out for each deal, for smaller items it will just be the cost of a padded bag and the postage.

I’ll do my best to keep this page fully up to date, but do e-mail or phone to confirm availability of items before sending any payment. All ordering and payment details are the same as specified on the standard Order form, and you'll find that if you click on the Price List & How to Order tab.

ITEMS FOR SALE.

ELECTRIC MOTORS & OTHER ASSORTED ITEMS.

A recent stock check showed that I have more electric motors than I need, so I’d be happy to sell some to interested customers. most result from a deal done with a model shop that was going out of business, and the others are mainly left-overs from customers orders, or from some project that wasn’t proceeded with. All these motors are unused, and I also have a few items like spare Olympus reduction drive units. It’s all odds & ends, and all are cheaper than you’d find in model shops, so if you are buying a hull or two, it’s worth asking what other items I have available that could be used to power them. All at less than normal retail prices, and post free if bought with any hull. If you are interested, send an e-mail query, and I’ll reply with the current stock list as an attachment.

NAVY KOMPACT.
This is one of the items mentioned in the previous entry, and it's really nice, a high quality 6 to 9.6 volt 550 type motor, geared down 3.3 to 1, and all in one single unit with an 8" shaft for easy installation. It even comes with the correct 45mm prop, and this one is absolutely perfect for any MTB or Crash Tender hull around 36" long. I only have one of these, a leftover from a customer order. Normal price is about £26.00, but this one can be yours for just £22.00, no additional postage (UK)if ordered with any hull, otherwise £3.50.

GRAUPNER 500E.
A sad tale attached to this one, I was doing some boatbuilding work for a friend, when he died suddenly leaving me with most of the parts for a couple of boats, including two new 500E motors. These are high quality 545 type 5 pole low current drain motors, ideal for scale models, nominally 12v but they work fine on 6v as well. Price is £9.00 each, plus £2.50 UK postage unless sent with a hull.

ELECTRIC MOTORS, 385 type.
I've had two or three of these sitting on a shelf for some time, together with matching MFA Olympus geared reduction drive units. I bought them for an overseas customer to send with his hull, and he changed his mind at the last moment, making them surplus to requirements. I'll probably find a use for everything eventually, but if anyone can use them now, I'm asking just £4.50 apiece for the motors and £6.50 for each Olympus unit. No additional postage on any item if ordered with any hull, and only a modest extra UK P & P charge of £2.50 if you just want one or two motors or drives.

ELECTRIC MOTORS, 540 & 545 type.
I have two or three examples each of new and unused 540 (3-pole) and 545 (5-pole) motors for much the same reason as the 385s listed above, spares and leftovers from customer orders. These are offered at £5.50 each, and again no additional postage if ordered with any hull, and only a modest UK P & P charge of £2.50 for any number of motors if sold separately.

MULTIPLEX PERMAX MOTORS.
I have two different sized examples, both supplied by customers for fitting into hulls, but just not suitable for the models intended, which left them surplus to requirements. They aren’t the kind of thing I’m likely to use, and I can’t tell you much more about either motor than appears below.

MULTIPLEX PERMAX 500.
This a good motor for high speed hulls, the dimensions are more or less the same as a standard 540. You can’t really use it with gel cells, but would need an 8.4volt nicad pack. Quite a good motor choice for a medium-vee type hull like my French Pilot Launch, if you want some speed and don’t expect very long running times, this one should do nicely.

I only have one of these, and it can be yours for just £7.50, no additional postage if ordered with any hull, £2.50 otherwise.

MULTIPLEX PERMAX 480.
This is a smaller version of the one above, about the same size as a 385, but more powerful and a bit more thirsty than most examples. Best power source would be a 7.2 volt nicad pack.

I have two of these, and they could be yours for £5.50 each, or £9.50 for the pair, no additional postage if ordered with any hull, about £2.50 otherwise.

M-TRONICS– M-SONIK MARINE 15 - electric speed controller.
These are excellent items, the best speed controllers I’ve found, I never use anything else. This unit is the latest Viper version and unused in the original packaging. A customer supplied it, but decided it wasn't up to the amps of the motor he intended to use, so replaced it, leaving me with the original. I’ll get round to using this myself eventually if no-one takes it off my hands, and current retail is about £21.00, but I’m only asking £18.50 plus £2.50 for postage. As with every other item listed, no extra postage cost if ordered with one of my hulls.

KINGSTON MOULDINGS HULLS – (very) Slight seconds.

When I wander around, taking my usual professional interest in the fibreglass hulls for sale on trade stands at model shows, there always seem to be one or two that make me wonder how anyone in the business could possibly have the nerve to put such rubbish on display. I've seen every conceivable GRP fault, flimsy mouldings, air bubbles, crazing etc, as well as terrible surface finishes, occasionally all of these faults on a single hull, and it often strikes me that I’ve thrown away much better hulls than that. I’m not going to do it any more though. From time to time a hull comes out of one of my moulds that is ever so slightly sub standard, not quite good enough to send out to customers, but too good to chuck out. Typically, these hulls have only very minor cosmetic problems, like chips, scratches or streaks, or sometimes a small air bubble or void. All faults will have been properly repaired with filler or gel and sanded smooth, and every one of these hulls is guaranteed 100% perfect under a couple of coats of paint, so what are you waiting for?

These ‘substandard’ hulls are much better than several I’ve seen offered as ‘perfect’ from some other moulders, and all are offered at a useful saving over normal prices. If you are interested in anything listed, send me an e-mail query and I’ll reply with a slightly more detailed description if necessary. Apologies for the fact that this section rarely changes, I must be getting better at it, as I rarely seem to produce sub-standard hulls these days. I'd like to point out that the items listed here are all I have, I quite often get people asking if I have a slight second of some hull or other, and the answer is always "No!". The hulls listed here are the only seconds I have.

Still a bit worried about buying one of these hulls? Here's a comment from a recent satisfied customer.

Ashley Heath, Rosliston, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, UK, 01.11.07

"Just wanted to let you know that everything arrived safely, and that I am extremely happy with the hull. Can't believe it was even a slight second. I can only assume that you must have very high standards, it's been a pleasure doing business with you".

CURRENT STOCKS.

H.S. CLASS TUG.
This otherwise perfect hull has only one minor blemish, a small repair somewhere below the waterline amidships. I tried to do an 'invisible mending' job on the damaged area, which is only about 10mm across, but was only 95% successful, and you can just make out the repair, but apart from this the hull is completely sound, and there will be nothing at all to see once it has been painted. Not much of a fault, so not much of a reduction, just £5.00 off the usual price, which makes it £54.75 plus £11.50 for postage.