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Fairey "Maybe"
I have just been fixing this boat up. It was built in about 1962 by my dad from his own plans. Made from Balsa wood with the bow carved from a block. All the bits were cut on my mums bread board and the boat was assembled on the dinning room table and always caused a ruckus when it had to be removed for dinner. It started life with a 2.5cc marine IC and made a real mess of the bath tub when dad was testing it. Now it has an Aquastar 4084 x 620kv brushless motor in it and 90 Amp ESC. I have the same motor in my Perkasa. The design is based on the Fairey boats and I remember dad always wanted one of the kits but couldn't afford one, so as all good engineers he decided to make his own. It's a bit broad in the beam but it moves through water very well. Just been on sea trials and looks good on the water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEcliS_NH-Q
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3 D Printed boat "Out-Spam"
This is my first attempt at a fully 3D printed boat. Made from PLA+. Finished in Acrylic paint with hand cut vinyl markings and a final couple of coats of clear spray. Powered by 3-6 S, 60-100C LiPo batteries, 150A Fly-Color ESC and an SSS 3674 - 2075Kv motor.
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(Naval Ship) KD Perkasa MTB
Plywood 1:24 scale MODAV kit from 1976. (Motor: Turnigy AquaStar 4084 620Kv) (ESC: Turnigy AquaStar 160 Amp) (10/10). Water cooled with inter-cooler and 12 Volt water pump. Batteries 2 x Turnigy Nanotech 12,500mAh 2 S wired in series.
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8 years ago
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๐ Fairey "Maybe" on the water
3 months ago by
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Just taken dads old boat out and it handles well. I might add some short chines to the aft section just to stop it skidding out so much on turns and it is a bit over powered. Only running on 4 S in the video, 6 S next ๐. Not sure if the YouTube link works.
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๐ What are peoples thoughts on the Frsky Tandem XE and Ethos
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Hi. Not sure if this of any help. I have been using an FrSky Taranis X9D Plus for a long time. A steep learning curve. However it can support 16 channels. I use it in my boats, tanks, aircraft and anything else I want to remote control. It is open source using Open Tx and has been well supported, it has the EU LBT protocol in the RX firmware. FrSky has shifted to Ethos another open source code based on Open TX. I have not bothered to change because "if it works why fix it". Having said that, if I was to change I would now head in the direction of Ethos or Edge TX. The Radio Master TX16 looks like a nice bit of kit and runs Edge TX. You might have found this guy but I actually subscribe to his channel. He is very helpful. Painless360 on YouTube.
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๐ฌ Re: Fairey "Maybe"
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Hi. Yes the breadboard survived and went on to be used for cutting a balsa wood glider. The bath and brother were fine but when dad ran the IC engine in the bath it left an oily mark at the water line. Mum was not pleased ๐
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๐ฌ Re: Fairey "Maybe"
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Thanks for all the likes and comments, and yes I will hang on to it. It was actually tested for buoyancy by putting my younger brother in. He was only a baby and fitted perfectly. My mum freaked out ๐. I must point out it wasn't my idea and no children were harmed in testing the boat.
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๐ Fairey "Maybe"
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๐ฌ Re: 3 D Printed boat "Out-Spam"
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Thanks for the lovely comments. I wish I was a youngster. 71 next week and still learning new skills.
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๐ฌ Re: 3 D Printed boat "Out-Spam"
6 months ago by
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Thanks for all of the comments. Out-Spam handles great, turns on a sixpence. I will know this Sunday what she is like at high speed (30 +mph) in a straight line but so far it is a very enjoyable experience. With respect to 3D printing getting easier I think that is very true. My first printer was a low cost copy of a Prusa i3 (Bed slinger). This I heavily modified over a period of 5 years (including coding the firmware) until I got it to the point where it would give reliable quality prints every time. However it was never going to be fast. So I bought a new Creality Ender-5-S1. What a game changer. Gone is the bed slinging and what would have taken a day to print now takes 4 hours. The time consuming part for me is the CAD work. You do not need to understand CAD in order to print things but I love designing things so while I have some hulls in the design stage I realised I couldn't better the design of the V hull so I downloaded it. However it has been modified with the addition of adjustable trim tabs, better battery retainer and I did away with the 3D printed rudder assembly in favour of a bought one.
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๐ 3 D Printed boat "Out-Spam"
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๐ฌ Re: I have been trying out my new 3D printer
7 months ago by
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Thanks everyone for the comments and yes I will try out the tug one day. Next project is a DF65 โต. I already have two, one bought and one made in the conventional way of plank on frame with Balsa wood. I will take a look at the Dragonfly and post if I think I can do it. The CAD work takes longer than the printing.
