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💬 Re: Naxos Laser sheets
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BTW, this will be a fine looking vessel when complete. If it were my build I would heavily weather it. Fish boats are not showroom clean. They are worked hard & IMHO should reflect it for authenticity.
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💬 Re: Naxos Laser sheets
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I hear you about the “short kits”. Several years ago I bought a Chinese kit on eBay from who I thought was the supplier of a well done, all parts included, model of a Damen 804 Stan Launch. In spite of what I thought was diligent research since I knew there was a phony kit I ended up with the phony kit. Not only missing instructions but several major components for the wooden hull. Other parts, fittings, motor, etc looked like they grabbed a half handful of parts from their spare parts stash & included them in the kit.
Decided to start construction as a side project this spring mostly as an “ I will make something out of this mess”. Assembling what components there are is mostly by process of elimination. However I will make the damn thing work by scratch building a lot of it. The hull is about 75% complete & is really all I need.
Decided to start construction as a side project this spring mostly as an “ I will make something out of this mess”. Assembling what components there are is mostly by process of elimination. However I will make the damn thing work by scratch building a lot of it. The hull is about 75% complete & is really all I need.
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📝 Question of the Day?
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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If properly deployed & set D is correct. But, the anchor is primarily a safety device. If a propulsion, steering, or other similar emergency occurs, drop the hook.
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📝 Question of the Day?
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Glad you had such a pleasing day Roy. As you age, of course you cannot do many things you used to do. My philosophy has always been, if you can no longer do something find an alternative that you can do.
Happy Birthday.
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📝 Random bells & whistles
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Thank you Roy. That definitely resolved the issue.👍👍👍
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📝 Question of the Day?
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Austin no doubt your experience is accurate. That said, today’s vessels the electronic aids to navigation, radar, gps, chart plotters, et Al are grouped around the wheel the outputs of which often actually control the wheel.
Sounds like in different ways, we are all agreeing it was a poorly constructed question. Semantics also come into play Europe v US as do multiple meanings. Not uncommon over here for the prop to be referred to as the wheel.
A larger takeaway for me is the follow up conversations almost every question generates. 👍
Sounds like in different ways, we are all agreeing it was a poorly constructed question. Semantics also come into play Europe v US as do multiple meanings. Not uncommon over here for the prop to be referred to as the wheel.
A larger takeaway for me is the follow up conversations almost every question generates. 👍
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📝 Question of the Day?
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Was about to agree Cash but re-reading saw that wheel was part of the question. Buut, the tiller, rudder, & wheel all control directional attitude of a boat. So, this one turns out to be an exercise in reading precision rather than nautical correctness.👎
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📝 Random bells & whistles
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Tx Roy. 👍 I think that has solved the issue.🤞🤞 Still puzzling is why it just recently started?
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📝 Random bells & whistles
12 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Somehow I am now getting random bell & whistle sounds from the site. Seems to be whenever I switch from Forum to Build Log or when someone posts to either. How do I eliminate these notifications? They occur even when not on this site.
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💬 Re: WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Now to get to the real intent of this thread. As mentioned I built this boat ten years ago when I first began constructing RC models. When I began the motor replacement I discovered major mistakes I had made during construction due to my limited knowledge at the time.
The photo shows the component foundations I neglected to securely attach to the hull. All of them were merely CA’d to the hull rather than being firmly attached to the hull with epoxy.
Other discrepancies included (no photos):
- no flats filed on motor, drive, & rudder shafts
- extreme misalignment between motor output shaft & drive shaft hoping coupling cured it
- not using pins to reinforce details like outrigger mounts to house
So my message to those new to RC boats is ask questions in this forum & others about quality components & construction techniques. There are many, many experienced builders who will gladly assist you. Know what you don’t know! Correct past miscues when you discover them. Most importantly, your skill set will improve as you gain experience so never become discouraged.
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The photo shows the component foundations I neglected to securely attach to the hull. All of them were merely CA’d to the hull rather than being firmly attached to the hull with epoxy.
Other discrepancies included (no photos):
- no flats filed on motor, drive, & rudder shafts
- extreme misalignment between motor output shaft & drive shaft hoping coupling cured it
- not using pins to reinforce details like outrigger mounts to house
So my message to those new to RC boats is ask questions in this forum & others about quality components & construction techniques. There are many, many experienced builders who will gladly assist you. Know what you don’t know! Correct past miscues when you discover them. Most importantly, your skill set will improve as you gain experience so never become discouraged.
The end.
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📝 Fairey huntsman steering
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Hmmm. I’ve owned/skippered many boats in the US. Helms have been to port, center, & starboard. As far as I know there is no convention for the helm location at least on this side of the pond.
Apparently up to the builder.
Apparently up to the builder.
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💬 Re: WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Okay, so on to changing the drive.Upon getting started I discovered from my signature plate in the hull that I had built WHOPPER STOPPER ten years ago! Man how time flys!
The first photo is the original driveline. It was a mystery motor with what I think was a three to one gearbox that was in my parts box. I had never used gear reducer before so it seemed at the time like a good idea to experiment & use it. Not! Totally wrong application as I know now.
