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📝 My next challenge
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 (
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Hi Ron. Interesting; I didn’t know the Ville class operated offshore. Does designating the two red mast lights as “RAM” lights mean they indicate Restricted Ability to Maneuver per COLREGS?
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💬 Re: Dumas Pay n' Pak
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Seeing this one in the water will be exciting.
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📝 Current project
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Lot of great ideas for details & weathering Ron.
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📝 Southern Florida boatyard hull 2
12 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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The yard has become busy! The second hull, the 36 ft Northern Bay splashed today.
- deck & gunnels (1/16 in styrene) dry fit
- with battery fwd a few oz ballast required aft
- no leaks
- unlike the Wasque 26 this one is very fast
- twitchy steering needs exponential adjustment
- deck & gunnels (1/16 in styrene) dry fit
- with battery fwd a few oz ballast required aft
- no leaks
- unlike the Wasque 26 this one is very fast
- twitchy steering needs exponential adjustment
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💬 Re: South Florida Boatyard re-opens
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thank you Lew. It has been uncharacteristically cool in Naples also. Not complaining though; still single digit low temps at home on Cape Cod.
My sailing has been limited to the condo community’s pool. It’s a small community & everyone is very interested in the boats, how they were built, how they work, & seeing them run. I only launch when no one is in the pool & make it clear I will beach it whenever someone wants to get it in the water. My boats are not fast.
I understand there is a park a few miles from here where folks sail. I intend to check it out but haven’t as yet,
My sailing has been limited to the condo community’s pool. It’s a small community & everyone is very interested in the boats, how they were built, how they work, & seeing them run. I only launch when no one is in the pool & make it clear I will beach it whenever someone wants to get it in the water. My boats are not fast.
I understand there is a park a few miles from here where folks sail. I intend to check it out but haven’t as yet,
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💬 Re: South Florida Boatyard re-opens
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thank you DWB. It’s been a fun build. I always enjoy it when the builder, in this case, CW Hood of Marblehead, Ma, gets involved. They provided me with the lines & other much appreciated advice to complete the build.
No’gators, or falling iguanas today! 😂
No’gators, or falling iguanas today! 😂
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💬 Re: South Florida Boatyard re-opens
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thank you Jump. I’ve got a few things to straighten out it I’m happy with the maiden splash.
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📝 South Florida Boatyard re-opens
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Warm enough to send the Lindsay M on her maiden voyage.
- I thought it would be too slow…it was.
- Limited rudder throw looked like turning radius
would be excessive…it wasn’t
- No leaks expected…none showed up.
- I thought it would be too slow…it was.
- Limited rudder throw looked like turning radius
would be excessive…it wasn’t
- No leaks expected…none showed up.
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💬 Re: January Update
16 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Do you plan on strengthening the ABS hull?
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📝 prop question
18 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Glad you’ve solved the problem. Now we’re ready to see some in-water photos.👍
BTW, I would also put one drop of blue Locktite on the shaft. Once, I neglected to do that & lost a R.H. prop while backing down even though the prop was tightly screwed to the shaft. Duhh!
BTW, I would also put one drop of blue Locktite on the shaft. Once, I neglected to do that & lost a R.H. prop while backing down even though the prop was tightly screwed to the shaft. Duhh!
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💬 Re: Slow progress!
18 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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+++ I would also add a couple of beams from port to starboard after you have figured out the layout of running gear. Make sure their position doesn’t limit access to any component you may need to access in the future.
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📝 prop question
18 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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To me that is a system designed to fail; a prop screwed onto the drive shaft on one end & screwed into a fixed object ( the rudder post) on the other. As an experiment I suggest you remove the shaft to rudder post fitting and run the motor to see if the shaft screws farther into the prop & binds the motor. All on the bench of course.
Results should give clue(s) about next steps.
Results should give clue(s) about next steps.
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📝 prop question
18 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Again, to more or less echo what Chris suggested, take the prop off the shaft. Try disconnecting the shaft from the motor, remove the motor, slide the shaft forward to remove it. Take photos, before & after. The suggestions will be more meaningful & you will get a complete view of what you are faced with.
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📝 prop question
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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That’s a good thing.👍 At least the prop is trying to tighten with the hull moving forward. A left hand prop would be attempting loosen. Is it possible to remove the shaft from the motor end?
BTW, the blue Locktite can be removed without applying heat like the red formulation.
