Shannon Lifeboat

[tangerine_sedge]

lufbramatt said:

Skyedriver said:

tangerine_sedge said:

Reading the 'rumourmonger' subforum on Britmodeller, it sounds like Airfix might bring out an additional decal sheet containing all the alternative names & numbers. If Airfix don't then someone likely will, as there seems to be quite a demand...

ooh now that would be good.
Waits with baited breath.

And this:http://www.becc.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p905.html
Thanks osterbo

Edited by Skyedriver on Friday 3rd May 20:09

Shannon decal sheet is now on the Airfix website

https://uk.airfix.com/products/decal-sheet-rnli-sh...

[Zad]

Here: https://uk.airfix.com/products/decal-sheet-rnli-sh...

£9:99 seems a bit much, but hey ho. I guess it will need quite a few hours work to produce and could potentially not sell that many. I hope this is the start of Airfix adding detail and upgrade sets. It is excellent that they listened.

[Eric Mc]

That price is not too bad for a dedicated decal sheet.


Airfix produced a parts upgrade set for their Vickers Valiant to allow it to be changed to a photo recce variant.

[Jader1973]

How do the RNLI choose the names?

According to the decal sheet one of the relief fleet is called “Reg”

[Catweazle]

Jader1973 said:

How do the RNLI choose the names?

According to the decal sheet one of the relief fleet is called “Reg”

If you donate a sufficient sizable sum of money to them you can choose a name, or at least that's how it used to work.

[Skyedriver]

That's going to save me a lot of hassle, 13-50 The Campbell Watson. Our new boat in Oban.

[Simpo Two]

Catweazle said:

If you donate a sufficient sizable sum of money to them you can choose a name, or at least that's how it used to work.

A fair idea, but would need caveats - I don't suppose they'd call one 'Adolf Hitler' even for £10M...

[hidetheelephants]

The Flying Spaghetti Monster.

[Geoff391]

Saw a real one close up today at Seahouses in northumberland. Was having a wash as they are having an RNLI day tomorrow.
Very funky transporter set up , it fits in the shed somehow .

[Skyedriver]

Interesting bit of kit there.
Same lifeboat that we have now at Oban, a Shaanon Class.

[Athlon]

The thing the boat sits on along with the 'tractor' is called the SLARS (Shannon Launch & Recovery System). I most cases the unit and trailer tracks are powered, there are some in suitable locations that only have the tractor powered. Built by Clayton Engineering (who are owned by the RNLI).

The way the system works to recover the boat is interesting and a film is available to watch here:
SLARS in action

Compared to the way the Mersey class that preceded the Shannon this system is faster and safer and requires less shore crew to manage the recovery.

As for the boat fitting in the boat house, the masts and aerials fold down close the the superstructure although they are still usually a tight fit! If you ever see Rhyl Lifeboat being rehoused you will see just how tight it can be!

Everything in the pics above has been designed,built and maintained by the RNLI, over 50 Shannons are now operational in our waters.