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📝 43” RAF Fire Boat
2 months ago by Tall Paul (
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Thanks for the info, brushless seems to be
advice by most people I’ve asked.
advice by most people I’ve asked.
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💬 Re: Belated video
2 months ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Unfortunately I could not get the videos to run
Instructions please
Instructions please
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📝 43” RAF Fire Boat
2 months ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi folks I’ve run boat with 900 motor and 12v battery but is does not go fast enough to plane.
What are your views about upsizing with brushless motor, brushless motor controller and what size of battery and whether to stay single drive or change to twin drive.
Hope someone has product info for upgrading.
Thanks Paul.
EDMBC
What are your views about upsizing with brushless motor, brushless motor controller and what size of battery and whether to stay single drive or change to twin drive.
Hope someone has product info for upgrading.
Thanks Paul.
EDMBC
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📝 Guildford Stoke Park
2 months ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Guildford Sunday Boaters at Stoke Park
Opposite end to the railway modellers
Guildford College Student Car Park
Opposite end to the railway modellers
Guildford College Student Car Park
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📝 RC for Submarines
1 year ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi,
VLF (radio waves) I think works to depth of 20 metres,
sonar (sound waves) I’m not so sure about.
Current Tx for model submarines are ?
and to what depth ?
Hope you can help,
Regards, Tall Paul.
VLF (radio waves) I think works to depth of 20 metres,
sonar (sound waves) I’m not so sure about.
Current Tx for model submarines are ?
and to what depth ?
Hope you can help,
Regards, Tall Paul.
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📝 Highbridge Farm Pond
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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The scale section of the Eastleigh and District Model Boat Club (EDMBC)
Meet here every Wednesday and Sunday.
Web site also gives location of sail section lake also in Eastleigh
Meet here every Wednesday and Sunday.
Web site also gives location of sail section lake also in Eastleigh
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📝 Need to change web site address of CLUB
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks for that
The https etc at the front of address works
Regards,
Tall Paul.
The https etc at the front of address works
Regards,
Tall Paul.
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📝 Need to change web site address of CLUB
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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EDMBC has changed its web site to
model-boats-eastleigh.club
Tried to create new location but the above web address was rejected ???
Hope this can be sorted,
Many thanks, Tall Paul.
model-boats-eastleigh.club
Tried to create new location but the above web address was rejected ???
Hope this can be sorted,
Many thanks, Tall Paul.
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📝 Recognise this boat ?
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi folks,
tried to attach photo files but doesn't work ???
Found this boat and it looks great, it was a bit top heavy but I've cut a lot of it away and fitted Rx, Esc and motor etc it runs OK but cant tell what it is ?
any help would be appreciated
regards Tall Paul
tried to attach photo files but doesn't work ???
Found this boat and it looks great, it was a bit top heavy but I've cut a lot of it away and fitted Rx, Esc and motor etc it runs OK but cant tell what it is ?
any help would be appreciated
regards Tall Paul
boat
Rx
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📝 Pond Weed
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks for posting about pond weed control.
Biological Control .. best seems to be Grass Carp reported to eat the weeds, we are still investigating.
Chemical Control... not allowed to use herbicide as our pond is linked to the River Itchen. However we do use Barley straw extract to control algae.
Mechanical Control ... motorised cutters etc are far to expensive and you still have to rake up the cut weeds.
In the end throwing a rake out or placed behind roots by guy in a boat and pulling it in is the best solution for us, so far. one in the boat, two each with a rake and barrow. we cut and collected barrow fulls.
We continue to use Pond Dye (see biofix and dyofix.co.uk) other shading can be obtained by planting willow trees.
Weighted black polythene sheets for 6 months at a time has been suggested as has solar powered fountain or air pumping air bubbles as this reduces infestations and oxygenates the water.
Regards, Tall Paul.
Biological Control .. best seems to be Grass Carp reported to eat the weeds, we are still investigating.
Chemical Control... not allowed to use herbicide as our pond is linked to the River Itchen. However we do use Barley straw extract to control algae.