The second photo is the direct drive replacement motor. There’s absolutely no reason to have a gear reducer in sportfishing boat where you don’t need the torque like in a tug. I have not put it in the water yet to check out the speed from the new motor, which I’m sure is going to require backing off on the throttle endpoint settings & increasing the expo.
The first photo is the original driveline. It was a mystery motor with what I think was a three to one gearbox that was in my parts box. I had never used gear reducer before so it seemed at the time like a good idea to experiment & use it. Not! Totally wrong application as I know now.
The second photo is the direct drive replacement motor. There’s absolutely no reason to have a gear reducer in sportfishing boat where you don’t need the torque like in a tug. I have not put it in the water yet to check out the speed from the new motor, which I’m sure is going to require backing off on the throttle endpoint settings & increasing the expo.
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💬 Re: WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Now, moving on to the “finished” aspect. The last two in-water photos in the previous post were taken at a fun float in Scarborough, Maine this past June. They represent a scale speed about right when trolling for fish. The two here are at WOT but do not approach a scale cruising speed of what should be around 17 kts. I moved control of the boat from a 3ch FlySky tx to my Taranis QX7 which allowed the throttle end point setting to be increased about 25%. That only increased the speed moderately as shown. So, a change of motors required.
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💬 Re: WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
15 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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The “finished” boat. More on “finished” in a bit.
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💬 Re: WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
16 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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A few more.
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💬 Re: WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
16 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Some additional construction photos.
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📝 Muscongus Bay Smack
17 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Bring this one back to life Jump. It’s a classic.
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📝 WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
17 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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A few photos of how this build came together. In New England we refer to this type as a downeast (Maine) sport fisher since it’s built on a lobster boat hull. A couple of photographs early in the process.
Hull is a 36” long fiberglass hull built by a young craftsman in Bristol, Maine. Everything else scratch built.
More later about when it was built; sort of the reason for this blog.
Hull is a 36” long fiberglass hull built by a young craftsman in Bristol, Maine. Everything else scratch built.
More later about when it was built; sort of the reason for this blog.
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📝 My daughter’s “spy boat.”
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Tx Jump. Tower looks great. I’ve not done one on either of my two SF’s. Always been hesitant because of potential damage during transport.
Once on a real 47’ SF I got stuck in the tower when the seas kicked up preventing a return to the cockpit.
Once on a real 47’ SF I got stuck in the tower when the seas kicked up preventing a return to the cockpit.
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📝 My daughter’s “spy boat.”
20 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Whoa! Nice sport fish. How about some additional photos?
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📝 My daughter’s “spy boat.”
22 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Jump. If doing a build of it has appeal to you and/or your daughter, go for it; especially for her. As the builder you’re the only one who needs to be pleased. Other folks with dissenting thoughts should keep their opinions to themselves.
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📝 My daughter’s “spy boat.”
22 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Original post photo was a SFU (Some Expletive Ugly) boat IMHO. That said, different folks see pleasing lines differently. One of our harbors has several boats with a bubble porthole just above the waterline. Makes for a nice view of the water flooding your boat when it takes a heavy beam wave in tough weather. Then again I’m guessing these boats are nailed to the dock for the season.
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💬 Re: Yard Sale Find
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Garth, I stand very embarrassingly corrected.The Puffer does have a flat bottom. I should have remembered that since it wasn’t that long ago I completed mine! Duuuh!🤕 👎
I’ve done quite a few builds where they’re not true-to-type below the waterline. Doesn’t bother me.
Looking forward to see your interpretation of a Puffer.
I’ve done quite a few builds where they’re not true-to-type below the waterline. Doesn’t bother me.
Looking forward to see your interpretation of a Puffer.
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💬 Re: Yard Sale Find
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Looking forward to watching your build. Puzzled by your bottom not flat comment. Had no idea puffers had a flat bottom???🤔
Attachment is my build.
Attachment is my build.
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📝 How do they move around the deck?
26 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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For sure Lew. Sport fishers & lobster boats typically have narrow deck space between the deck house & rail but they are navigable. In contrast, tugs, pilot boats, etc have to have wide enough deck space between the house & rail to be easily traversed by the crew. A flaw in many kits as you point out.
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📝 Question of the Day?
27 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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The famed, in the U.S., Monterey Clipper had it’s design origin in the felucca.
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💬 Re: Ballast check, leak check and maiden complied with and successful.
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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These little guys are definitely not boats for any thing beyond “sea state” one or two. Ballasting is always a conflict between stability & water incursion. That said they’re a teaching experience for a building larger tug.
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💬 Re: Ballast check, leak check and maiden complied with and successful.
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Looks good in the water. Some fine you visualized where you wanted to go & then built it. Looking forward to how you finish it. Callie for graphics?
Rides higher than my little 19” tug.
Rides higher than my little 19” tug.
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💬 Re: June 23 2024 update
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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This will turn out to be an excellent restoration! 👍
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💬 Re: Ready for ballast and leak test
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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