BTW, the blue Locktite can be removed without applying heat like the red formulation.
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📝 prop question
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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For what it’s worth another thought just occurred to me. Given the shaft/prop/rudder post configuration the intent must be for the prop be unscrewed & the shaft removed from the motor end. Is that possible?
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📝 HM/50 ESC
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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If this is the esc it appears to be they have absolutely no low end response. I seem to recall their throttle start point is half throttle. I have an unused one I’ll give away for the price of shipping.
They might work fine for FE’s but I can’t use them.
They might work fine for FE’s but I can’t use them.
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📝 prop question
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Chris is right; you absolutely need to remove the prop to see how it is currently assembled. Given the configuration that is not going to be easy.
The prop looks to be right- handed. Is it? If so a thrust washer on the shaft between the keel & prop hub will prevent tightening when underway. It doesn’t have to be very thick. Then use Locktite and use a thinner cap nut on the aft end of the shaft so that it is not touching the rudder post. Having it bear on the post as it does now does nothing structurally. Any aft movement of the shaft can be prevented using a thrust washer at the juncture of the coupling & shaft log. That could help create a bit of clearance between the shaft & rudder post. Locktite or not prop removal will be difficult as built. But if set up well removal should seldom be required
This is merely how I set mine up. Undoubtedly there are other ways that folks use that might be better.
The prop looks to be right- handed. Is it? If so a thrust washer on the shaft between the keel & prop hub will prevent tightening when underway. It doesn’t have to be very thick. Then use Locktite and use a thinner cap nut on the aft end of the shaft so that it is not touching the rudder post. Having it bear on the post as it does now does nothing structurally. Any aft movement of the shaft can be prevented using a thrust washer at the juncture of the coupling & shaft log. That could help create a bit of clearance between the shaft & rudder post. Locktite or not prop removal will be difficult as built. But if set up well removal should seldom be required
This is merely how I set mine up. Undoubtedly there are other ways that folks use that might be better.
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💬 Re: seaway tug
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Do you have a thread lock adhesive called Loctite in the UK? If so you might consider using the blue, removable version applied to the shaft threads. Use on all my builds with absolutely no loosening problems.
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📝 Difficult Restoration's?
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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I’ll send you some snow from Cape Cod.
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💬 Re: The Forward Deck, Adding More Detail.
25 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Excellent precise work.👍
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📝 Difficult Restoration's?
26 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Great looking boat Dave. What condition was it in when you found it? The Corvette always reminds me of my vacations on the St. Clair River upstream from the Chris experimental/new product yard in Algonac, Mi. As kids we would take one of our boats down there & drool over boats we saw. CC also did a lot of filming nearby off Walpole Island for their sales brochures.
Did you replace the running gear or will it be a display model?
Again, well done.
Did you replace the running gear or will it be a display model?
Again, well done.
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📝 How much is too much? (If it ain't free and I need to volunteer then I ain't joining.)
29 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Very interesting take on childrens’ lack of participation; had never thought about that. In today’s world you do have to be careful approaching any stranger lest your intentions be misread.
Your initiatives to attract younger folks sound good. There was a club, probably gone by now, that staged water soccer events using springer tugs. You might contact Umi Ryuzuki in RC Groups here in the States. If you need an
on-line address let me know.
Your initiatives to attract younger folks sound good. There was a club, probably gone by now, that staged water soccer events using springer tugs. You might contact Umi Ryuzuki in RC Groups here in the States. If you need an
on-line address let me know.
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💬 Re: The tub test
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thank you for the detailed explanation Jump. BLUEBIRD is quite the project. I didn’t know that 3D printing could create an interstitial web that resists the structural forces I mentioned. That explains the weight & bullet proof characteristics of the hull. Quite a project; good luck as you progress. Sounds like you have things under control.👍👍
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💬 Re: The tub test
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Jump, sounds as though you have had some unfortunate past results from leak/ballast test tank. I have had a few myself, although nothing like some of the bizarre adventures I’ve had on the first real run! Just have positive thoughts
Your comment about fully-printed boats intrigues me. Having a bit of structural knowledge & experience I’ve often wondered about the strength between individual layers of the print. How does a printed component hold up to torsional, bending, lateral, eccentric forces? Then one faces what appears to me to be a monumental sanding task to achieve a smooth surface. Don’t get me wrong I’m not bashing 3D printing. It has many applications.
