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Redcar Model Boat Club

Has anyone built the Stingray

hovercraft

that Is produced In Australia and available through eBay. Wondering how It handles on water.

12 years ago by RobRedcarMBC

Forum

Night Watch

Mornin' Cdr Nerys, Trust all went well at your unscheduled hospital visit. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for both of you🤞 'At the rush', as I believe our antipodean RAN colleagues would say😉 Sailing here is On Hold due to sub-zero temperatures and first snowfall ❄️❄️ this winter on Monday night. I'm thinking of looking for an Icebreaker kit, or maybe I should bite the bullet and finally get my

hovercraft

going? Difficult enough to steer on water, skidding about on ice should be hilarious, until the first collision with the indigenous population💥🤔 🤞 for your Saturday meet, Cheers, Adm Doug 😎

4 years ago by RNinMunich

Forum

LATEST SMOKER EXPERIMENTS, REDUCING SIZE & NEW BITS

Yes - I have mine 100% open to get maximum air flow. I can then control the fan speed to control air flow The fan I use is a wee beastie - would not go amisss in a

hovercraft

- the fan has an inbuilt speed controller https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/axial-fans/7815048/ _._

4 years ago by G6SWJ

Response

Re: RC Laser

Hi Peter, ater I retired I worked for 5 years as a school caretaker - loved every minute involved in everything !. It was great to help inspire, support and motivate . This was just another project along the way. We started to look at

hovercraft

also but stalled after a stroke !- starting to get involved with the school again now so we will see how we go on.! Keeping busy Cheers (but no more beers)

5 years ago by philcaretaker

Forum

Griffon

hovercraft

- Canadian Coastguard colours

You can Google photos of the actual Canadian Coastguard

hovercraft

. Here is a video of the

hovercraft

Museum shot in 2016 .https://youtu.be/9ERmbOsHZN4

5 years ago by ModelHover

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Hi Mzee, Have a look at these sites:- http://www.astounding.org.uk/ian/

hovercraft

/index.html or http://www.aeroglisseur.com/Plans_e.htm#Plans

6 years ago by CB90

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Is it a boat; is it a 'plane? Having made a very simple

hovercraft

back in 1954 (I think!!), I am now thinking of making another but need some assistance from anyone who has gone into this fascinating aspect, in the form of drawings and whether or not a skirt is necessary. My first model was Baby Bee powered and free running - R/C wasn't as miniature then as it is now!! Pic shows the models I left with friends when we left Kenya in 1963 - the

hovercraft

is on the left next to the c/l flying saucer!

6 years ago by Robin Stobbs

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Hi Sarik have plans for a few

hovercraft

all requiring skirts and light builds.

6 years ago by Ianh

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

No Doug I don't use a dumbphone I'm not clever enough.😊 I've seen

hovercraft

plans in some of the on line plans services such as Outerzone Pocket Aeronautics etc . Have a good Google Good luck👍 Oh ! by the way I think a skirt is essential. Some rubberised/plasticised THIN fabric is the best stuff to use or if not👍 oiled silk if you can get it.🤔

6 years ago by onetenor

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Mornin' John, Just left click on the Adobe icon so the Media Gallery opens with the larger icon. Left click on [Download], top left corner of the media gallery window. Windows will then ask you if you want to Save or Open the file. left click 'Open', your pdf reader will open it. You can then save it to wherever you want. If you are using a 'Dumbphone' - I don't know🤔 I don't! Cheers, Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Can't open that PDF Doug

6 years ago by onetenor

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Hi Mzee, this any good? Skirt is essential to reduce lifting power needed to something practicable. This plan includes building instructions, also for the skirt!👍 It's pretty plain but I guess you can use some fantasy / imagination on the superstructure😁 Cheers, Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Many thanks Boaty Dave. I will certainly follow your leads. Having had to give up all flying I'm trying to maximise use of all their 'innards'. So far two Skimmers and a part made Lippisch boundary layer "plane" so next in the odds box is the

hovercraft

. I'll geep you all in the loop on this.

