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📝 Question of the Day?
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 (
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I totally agree with Doug & Newby7 Let’s post builds & ask/answer questions pertaining to model building rather than getting upset & posting about AI’s continuous inanities. ☀️☀️☀️
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📝 Question of the Day?
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Dave. This is a repeat question. I picked “ running” the first time which although correct was pronounced as wrong. Knowing that I should not have participated in this one but did; with “close reach” as my pick even though I knew it was incorrect. I’m not even a sailing participant. 😠
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📝 Question of the Day?
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I seem to recall this asked before although phrased differently. That time dead reckoning was said to be incorrect. Perhaps AI learned something from the comments posted.
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📝 Question of the Day?
25 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Beautiful photo Commodore. Looks like Switzerland.
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📝 Question of the Day?
27 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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BTW, any wind crossing an ocean picks up moisture.
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27 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Hmmm!
On an oceanographic research cruise out of Toulon on IFREMER’s Le Suroît we were hit with gale force winds as we sailed out of port. Five French scientists (PhD’s) & the entire French research vessel crew were groaning about “la Mistral”. We really took a beating (bunk falling out from beneath you) until about 0200 when we caught a brief lull in the howling wind. Gee! Do you think the French scientists & ship’s crew were misinformed! I Highly DOUBT IT! They obviously had seen the movie before & knew damned well what they were talking about.
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On an oceanographic research cruise out of Toulon on IFREMER’s Le Suroît we were hit with gale force winds as we sailed out of port. Five French scientists (PhD’s) & the entire French research vessel crew were groaning about “la Mistral”. We really took a beating (bunk falling out from beneath you) until about 0200 when we caught a brief lull in the howling wind. Gee! Do you think the French scientists & ship’s crew were misinformed! I Highly DOUBT IT! They obviously had seen the movie before & knew damned well what they were talking about.
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💬 Re: Fiddly bits and sequencing
27 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Cash,
You’re on the right track. Red lit instruments & dim red wheelhouse lighting. My sense would be to simply have dim white lighting in the aft cabin.
You’re on the right track. Red lit instruments & dim red wheelhouse lighting. My sense would be to simply have dim white lighting in the aft cabin.
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📝 Question. What is special about this model in your opinion?
28 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Well on you Doug!
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📝 Question. What is special about this model in your opinion?
29 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I totally agree with RNinMunich’s post but would make a slight addition; one with a solid “machine” carved hull.
I once tried to turn an antique hand-carved hollow hull into RC. Got all the running gear in place & installed ballast to waterline. First turn on maiden voyage it heeled over & would not right itself. Would have sunk were I not right there to grab it.
Added a LOT more ballast & put it the test tank. When heeled over it simply could not right itself. Now lives on a shelf as a display model.
Returning to the original challenge posed RN is right; a solid hull would be extremely difficult to convert to RC.
I once tried to turn an antique hand-carved hollow hull into RC. Got all the running gear in place & installed ballast to waterline. First turn on maiden voyage it heeled over & would not right itself. Would have sunk were I not right there to grab it.
Added a LOT more ballast & put it the test tank. When heeled over it simply could not right itself. Now lives on a shelf as a display model.
Returning to the original challenge posed RN is right; a solid hull would be extremely difficult to convert to RC.
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💬 Re: Yard Sale Find
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Just a thought. Is your shaft log filled with a waterproof grease? I have a couple of models where the motor end of the shaft log is below the waterline. They are packed with waterproof grease which stops water incursion.
Photo shows construction of a grease reservoir.
Photo shows construction of a grease reservoir.
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📝 Question of the Day?
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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El Niño is correct inasmuch as it’s a major influential component of climatology. However it is not in itself a current but a system involving currents, sea surface temperature, depth of warm water column, winds, etc.
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💬 Re: Bulwark supports, fwd light installed, deck shelter built and first coat of primer
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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👍 Looking good Cash. My two cents worth is to go with grey painted brass handrails with simulated aluminum stair treads. Scrounge around for something that looks like diamond plate or an open pattern for the treads. And then there’s weathering.😀
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1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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But, the wind &/or tide could set you east into France.😁
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📝 QUICKWATER completion
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Only been tinkering with QUICKWATER while beginning two other builds. Finally can call it complete. Haven’t splashed since I installed a servo extender on the rudder to improve response when backing. 🤞🤞Probably will change to a four-bladed prop I have.
Not a lot of detail on this one since I hope to use it in towing events. Nothing tender added that might get torn off.
Not a lot of detail on this one since I hope to use it in towing events. Nothing tender added that might get torn off.
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💬 Re: Naxos Laser sheets
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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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 months 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 months 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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2 months 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
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Thank you Roy. That definitely resolved the issue.👍👍👍
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2 months 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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2 months 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
2 months 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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2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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A few more.
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💬 Re: WHOPPER STOPPER a Terry Jason sport fisherman
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Some additional construction photos.
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