Does your comment reflect structural concerns, sanding, other? You mentioned weight. I would think a printed hull would be rather light weight. I have zero experience with with printed hull’s so hoping to learn from your experience.
Tx.
Your comment about fully-printed boats intrigues me. Having a bit of structural knowledge & experience I’ve often wondered about the strength between individual layers of the print. How does a printed component hold up to torsional, bending, lateral, eccentric forces? Then one faces what appears to me to be a monumental sanding task to achieve a smooth surface. Don’t get me wrong I’m not bashing 3D printing. It has many applications.
Does your comment reflect structural concerns, sanding, other? You mentioned weight. I would think a printed hull would be rather light weight. I have zero experience with with printed hull’s so hoping to learn from your experience.
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📝 Last gasp before maiden splash in warm weather
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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A few more things done before we head to the warm weather.
1. Into the ballast test tank the other day. No leaks & initial ballast set. 16.5 oz in the stern. With 12 os NIMH an additional 9os of lead ballast. Right now float weight about 4 lbs. Might be a bit light.
2. Gloss black hull, white anti foul paint on bottom & red boot top.
3. Profile view.
1. Into the ballast test tank the other day. No leaks & initial ballast set. 16.5 oz in the stern. With 12 os NIMH an additional 9os of lead ballast. Right now float weight about 4 lbs. Might be a bit light.
2. Gloss black hull, white anti foul paint on bottom & red boot top.
3. Profile view.
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💬 Re: LISA M Motor Yacht
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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You might choose to reinforce the hull itself to prevent bending & twisting. ABS hulls are rather weak structurally.
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📝 How much is too much? (If it ain't free and I need to volunteer then I ain't joining.)
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Lew the problem seems to be universal for both the young & the older generation. I have tried, without much success, to interest each of my grandsons ages 18, 11, & 9 in model building. At least it is participation in sports that occupies most of their spare time. For sure they engage in a fair amount of screen time but they are not obsessed with it. The 18 yr old showed a good deal of interest in model building when younger so hopefully that seed will pop through sometime in his adult life. The youngest shows a lot of interest in robotics so there is hope.
As for the older generation & I mean those retired or semi-retired , there is much information & advice that continued mental stimulation greatly reduces the likelihood of dementia. Given that we modelers realize that our hobby requires you to be part historian for research, a carpenter, electronics technician, artist to visualize where you’re going, engineer, & on & on. Talk about stimulation!
Maybe they see our building results as too intimidating; something they could never hope to achieve. Maybe some “An introduction to model boat building” type of models displayed at our meets could serve to draw people in. I have it in the back of my mind to develop a syllabus for a talk along those lines & present it at our local senior center. No idea if it would generate any interest but might be worth a try. Along with the Center’s administration, we considered an actual building class but decided there were too many issues involved with that approach.
As for the older generation & I mean those retired or semi-retired , there is much information & advice that continued mental stimulation greatly reduces the likelihood of dementia. Given that we modelers realize that our hobby requires you to be part historian for research, a carpenter, electronics technician, artist to visualize where you’re going, engineer, & on & on. Talk about stimulation!
Maybe they see our building results as too intimidating; something they could never hope to achieve. Maybe some “An introduction to model boat building” type of models displayed at our meets could serve to draw people in. I have it in the back of my mind to develop a syllabus for a talk along those lines & present it at our local senior center. No idea if it would generate any interest but might be worth a try. Along with the Center’s administration, we considered an actual building class but decided there were too many issues involved with that approach.
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💬 Re: Dole Aztec cont. (Answers to comments)
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thank you Chris.
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💬 Re: Dole Aztec cont.
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Which Cricut machine are you using? I’m not familiar with Cricut. Which CAD software does it require?
Very interesting build. Always meaningful when you model a 1:1 boat you have seen.
Very interesting build. Always meaningful when you model a 1:1 boat you have seen.
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📝 Cygnus 21
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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I would really be interested in how your friend rigs the boat for fishing. I believe you said he trolls. I can see blocks located in a high position both fore & aft but I don’t intuitively see how they would be reeved for fishing. Photos & his verbal description would be great.
As for a model, research the various hull manufacturers for something that is close to the Cygnus 21. Alter it as necessary & then build away!
Very interesting subject.
As for a model, research the various hull manufacturers for something that is close to the Cygnus 21. Alter it as necessary & then build away!
Very interesting subject.
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