Join Us On Social Media!
|
|
|
Download The App!
Login To
Remove Ads
Remove Ads
Login To
Remove Ads
Remove Ads
Model Boats Website
The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
20 Posts · 8 Followers · 3 Photos · 43 Likes
Began 2 months ago by
Midshipman
United KingdomFollow This Thread
Not currently following
> Click to follow
> Click to follow
Latest Post 1 month ago by
( Newest Posts Shown First )
📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
26 Views · 3 Likes
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 8 hours ago
Online: 8 hours ago
hello Phil. Thank you for the links. I am, at my age, only really interested in sailing round a pond in a nice sedately manner. I'm not up for the Around The World Yacht Race. So using servos it is then!
Greg 👍
Greg 👍
▲
⟩⟩
SimpleSailor
hermank
Colin H
Best regards,
Greg
Captain📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
37 Views · 3 Likes
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 17 hours ago
Online: 17 hours ago
Try as rudder only if not sure which winch to use - Its horses for courses, if you are happy to sail in light conditions just use a lever arm on a basic servo.
▲
⟩⟩
hermank
peterd
Colin H
phil
Vice Admiral📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
60 Views
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Online: 14 minutes ago
Online: 14 minutes ago
TM RC Boatyard has received a re-stock of DF65 and DF95 parts from Joysway. All inventory has been updated on the website:
www.tmrcboatyard.com
Great place to get supplies which J have for several of my projects.
www.tmrcboatyard.com
Great place to get supplies which J have for several of my projects.
▲
⟩⟩
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
Warrant Officer📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
70 Views
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia
Online: 19 minutes ago
Online: 19 minutes ago
Good article. Big issue nowadays is getting good balsa. Most available seems to be farmed balsa which does not have the quality.
▲
⟩⟩
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
Fleet Admiral📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
76 Views · 6 Likes
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany
Online: 22 hours ago
Online: 22 hours ago
ALL YOU NEVER THOUGHT U WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BALSA😉
😎
😎
▲
⟩⟩
hermank
Colin H
pressonreguardless
Ron
AustinG
peterd
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
75 Views · 2 Likes
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia
Online: 19 minutes ago
Online: 19 minutes ago
A member of our club made one with a balsa hull. It goes quite well though I think he had to increase his bulb weight to make it legal.
We also have two Wee Nips with rounded hulls. One glass and the other timber. All else is regulation WeeNip dimensions. Very hard to beat. Attached are my only two photos of the rounded hull boat (red). Yellow is mine and one of the few instances I was in front of him.
We also have two Wee Nips with rounded hulls. One glass and the other timber. All else is regulation WeeNip dimensions. Very hard to beat. Attached are my only two photos of the rounded hull boat (red). Yellow is mine and one of the few instances I was in front of him.
▲
⟩⟩
Colin H
Ron
📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
81 Views · 2 Likes
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Online: 14 minutes ago
Online: 14 minutes ago
Try…
▲
⟩⟩
peterd
Colin H
📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
81 Views · 1 Like
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 8 hours ago
Online: 8 hours ago
Ron that's interesting. I didn't know that there were different grades of balsa. I'll see what I can find. Thanks again.
Greg 👍
Greg 👍
▲
⟩⟩
Colin H
Best regards,
Greg
📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
85 Views · 2 Likes
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 16 seconds ago
Online: 16 seconds ago
Hi Ron
A Scroll saw is on my list, was thinking about on for the current project but the cheapest around are about £130 ($155), you need to spend £200 ($240 to get a decent one. I'm looking for a used one as I think it would get a fair bit of use.
A Scroll saw is on my list, was thinking about on for the current project but the cheapest around are about £130 ($155), you need to spend £200 ($240 to get a decent one. I'm looking for a used one as I think it would get a fair bit of use.
▲
⟩⟩
Colin H
Ron
📝 The Wee Nip sailing Boat Construction Materials
84 Views · 6 Likes
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Online: 14 minutes ago
Online: 14 minutes ago
Greg
If you have a good supply of balsa wood, look for the C grain it is stiffer. A grain has virtually clear, very light and flexible and generally softer. B grain will have more stiffness and some pattern to it., though it will snap if you try to bend it around a hull frame.
I will and have used it but prefer Basswood.
Adding to all this, you must cover the work with fibreglass cloth for added strength.
If you have a good supply of balsa wood, look for the C grain it is stiffer. A grain has virtually clear, very light and flexible and generally softer. B grain will have more stiffness and some pattern to it., though it will snap if you try to bend it around a hull frame.
I will and have used it but prefer Basswood.
Adding to all this, you must cover the work with fibreglass cloth for added strength.
▲
⟩⟩
hermank
Nickthesteam
pressonreguardless
RNinMunich
Colin H
dave976
Login To
Remove Ads
Remove Ads