6 years ago by Robin Stobbs

Forum

Model

hovercraft

plans

Hi Mzee Re

hovercraft

, it may be worth looking at information around models by the late Ray Malmstrom. He was an ace when it came to designing unorthodox models and another source would be the Plans Handboook. I remember this in the mid 1960s and there was plenty to choose from as they had a special section on such. This included anything from hydroplanes, prop driven racing cars and hydrofoils etc. Another source could be the Eagle Annual from around the same period. Though the Eagle was a comic, the Annual did have articles around the latest technology of the day. Even if you could not obtain the Annual itself I am sure there would be archives on the internet. Hope you have success with your venture, it sounds exciting. Boaty😁😎

6 years ago by boaty

Response

The Crew(s)!!

Thanks Donnie👍 The 'speculation' above was sort of tongue in cheek I guess 'What if?' 😉 Maybe I'll try the 3750 in my

hovercraft

😁

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Forum

Skirtless

hovercraft

Without a skirt your model will be limited to smooth surfaces such as floors and patios. it may even struggle on grass. However, if you're willing to accept these limitations you'll also bypass one of the tricky components of RC

hovercraft

6 years ago by Airtrooper

Forum

Skirtless

hovercraft

Has anyone been down this track?

6 years ago by Grumpy1949

Forum

Skirtless

hovercraft

Unless your wedded to skirtless there are a number of free plans around http://www.modelhover.org/free%20plan I believe the old model maker plans handbook had a skirtless

hovercraft

drawing. https://www.sarikhobbies.com/product/srn-1-

hovercraft

-mm583-plan/

6 years ago by Haverlock

Forum

Skirtless

hovercraft

Mr. Grumpy - The reason for a

hovercraft

skirt is to provide a flexible seal between the craft and the ground/water surface. if everything was flat and smooth, then a shirtless

hovercraft

would probably work, as a uniform cushion of air could be maintained. Unfortunately this is not reality. I used to like the concept of a

hovercraft

and once keen to model one, but having seen real ones and models lack of directional control have gone away from the idea. Another reason for the skirt - bouncing off nearby objects in the vicinity of the

hovercraft

6 years ago by reilly4

Forum

Skirtless

hovercraft

Grasshoppers! 😁

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Forum

Skirtless

hovercraft

They're called 'low flying drones'.

6 years ago by terrymiff

Event

Steam,Tug &

hovercraft

Day

Club open event. 10am - 4pm Join us with your model. Parking alongside lake. Club facilities. Disabled access.

6 years ago by Gascoigne

Response

hovercraft

Very nice, the hardest thing to do is probably to drive in a straight line.

6 years ago by reilly4

Response

Deck Beams and Anchor Port's

Evenin' Fred, just got back from shopping & car-wash, -3C° and still snowing 😡 so no sailing for a while😭 Thinks; must chuck my

hovercraft

together 😉 Re: marking out - use a medium tip red felt marker and it'll show up on anything (except perhaps red satin pyjamas!!😲😁) If you've got a mini-drill (Dremel or similar) just whiz the paint off where you need to glue with a mini sanding disc. No great shakes, we've all had to do it, especially with renovations. Cheers Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Response

hovercraft

Funny that! I was just considering the same mod 😉 Think I'll try it first 'as is' before I start experimenting. Cheers Doug 😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Response

hovercraft

One of our members used a couple of old drone bits to make a twin prop version with steerable nozzles. Worked OK but very twitch as only a small craft like yours and the motors were powerful.

