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Cheap easy anchors

How many of you have thought of cheap easy alternatives to expensive fittings. I was not about to pay a silly price for a gnarly looking piece of cast muck, and was about to make some anchors when I had a thought, - jewelry! found some anchors the perfect type and size on Ali Express for $1 each (bought 4) which are already quite well presented and with a bit of a slash with the dremel, a ring and galv paint had a reasonable looking pair of stockless type anchors. Could have done a bit more to them but who gets out a magnifying glass? $2 bucks the pair and 10 mins dremel and paint PLUS you get 2 bits of useful string left over!

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Air Sea Rescue Launch 123

If they are the same as Doug posted a little while ago, they only show total volts for NiMh (only a pos and neg plug). The only way you could get individual cell voltage would be to have the cells wired similar to LiPos with check/balance wires from appropriate points, but I don't know if there are any checkers readily available. You could re wire a pack to a multi plug so you could check individual cells with a multi meter perhaps. Doug will probably have a better idea being the tech man. The problem with NiMh cells is there can be large numbers in a 'pack' (as against LiPos which have purpose designed chargers and checkers with JST-XH leads for 1-10 cells) and if there is a dud cell in the middle you won't know till the battery keeps dropping its' charge quickly when not being used.

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No not me but was told this method by a fisherman that used to share a Boat with my dad, I've also used on various full size boats to seal water tight buoyancy compartments after storm damage. Mostly 16 to 30ft fishing boats. Cheers Colin. 👍

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Steam pinnace per chance, or if you have converted your sub to steam and painted it silver, then it might be steam powered pilchard?

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2019-06-19 Wednesday Us scale members are visiting SAIL members this Wednesday. 2019-06-23 Sunday Us scale members back visiting scale pond at Highbridge Farm. Usually 10 am to 12 am + Regards, Tall Paul.

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Small scratch built static model of a Schooner made quite a few years ago. Length 6" Height 51/2" Beam 1" I made this when I was in between projects.

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Here is my Crash Tender together with the homemade 27MHz transmitter. Built in the early 1970s. The collage photo is from 45 years ago, sailing on the boating lake in Llanfairfechan, North Wales. Recently rescued from the garage covered in dust. Diesel replaced with brushless motor and on the water again. Now in dry dock for a major refit!

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Built from Mountfleet kit. Chain drive operates Rudder . Puffer sound, whistle, smoke generator, working lights Navigation and interior also flickering orange and red for boiler fire.all switched from transmitter.

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Well I purchased a hugely powerful brushless motor, (before I realised it was over the top!) so paired it up with something that might handle it!, 4ft long, fibreglass hull, 150amp esc, first water trials sucked a 12v 5amp (what I had at the time) dry in 4 minutes! Put an ammeter on it and it’s drawing 40amps! It’s all trial and error and learning on the way!

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