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📝 Trawler
16 days ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (
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Its has been a little too cold to paint the deep- sea trawler outside, so I got some paint in a bottle at the hobby store. It ain't pretty, but it seems to work. I tried spray painting the hull in the shed, but it all bubbled up on the hull sanded the paint off as best as I could and tried again with bottled painting the red, black, and white hull. The paint was sneaking up under the masking tape also there still some more little deck stuff she should be it in tip-top shape by June.
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📝 Transmitter brake down
18 days ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Thank you very much solves a lot of mistakes I've been making. May I share this write-up with some of my fellow inmates? No copyright infringement? etc. Can I just show what I did with my FLYSKY because I had a hard time turning on the swich glued a piece of plastic on the switch to raise it up a little bit.
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📝 Transmitter brake down
19 days ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I bet you all are getting tired of me, but. I have a history of most of the transmitters from the past that I should put in the garbage, but I'm a hoarder. In the beginning first one COX/SANWA a elegal 72.160 then I moved up to the two-channel, which could only be used on one model boat. As time went by, they reproduced like rabbits Every boat needed a transmitter Every boat had to have a number assigned to it. So here is most of the unused transmitter because then Hobby King 2.4GH and everyone needed a special transmitter, but Hobby King stopped selling them, then came FlySky, which became #1 with about 16 models so far are on FlySky now and I'm still trying to figure it out.
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📝 1990 era Traxxas XL-1 electronic speed controller
20 days ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Just a little bit of trivia, I want to explain why speed controllers had plug wiring different in 1990. Here is an AI explanation( 🔌 Why the Traxxas XL‑1 Had “Odd” Wiring
The XL‑1 came out before the industry settled on the modern black–red–white order.
Traxxas used:
Red = +5V
Black = Ground
White = Signal
…but the pin order in the plug didn’t always match Futaba/JR receivers of the time.
So even though the colours were correct, the positions weren’t.
That’s exactly how people fried receivers or ESC BEC circuits — the polarity was reversed when plugged into a different brand’s RX.The photo shows red - black plug has been changed to the universal plug wiring.The one in the photo is my backup for the Sequin.
The XL‑1 came out before the industry settled on the modern black–red–white order.
Traxxas used:
Red = +5V
Black = Ground
White = Signal
…but the pin order in the plug didn’t always match Futaba/JR receivers of the time.
So even though the colours were correct, the positions weren’t.
That’s exactly how people fried receivers or ESC BEC circuits — the polarity was reversed when plugged into a different brand’s RX.The photo shows red - black plug has been changed to the universal plug wiring.The one in the photo is my backup for the Sequin.
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💬 Re: MODEL EXPO STEAM TUG "SEGUIN"
20 days ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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That's a real beauty. Mine is simple, not as elaborate as yours, But Mine goes forward & reverse left & right. And I bet not too many use a Traxxas XL-1 for speed control & springs to feed power to the Navigation lights & deck lights.
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📝 Sequin
22 days ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Was reading my e-mails and came across one that mentions the Sequin tug boat by Chugalone1OO that got me thinking that was the first R/C model I had built in 1990. Then I remembered that my son got me another kit. I was going to use it to build the Fireboat Edward Cotter from Buffalo N.Y. Then I thought why use that kit .I had the plans for that ship so made the forms and kept the Sequin kit locked away for another day. P.S. We have a Sequin in Canada and people always ask me about that Sequin at Muskoka Discovery Centre
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📝 Question of the Day?
1 month ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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O/K It's 7:29 Pm in Hamilton,Ontario, and you want me to answer the Question of the day in 30 minutes & 15 seconds. Now it's 28 minutes & 47 seconds I can't keep up with the time changing all the time. Sorry, have a great daylight saving time in England .(I'll be back) at 8.00 P M
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📝 Question of the Day?
1 month ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I think the game questions are rigged went back to Feb 19 with my time machine & have not missed any questions. I'm 90% because of 3 unanswered,& from Feb 19 till March 6 have not missed any question.P/S I only do the question to stop e-mails telling me to answer the question.I Do Find the Question Educational also.
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📝 Dumas Closing
1 month ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Just go and look at some prices for Dumas model boat kits and you will understand why there is a decline in the art of model boats that need to be built by skilled modellers why pay $ 350 to $600 and do all that work while just buying premade R/C models are for the non skilled builders.I'm going off topic but I saw a R/C controlled Lawn More,Snow Plow for over $ 1500.00 That might be fun also.
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📝 Trawler
1 month ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Haven't been working on my deep- sea trawler for a while. I needed to build some railings on the deck, but didn't want to wait and buy them and pay tariffs on them at an American hobby store, so I got some brass rod here at a local hobby store and soldered some up. I also decided to use the lifeboat kits for the ship. Next step: painting railings. Also need to do all the rigging yet.
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📝 Why do we still use Knots Go Question for todays Question
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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🌊 Why “knots” exist at all
Before engines, sailors measured speed using a log line:
A rope with knots tied at regular intervals
A wooden board (the “log”) tossed over the stern
Sailors counted how many knots passed through their hands in a set time
Each knot represented one nautical mile per hour.
The name stuck — and the unit turned out to be extremely practical.
Before engines, sailors measured speed using a log line:
A rope with knots tied at regular intervals
A wooden board (the “log”) tossed over the stern
Sailors counted how many knots passed through their hands in a set time
Each knot represented one nautical mile per hour.
