How to push back flamed outs planes and boats

[omar yordi]

We have the same problem everibody has with marine activities.
Retrieve.

Our group is of about 15 (planes and boats), and are thinking in building a kind of catamaran stqarting with big floats we can scratch build.

Ideas include two motors to direct drive two rudders, differential throtle, open U figure to "push" flamed outs, you get the idea...

We are sure there are plenty of suggestions some nice sloul could provide. Plans would be better we would be willing to pay decently for plans or the info that can be provided.

We are really the big kids of this city and we love it. Planes, Helis, Jets, Scale, Boats, Sailplanes, cars, trucks. and it can go on, but that's the mane of the game.

As per water we have like 5 Miss Llumars, 2 V24, 3 Shock Waves, 1 Enforcer Magnum 57, and several smaler and E boats. 3 or 4 float planes completes the list. ADAM is ourClub, located in Maracaibo Venezuela, 55 active members, and the usual stuff.

Love to share with any modeler, ans specially if we get a good idea to gets us out of the pushing-pulling problem

Thanks

Omar Yordi

oyordif@cantv.net :confused:

[CaptLee]

Find a pool cleaner and convert to your idea or better yet buid a Springer and just go after it. They use mostly Car castoffs for motive and radio stuff, flat nose makes it easy for anyone to operate, would be a handy club or group project and could be a let the owners do it themselves.

[Prins Willem]

Hi Omar,

One of our club members built a pontoon style recovery boat. It uses two motors and speed controls, no rudders.

I was down in Georgia this spring and the club down there went one better. They race cracker boxes and needed a rescue boat. Theirs has a lifting device to raise the victim out of the water. Really cool.

[toesup]

One word...

"Springer"... :D

Cheap, easy to build and GREAT fun!..

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=522762

131 pages of them!!!!! :D

[Kmot]

That SEBM Diversified Recovery boat is still the coolest rescue boat I have ever seen! :D

[arrow5]

Omar; the Springer is the easiest option I think. A bit more power than the standard might be required and a couple of extensions added where the springs are attached. The Diversified lifter is good for seriously disabled boats or planes though. Send us some pics of a Springer in Venezuela :D

[towboatjoe]

How about Da-Boat-Getem-Backer?
We've used it since 1990 and it has never failed us.
Always best to have twin motors with seperate control for manuverability.
There's a wire screen that wraps underneath just in case the recovered vessel has been taking on water.

[Brooks]

If you want a simple attachment to convert an existing boat into a rescue boat, look at the photo "Bob rescues Pirate Army men....". A simple H frame made of 1/2" cpvc pipe, foam pipe insulation, and the net from a bag of grapes, seems to work for me. If you are worried about floatation of the casualty, add a couple toilet bowl floats to the frame. Vac u boat site has several photos and descriptions of rescue systems.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=727913#post7990441
http://www.vac-u-boat.com/Towing_Recovery.htm