Mechanical Control ... motorised cutters etc are far to expensive and you still have to rake up the cut weeds.
In the end throwing a rake out or placed behind roots by guy in a boat and pulling it in is the best solution for us, so far. one in the boat, two each with a rake and barrow. we cut and collected barrow fulls.
We continue to use Pond Dye (see biofix and dyofix.co.uk) other shading can be obtained by planting willow trees.
Weighted black polythene sheets for 6 months at a time has been suggested as has solar powered fountain or air pumping air bubbles as this reduces infestations and oxygenates the water.
Regards, Tall Paul.
boat
polythene sheets
Pond Dye
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💬 Re: New supplies required!
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi
You mention Southampton
Are you aware of our local model boat club?
See Web site for EDMBC
two sites.
1. lakeside country park for sail
2. Highbridge Farm for scale
Regards
Paul from Romsey
You mention Southampton
Are you aware of our local model boat club?
See Web site for EDMBC
two sites.
1. lakeside country park for sail
2. Highbridge Farm for scale
Regards
Paul from Romsey
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📝 Pond Weed
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks for the info.
What it requires then is for people who are posting which is not related to pond weed etc to start a new post with a related new subject title.
Regards, Tall Paul.
What it requires then is for people who are posting which is not related to pond weed etc to start a new post with a related new subject title.
Regards, Tall Paul.
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📝 Pond Weed
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi folks,
Please could you edit Subject
As this post was about pond weed and weeding etc
Many thanks,
Tall Paul ... needing solutions to tons of pond weed.
Please could you edit Subject
As this post was about pond weed and weeding etc
Many thanks,
Tall Paul ... needing solutions to tons of pond weed.
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📝 Pond Weed
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks for the contributions.
I have since found
one company that has the equipment to cut and remove the weed,
another company has weed cutters maximum depth of 4.4 ft, even though our pond is deeper we don’t have any scale boats that need more than that depth, the larger sail use a larger lake.
https://doroteamekaniska.se/en/doro-cutters
Going to find out if we can hire or have to buy.
Regards,
Tall Paul.
I have since found
one company that has the equipment to cut and remove the weed,
another company has weed cutters maximum depth of 4.4 ft, even though our pond is deeper we don’t have any scale boats that need more than that depth, the larger sail use a larger lake.
https://doroteamekaniska.se/en/doro-cutters
Going to find out if we can hire or have to buy.
Regards,
Tall Paul.
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📝 Pond Weed
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks Scout13,
The dye is a good idea.
At Guildford the council used barley straw bales, these seemed to work on just surface type weed not the ones we are having trouble with that grow from the bottom.
Regards, Tall Paul. 👍
The dye is a good idea.
At Guildford the council used barley straw bales, these seemed to work on just surface type weed not the ones we are having trouble with that grow from the bottom.
Regards, Tall Paul. 👍
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📝 Lead Acid Battery Charging
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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NOT from me (RNinMunich)! I just edited it to delete a previous comment of mine!
Lead acid batteries should not be discharged and kept charged up as much as possible. Discharging these batteries will reduce their capacity. if they are kept for any length of time without a charge, they will not charge up again.
To charge up these batteries use the same formula.
However lead acid batteries can cope with heavy currents and it is sometimes a good idea to charge them up with a higher current. Now and then charge them up with double the current as usual and for half the time.
So for example, a 5000mA/h battery, should be charged on 1 Amp for 5 hours.
Winter Storage
To ensure they will be fine when next used make sure they have a top-up charge every couple of weeks. Half the length of time of a normal charge.
DO NOT HAVE THE BATTERY ON A CONSTANT TRICKLE CHARGE!
Large 12 v lead acid batteries (e.g. old home security batteries) have a time constant of approx 4 hrs so need to be charged 5 x 4 hrs = 20 hrs. I leave mine on overnight which usually does the job, offload charged battery volts are approx 13.8 v.
