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💬 Re: I am finding the painting very slow
17 days ago by billmcl61 (
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Hi Treve,
I like the colour, and the stand is a great idea.
I've had a minor mishap with mine, but this is giving me the urge to restart again.
Bill
I like the colour, and the stand is a great idea.
I've had a minor mishap with mine, but this is giving me the urge to restart again.
Bill
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📝 Robbe 8276 diesel card
18 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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No problem Cash, hope it doesn't go boom-fizz-cough cough 😊
Bill
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💬 Re: Wiring conduit (tubing)
18 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Doug,
That's perfect thank you, I like the way it goes straight to the relevant bit.
Hi Mike,
Great idea thanks, I'll be using this on my Morston, I'm just trying to find something to use as a smaller Mandrel to make thinner tubes just now. Hope you had a good break.
Bill
That's perfect thank you, I like the way it goes straight to the relevant bit.
Hi Mike,
Great idea thanks, I'll be using this on my Morston, I'm just trying to find something to use as a smaller Mandrel to make thinner tubes just now. Hope you had a good break.
Bill
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📝 Robbe 8276 diesel card
18 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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forgot second file...oops
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📝 Robbe 8276 diesel card
18 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Cash,
I found these 2 items on the net and hopefully between them they might help.
Bill
I found these 2 items on the net and hopefully between them they might help.
Bill
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📝 Battery set up
24 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Excellent article Doug, I'll be needing this soon.
Bill
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💬 Re: HAKITS MORSTON
24 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Treve,
it looks great on the water, I like the wee additions, it really adds to gives it a different look.
Bill
it looks great on the water, I like the wee additions, it really adds to gives it a different look.
Bill
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💬 Re: Wiring conduit (tubing)
24 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Martin and Rob,
That's great and many thanks for the link, I'll have a look again
Regards
Bill
That's great and many thanks for the link, I'll have a look again
Regards
Bill
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📝 Wiring conduit (tubing)
24 days ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi,
I saw a post on here about a year or so ago which showed a great way to make wiring conduit tubes from adhesive paper, does anyone remember this or know the link to it.
This would be very useful in the how to section.
Bill
I saw a post on here about a year or so ago which showed a great way to make wiring conduit tubes from adhesive paper, does anyone remember this or know the link to it.
This would be very useful in the how to section.
Bill
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📝 Re: Elke HF408 kit
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Floyd,
71 years old, Ah you're never to young to start 😀.
No problem, anything I can help you with just shout, if I don't know the answer someone else will.
The boat I'm building at the moment is an H A Kits morston (the small one) and even though I had a lot of various bits I still had to go shopping for an esc, batteries, propshafts etc 😀, Just reading through the various build blogs here gives you a good idea of what bits to get and where to get them.
With the Morston, space is very limited so I'm using Nimh battery packs for the main power and receiver, I've just ordered these from the component shop, they're pretty reasonable pricewise and they have a good selection.
The guys on here are very helpful, especially to newcomers to the hobby, and willing to answer any questions you might have.
Bill
71 years old, Ah you're never to young to start 😀.
No problem, anything I can help you with just shout, if I don't know the answer someone else will.
The boat I'm building at the moment is an H A Kits morston (the small one) and even though I had a lot of various bits I still had to go shopping for an esc, batteries, propshafts etc 😀, Just reading through the various build blogs here gives you a good idea of what bits to get and where to get them.
With the Morston, space is very limited so I'm using Nimh battery packs for the main power and receiver, I've just ordered these from the component shop, they're pretty reasonable pricewise and they have a good selection.
The guys on here are very helpful, especially to newcomers to the hobby, and willing to answer any questions you might have.
Bill
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📝 Re: Elke HF408 kit
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Floyd,
I know how you feel, I'm on my first boat as well, any knowledge that I have has been gleaned from the good folks on this site.
As for Lipo batteries, I personally feel the same as you do, with my limited knowledge I'm sticking to Nimh or lead acid batteries for now.
However, I came across this article on the component shop website last night which might give you some helpful advice.
Bill
I know how you feel, I'm on my first boat as well, any knowledge that I have has been gleaned from the good folks on this site.
As for Lipo batteries, I personally feel the same as you do, with my limited knowledge I'm sticking to Nimh or lead acid batteries for now.
However, I came across this article on the component shop website last night which might give you some helpful advice.
Bill
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📝 Re: Elke HF408 kit
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Floyd,
If your motor and battery aren't compatible, it might be worth changing your motor instead of your battery, that would be much cheaper.
Bill
If your motor and battery aren't compatible, it might be worth changing your motor instead of your battery, that would be much cheaper.
Bill
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📝 ESC options
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi JB,
I tried google translate and found it pretty useless for translating and making sense (it would do a direct translation-but not the grammar)
Deepl.com is a good translator especially with grammar, but the only drawback is the more limited number of languages it handles, although they are steadily increasing.
