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    πŸ’¬ Re: Second Sea trials ….
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I now have two S- boats, both are fitted and trimmed out where they are great running boats with many operational features due to their very good hull design for load capacity…They are enjoyable to run and are well received at the pond or club meets. I have been asked to build a third S-boat and Dock and recreate the surrender at Felixstowe….

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    πŸ“ CV-8 Hornet update
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Well , trim tests are not going well …this hull sharpe/ model has the center of gravity to high and thus is very unstable , something I did not figure on as much as it is …..So my solution is to place a weighted keel and a smaller Lipo battery to try to stabilize this build ,if this does not work .Then my solution will be to add what would be an outrigger in the form of a correct scale and class of Destroyer and simulate a bosun’s chair crossing at sea …Dragon makes / made such a kit and I have it ordered…..just in case a weighted keel is not possible. Always something to keep the rabbit’s tail short ….

    πŸ’¬ Re: 1/350 scale USS Massachusetts, and CV-8 USS Hornet
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I happen to have two 1/200 scale Trumpeter kits in my stash , Bismarck and HMS Rodney , …but a follow club member has set the bar high with his rendition of a very high functioning Bismarck…

    https://youtu.be/oFcnckUHBA4?si=qZGImW8uf6wioArJ
    πŸ’¬ Re: 1/350 scale USS Massachusetts, and CV-8 USS Hornet
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    The Club has a Facebook page …and is based out of Sharon Ma. , but our members number close to 40-45 from all over New England . I have visited SpareTime Hobby Shop and will miss their closing . I have several other kits and projects in need of repair / restoration…so it becomes more of an issue of $$$ than time these days . Your DE 1040 is looking great ,one of our members , Eric, is the owner of Homeport Model Ships , Peabody Ma. … his work is exceptional

    πŸ“ 1/350 scale USS Massachusetts, and CV-8 USS Hornet
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Still not in a scratch building mind set I set out and converted the Trumpeter Kits of USS Massachusetts and CV-8 USS Hornet to RC , inspired by the prospect of use of an indoor swimming pool by the Marine Models of New England club this coming March.The availability of light weight and small electronic over the counter makes such things easily possible . I am presenting the Hornet as she looked for the Doolittle Raid , with 16 B-25 b’s on her deck just before launch …she is still a work in progress and will up date

    πŸ“ Bits and pieces …or better name PT-174
    2 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I am not sure where to start or how to best present all this other than taking a break from my efforts to scratch build a WWII minesweeper trawler off an old Robbie hull of the Wontan …(sp?) . Going over the same grounds as others have done and needing a breather I converted the 1/35 scale PT 596 by Italeri to a fair representation of PT 174 .This involved cutting cabin and other modifications that would have been easier if I had the PT 109 kit …but it was an enjoyable build and even better runner. I owe much to the experience I got from building and later correcting my errors in the placement of the Vosper’s running gear. Even tho they are a joy to run at the pond , my corrections to trim make them that much more a pleasure.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Update
    7 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I am not the videographer, Eric the owner of Homeport Ship Modelers in Peabody Ma. is the one who filmed this and has it also posted on his Facebook. He and his crew are professional master builders in my humble opinion and well worth a look at the web site . In the background you can see one of his Arleigh Burke Class out on sea trials .

    πŸ“ Update
    7 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    At a recent Marine Modelers of New England steering meet one of the club members took this video of my poor Vosper #78 …she is not trimmed out to my liking and may some day be revisited to correct what I feel is a bit bow heavy . This has been posted on Face Book at the Homeport Ship Modelers web site with may likes …

    πŸ’¬ Re: 1st outing
    7 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Looking good can hardly wait to see her trimmed out and under way…Thank You for posting your build .
    BillG.

    πŸ’¬ Re: The end is in sight?
    7 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    She is looking awesome, πŸ‘ and very inspiring for me to start my own kit but current situation does not allow me the pleasure of such a long term detailed project. I have foolishly started my first semi scratch build and already have had to many distractions. I will soon start the build blog , but for now am very much excited to see you fine efforts having a great first sea trial and many happy smooth outs after … Again Thank You
    BillG.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Smoke and mirrors
    7 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Enjoying your posts and hope that things are progressing easy…looking forward to more of this great build , Thank You …..
    Bill G.

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    πŸ“ Success!
    9 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Well it was a struggle, but I have gotten S91 to operational…there is still details to be added as in weathering and paint …but I am happy with the over all build .
    I ended up removing one of the three motors due to weight concerns and better use of the space it would give as to both operations and maintenance. I may revisit the motors and ESC’s due to having to dial back via the transmitter to 20% of full power , any more it starts to get very unmanageable and unstable.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Bad Day at sea trial and shake down ….
    9 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I am not sure but it looks like It was a number of factors , from not enough ventilation, to not enough big enough Amperage of the ESC’s …along with the possibility of the props not correctly matched to the motor size …my solution has been larger ESC’s …85 Amp vs. 45 Amp …motors are rated at 40 Amps …but no spike/ peak data available…I have added Fans to the ESC’s and opened the deck for better air flow. Given The larger ESC’s , I removed one motor and ESC …to save weight and to gain space for wiring and air flow …This still gives me 1/3 more power over my first EBoat build of a S100 , see Blog …2- 2218 kv motors vs 3 1100 kv motors .