Lead acid batteries should not be discharged and kept charged up as much as possible. Discharging these batteries will reduce their capacity. if they are kept for any length of time without a charge, they will not charge up again.
To charge up these batteries use the same formula.
However lead acid batteries can cope with heavy currents and it is sometimes a good idea to charge them up with a higher current. Now and then charge them up with double the current as usual and for half the time.
So for example, a 5000mA/h battery, should be charged on 1 Amp for 5 hours.
Winter Storage
To ensure they will be fine when next used make sure they have a top-up charge every couple of weeks. Half the length of time of a normal charge.
DO NOT HAVE THE BATTERY ON A CONSTANT TRICKLE CHARGE!
Large 12 v lead acid batteries (e.g. old home security batteries) have a time constant of approx 4 hrs so need to be charged 5 x 4 hrs = 20 hrs. I leave mine on overnight which usually does the job, offload charged battery volts are approx 13.8 v.
batteries
Lead acid batteries
home security batteries
lead acid batteries
Amp
BATTERY
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📝 Lead Acid Battery Charging
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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DRAFT: TO BE REVISED AND UPDATED SHORTLY!! (RN)
Lead acid batteries should not be discharged and kept charged up as much as possible. Discharging these batteries will reduce their capacity. if they are kept for any length of time without a charge, they will not charge up again.
To charge up these batteries use the same formula.
However lead acid batteries can cope with heavy currents and it is sometimes a good idea to charge them up with a higher current. Now and then charge them up with double the current as usual and for half the time.
So for example, a 5000mA/h battery, should be charged on 1 Amp for 5 hours.
Winter Storage
To ensure they will be fine when next used make sure they have a top-up charge every couple of weeks. Half the length of time of a normal charge.
DO NOT HAVE THE BATTERY ON A CONSTANT TRICKLE CHARGE!
Large 12 v lead acid batteries (e.g. old home security batteries) have a time constant of approx 4 hrs so need to be charged 5 x 4 hrs = 20 hrs. I leave mine on overnight which usually does the job, offload battery volts are approx 13.8 v.
Lead acid batteries should not be discharged and kept charged up as much as possible. Discharging these batteries will reduce their capacity. if they are kept for any length of time without a charge, they will not charge up again.
To charge up these batteries use the same formula.
However lead acid batteries can cope with heavy currents and it is sometimes a good idea to charge them up with a higher current. Now and then charge them up with double the current as usual and for half the time.
So for example, a 5000mA/h battery, should be charged on 1 Amp for 5 hours.
Winter Storage
To ensure they will be fine when next used make sure they have a top-up charge every couple of weeks. Half the length of time of a normal charge.
DO NOT HAVE THE BATTERY ON A CONSTANT TRICKLE CHARGE!
Large 12 v lead acid batteries (e.g. old home security batteries) have a time constant of approx 4 hrs so need to be charged 5 x 4 hrs = 20 hrs. I leave mine on overnight which usually does the job, offload battery volts are approx 13.8 v.
batteries
Lead acid batteries
home security batteries
lead acid batteries
Amp
BATTERY
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📝 Eastleigh ... visits
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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2019-06-19 Wednesday
Us scale members are visiting SAIL members this Wednesday.
2019-06-23 Sunday
Us scale members back visiting scale pond at Highbridge Farm.
Usually 10 am to 12 am +
Regards, Tall Paul.
Us scale members are visiting SAIL members this Wednesday.
2019-06-23 Sunday
Us scale members back visiting scale pond at Highbridge Farm.
Usually 10 am to 12 am +
Regards, Tall Paul.
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📝 Pond Weed
2 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Folks,
Anyone had experience of hiring pond weed clearance company here in the south ?
Our pond is a mess today weed around props of our scale models.
Please post experiences Regards, Tall Paul.
Anyone had experience of hiring pond weed clearance company here in the south ?
Our pond is a mess today weed around props of our scale models.
Please post experiences Regards, Tall Paul.
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📝 Glue guns
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi folks,
Any one had experience of using glue guns ...
