Dumas - USCG 36500 Motor Lifeboat Kit 36"
Manufacturer: Dumas Product Code: DUM 1258
USCG 36500 Motor Lifeboat Kit 36"
R/C Capable
The CG 36500 is famous for the rescue of 32 men from the tanker S. S. Pendleton, which broke in half during a winter storm off Chatham Bar, the elbow of Cape Cod (also known as New England's graveyard of ships). To this day, the saving of the Pendleton crew remains the single greatest small-boat rescue in the history of the United States Coast Guard. The crew received the Gold Life Saving Medal for hard work during this cold, dark rescue attempt. This kit features balsa planking over laser cut lite ply frames Detail parts include cast metal fittings, color flags and decals, and a sheet of laser cut birch ply detail pieces. The kit has excellent documentation with it's full size plan, 43 page instruction manual and packet of 59 figure drawings.
Kit # 1258
Length: 27" inches
Beam: 8" inches
Scale: 1/16th
*Additional items for power and radio controlled operation: (Sold Separately)
# DUMA2371 Running Hardware Kit
# DUMA2025 6v 10,000 RPM Motor
# DUMA8314 Electronic Speed Control
# 7.2V NiCad Battery
# NiCad Charger
# 2 Channel Radio
Please Note: some of the running hardware parts are called for early in the construction of the model.