The name stuck — and the unit turned out to be extremely practical.
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📝 Vosper
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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My latest build finished in December 2026. Waiting for water in Spencer's boat pond.
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📝 Led Resister chart
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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If you ever wanted to know resistor values & voltage, here is a chart that might help( Black-0)(Brown-1)(red-2)(orange-3)(yellow-4)(green-5)(blue-6)(violet-7)(grey-8)(white-9)(gold)(silver)
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📝 Led Resister chart
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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If you ever wanted to know resistor values & voltage, here is a chart that might help
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📝 Model Shipways
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Monday, February 16 2026, is a holiday called Family Day in Canada so I decided to build a lifeboat that a fellow in the boat club gave me. Read over the instructions, and that took a while, and then started building at 11.00 am today, after 1/2 hour stop got two parts built.I am surprised that ModelShipways is still in business It's a real tiny boat.
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📝 Vosper
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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It's been too cold to go out, so more work is being done in my cold basement on the Vosper almost completed; just a few tiny parts need to be installed. The model isn't that well done. I'm a Poor painter, and a few small parts were not added because I kept dropping the tiny parts and they would disappear into the Twilight Zone.
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📝 Vosper
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I was having a hard time trying to find a way to protect the receiver from water damage. Then a light bulb popped in my brain, just use a bottle that you have used in other models. So the photo shows the red-taped bottle that has my Fly Sky Receiver
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📝 World Model Boat Clubs
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Was just curious, looked at the club map, and the locations of the Mid Thames Model Boat Clubin Helsinki is the only club in Europe, every way east has no clubs. Most areas in Asia also have no model boat clubs. Strange!
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📝 Vosper
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Had some of these switches, so used one on the Vosper very tiny P/B for on & off.No insult to Ron, but as
Frank Sinatra sang it I did it my way.⛵
Frank Sinatra sang it I did it my way.⛵
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📝 Batteries
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I have been building R/C models for many years, and during my Building of models have accumulated so many types of batteries & chargers. In the begining started with Nickel Cadmium bad for envirament so on to Nickel metal hydrate, 7.2 volts with different MAHs.Tried the ion batteries. First one fried my speed controller & smoked the battery. I also bought a small fire boat for the little kids to run at shows. It has an ion lithium battery that had an alarm in the boat if it was low .that battery ran down & battery will not charge any more SO NO MORE lithium. Last photo is my newest charger for my 3000 Amp Hour AA batteries that will be my power for Voster or maybe a the NI-MH AA 3500 8.4 Volt I just got from China.
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📝 Vosper
2 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Changed a little bit the installation area for the Flysky receiver, and installed speed control in a new area also. The next step have to find a plase for on off switch.
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📝 Vosper
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I've been using a lot of brain power to figure out how to change out the battery on the Vosper model that wasn't designed for R/C Only thing possible was to make a hole in the deck, then make it so it can be taken off so that's why I will use 2, 6-32 bolts & nuts to hold the cabin down.I also hate clear windows that need gluing in place.And I know now why I stopped making plastic model cars it' because my fingerprints end up on the model.P/S I really wish Jolly Red Guy had given the Vosper Perkasa.I like its design. The torpedoe tubes will hide the nuts.
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📝 Vosper
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I want to thank Ron for his help with my Vosper build. The one thing I need to do is find a way to change out the battery pack, and the size I'll need to make a section that can be removed to change out the battery. I will use a 6-pack AA-NMH 3000 milliamp-hour rated batteries to keep the weight down.I also want to emphasize that members of the website can be very helpful.
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📝 Sterling Century Seamaid
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I got this model from a fellow Cofederation modeller member. The Model boat needed a few things, like a battery box area and a steering wheel that I'm still working on installing, plus a few other small things. I always like to have a driver, so I'll use my Dail Ernhart junior figure that I had in my duel cockpit runabout . The model was a wooden Sterling model kit that was well-made by that member. found the kit on Google images
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📝 Vosper
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Just as I promised, I installed the motor & rubber. The photo looks like the alignment is off, but I don't think it will matter. Tomorrow, there will be a leak test in the bathtub before my wife catches me putting water in the tub. I added two photos of the type of shaft & Prop. I upgraded the motor but used coupling stuffing box & propeller 🤣🤣
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📝 Question of the day.
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Well, I thought I'd never be 100% I think I'd better stop now while I'm ahead.😊
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📝 Vosper
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Today was another part constructed. The motor mount is built, the propeller shaft and the propeller is installed need to wait till the glue sets and then I'll glue the motor in place.
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📝 Vosper
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Well, I'm about to start my Vosper. I painted the crew, glued the transom in place. made a rudder up because I'm just thinking about how I'll propel the boat, rummage around in the drawers for a motor and drive shaft prop that may take a while. The model is about 24 inches in length, and the third photo shows that it takes 7 screws to hold it to the hull easily, but it may be a problem changing batteries. Lots of thinking will be needed to R/C the Vosper.P/S Ron gave me some ideas so thanks, Ron.
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📝 Vosper
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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Before the major Vosper build, I have to do a few other things, like have a crew so off to the hobby store, and all I could find was a British 1/35 tank crew that can be modified.So last night before answering the questions started.I haven't made any plastic models for years so all fellow modellers know that 1/35 scale is tiny.After 3 men had to give up till another day.
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📝 Just happened
3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH ( Commodore)
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I guess I'll have to take the model boat kit back.
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