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Captain John’s Remote Control Fleet
“A ship in harbor is safe.But that’s not what ships are for.”
Captain Shedd
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Fleet History
Circa 1971, Memo, a frisky little skipper from Mexico at the ripe old age of 5, who spoke not a word of English, entered into a partnership with his neighbor, John, a misguided engineer who was working on a crew to build a helicopter-borne submarine sonar detection
system for the US Navy.
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Fleet History
During a trip to Disneyland, it occurred to these two aspiring ship builders that what the world really needed was a soulful vessel to explore
the great waterways of the world.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Fleet History
Since these two enterprising ship builders lived quite literally on the other side of the railroad tracks in the old Mexican / Californian town of Pacoima, there were plenty of junk yards to roam. From their ship yard, a
great paddle wheeler was built and stocked with plenty of black eyed peas, whiskey, and a big fat pig.
Memo The River Boat
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Remote Control Cabin
If you wanna be a sailor, you gotta look like one and ya gotta have a proper captain’s cabin.
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Sailors at the Boston Commons
Don't mess with these sailors. They're on an important mission.
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The Tug-That-Could
Made from premium quality junk including Starbucks coffee stirrer sticks, foam rubber, bottle caps and rope.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Garbage Barge
On a mission to collect premium quality junk for building more boats. The two sea gulls, connected to a motor, hover around the barge.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Pirate Boat
Inside this fearsome ship is a walkie talkie and a water cannon pump.
Yer money or yer life, ya nat-brain, pigeon-gut, low life!“
Walkie Talkie & Cannon Control
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Pirates in Central Park, New York
Look'n fer fat bankers who have too much money.
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Mellow Yellow Submarine
“We all live in a yellow submarine.”~ The Beatles
Onboard are a working water cannon and a tape recorder that plays Popeye the Sailor Man.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Boston Police Plane
To save the world from scurrilous scoundrels and vile villains.
The plane is attached to a transparent plastic rod which is mounted on a floating platform. When it is towed by the pirate boat or sub, it looks like it is chasing the bad guys.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Young-at-heart SailorsSeaport Museum, NY I wanna be a sailor when I grow up!
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Pirate in a Row Boat
Serenading his best friend, the parrot.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Flower Power Flying Machine
The marvelous men and women and their flying machines.
The balloon is a nerf ball, the wings are shoe horns, the basket is a tuna fish can and the wheels are bottle caps mounted on golf tee's. The whole contraption is mounted on a transparent plastic rod which is fixed to a platform. The platform can be mounted on an RC chassis or hull.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
The Engine Room
The RC receiver, servos, rudder control and motor control are packed into a Tupperware container. The boats can be quickly interchanged on this hull.
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Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Captain John’s Fleet, Cambridge, MA, john@build-it-yourself.com
Future Captains
Lining up to have a go at steering the Mellow Yellow Submarine at the Boston Tall Ships Exhibit.
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Have Boats. Will Travel.
The fleet requires a dry dock for maintenance.
Traveling to model boat shows means you need to think about packing everything.
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Captain John’s Remote Control Fleet
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change;
the realist adjusts the sails."
William Arthur Ward
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