Hi y’all. I spent this week trimming the hull/deck flange, started with a Dremel then finished with 80 grit sandpaper. This will be covered by a large rubber rubbing strip so it doesn’t have to look perfect, but it was too wide hence the trim. I also trimmed and glued the bulwarks in place, and gave the deck and interior bulwarks a quick first coat of paint, plus filled and sanded the keel.

I hav collected a few kits over the years. A lot of kits I acquired thru trading, bought a couple off RCgroups and eBay. Here’s the list:
One used started Deans Marine Wacht Am Rhein
One used started Robbe Antje
NIB Midwest Jim Wilder tug
NIB Midwest Lobster Boat, not the RC version but many have been converted
NIB MRP Hydro Sport
NIB Robbe Mowe
Mostly NIB first gen Graupner Pollux
NIB Billings Banckert with ABS hull
NIB Graupner Racing Micro Magic, German kit
A partially built Dumas Little Shelly Foss
Dare Designs Miss Stephanie
There’s a few other boats that are going to be restorations, or trade fodder. I also have a NIB Billings Samson II that will be traded off tomorrow for a Paula IV.
Cash

Hi JB...I was going to use that cluster for for the gear drive but I’m having a hard time finding pinion gears in that coarse of a pitch🤣🤣🤣 Actually, that’s the cluster gear from the Studebakers original 3 speed/OD transmission. It’s #1 of 2 that got mangled in an about 8 years, that’s why the Stude has a 200R4 automatic overdrive trans now. It makes a great weight for laminating parts!!

Thanks Martin!!

Rick, not sure about displacement, but I’m sure she’ll weigh in at well over 10 pounds, maybe 15 or more. She’s 40 inches long. I picked this boat as I like her lines, and she’s big enough to add functions and still have plenty of room in the hull, plus she’ll still fit in the back of my Abarth.😁

Hi y’all. I thought it about time that I started on my 60th birthday present, a Krick Grimmershorn. This will be the largest boat, both in size and displacement I’ve built to date. I plan to add a MrRcSound sound board, lights, and radar...maybe another function too.
I started on her last week, so far I have the keel, stuffing box and rudder made up. The keel is built up from several pieces of ply, and it sandwiches the stuffing tube. I had to trim it and almost took too much off, but in the end it came out okay, although I had a gap on either side of the tube. I filled that with epoxy and balsa. The rudder is also made up of a ply sandwich then carved and sanded to shape.
I’m using an old 3.8 to 1 planetary gearbox for the drive. I should be okay for power, and it’s a real smooth box, very quiet. I tacked the motor mount in and then adjusted the alignment using a 4mm I’d brass tube. I added braces to the mount, and built a little seat for the motor to support weight being that the motor mount is ply. The seat just contacts the bottom of the motor. I then installed the radio plate and assembled and epoxied the deck in place. That’s where I’m at now, hopefully I’ll have the bulwarks installed, and everything from the bulwarks down sanded smoothed and painted by this weekend.

Hi Nerys, I’m so glad you’re still working on your LST, sorry to hear of health issues still, I hope it gets better for you. I was wondering if you could find a some sort of folding desk that would raise and lower, you wouldn’t have to get up, you could just lower the table boat and all. Anyway, I’m glad you’re still at it, and I truly hope you feel better.
Cash

Thanks Fleet!! That’ll work great on the IPad 😁

Thank you!! The Model Mayhem site gives me a good start, looks like all I’ll need in fact. Here’s hoping I don’t release the “magic smoke”🤣. Seriously, you’ve been a great help. Thanks!!
Cash

Hi y’all. I have a Robbe diesel sound card that I received in a trade, sadly, I have no instructions. Can anybody post/direct me to a set? I would greatly appreciate it.

Hello Nerys. Be advised that the Signal Intelligence branch of the Texas Navy intercepted some encrypted communications from the Oklahoma Rabbit Reserve, some snippets taken seem to suggest that they have some folks who are sympathetic to their cause abroad. You might keep an eye on that one nurse, make sure she doesn’t have an over attachment to carrots.
Seriously, I’m glad you’re ok. I wouldn’t be happy either, and I’m pretty sure they would hear me growling down the street!!
Cash

She’s a purty gal!!

