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💬 Re: Moonbeam with J class sails
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The sails look good and your Moonbeam sails well. However, I think you have lost the original charm of a superb yacht that sails well in most winds. We have 3 Moonbeam yachts in our Club and they look stunning under full sail as intended.
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📝 40th Midhurst Model Exhibition
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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40th Anniversary of Midhurst Model Exhibition.
Sunday 12 February 2023. Open 10.00 - 16.00 hours. Entrance fee about £6 plus you can get family ticket
Sunday 12 February 2023. Open 10.00 - 16.00 hours. Entrance fee about £6 plus you can get family ticket
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📝 Americas' Cup, a bit of good news
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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I too watched it this morning live and the first race was not very exciting with NZ out in front and extending their lead from the off. A little odd inasmuch that there was not a lot in it with regard boatspeed of both but possibly NZ were heading to wind a bit higher. 2nd Race a lot better with Italy in the lead from the off but covering every tack made by NZ. Not a lot in it at the finish but showed NZ what Italy can do.
Interesting to see that with these foiling yachts a breeze of 14 kts can be turned into a boat speed of 40 its or more, even touching 50 Kts at times. What a great venue to sail in.
Interesting to see that with these foiling yachts a breeze of 14 kts can be turned into a boat speed of 40 its or more, even touching 50 Kts at times. What a great venue to sail in.
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📝 Flashing LEDs
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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But the cost of a Nano is so low such that it is a very flexible tool and can be re-programmed quickly and provide additional outputs, etc. Coupled with the cost of LED's and resistors which are cheap as chips (excuse the pun) makes it a simple cost option. However, each to his own.
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📝 Flashing LEDs
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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So much easier with an Arduino especially controlling the dimming and flash rate.
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📝 Americas' Cup, a bit of good news
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Absolutely fantastic racing with Ineos GB touching just over 50 Knts with a yacht that wasn't 100%. 9 passes over a 6 leg race with lead changes all the way. Well done Sir Ben and all your team. Luna Rossa did a great job except for their whinging protests from their helm. So look forward to see them up against the USA next Friday.👍
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📝 Americas' Cup, a bit of good news
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Absolutely excellent and exciting racing today. Couldn't beleive that American Magic went for that particular maouevre when rounding the mark - I could see something was going to go wrong from the angle they approached it but if it had come off would have been a win for them over Italy.
I love my sailing however, now confined to sailing my model yachs - IOM, DF95 and DF65.
Next rounds a week away - bring it on. ⛵⛵⛵
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I love my sailing however, now confined to sailing my model yachs - IOM, DF95 and DF65.
Next rounds a week away - bring it on. ⛵⛵⛵
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📝 Americas' Cup, a bit of good news
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Plenty of information this morning on BBC News plus if you want to see the races proper, go to the Americas Cup website. Great exciting racing by GB Ineos at phenomenal speeds with going into tacks at plus 40 knots and completing the tack at about 24 knots - the ultimate racing machine. Tactics were spot on especially on the 2 minute ccoutdown to the start to gain the best position across the start line. You can see the races on the A C Website as they have uploaded them to Youtube and with on board cameras and microphones you see and hear how it all pans out. A fantastic improvement on their early races pre-Christmas.
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📝 Masking Tape too strong or clumsy - simple solution
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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I use cheap electrical insulation tape on the hull as it stretches and can mold to the contours of the hull plus it is low tack as it is cheap. I then mask with newspaper below the tape. Next is to give a quick spray of the colour beneath the tape/masking just to seal the edge and stop paint bleeding then I spray the other hull colour over it. Before the paint is dry (just a bit tacky) I then take the tape off pulling diagonally and this seems to do the job with me. You may feel a light ridge between along the colour 'join' line and if you feel brave and while the paint is still soft, wet a finger and gently stroke along this line just to soften the edge.
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📝 Caldercraft vs Deans
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Caldercraft are my favourite kit build but agree about the drawings and instructions. However, I always investigate my builds first on the web to see if there are any drawings or photos of the real ship and also look at other's builds to get an idea on what you are up against. A small amount of time spent at the beginning in planning saves time in the end. The metal fittings are generally good and now seem to be sending out kits with brass stanchions rather than soft metal which is much better although the piano wire they include can be a pig to work with but getting used to that now. I think all FG hulls have issues by their very nature but Caldercraft are generally robust but might need warming to shape the top edge better.
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📝 Caldercraft vs Deans
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Thank you for your apology regarding Sir Kay and as you hint, many of us competent modeller are pleased with the amount of detail in the Caldercraft kit. Of late they have replaced the stanchions with brass and they now include piano wire which is a bit of a pain to use but with care and making formers first works well and is not flimsy like brass wire. As for the Aberdeen drawings they have the labelled Sir Kay wrongly inasmuch as Sir Kay is shown with paravanes - it was an acoustic minesweeper. If you look at the correct drawing which is wrongly named even that has differences to the actual ship in the only photograph I have mamaged to secure so the ship developed between the original plan signed off by the MOD and the finished article, I.e. the drawing is not an as built so to speak.
Some of us seek perfection but others build a boat that is realistic and one that can be used regularly on the water so also needs to be robust. As for Caldercraft drawings and instructions they are certainly frustrating at times but you can scale them using a bit of experience and I would not say that they are really good for new modellers but you have to start somewhere.