Bill
I tried google translate and found it pretty useless for translating and making sense (it would do a direct translation-but not the grammar)
Deepl.com is a good translator especially with grammar, but the only drawback is the more limited number of languages it handles, although they are steadily increasing.
Bill
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📝 Spray Paining problem....
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Peter,
Did you sand the white gloss before you applied the white primer? if the white primer can't grip onto the gloss surface it could pool causing that effect, it might not do that straight away but as it dries it will try to shrink.
For now the only option you really have is to sand it smooth and prime it again with white primer then sand that coat before the top coat.
Hope that helps.
Bill
Did you sand the white gloss before you applied the white primer? if the white primer can't grip onto the gloss surface it could pool causing that effect, it might not do that straight away but as it dries it will try to shrink.
For now the only option you really have is to sand it smooth and prime it again with white primer then sand that coat before the top coat.
Hope that helps.
Bill
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📝 ATTENTION ON DECK.
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Martin,
Great to have you back in the fold, hope all is well with you.
Welcome back buddy.
Bill
Great to have you back in the fold, hope all is well with you.
Welcome back buddy.
Bill
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💬 Re: Copper Plating the Hull
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Steve,
I might be strange but I think I would be more interested in the copper plating 😊, it looks great .. good job
Bill
I might be strange but I think I would be more interested in the copper plating 😊, it looks great .. good job
Bill
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📝 Day 2
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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After leaving things overnight to let the glue fully dry, I had another look to see why the bulkhead wouldn't sit fully home the night before, and found that I hadn't sanded the bottom of the tabs where they were connected to the sheet, it wasn't much... but it was enough, so I'll put that down to operator error (and laziness) lesson learned.
Day 2
I made sure not to repeat the mistake of the night before, and sanded all the edges to remove the charring from the laser cutting, parts fitted perfectly. So glued everything up and clamped the squares to the side pieces to make sure they were perfectly straight, I'll leave everything overnight again to let the glue dry.
Day 2
I made sure not to repeat the mistake of the night before, and sanded all the edges to remove the charring from the laser cutting, parts fitted perfectly. So glued everything up and clamped the squares to the side pieces to make sure they were perfectly straight, I'll leave everything overnight again to let the glue dry.
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💬 Re: U.S.C.G. Waterways & Ports Patrol Boat
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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nice boat, quite a transformation, hope you get it on the water soon
Bill
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💬 Re: And we're off
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Doug,
luckily I somehow managed to avoid that pitfall😊.
Yeah I read both the build blogs last night and there was no mention of anything like that, funnily enough I noticed later that I hadn't left a gap below the 2nd bulkhead and that sat down no problem, so it's probably me😆 I'll have a closer look tomorrow.
That's strange Doug, I've just had a look and they seem to have a stock of them, handy things to have and pretty cheap, I like the wee recess in the corner to stop them sticking to any glue that squeezes out - well that's the theory anyway - we'll soon know tomorrow.
Bill
luckily I somehow managed to avoid that pitfall😊.
Yeah I read both the build blogs last night and there was no mention of anything like that, funnily enough I noticed later that I hadn't left a gap below the 2nd bulkhead and that sat down no problem, so it's probably me😆 I'll have a closer look tomorrow.
That's strange Doug, I've just had a look and they seem to have a stock of them, handy things to have and pretty cheap, I like the wee recess in the corner to stop them sticking to any glue that squeezes out - well that's the theory anyway - we'll soon know tomorrow.
Bill
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💬 Re: And we're off
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Ah good idea Geoff, I'll dig something out for that.
The bulkhead fitted ok but the tabs protruded slightly so I just raised the deck so that I could get the bulkhead all the way home.
I did a dry fit of the parts and they seated ok in my hand but when I laid the deck on the mat the bulkhead sat up a wee bit.
Bill
The bulkhead fitted ok but the tabs protruded slightly so I just raised the deck so that I could get the bulkhead all the way home.
I did a dry fit of the parts and they seated ok in my hand but when I laid the deck on the mat the bulkhead sat up a wee bit.
Bill
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💬 Re: And we're off
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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The right angles are available here - forgot to add them to the post.
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📝 And we're off
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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At last, I've finally glued something together, I sanded the edges of the 2 forward bulkhead plates and using aliphalatic glue, stuck them to the main deck, I noticed that the bulkhead plates protrude through the deck a wee bit, so I cut up a sheet of balsa to use as spacers underneath.
