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📝 Need help identifying
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon (
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Hard to say what the reason was for his material choice. Maybe just the materials he had available to him at work.
I believe from the quality of the D10 he built along with the boiler that he was a good machinist. But maybe just not a "model engineer".
I believe from the quality of the D10 he built along with the boiler that he was a good machinist. But maybe just not a "model engineer".
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12 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Has anyone here used the ultrasonic hobby knifes? I have been bombarded with advertisements for them lately.
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📝 Need help identifying
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Well the boiler has cleaned up well. Still rounding up fittings to perform a hydro static pressure.
Stuart D10 cleaned up well too!
Stuart D10 cleaned up well too!
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📝 motor for large paddle steamer. Advice required
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Here is an inexpensive transmission and a 12V brushed gear reduction motor I found that may help getting power to both paddles with one motor:
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📝 motor for large paddle steamer. Advice required
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Maybe the drive system from a larger RC tank? Having independent control of each paddle could help in steering such a large model.
It looks like the hull is flat on the bottom. Was it originally a display model? How much does she weigh? Something of note, flat bottom hulls are notoriously difficult to steer. I recall the Dumas Creole Queen had a triple rudder arrangement, it has a completely flat bottom.
It looks like the hull is flat on the bottom. Was it originally a display model? How much does she weigh? Something of note, flat bottom hulls are notoriously difficult to steer. I recall the Dumas Creole Queen had a triple rudder arrangement, it has a completely flat bottom.
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📝 Need help identifying
29 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Yes, ALL brass. I think it was home built by the previous owner who was a machinist by trade. Design similar in some ways to a Stuart 501 but also with some differences.
I will post more as I get it cleaned up and pressure tested
I will post more as I get it cleaned up and pressure tested
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📝 Need help identifying
30 days ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Yes the safety valve looks to be Stuart but I have never seen a Stuart boiler like this. I have a couple of 501's and the 5 tubes on this one look very much like the 501. BUT this boiler is ALL brass no copper. Looks to have a couple of stay rods with nuts on either end that tie the end caps to the boiler body. Never seen one like that.
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📝 Need help identifying
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello all I am looking for some help possibly identifying this steamship - or steam boat. I was told it was built in the late forties - early fifties. I am not sure if a kit or more likely from plans. I believe it may have had a structure above the deck?
Engine is of course a Stuart D10. Any ideas on the boiler? It is all brass not copper. Has 5 tubes below the tank like a Stuart 501 as well as circular tube coil at the far end. Has a steel tray for fuel. Possibly a cotton bat soaked in alcohol?
Engine is of course a Stuart D10. Any ideas on the boiler? It is all brass not copper. Has 5 tubes below the tank like a Stuart 501 as well as circular tube coil at the far end. Has a steel tray for fuel. Possibly a cotton bat soaked in alcohol?
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📝 Unknown hull and deck
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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An early tug hull....Solent towage? Very nice looking hull.
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💬 Re: Club Event
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Looks to me like one of the nicest ponds for model boating. Visibility like a swimming pool. Would make it great to spot a sunken vessel. Likely a good training ground for novice submariners!
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📝 Forum Usage
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Maybe a section "Q of the D" section of its own...?
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📝 White lead and glues?????? frustrated
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I have some "in my cart" on Amazon, Thinking I'll give it a try. Thanks BobbyN.
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📝 White lead and glues?????? frustrated
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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BobbyN,
I have been curious about these "oily" glues. Are the a form of CA? Do they dry hard or flexible?
I have been curious about these "oily" glues. Are the a form of CA? Do they dry hard or flexible?
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📝 Boat RC 1/10 "La Quila" Film Jungle Cruise
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Live steam or electric? Suburb details! Magnifique!
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💬 Re: Runabout from a PT Boat
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Just added a few more pictures. I like the picture of the old runabout from your youth, Smart looking little boat for sure.