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๐ I have been trying out my new 3D printer
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I have been using a 3D printer now for over 5 years. My first was a Prusa i3 which I extensively modified over the years and looked more like some creation rather than a printer, but it worked. The problem I always had, was tall things being thrown off the bed ๐คฃ and slow printing. So now I have a Creality Ender5-S1 running Klipper software. What a dramatic difference. I was in the process of designing a 3D printable boat in FreeCad which was designed with 3D printing in mind. Then I thought someone must have had the same idea. Sure enough I found a speed boat on
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๐ฌ Re: Perkasa, nearly finished
8 months ago by
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That is a lovely looking boat. Well done.
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๐ Spain RC requirements
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Cheers for that. As I live in the UK and bought all my kit before brexit it is also EU LBT approved so I don't think I will have a problem. As Herman pointed out sometimes there are local bylaws. I have noticed a lovely flying club in Lanzarote with a runway, wind sock, benches and hut etc.. but since Covid they seem to have finished, otherwise I would ask them.
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๐ Spain RC requirements
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Thank you very much Herman. You have been a great help. I have found a model shop in Lanzarote that sells RC gear so I will ask in there plus I will make enquiries to the clubs.
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๐ Spain RC requirements
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Hi Herman
Thanks, I look forward to the response.
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๐ Spain RC requirements
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Hi Chris
Thanks for the reply. I have already asked the security at East Midlands Airport and they were happy about it going through as hand luggage along with my DF65. It's only electronics and as long as the battery is disconnected it shouldn't be a problem. I plan to sail it in Arrecife Lanzarote. There used to be a boat club there but I can't find any info on it. I have assumed as the RC kit complies with EU legislation that there shouldn't be a problem but Spain has a habit of coming up with quirky laws of it's own.
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๐ Spain RC requirements
10 months ago by
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Hi. Does anyone know if there any restrictions in Spain for sailing RC boats?I want to take my equipment with me when I go on holiday.
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๐ฌ Re: Thunder Tiger Volans Tri marin
2 years ago by
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Thanks for the info. It is one of the sail boats I have always fancied but not now ๐.
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๐ Dual throttle
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I have not used that method on a boat yet but I have employed it on my RC tanks. I get proportional control for forward, reverse, left & right all on the right stick. The left stick controls gun elevation (old throttle) and turret traverse (old rudder). I use a Taranis X9D with open tx.
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๐ Christmas Cards & Free Prize Draw
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Blwyddyn newydd dda iti Nerys.
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๐ฌ Re: Re: Re: Perkasa MTB (1/24 Scale)
2 years ago by
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Hi John as mentioned I designed these in FreeCad and then printed them on my GEEETech i3 3D printer. I couldn't get them exactly to scale but they are only 1mm over in diameter. I based the scale on the wooden torpedoes that came in the kit. The prop shafts are sealed with thin water proof grease as they are made from brass tube that fits nicely inside each other.
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๐ฌ Re: Re: Perkasa MTB (1/24 Scale)
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๐ Perkasa MTB (1/24 Scale)
2 years ago by
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Not sure if this is the right place. But have just tested out my four torpedoes and roll off racks. Some adjustments to make on the torpedo straight line direction. I think there is some drag on the prop shafts slowing one of the motors down..
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๐ฌ Re: Almost complete Superstructure
2 years ago by
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Looks very good.๐
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๐ Billings - Dragen - Dragon
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Hi Dave. Thanks for the info. My thought was to have the jib on a winch but set up as a slave to the main sheet (Using the TX mix option) so they work together then adjust the jib with one of the side knobs on the TX. I am using an FrSky X9D plus so it has plenty of options. Plus our lake is small so for now I will be able to see the jib.
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๐ Billings - Dragen - Dragon
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Thanks. The deck planks were steamed and bent using my steam iron trick and the caulking is black card..
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๐ Billings - Dragen - Dragon
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๐ฌ Re: Superstructure progress..
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Looks great makes me want to get on with mine. Not sure if this will help but when I had to bend planks on my yacht deck I used an old steam iron on full steam to soften them and it worked well.
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๐ฌ Re: Ready for Hull shaping
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Hi Stuart. Any up dates on the boat build?
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๐ฌ Re: OcCre Ulises
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Ha. I have the same kit. I will keep an eye on your progress as I have not started mine yet..
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๐ Covid 19 Risk Assessment for clubs
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Thanks Ken Happy sailing..๐
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