One thing I didn't count on was the glue going off so quickly in the nozzle, on the second plate gave the bottle a squeeze-nothing, so gave it another slightly harder squeeze-nothing, after a few increasingly harder squeezes the wee congealed lump popped out the end of the nozzle followed by a fair amount of the glue I was looking for, unfortunately it landed just about everywhere apart from where I wanted it, but at least I had glue now 😊, lesson learned? nah probably not
I got a set of right angles from amazon which worked out better than I could have hoped, they fill the gap between the 2 bulkheads perfectly, they just needed a bit of extra weight to help them... so raided the cupboards as I'm working in the kitchen anyway 😊 and found a couple of suitable weights
One thing I didn't count on was the glue going off so quickly in the nozzle, on the second plate gave the bottle a squeeze-nothing, so gave it another slightly harder squeeze-nothing, after a few increasingly harder squeezes the wee congealed lump popped out the end of the nozzle followed by a fair amount of the glue I was looking for, unfortunately it landed just about everywhere apart from where I wanted it, but at least I had glue now 😊, lesson learned? nah probably not
I got a set of right angles from amazon which worked out better than I could have hoped, they fill the gap between the 2 bulkheads perfectly, they just needed a bit of extra weight to help them... so raided the cupboards as I'm working in the kitchen anyway 😊 and found a couple of suitable weights
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💬 Re: It's here
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Geoff,
I've just read both Treve and your builds again, going for a snooze now then I'll make a start, the more I look at it the more I'm impressed by the thought that's gone into the design and the overall quality of the kit.
I'm dying to start it but I've purposely held off overnight, so that I have a clear idea of how I'm going to tackle it.
I like the additional items you've added and I might borrow some of your ideas.
Bill
I've just read both Treve and your builds again, going for a snooze now then I'll make a start, the more I look at it the more I'm impressed by the thought that's gone into the design and the overall quality of the kit.
I'm dying to start it but I've purposely held off overnight, so that I have a clear idea of how I'm going to tackle it.
I like the additional items you've added and I might borrow some of your ideas.
Bill
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💬 Re: It's here
1 month ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks Doug, bed first then I'll start.
Bill
Bill
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📝 It's here
2 months ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Ah finally it's arrived, well actually it arrived a few days ago but I've been a wee bit busy so just got the first opportunity to have a look at the kit.
Overall I'm impressed with the kit, laser cut good quality ply on 3 sheets, window frames and other bits n bobs, no unnecessary fancy box or packaging to throw out, so far so good.
Unfortunately one of the sheets got damaged during transit, but nothing major, the break on one of the keel plates will be sandwiched between 2 reinforcing plates - so it's easily fixed and once glued up you'd never be any the wiser 😊.
I've removed all the main structural parts from their sheet and put the rest back in their bag in a safe place🤞, ready to start putting some bits together.
I've tried test fitting a few parts together and the fit is snug without being overtight.
So cleared the kitchen table of all the accumulated junk and got my A3 cutting mat out (yep been there - done that, ain't doing it again 😊) ready to make a start tomorrow.
Bill
Overall I'm impressed with the kit, laser cut good quality ply on 3 sheets, window frames and other bits n bobs, no unnecessary fancy box or packaging to throw out, so far so good.
Unfortunately one of the sheets got damaged during transit, but nothing major, the break on one of the keel plates will be sandwiched between 2 reinforcing plates - so it's easily fixed and once glued up you'd never be any the wiser 😊.
I've removed all the main structural parts from their sheet and put the rest back in their bag in a safe place🤞, ready to start putting some bits together.
I've tried test fitting a few parts together and the fit is snug without being overtight.
So cleared the kitchen table of all the accumulated junk and got my A3 cutting mat out (yep been there - done that, ain't doing it again 😊) ready to make a start tomorrow.
Bill
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📝 ESC options
2 months ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Oh... I think I'll just stick to brushed motors Doug, there's enough to contend with there 😊
Bill
Bill
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📝 ESC options
2 months ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Excellent info Ian, That was going to be one of my questions - if a programming card was needed.
ESC ordered from the UK so I should have it soon.
Bill
ESC ordered from the UK so I should have it soon.
Bill
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📝 ESC options
2 months ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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My-my, after all that I found one from a UK supplier and they have some left 😊
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📝 ESC options
2 months ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Everyone,
Many thanks for your replies, I'm definitely going for the hobbywing 1060 esc - I'll find one somewhere 😊🤞, I know what you guys mean about lookalikes and fakes, one of the big 2 mail order firms are full of them - branded as genuine hobbywing products but are so obviously knock-offs.
My search continues.....😊
Bill
Many thanks for your replies, I'm definitely going for the hobbywing 1060 esc - I'll find one somewhere 😊🤞, I know what you guys mean about lookalikes and fakes, one of the big 2 mail order firms are full of them - branded as genuine hobbywing products but are so obviously knock-offs.
My search continues.....😊
Bill
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📝 ESC options
2 months ago by billmcl61 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Jim,
Had a snooze and I'm in much better form now😊
Thanks for the info, I had a look at that esc and it's absolutely perfect, I've looked at some of their european stockists but no luck so far, but the search continues, it's only for a 385 motor but like you say better to much than not enough.
I think that if I can find a stockist I might get 2 or 3 of them, always handy to have around.
Take care
Bill
Had a snooze and I'm in much better form now😊
Thanks for the info, I had a look at that esc and it's absolutely perfect, I've looked at some of their european stockists but no luck so far, but the search continues, it's only for a 385 motor but like you say better to much than not enough.
I think that if I can find a stockist I might get 2 or 3 of them, always handy to have around.
Take care
Bill
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