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📝 Pond Yacht Sails help
10 days ago by jacko (
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I used Egyptian cotton when i did this she is a ratter 10 free sail with braine gear steering
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💬 Re: Run Out of MOJO!
26 days ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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Ho No, No, Mo Jo
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📝 1920 10 rater yacht
30 days ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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a few weeks ago somebody said they had never seen a yacht with a spinnaker sailing on the pond challenge accepted....but not much wind to get the full effect ??
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📝 1920 10 rater yacht
30 days ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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forgot to add pin rack and slider if required
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📝 1920 10 rater yacht
1 month ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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this is all I have on braine gear as used on my ratter 10 .... hope this helps please note I can RC the rudder if required
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📝 huntsman
1 month ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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hope this helps you all can e-mail but its large files
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📝 inner bits
1 month ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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well looks like I can get most bits inside just need to shortin the prop shaft, and sort rudder (home made 1) with speed controller on order... once i have all bits, then i'll use velcro hook and loop tape to fix bits, smarten wiring
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📝 into the belly of the beast
1 month ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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gluing the bits together but ! .with internal size of 8" x 3.25" max where will i fit motor, shaft, receiver, batterys wish me luck
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💬 Re: The African Queen
1 month ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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was the boiler 3d printed ???
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📝 Yet another free B
1 month ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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went to the pond the other day and a member of my club gave me a sidewheeler sorry to say don't know when i will get round to restoring this one
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📝 even more bits of wood
1 month ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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now the hard part start buy sticking part 1 to p2 to p3 and so on till no more bits left then panic as I remember 🤞 😭 that i had a few more bits to cut out and then them starky ⚡ bits that needed to be fitted before gluing the last few bits 😊
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📝 more wood
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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I now have a big bag of cut wooden parts, need to get some 1/16 balsa for the curvy parts than out with the glue and stick bits together, wheels needs to be printed photos as and when
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📝 sticking bits together
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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needing to glue bits of wood at 90 deg I printed some of these
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📝 gluing at 90 deg
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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I need to glue at 90 deg so I 3D printed these
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📝 DUWK
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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nice and slow easy to control, wheels are the stand
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📝 Sail and mast rigging
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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are these the parts are they Chainplates ????
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📝 dukw now with added wheels
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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thanks Martin555.. 5 hours ago you gave me an idea so onto the 3d printer print 6 part wheels and cut 1 ply base i now have a display stand for the duck just to paint black!! Done
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💬 Re: duck's gone green
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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well you done it again giving me idea's thanks now going into workshop to start back in a few hours LOL
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📝 duck's gone green
2 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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after a wet sail this morning (the duck not me) got home and the sun came out so out with the spray gun and this happened ?? also hatches in the hull got handles well staples as them need to define them next
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📝 Duck troops arrive
3 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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bit more done and found some 1:18th troops to fit more details still to me added
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💬 Re: update all wet trials completed
3 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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i will have to fink about the Norfolk Keel as have been given a side wheeler to referbe... photo's to follow
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📝 update all wet trials completed
3 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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after a 2nd water trial went well..... progress ....😁
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💬 Re: getting its feet wet
3 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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i like to test float before going to far then onto the finish paint work and fitting the sparky stuff 🤞
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📝 getting its feet wet
3 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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today at the pond duck got her feet wet with only a small ingress of water so back home .. filled the small slot with filler so hopefully its sealed hull had 2 coats watered down pva glue and a coat of paint now onto fitout of the interior
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📝 Latest land cruise
3 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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seeing photos 2 - 3 looks like the wall at Woodbridge
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📝 Latest land cruise
3 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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looks like you where at Woodbridge boat pond as well 👍👍👍
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💬 Re: sharp and blunt ends
4 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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sorry to say its water only no wheels this time as gear boxes,, diff's (waterproof)are out of the question ??
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📝 sharp and blunt ends
4 months ago by jacko ( Lieutenant)
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between help son in law managed to get more done , using 2 X 1/16 balsa sheet now on to add a little filler and sand ...
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