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Some of us seek perfection but others build a boat that is realistic and one that can be used regularly on the water so also needs to be robust. As for Caldercraft drawings and instructions they are certainly frustrating at times but you can scale them using a bit of experience and I would not say that they are really good for new modellers but you have to start somewhere.
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3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Well done Brian.
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📝 Caldercraft vs Deans
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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You cannot say that the Caldercraft GF hulls are flimsy in any way. But the Deans kits to me have always been lightweight in their nature but are very detailed and look good when built and finished correctly.
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📝 Caldercraft vs Deans
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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It depends on what materials you prefer to work with. My favourite is Caldercraft and their kits mainly consist of fibre glass hulls, timber decking and superstructure and white metal fittings. Whereas Deans are often fibreglass hulls and plasticard type sheet for everything else plus fittings etc.
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3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Many thanks Nerys.
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Many thanks - slow but sure.👍
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Thank you Sir - much appreciated.
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📝 Caldercraft Northlight Clyde Puffer
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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I have used various surform tools to trim the top edge of the hull and they do not compare to doing it with a dremel.
My dremel and I think most, have variable speed controls and with care (which most modeller practice) you can complete this task quickly and without any damage to the hull. I usually mark my line with a permanent marker and take it down to the line with my dremel and then finally finish with a smooth flat file.
My dremel and I think most, have variable speed controls and with care (which most modeller practice) you can complete this task quickly and without any damage to the hull. I usually mark my line with a permanent marker and take it down to the line with my dremel and then finally finish with a smooth flat file.
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💬 Re: Robbe Atlantis
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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One of my boat club members has built the Atlantis and made a great job of it and has even included roller reefing on the jib sail. It sails superb in many wind ranges.
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📝 Caldercraft Northlight Clyde Puffer
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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I couldn't find a before and after trimming photo of the hull of my Northlight as I only had a photo of it once I trimmed it.
However, I did have a couple of photos of my Milford Star just to show you the difference - not so much to take off on the Milford as opposed to the Northlight though.
However, I did have a couple of photos of my Milford Star just to show you the difference - not so much to take off on the Milford as opposed to the Northlight though.
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📝 Caldercraft Northlight Clyde Puffer
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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I agree Nerys, any hull material other than a 'wood' build usually needs trimming to a certain extent, some more than others.
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📝 Caldercraft Northlight Clyde Puffer
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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I have now built 4 Caldecraft boats and on all of them I have had to trim the top edge of the hull to the correct line. Also, you may find the hull slightly distorted and you can rectify this if you warm the areas up with a hairdryer and then hold in place.
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💬 Re: Vosper MTB 77 - Italeri kit
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks Martin. I see the smallest width is still 10mm which would mean cutting it down to size along the length which is feasible with a scalpel and steel straight edge. Cheers Alan
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💬 Re: Vosper MTB 77 - Italeri kit
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks Nerys and Martin for the comments. Any suggestions regarding the waterproofing between the hull and the deck ? As you may know, the whole of the deck is fixed to the hull by 7 screws - there is no recess to insert a seal between both parts but wondered if there may be a thin rubber strip about 3mm by 2mm that has an adhesive backing on one side only that might be used ? I need access to the internals through the hull although I have made a small removable access to enable the BEC supply via a switch to the receiver and possibly a battery charging point.
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📝 Vosper MTB 77 - Italeri kit
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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😋I have just finished refurbishing this boat. It was given to me by a Club members wife whose husband had passed away. The boat was made some years ago and was in a fragile state as the adhesive used had dried out. The parts almost fell off and I managed to strip the model completely down and repaint and build it again. I have installed new prop shaft, prop, motor, rudder assembly and RC throughout. 'Sea' trials will be held soon as long as I can properly seal between the hull and the deck.
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💬 Re: Aero Naut Jenny
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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It looks a quality build and finish - well done you.
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📝 Model Boats Magazine August 2020
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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Rob,
Go to the Model Boats website and it is there, don't use the magazine website which directs you to Pocketmags.
The offer is for direct debit on either debit or credit card but not a lot of info of terms, etc.
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Go to the Model Boats website and it is there, don't use the magazine website which directs you to Pocketmags.
The offer is for direct debit on either debit or credit card but not a lot of info of terms, etc.
Alan
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📝 Model Boats Magazine August 2020
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Cheers Graham, I will have a look.
For years I had it on subscription and they did some good offers with it like a Planet 2.4 Gus transmitter, soldering iron, etc.
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For years I had it on subscription and they did some good offers with it like a Planet 2.4 Gus transmitter, soldering iron, etc.
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📝 Model Boats Magazine August 2020
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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The August edition of Model Boats magazine was in our local Tesco stores today - only one copy though. I had a look and the content looked OK and I thought about treating myself to it as a holiday read but at almost £6 for a magazine decided against - 'cheapskate' I know ! That money could be more wisely spent on more bits for my boats.😁
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📝 Arduino and model boats - zero to hero the easy way!!
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 ads90 ( Warrant Officer)
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I don't disagree with your comments but to get people to start using this type of technology you have to keep it simple to start with. Not everyone has an electronics or programming background so you need to take gentle steps and consider what they might want to use the Arduino for in most of their boating applications. I hope I am not generalising but not all modellers build boats that are crammed to the gunwales with electronics and apply control systems to every part of the boat. Draw people in slowly and use plain language and then you might get them 'hooked', other than that they switch off as they feel it is too 'technical' for them.
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