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💬 Ajustment...
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa (
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if I hadn't already paid the car park fee, I would have gone back home and got the ..... phone, I'm using sla batteries, the one I thought it would need and seem to ok when testing at home was a 12v 7a, however when on a run it seemed to sit a little low but balanced well, so I also have a 12v 5a battery and will give that a try, due to the physical size difference an internal adjustment will be needed...
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📝 push tug..
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Well.. sea trial's have taken place, a little to heavy so a smaller lighter battery to try next time, wrong propeller's to powerfull but they was one's i allready had so ordering new ones, and a minor pin hole leak.. otherwise, works well, pushed my big 4ft boat about ok... and forgot to take my *@#& phone so no photo's ....
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📝 uploading a video
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Hi again, had a good look, there doesn't seem to be a way of adding an upload other than a youtube link (no + sign on the right), not to worry..
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6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Hi Doug, I will give it a second look, it shouldn't be a large file due to it done on a phone. Thanks.
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6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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I have had a look at uploading a video, not sure of how, it's asking for a youtube address, can I upload direct from my PC?
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💬 getting there
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Hi Ed.. Thanks for looking and saying I have done a great job👍, not sure if its as good as your San Pedro. it has been a fun build and turned out better than I thought it would, still those little bits to do.. this build has the possibility to continue for a while yet as bits and extra's are added.😊
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💬 getting there
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Thanks for your support, its very welcome, as for the leg pulling, I think we could have fallen out of the same tree at some point, always up for a leg pulling or pulling a leg at times, and no there is not a cure. sea trials, the local pond is sea water so your on the ball there... I do have a short video of a couple of the other boats we have, I could post it here..
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💬 getting there
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Hi Doug, it has been a bit of fun and yes its amazing how much stuff you can gather and hoard, tuck things away for those just in case moments etc and trying to make it all look tidy. as for the esc, it does have a buzz to it but it was a cheap item with a built in cheep (less than £10.). I must admit, I'm not very experienced with doing this, so a good bit of fun and experience of a first build from just an idea and a few odd photo's for direction. as for the hull design of the springer tug, not a Scooby..👍
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📝 getting there
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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well, bathroom trial's have taken place, a few adjustments, i.e positioning of the battery for balance, otherwise no bad at all, sit's ok may need a little balancing with weights but the open pond will allow travel and view from all angle's, electrics are in and basic, old transmitter and receiver, a cheep ebay esc, new motors, shafts, prop's and rudders, all working together well, the rest is as mentioned "stuff" that I found in the loft, shed and junk room.
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💬 a bit more done
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Hi, yes it is a odd way, not something I would have done but it must work ok.
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💬 a bit more done
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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P.S.. yes I like the one you have, if I had seen the Dumas San Pedro during my search it would have been of interest to me.
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💬 a bit more done
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Yes, I know what your saying about needing weight, I have yet to find out just how much, however I am intending to run it from a 12v7a sla, and with two good size motors, so hopefully I shouldn't need to add to much if any, the original hull design is supposed to have a curve right around the bottom, this proved to be unstable and would need even more weight, so I cut it of and made it a flat bottom. I only wanted to make a recovery boat for break-down's, this seemed like the idea solution, but I think I am getting a little carried away with it other than just "bunging it together".
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📝 a bit more done
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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just an update, the top deck and cabin is nearly done... work on the hull continues.
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📝 What do you do when...
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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boaty... something that hasn't occurred to me and it came to mind due to what you have mentioned, there are fishing rod's (or fishing pole's) that extend to quite some distance, I think the idea is so you don't disturb the fish from casting out...
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💬 push tug..
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Thank's... a slight change of plan with the colour, the hull is now dark green, but it suit's.. the cabin is still white, I still want to do the decks with varnish with white sides... I will post a few photos soon...
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📝 push tug..
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Having put together a couple of "kit's" over the years, normally with fiberglass hull, I decided after having a electrical failure while on the local pond that I could do with something to retrieve a stricken boat, but with what and how, well after posing the question of what others do I decided to have a look about and found some idea's for a push tug, it seemed like the ideal thing and was something like I was looking for, I didn't purchase a kit, instead decided to build it myself...
After making the hull according to the plan's, I looked at it and thought... na, that won't work. the plan's gave the hull a half moon shape, I found that it didn't balance well and needed a fair bit of weight due to the displacement, so I cut the bottom of and now is a flat bottom vassal, this sat better and stable in water.. I intend to run it on a 12v sla battery and two Mtroniks 600 motors... the deck and cabin has copied the general shape but a few changes to add features and suit the design that pop's into my head as I go... its coming along well I think... all materials are mostly odd's and end's, bit's I find and mixed wood except the deck's which I intend to varnish with white sides..
After making the hull according to the plan's, I looked at it and thought... na, that won't work. the plan's gave the hull a half moon shape, I found that it didn't balance well and needed a fair bit of weight due to the displacement, so I cut the bottom of and now is a flat bottom vassal, this sat better and stable in water.. I intend to run it on a 12v sla battery and two Mtroniks 600 motors... the deck and cabin has copied the general shape but a few changes to add features and suit the design that pop's into my head as I go... its coming along well I think... all materials are mostly odd's and end's, bit's I find and mixed wood except the deck's which I intend to varnish with white sides..
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6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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I must admit I found some "plane's" online followed then for the shape and... well I am not convinced about it ... yet...
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📝 What do you do when...
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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I think I have found what I think is what I am looking for, a Springer push tug...
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📝 What do you do when...
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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a couple of good idea's.. I like the first one better, but something along those lines is what I have in mind,
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📝 What do you do when...
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Its possible we have all had this issue.. boat in the middle of the pond not working, I used one of the other boats I have to retrieve it, not very easy.. I am thinking of building a rescue vessel, square(ish) front, twin prop's and rudders tucked out the way for reversing and with soft rubber edging all around it to push or even guide (if damaged rudder) any boat back to shore.. or is this going a bit far?.. your thoughts or what you do when or if this happens when your out on the pond?
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📝 I'm Back..
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Hello, its been a while since I was last here, after issue's at work I finally had enough, quit, rested, then got back into the boats, revised, repaired and in some cases updated.. and put together an rc duck... bit of fun and something new.. what a laugh.. should have resigned month's ago...
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📝 Am i useing the right esc
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Hi Jarvo, good idea...
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📝 Am i useing the right esc
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Thank you for your reply, although I am new to these controller's, but not so to how electronics can work, I had an idea that it may have been driven by "pulses" to the motor but I wasn't sure. Thanks again you have been very helpful..
P.s, the controllers are fixed by double sided pads so only themselves seem to be buzzing.
P.s, the controllers are fixed by double sided pads so only themselves seem to be buzzing.
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📝 Am i useing the right esc
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Steve-Teresa ( Leading Seaman)
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Having had my boats in dry dock for a number of years I decided to dust them of, update them and put them back on the water, one thing I have done is to change the mechanical speed controllers on two boats for ESC units (both different volts, different control esc's and motors), my question is.. are they suppose to make a noise when running from stop to nearly full, at stop they are quiet, at full they are also quiet,
the noise I can only describe as high pitch whistle? any advice or even a yes they do that would be helpful..
the noise I can only describe as high pitch whistle? any advice or even a yes they do that would be helpful..
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