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    RogerA1
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    Registered๐Ÿ“…4th Jan 2023
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    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Restoring micro magic
    12 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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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    ๐Ÿ“ Flysky radio behaving erraticly
    14 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Calypso
    20 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Good luck

    ๐Ÿ“ Fairey huntsman windscreen frame
    1 month ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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.

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: 60" J class yachts and DF95's sharing the water
    1 month ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Looks great

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: My Robbe Sirius
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Looks really great the second Iโ€™ve seen being refitted. It made me decide to finish refitting mine. Enjoy sailing her

    ๐Ÿ“ Hitec HS 805 Winch
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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.

    ๐Ÿ“ Hitec HS 805 Winch
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    I agree just looked at the spec on Howes and Leeds model shop website itโ€™s a servo not a drum winch.

    ๐Ÿ“ Robbe Sirius RS 32
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Johny Harbour Tug
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    That detail looks incredible, great job.

    ๐Ÿ“ She said yes.
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Brilliant

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    ๐Ÿ“ Karoline at last a gentle breeze.
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Looks lovely, worth the wait.

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: My new Yacht!
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Sailing yacht "SAUDADE"
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    She looks really nice obviously well looked after

    ๐Ÿ“ Adhesive fastenings of all kinds
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Thatโ€™s a really good idea you can get into all those tight spaces where standard clamps wonโ€™t go.

    ๐Ÿ“ My newest sailboat project
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    She looks great

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Superglue!!
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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 doesnโ€™t 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 donโ€™t have to throw as much away.

    ๐Ÿ“ She said yes.
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Congratulations

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: caldercraft Imara
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    I know itโ€™s a trust issue but donโ€™t part with the goods until youโ€™ve been paid.
    Itโ€™s a shame to have to do it as not all people are like that

    ๐Ÿ“ HOBBY ENGINE KILLER WHALES SAILBOAT
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Hi Stephen
    Not sure I replied to the right place. I sail and race RC Yachts. Looking at the pictures canโ€™t 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 itโ€™s 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 canโ€™t 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

    ๐Ÿ“ HOBBY ENGINE KILLER WHALES SAILBOAT
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Hi Bobby
    I sail and race RC Yachts. Looking at the pictures canโ€™t 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 itโ€™s 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 canโ€™t 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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    ๐Ÿ“ Karoline, A breeze at last, a proper sail.
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    She looks really lovely

    ๐Ÿ“ HiTec Aurora 9 compatible RX
    6 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Hi try talking to Slough Model. Center they sell HiTec aurora transmitters

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: winches
    9 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    Did you make the drums, they look really good

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: City of Sheffield
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    She looks amazing love the detail on the control desk

    ๐Ÿ“ Operating Hinged Door/Hatch
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    That looks really good, will try it on future builds

    ๐Ÿ“ Death of a member.
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: 60" J class yacht with Genoa in +/-10 mph winds
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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

    ๐Ÿ“ Styrene glues???? on Styrene boats
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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    For difficult ABS and Styrene I have used Stabilite Express it seems to stick most

    ๐Ÿ“ Servos going crazy
    1 year ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง RogerA1 ( Warrant Officer)
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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 hadnโ€™t really given it much thought until reading this thread.



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