Doug, my buddy did something similar. This was about 1986, my buddy Bill had a Gentle Lady 2 meter with an OS10, landing gear and 3 channels. One day he fired her up and launched without turning on the rx. She had a 4 ounce tank iirc, the chase team came back much later after losing sight of her about 25 miles out. She was high, circling and headed for somewhere between Oklahoma and Paris Texas😮

Okay y’all, long story. I used to fly RC combat, got pretty decent at it, we originally started flying 12th scale fighters and dive bombers made up of blue foam, glasses wings, and stock .15 to .25 engines. My favorite was the SBD Dauntless. Being a dive bomber it had a lot of wing area and perfect moments and turned on a dime. I flew it mostly for fun, but she had her share of combat and had been “remitted” and rebuilt several times. I was putting the radio back well past midnight one night..I forgot to reinstall the snap keeper on the elevator pushrod. I discovered my error the next day at the top of a loop, as I had no elevator control..all I could do is throttle back, and salute (literally) as she came straight down in a 90 degree dive. My buddy pulled up and saw the whole thing. Yep, we all join that club at some time or another. Just don’t ask how I wrecked my 55 Chevy in front of our house when I was 17...😳

Hi Jonathan. Just reread your post about rudder area and possibly changing to twin rudders, I think your on to something. When I used to fly rc, I noticed that a plane with a larger rudder with less throw would turn tight with less drama than a plane with a small rudder at larger throws. I was thinking along the same lines as you..but one question. Should the rudder be deeper or wider?
Cash

That’s on the table for the 212. Next outing I plan to play with different props to see what she does and how that affects handling. Going to tweak the fore-aft trim also, and play with OpenTX and see if I can make up a throttle controlled rate mix on starboard only. I like PT’s, but if I build another it’ll be 2 motors and counter rotation props.

Fleet, LT Errol will be in command of the PT15, once she is brought back up to speed. Our naval engineers have come to the conclusion that the PT15 is a bit more of a cruiser than a MTB, and the tests of the PT212, and subsequent problems and successful resolution of trim and range problems suggest the methodology used to get the 212 in operational status should be successful with the PT15 as well. Once the boat has passed our test regime, LT Errol and crew will be patrolling Lake Texoma to give the Oklahoma Rabbit Regulars a much needed thrashing.
I will be in command of the 212, however until the 15 is fully operational I can see both Errol and I in joint command. I trust this will be satisfactory for both the Texas Navy and the RN.👍
Commander Cash Hargett

Hi y’all. I’m posting a video from this weekend, first half is Larry’s big 50 inc KnK Jupiter, the second half is the PT212. I’m happy to say that even though she turns better port than starboard, I’m quite pleased with her. Now, I can have a bit of fun with her and concentrate on tweaking ballast/power/handling😊

North Texas Shipwrights @ Josey Ranch April 18

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Sorry it took so long to respond Larry. I’m running a 3 blade at this time. Now that I have my range issue fixed I’m going to play with battery weight and placement plus take a range of props with me. The plan is try to get her dialed in Sunday.

Hi Martin!! I think my next project is a Krick Grimmershorn. I bought the kit for my birthday. I turned 60 this past January, and I had been putting funds aside for the kit and my new transmitter, so when I pulled the trigger on both it wasn’t a hard hit to the budget. The Grimmershorn is a good size pilot/working boat, she’s 40 inches long and quite wide. She’ll be the biggest boat I’ve built yet, and I plan to add lights and sound to her. Might have to coerce Errol to take a nap in the bottom of the hull for ballast🤣
Glad you’re back Martin..missed you buddy..

Hi y’all. I had decided that after work today I’d go down to the Cottonwood Creek Baptist test pond (to be known hereafter as CCBTP) and run the PT. Sometime before I left for home, it started to rain..!!?##$$!!
It let up as I pulled in the driveway, so I ran in, said hi and bye to wife and daughter, grabbed said boat and TX and headed to the pond. I didn’t have the battery centered, but it’s started to rain again so I made a few passes, and she’s a lot better. I would lose signal about halfway to the fountain, this time it was good all the way there and back. It turns left well, turns right ok, I still have a hard roll to right at full power and hard rudder, but it’s manageable now. The wind was up and it was sprinkling heading to rain so I called it quits after 5 minutes but I’m on the right track. Now it’s a question of trim and balance, and I’m pretty sure I’ll have to adopt my handling of this boat to its idiosyncrasies. But, for now, I’m good. If we don’t get rained out I hope to have more progress made this Sunday at Josey Ranch.
Cash

Hi JP!! Look around the site get to know some folks, it’s a great resource and the members are friendly and knowledgeable.
Cash

Uhhhh...as far as I know I’m in command, Errol works for me..of course, he is a cat, so I suppose he sees things differently 🤣

Those boats are cool!!!

Squadron....Ateeennnnchut!!
Martin!!! Dang it son I’m glad you’re back!! Good to see you on the board.

Yes Sir!! We have box stock and modified classes for those who like their dragon boats hot..😄
“Hot” get it? Like fire breathing?
Bit of a reach y’all that’s all I got 🤣

How about this? 🐉⛵🏁 ?

Dang it, where’s my Texan to Mandarin translation app!!?!?

A boat?🤣🤣
Sorry buddy, cheap shot but I had to take it..

Jonathon, my buddy JP is very knowledgeable about OpenTX, in fact I think he helped with the project a bit as it was and I think still is an open source OS