    πŸ“ Let’s try again ….
    9 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Spent the last couple of days and a few dollars repairing and rebuilding the main propulsion , as the new 85 Amp ESC’s are a bit heavier and larger than the 45 Amp ESC’s they replaced I opted to remove one of the 3 motors. This will save weight and provide space to get better air flow and still give a 1/3 more power over the S100 build 2 - 2218kv vs. 3 - 1100 kv motors .
    I have again successfully performed both bench test and a tub trim test of all systems/ channels and now await a trip to the pond for a full shake down ….As much as I enjoy building it breaks my heart that I no longer have the hands to do the fine work skills I once had , I continue nevertheless……

    Bill G.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Bad Day at sea trial and shake down ….
    9 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I am still not sure what/ why I had this failure , but I am correcting many possibles , , 1. Not enough ventilation, and possible heat build up .
    2. Not enough over spec in matching an ESC to the brushless motor ,,ESC 45 amps , Motor 40 Amp …
    3. Component failure in the ESC , …
    4. To large , or to great of pitch of the props for the motors , …S100 has 3 discontinued brushed motors and ESC β€˜s and ran well from day 1 ..bought over 6 years ago , otherwise I would have bought the same set up again .

    My current efforts are focused on more ventilation, and a larger ESC at 85 Amp , as such , I am removing the center motor and only powering with two counter rotational props of the outer shafts .along with a prop change in the future if needed. In the mean time I wait for the electronics to finish drying out for so far they all work after being dunked to put out the flaming ESC , the deck did get some damage from the flame…but fixable …the addition of floatation on the removable hatch over the motors and ESC β€˜s took a large part of the flame damage before the deck hatch and Hull did .

    The removal of the center Motor and it’s ESC will lighten the load and give me space to better run the wiring , ….I feel the major mistake I made was not taking into full account the peak or spike loads.

    BillG.

    πŸ“ Bad Day at sea trial and shake down ….
    9 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    The good news is my S100 and the Two Vospers ran with out issues, so with recharged batteries I look forward to the next meet sailing meet….

    The S91 not so well ….I am lucky that with quick action it appears the damage is easily fixed ,like all things mechanical , time and money …and most importantly education and learning …The photo says it all ….😞

    πŸ’¬ Re: Near disaster
    9 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Sorry to hear of this , glad that the damage has been repaired.
    I have Rodney in my build stack and look forward to your build and any insights , I happened to see a YouTube build of the Bismarck by Bruce Murray and his use of stepper motors and their use as gun training ….inspirers me to learn how to do that . Thank You for posting your build , and hope that things go easier and you have an enjoyable build and future sailing .
    BillG.

    πŸ“ Progress
    9 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Well with help from the local Hobby shop that is more into RC cars and off road I was able to learn what I should have remembered from my youth and education and work experience…..We are close this is a bench test just before a sea trial πŸ€”. Must have missed a button or two on this post …will keep trying to get the video to work or maybe I have fixed it time will tell ..

    πŸ“ Lucky ,,,,but Good? ….
    10 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Still don’t know why but at this point I am just taking it as a near miss, I went to the only source I have locally for information about Brushless motors , ESC’s and Lipo battery packs . It is primarily RC Cars , Trucks and Off road buggies…..very very little in the way of boating , understandable as to the limited ponds and water ways that have access, it’s even the same for full size boating at least for fresh water ,,,Salt water well that’s always been $$$$$.
    Still don’t understand what was done , rewired everything the same way I had it in the boat back at the apartment, ….except it all worked ….No factory smoke released….Motors and speed control worked as it should …now a day later , and everything back in the boat , I and ready for finial trim and sea trials , ….

    πŸ€”. I just done know ..but I will take it …the next club meet is in July …and my fleet will be in top form and will be out on the water …

    Be Safe and Smooth sailing

    πŸ’¬ Re: Vosper after action reports
    10 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I agree , I really liked these conversion builds ,unlike the S91 project that has a displacement type hull , these plane hulls require a light touch I feel so have been given a small brushless helicopter motor I felt it was a good fit and I am happy with the out come and their performance. As long as I have done my part ….lol.

    Your Vosper puts my feeble efforts to shame that is a fine looking model. Very Nice !!