6 years ago by Dave M

Response

hovercraft

Many thanks Dave and Brian, I guess Brian's craft is much bigger and heavier than mine; 56x30 cm. Spec says weight 1.3kg with motors fitted but without batteries and RC gear. It came with a 9cm diameter 3 blade ducted fan, 13x? two blade thrust prop and a pair of 400 size brushed motors, the mountings for which limit me to 28/30mm diameter brushless. When I hauled the kit box down from an upper shelf to investigate I found the packing list and spares price list in both Deutschmark and Euro, i.e. circa 1999/2000!! Planning well ahead for the retirement 😉😉 In mine there are no rudders! The whole motor/prop mount is turned. Will see how it goes with that and maybe mod it later with rudders depending on how easy it is to control - OR NOT😲 many thanks for the tips 👍 Doug

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Media

hovercraft

As requested I have obtained some pics from Brian Clewes's

hovercraft

. The motors are 900 Kv with 80 amp Escs the lift fan is a 7 blade ducted fan, the thrust prop is a 12in x7in cut down to 10in. Battery is 14.8v 5000Ma.

6 years ago by Dave M

Response

hovercraft

That looks fun. Have you tried it on snow ??

6 years ago by BOATSHED

Response

hovercraft

Looks a nice size rescue

hovercraft

. Thanks for sharing the video. Best wishes, Dave W 😊

6 years ago by rolfman2000

Response

hovercraft

Hi Doug It's large as you can see. I get all the info from Brian and advise.

6 years ago by Dave M

Response

hovercraft

Hi Ed It's our resident Cob. Quite friendly really and is often around when we sail. There is a track alongside the lake and people walk dogs. The swans normally rest on the grass bank and get fed but don't like dogs so I suspect they felt safer on the ice. Thanks Donnieboy, I will let Brian know,

6 years ago by Dave M

Response

hovercraft

Job well done.Nice control of the model. Fairly quick too.

6 years ago by Donnieboy

Response

hovercraft

Very nice model! What's up with the bird, very brave!

6 years ago by figtree7nts

Response

hovercraft

Hi Dave, thanks for the info👍 Gives me a shove in the right direction. For comparison with mine:- Roughly what length / beam is Brian's model? All up weight?

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Response

hovercraft

Not sure exactly but I believe 45xx or similar probably 1800 or higher KV. 100 +amp ESCs and 5000Ma batteries 14.4v. Prop is a 3 blade 10". I'll check with Brian and correct my mistakes later.

6 years ago by Dave M

Response

hovercraft

Very nice👍 You could have continued the musical underlay with 'Swan Lake' 😉 I have a similar sized

hovercraft

- which brushless motors are fitted in this one? Doug😎

6 years ago by RNinMunich

Media

hovercraft

This is Brian Clewes

hovercraft

on a frozen Boundary Park Lake in Cheshire UK. Our resident cob swan and his wife were sat on the ice probably hoping we had brought some feed. They don't bother us and we leave them alone. I should have filmed them taking off later, not an easy task on ice for one of our largest birds. The

hovercraft

has two brushless motors and uses a LiPo.

6 years ago by Dave M

Response

SRN 4

It's a learning curve to operate a

hovercraft

.It's fun to watch them drifting in a turn and then trying to go in the direction you want them to go.Lots of fun.

6 years ago by Donnieboy

Media

SRN 4

An old favourite from my

hovercraft

phase. Runs really well on land and especially water. Although no reverse, it will auto-rotate on the hover, so when pointing in the desired direction on with the propulsion with the brushless motor and away she flies. Realistic in operation. Looking a bit work worn now. Could do with up-dating with Lipo batteries which would make it even lighter. Seen here with lift motor running with skirt inflated. Steering interesting, with twin air rudders. Must get some videos of the action.

6 years ago by Gascoigne

Place

Model Boat Club's Ponds/Lakes

From time to time the Ostpark lake has to be drained to clean out the duck, goose and fish poop as well as all the junk idiots chuck in 😡 http://neuperlach-online.de/ostpark-html/neuperlach-ostpark-2014-02-25-I.html More than once I've trotted round the corner of the pub with a big ship under my arm to be greeted with NO WATTER! 🤔😲 Somewhere in the crud they shovelled out must have been the port prop of my destroyer, lost by brushing the wall in front of the restaurant terrace.😲 Oh well, back home to get the buggy and/or

hovercraft

out 😉

6 years ago by RNinMunich

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