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We developed the Ramboline to be used in conjunction with the Ramborator. It is a dumb barge, or non-powered lighter, fitted with a
radio-controlled bow flap which is actuated by a sailwinch. A bow thruster can be fitted for improved manoeuvrability.
The barge can carry payloads weighing up to about 14 kg, and the load bay dimensions can accommodate articulated truck trailers up
to a scale of 1 : 14.5. The hull is divided into ten watertight compartments. All the RC components are housed in the stern, while the
bow of the boat is designed to accept a bow thruster.
The model is of all-plastic construction, and all the plastic parts are supplied accurately laser-cut. The boat's components are fitted
together using the tab-and-slot principle before being glued. The watertight hatches for the RC system components and bow thruster
are held in place by screws. If you intend to fit a bow thruster, it is essential to install it while you are constructing the hull.
It is virtually impossible to install the bow thruster on the finished model. We recommend the use of our bow thruster, Order No.
7020/11
Specification
Overall length
1188 mm
Beam
329 mm
Load bay length 1117 mm
Load bay width 200 mm
Dry weight
2.7 kg incl. RC
Max. payload
14 kg
Building instructions
1. Lay the hull bottom 1 flat on the building board, and insert frames 2 - 11 in the slots in
the bottom panel. Slide the two central bottom rails 14 through the notches in the frames.
Fit the two outer rails 14 in the outside frame notches.
Note that all the rails must project beyond the hull bottom by at least 9 mm at front and
rear.
Glue all the frames and rails to the hull bottom.
Place the main deck 33 on the frames to ensure correct alignment.
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2. Glue the carriageway deck girders 15a to the frames under the main
deck 33. These parts are 495 mm long, and should be positioned with
an adequate projection at front and rear. There should be a gap
between the girders.
Do not glue the deck in place at this stage.
Glue the rails 15a to the frames.
Take care to maintain the projections at front and rear.
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4. Place the frame 18 over the deck girders 15, and fit it in the
slot in the deck from the underside. Insert the deck tab into
frame 18, and set frame 18 at right-angles to the deck. Lay the
RC plate 20 on the deck girders 15.
Insert the sealing plate 24 in the slot in the RC plate 20, and
push it onto the deck girders 15 as far as frame 18.
Glue the plate 24 to the RC plate and the deck.
Glue the RC plate 20 to the deck girders.
5. Fit the lower stern plate 19
on the bottom rails 14, and
glue it to the hull bottom, the
rails 14, the girders 15 and
the RC plate.
Fig. 5
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20
19
15
3. Assemble the bow thruster box by gluing together parts 28 - 30, then
insert the tabs in the slots in the hull bottom. Glue the box to the bottom
panel 1, taking care to produce watertight joints. Glue the forward deck
support 31 to the outside of part 30.
Thread the cable duct 17 through the holes in the frames as far as the
bow thruster compartment, and glue all the joints.
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inner 15
outer 15
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6. Insert the two outer deck girders 15 in the notches in the
frames.
Fit the inner hull walls in the notches in the frames adjacent
to the girders 15. Fit the inner girders 15 in the frame
notches to clamp the inner hull wall in place. Now fit frame
18 on the inner hull walls. Insert the deck extensions in the
slots in the hull walls. Glue the deck 33 to the girders, the
frames and the inner hull sides.
Glue the RC plate 20 to frame 18.