    πŸ“ Vosper after action reports
    10 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Well not checking before rushing off to the meet was my major mistake , my St Nazaire special , had a collet set screw that missed thread lock resulting in the loose prop shaft . I also found a few mounts that had not been glued in place well enough so fixed a possible future failure,….she is now ready to run .
    My standard Vosper , had the suspected grease issue , along with a collet that was to tight running against the end of the prop shaft tube , this added drag and heated the motor which resulted in the bridge deck to start to melt . Not realizing that my deck fitted that close to my motor mount as it heated an melted it then contracted the motor adding more drag ,..more heat ….this also explains the change in sound during its short run as told to me by my son. Final failure was the motor ripping out of it mounting and binding the works up ….

    I have fixed all the issues found ,hopefully this will help others too not make my mistakes and let the enthusiasm over ride better judgement and practice…

    Back in the water!
    Bill G.

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    Still evaluating the S91….πŸ˜–

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    πŸ“ Update : Found and joined a club and my poor efforts are still showing …
    10 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Hoped to get an early start to this new to me Marine Modelers club based in Boston Mass. but members from all over the state and near by. …Well I loaded up my Two Vospers , check out their build blog , …and the still on going old lindberg Blue Devil Fletcher class destroyer and arrived two hours after the start time , took a quick look at some fine scale models and the paperwork to become a member . After answering many interested questions as to my builds and the models I had brought I sent out my St. Nazaire Vosper ….Only to run it into the biggest patch of weeds and have my driveshaft failπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ. So had the pleasure of one of the members wade out and retrieve my wreck ….Ok …Things happen no biggie will just send the other Vosper out …Handed the model and controller to my son and he took her out …for about 3 minutes only to have it go dead in the water …with a locked Prop Shaft ….πŸ˜–πŸ˜–πŸ˜– have yet to open the hull up to see why …but have a feeling the home made prop shaft did not get enough grease and not checking it in my rush to this event only put frosting on my cake as the new guy. πŸ˜žπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ. Good news is I had Video of my runs from last year and the over all results is that several members are ordering kits to convert . A good day!
    Back to the bench and repairs β€¦πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

    πŸ’¬ Re: Project S91 update
    10 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    No .. I think the cat sabotaged me …..they are like that most likely due to not working on my trawler β€¦πŸ€”

    πŸ“ Major Set Back …
    10 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I foolishly got info about a local club is have a meet, so with lack of sleep I started to rush to get S91 at least water operational ….was working on trim and final electrical/ electronics bench test still not sure what went wrong ….but plugged in main battery and smoke ….Have confirmed all 3 ESC’s are toast …still need to check radio receiver and sound board , and motors….πŸ˜–πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­$$$$$

    πŸ“ Project S91 update
    10 months ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    It been awhile since my last update , but life is like that at times we cant always do what we want or even feel up to doing it …lol I have started to move forward to getting this to be a runner , by working on a few details and mounting hardware , running the wires and ordering bits and pieces that are needed. I have done a quick water line check and trim with more weight than what is currently required as to known parts that must still be installed . She is looking to be a bit light or very close to spec as to draft and still have room for more battery or details . I can’t wait to see and hear the sound board and muzzle flash in action…And I seemed to have new help …lol …Be Safe All
    BG

    πŸ’¬ Re: Update …on S91 project…
    1 year ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    I found Model Sounds inc. online , they have a wide selection of sounds and for a small fee can customize your sounds and has the option to purchase software to make your own customized sounds . Their system can be optimized to be removable and placed in different models. I have found them to be very helpful and worth the consideration when choosing to add a sound system .
    Bill G.

    πŸ“ Update …on S91 project…
    1 year ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Well things are progressing slow , life does that at times , tho a bit of procrastination can be made if honest …lol ..I have done more detailed work and finalizing things as to hull access , and component mounting/ locations …one thing I have added that was not on my original build plan is a sound board and LED muzzle flash .
    I am very excited to get this in and see and hear it on the water . My only regret is where I am adding muzzle flash to the 40mm Bofors in the stern that I have reto fitted the LED . I feel if I had installed it at its build time I could have run the fine wiring better , but we do the best we can . What is nice is that the sound board has proportional Throttle Diesel engines, 20 mm bust , 40 mm Bofors bust and Torpedo launch ,with warning siren ,…as an added feature the LED out puts for the engine’s exhaust, and the weapons are synchronized to the sound of each , so you can have exhaust flash , and muzzle flash when the sound for each is activated.
    Hope all are well , Good Building and Best to All
    Bill. G.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Schnell Boat
    1 year ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Looks like it will be both an enjoyable rebuild and sail …Best to you

    Bill G.

    πŸ“ Free Christmas Prize Draw!
    1 year ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Thank You for an enjoyable event , may the New Year be safe and many hours of good sailing …
    Bill G .

    πŸ“ Free Christmas Prize Draw!
    1 year ago by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ BW3 ( Chief Petty Officer 1st Class)
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    Thank You , very enjoyable activity…Wish You all a Happy New Year , ….

    Be Safe .

    Bill G.



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