10940 Great Eastern Highway,
Sawyers Valley 6074, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
Phone/Fax: 61 (08) 9295 6466
DRUMBEAT OF DEVON - FISHERIES PATROL VESSEL ( * * * )
The DRUMBEAT OF DEVON was built in 1991 by Damen of Holland based upon the Stan Patrol 2200 design with modifications carried out to customer specifications, in this case Devon County Council Fisheries Protection Department.
All counties in the United Kingdom are responsible for the regulating and licensing the fisheries off their coast upto the 3 mile limit, in this case, Devonto patrol the North and South coast where the vessel has to be capable of rounding the rugged Cornish coastline, and the endurance to support herself and crew for periods up to 6 days and to be both fast and comfortable for most sea conditions. The Drumbeat of Devon has a complement of 4 persons, a maximum speed of 18 knots and a cruising speed of 15 knots.
The kit is within the capababilities of the reasonably experienced modeller. Performance of the model is excellent on the water, with no tendency to keel over in the tightest of turns, attributed to the batteries positioned at the lowest point in the hull.
Kit contents: detailed GRP hull; propshafts and tubes, rudders and propellers. Styrene for deck, superstructure and a highly detailed wheelhouse interior which alone includes 300 parts. A set of approximately 250 cast white metal fittings; moulded styrene rescue boat, dinghy and liferaft cannisters. A large "HIAB Seacrane" kit. Assembly instructions and drawings.
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS: Twin Screw. SCALE 1:24 LENGTH: 915mm (36") BEAM 230mm (9.0") DISPLACEMENT: ca. 7.0kg (15.0lbs)
REQUIRED FOR OPERATION (not included in kit): Radio Control (2 or 4 channel), speed controllers, motors, couplings, battery.