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💬 Re: Lindberg PT Boat
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hello Tim,
The stock drive train is sort of crude. A Dumas gear setup would be much "quieter". I keep the gears well coated in grease and that helps. It's a fun boat for being just a large plastic model. In my harbor you can see another PT that I turned into a wood decked runabout.
The stock drive train is sort of crude. A Dumas gear setup would be much "quieter". I keep the gears well coated in grease and that helps. It's a fun boat for being just a large plastic model. In my harbor you can see another PT that I turned into a wood decked runabout.
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💬 Re: Runabout from a PT Boat
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thank you Ronald. Yea I have a reputation for not leaving things "stock".
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📝 Steam Launch
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Here is a steam launch I am working on. Been a few years in the making, working on it when I have time.
Hull is a Diana 50" by Hartman fiberglass. Engine is a Krick/Wilesco Model II. I had initially planned to use the Krick/Wilesco boiler but it does not produce enough steam volume. So I am now using a Cheddar Puffin 9 flue vertical boiler. 15lbs of lead roofing sheet required for ballast.
Hull is a Diana 50" by Hartman fiberglass. Engine is a Krick/Wilesco Model II. I had initially planned to use the Krick/Wilesco boiler but it does not produce enough steam volume. So I am now using a Cheddar Puffin 9 flue vertical boiler. 15lbs of lead roofing sheet required for ballast.
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📝 Elk Grove Park
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I have been to the Elk Grove Park a few times. The members of the Sacramento Model Shipwrights were very welcoming. They are a little over an hour away from where I live but worth the drive. I only wish I could get free on Friday mornings more often.
If you are in Northern California this is a great group to check out.
If you are in Northern California this is a great group to check out.
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📝 Runabout from a PT Boat
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I picked up a Lindberg PT model but it was missing too many parts to make complete. As I already have a complete PT Boat, I decided to "Kit Bash" this one into a runabout.
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📝 Lindberg PT Boat
5 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Here is my Lindberg PT Boat. Single brushed 550 size motor running into the stock gear set to drive the twin props.
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📝 la Quila Jungle Cruise 1/10
7 months ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Wow the detail. Wonderful.
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📝 Sealing Joints
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Just make sure it is a waterproof PVA.
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📝 All Geared Up
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Great article. Thank you for sharing.
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📝 Known to everyone as Garth 🇨🇦
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Wish I had known of this event. I may have tried to attend as I am currently up in Pickering Ontario on business. Only about an hour and a half away.
Some fine looking boats. Is this a club organized event? Is there a schedule available?
Regards,
Kevin
Some fine looking boats. Is this a club organized event? Is there a schedule available?
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📝 Brushless setup
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Some brushless controllers I have had require some setup. Try turning on the transmitter with throttle stick in neutral.
Plug in the battery on the boat. Turn the on/off switch to on if it has one.
When you hear the first beep put the throttle stick up to full, then full down to what would be reverse. Then back to neutral.
If it makes a series of beeps following this procedure you may be in luck. Try easing up on the throttle again and hopefully it will work. If the motor turns the wrong way just reverse any two of the three wires and that should fix it. Good Luck!
Plug in the battery on the boat. Turn the on/off switch to on if it has one.
When you hear the first beep put the throttle stick up to full, then full down to what would be reverse. Then back to neutral.
If it makes a series of beeps following this procedure you may be in luck. Try easing up on the throttle again and hopefully it will work. If the motor turns the wrong way just reverse any two of the three wires and that should fix it. Good Luck!
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📝 Hospital
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Well wishes to you Phil. Get well soon.
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📝 Battery's
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Also be aware some brushless speed controllers have a low voltage cutoff threshold. Could potentially leave you "adrift" should your brushless motor pull your NiMH down too quickly.
Some programmable controllers also have battery "type" selectability.
Some programmable controllers also have battery "type" selectability.
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📝 FPV Experience
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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💬 Re: Deans Marine City of Ely
1 year ago by 🇺🇸 algon ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Dust first then, damp swabing. Lots of patience.
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