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๐ฌ Re: Restoring micro magic
12 days ago by
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Looks. Great, the best little yacht out there. Just having to repair mid as it started to leak from the keel box after 13 years of sme pretty hard sailing, easy to test as she fits in the sink with no problem.
Enjoy her
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๐ Flysky radio behaving erraticly
14 days ago by
๐ฌ๐ง RogerA1 (

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In some instances if you bind to the receiver with the transmitter too close to the receiver it can not bind at all or not correctly
Try rebinding with a couple of meters apart
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๐ฌ Re: Calypso
20 days ago by
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Good luck
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๐ Fairey huntsman windscreen frame
1 month ago by
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Looks really good, I have two wind screens to do, one huntsman and one Huntress, not sure I can make one as good as that.
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๐ฌ Re: 60" J class yachts and DF95's sharing the water
1 month ago by
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Looks great
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๐ฌ Re: My Robbe Sirius
2 months ago by
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Looks really great the second Iโve seen being refitted. It made me decide to finish refitting mine. Enjoy sailing her
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๐ Hitec HS 805 Winch
2 months ago by
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Hi be careful of values of torque given as just 25 Kg. The unit should state the torque value in Nm ( Newton metres) or kgm or kgcm for example.Torque is a function of radius. The larger the drum diameter, or the longer a servo arm is the smaller the pulling force gets.They should state at what radius the 25Kg is measured at.
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๐ Hitec HS 805 Winch
2 months ago by
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I agree just looked at the spec on Howes and Leeds model shop website itโs a servo not a drum winch.
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๐ Robbe Sirius RS 32
2 months ago by
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Hi, I have Robbe Sirius and photo copy of the instruction manual. The manual in total is 35 pages with pictures and text in 5 different languages. Not ideal for photographing or uploading.
Happy to put a the copy in the post. One other point has the boat you acquired got the sail winch fitted as the Robbie SW-2 was very narrow and when I rigged mine back in 2012 was the only one that I could find that fitted into the moulding
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๐ฌ Re: Johny Harbour Tug
3 months ago by
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That detail looks incredible, great job.
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๐ She said yes.
3 months ago by
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Brilliant
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๐ Karoline at last a gentle breeze.
3 months ago by
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Looks lovely, worth the wait.
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๐ฌ Re: My new Yacht!
3 months ago by
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She looks really nice. The sails look like they might be made with panels to give a pre determined shape a bit of trimming to remove the folds and tighten glib luff and I bet she sail beautifully
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๐ฌ Re: Sailing yacht "SAUDADE"
3 months ago by
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She looks really nice obviously well looked after
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๐ Adhesive fastenings of all kinds
4 months ago by
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Thatโs a really good idea you can get into all those tight spaces where standard clamps wonโt go.
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๐ My newest sailboat project
4 months ago by
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She looks great
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๐ฌ Re: Superglue!!
4 months ago by
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Hi, I agree with the previous comment always wipe any excess spill off before putting the top on. i tend to buy several of the small bottles. As the glue doesnโt tend to go off as in larger bottles once they have a large amount of air inside. If one bottle does set I still have a few unopened. More expensive initially but donโt have to throw as much away.
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๐ She said yes.
5 months ago by
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Congratulations
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๐ฌ Re: caldercraft Imara
5 months ago by
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I know itโs a trust issue but donโt part with the goods until youโve been paid.
Itโs a shame to have to do it as not all people are like that
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๐ HOBBY ENGINE KILLER WHALES SAILBOAT
5 months ago by
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Hi Stephen
Not sure I replied to the right place. I sail and race RC Yachts. Looking at the pictures canโt see how the sails are controlled. But it looks like you have a few other problems.
Does the main boom and the line controlling it clear the hand rails?
With the shape of main sail just above the boom itโs not going to sail to windward unless you can reduce the the curve at the bottom to about 20 to 30 mm in the middle of the boom. Similar on the jib probably a bit less canโt tell scale from picture. Check if you can achieve that before investing in servos and winches. I agree with the others your best bet is to take it to a club where they can explain things better than a few words here. If you want to learn to sail have a look at the Joysway DragonForce 65 you can check on The MYA website for local clubs.
These are just my suggestions for starters
Good luck
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๐ HOBBY ENGINE KILLER WHALES SAILBOAT
5 months ago by
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Hi Bobby
I sail and race RC Yachts. Looking at the pictures canโt see how the sails are controlled. But it looks like you have a few other problems.
Does the main boom and the line controlling it clear the hand rails?
With the shape of main sail just above the boom itโs not going to sail to windward unless you can reduce the the curve at the bottom to about 20 to 30 mm in the middle of the boom. Similar on the jib probably a bit less canโt tell scale from picture. Check if you can achieve that before investing in servos and winches. I agree with the others your best bet is to take it to a club where they can explain things better than a few words here. If you want to learn to sail have a look at the Joysway DragonForce 65 you can check on The MYA website for local clubs.
These are just my suggestions for starters
Goodluck
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๐ Karoline, A breeze at last, a proper sail.
5 months ago by
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She looks really lovely
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๐ HiTec Aurora 9 compatible RX
6 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง RogerA1 (

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Hi try talking to Slough Model. Center they sell HiTec aurora transmitters
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๐ฌ Re: winches
9 months ago by
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Did you make the drums, they look really good
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๐ฌ Re: City of Sheffield
1 year ago by
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She looks amazing love the detail on the control desk
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๐ Operating Hinged Door/Hatch
1 year ago by
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That looks really good, will try it on future builds
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๐ Death of a member.
1 year ago by
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Hi Colin, sorry to hear such sad news, our thoughts are with you and hope your wife makes a good recovery
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๐ฌ Re: 60" J class yacht with Genoa in +/-10 mph winds
1 year ago by
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She looks absolutely stunning and looks to be sailing really well
I have a Nottingham type J class to build. Makes me want to get on with it
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๐ Styrene glues???? on Styrene boats
1 year ago by
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For difficult ABS and Styrene I have used Stabilite Express it seems to stick most
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๐ Servos going crazy
1 year ago by
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Just been looking on the web. Spektrum receiver input voltage range appears to be 3.5 to 9.6 volts. Checked spektrum, Futaba and Savox servos depending on the type and product number some have an input voltage range of 4.8 to 6volt and some 6 to 8.4 volts. When I started RC flying in the 80s, standard receiver and servos ran at 4.8 to 7 volt as the latest battery technology was Nicad
Now with the latest Life and Lipos need to be more careful in my election of battery and servo ratings. To be honest I hadnโt really given it much thought until reading this thread.
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