Xcpilot
Basic
Leading Seaman · 86 pts
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Member since Jun 2020
Last online 3 years ago
Signature
Compare yourself with others and you either will become vain or bitter.
Followers
1 followerRecent uploads
Latest activity
Last posted 4 years ago
Battery Box and Receiver CoverEven if you do use a sealed box it’s always a good back up to put a rubber balloon over your receiver and battery pack with a elastic band sealing were the cables enter. 😎♥ 5 likes422 viewsRe: THE ENDGreat Job 😎JT♥ 1 like3,933 viewsHome Brew Motor Mount for a OutrunnerHi Boatshed thanks for your interest. It’s the Aerokits Fast Patrol Boat. I do have some pictures and a short video on another thread on this forum called What Watts/Kg and Cooling. Here are some more. Good lu…
+2♥ 5 likes565 viewsHome Brew Motor Mount for a OutrunnerI needed to come up with a solution to adding water cooling to a outrunner motor mount. I decided to use some 3.5mm aluminium tubing as it was a good size and a good conductor of heat. Only two tubes were used…
♥ 5 likes7 replies660 viewsWhat Watts/KG and Motor CoolingAEROKITS FAST PATROL BOAT SEA TRIALS High pressure and calm conditions yesterday evening gave me perfect conditions for initial sea trials of my little fast patrol boat on our local lake. As you can see from t…
♥ 4 likes588 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsJust to conclude this thread I finally retro fitted some holes in the bulkheads of my fast patrol boat today to install water cooling. Below in one picture are the pin drills, reamers and the micro sander used…
♥ 3 likes678 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsThanks all for some great ideas. JACOBS CHUCK I liked Joes Jacobs Chucks Idea so much that I fabricated my own. 👍 See the picture below. The Chuck was originally fitted to a old Expo 12v miniature drill (Many …
♥ 3 likes514 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsInterestingly Ian Looking on eBay the Chinese dental drills, hoses and diamond bits are quite cheep. They run on just 30 psi. This guy has modified one to run at home of his workshop compressor. 🤔 See video be…♥ 3 likes511 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsYes Ian very much like working through a letterbox. 😁 You got me thinking tho dentist work in very small spaces drilling precision holes with yes a right angle drill. Looking at their drills they seem to be pn…
♥ 3 likes511 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsHi Martin, this is a problem that many boat modellers must face. In my case I am planning to make 4 holes of approx 4mm dia for the water cooling silicon tubing. The cabin is just over 12cm long and the holes …
♥ 3 likes511 views
+2♥ 5 likes565 viewsHome Brew Motor Mount for a OutrunnerI needed to come up with a solution to adding water cooling to a outrunner motor mount. I decided to use some 3.5mm aluminium tubing as it was a good size and a good conductor of heat. Only two tubes were used…♥ 5 likes7 replies660 viewsWhat Watts/KG and Motor CoolingAEROKITS FAST PATROL BOAT SEA TRIALS High pressure and calm conditions yesterday evening gave me perfect conditions for initial sea trials of my little fast patrol boat on our local lake. As you can see from t…♥ 4 likes588 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsJust to conclude this thread I finally retro fitted some holes in the bulkheads of my fast patrol boat today to install water cooling. Below in one picture are the pin drills, reamers and the micro sander used…♥ 3 likes678 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsThanks all for some great ideas. JACOBS CHUCK I liked Joes Jacobs Chucks Idea so much that I fabricated my own. 👍 See the picture below. The Chuck was originally fitted to a old Expo 12v miniature drill (Many …♥ 3 likes514 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsInterestingly Ian Looking on eBay the Chinese dental drills, hoses and diamond bits are quite cheep. They run on just 30 psi. This guy has modified one to run at home of his workshop compressor. 🤔 See video be…♥ 3 likes511 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsYes Ian very much like working through a letterbox. 😁 You got me thinking tho dentist work in very small spaces drilling precision holes with yes a right angle drill. Looking at their drills they seem to be pn…♥ 3 likes511 viewsRetro Cutting Holes in BulkheadsHi Martin, this is a problem that many boat modellers must face. In my case I am planning to make 4 holes of approx 4mm dia for the water cooling silicon tubing. The cabin is just over 12cm long and the holes …♥ 3 likes511 views