Are they OK for glueing wood, plastic and metal to same and to each different material ... Are joints water proof ?
Thanks.
Any one had experience of using glue guns ...
Are they OK for glueing wood, plastic and metal to same and to each different material ... Are joints water proof ?
Thanks.
glue
wood
roof
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💬 Sad News
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Ed,
You mentioned water ingress, I carry to boating pond a number of bits and tools, one of which is a > 100 ml Syringe ... There is one on Amazon with a tube to reach into difficult to access areas.
The advice about glue for plastic to pastic seems helpful, I had similar problem of trying to obtain water proof join of plastic and wood.
Best of luck, Paul.
You mentioned water ingress, I carry to boating pond a number of bits and tools, one of which is a > 100 ml Syringe ... There is one on Amazon with a tube to reach into difficult to access areas.
The advice about glue for plastic to pastic seems helpful, I had similar problem of trying to obtain water proof join of plastic and wood.
Best of luck, Paul.
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📝 International Model Boat Show
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Dreadful rain Sat morning but the 2 hr journey was worth it.
Some fantastic models on show, way above my skill level. Found planet Rx which was lucky as they may not be making anymore ! Product for someone else to manufacture on licence ?
What we need is an exhibition like this on the south Coast say Southampton ...
Would be in reach for Cornwall and Kent
Some fantastic models on show, way above my skill level. Found planet Rx which was lucky as they may not be making anymore ! Product for someone else to manufacture on licence ?
What we need is an exhibition like this on the south Coast say Southampton ...
Would be in reach for Cornwall and Kent
boat show
licence
model
model boat show
model show
show
rx
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💬 46" RAF Crash Tender new kit
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi Mike,
You mention that you gave a 900 what voltage and type of prop do you have as I have 900 also running with 12 v and two blade prop but do not get the speed ...
Hope you can help.
You mention that you gave a 900 what voltage and type of prop do you have as I have 900 also running with 12 v and two blade prop but do not get the speed ...
Hope you can help.
kit
prop
voltage
crash tender
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📝 International Model Boat Show
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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I'm going Sat.
Have been before.
Good number of clubs and members for a chat.
Good number of suppliers displaying parts etc.
Eastleigh and District Model Boat Club will be exhibiting all three days.
see http://www.edmbc.net/
Have been before.
Good number of clubs and members for a chat.
Good number of suppliers displaying parts etc.
Eastleigh and District Model Boat Club will be exhibiting all three days.
see http://www.edmbc.net/
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club
display
members
model
model boat show
model show
parts
show
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📝 Rigging wanted
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Many thanks for your help folks,
Chicks, cletes, Clovis, cotter pins, sewage studs, turnbuckle, bottle screws etc who'd have thought that there were so many parts to rigging .... I've still to identify the part that fixes the boom to the main mast .... someone suggested to just use two eyepins .... Need to work out sizes next before purchase ...
Thanks again folks ... Shows the value of this forum
Chicks, cletes, Clovis, cotter pins, sewage studs, turnbuckle, bottle screws etc who'd have thought that there were so many parts to rigging .... I've still to identify the part that fixes the boom to the main mast .... someone suggested to just use two eyepins .... Need to work out sizes next before purchase ...
Thanks again folks ... Shows the value of this forum
parts
show
rigging
wanted
forum
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📝 Rigging wanted
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hope someone can help me source some rigging bits for my Clyde Puffer.
I need at least two rig to mast, maybe 5 tightening adjusts, mast and boom swivel connector ...Going to use some kind of elasticated cord ... Shirring elastic ...
Need nautical names for these parts to help searches ... Link to Picture with part names would help
I need at least two rig to mast, maybe 5 tightening adjusts, mast and boom swivel connector ...Going to use some kind of elasticated cord ... Shirring elastic ...
Need nautical names for these parts to help searches ... Link to Picture with part names would help
connector
parts
clyde puffer
rigging
wanted
clyde
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💬 San Pedro Push Boat
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Hi,
I searched for info about rudder throttle mixer and found some useful info, many thanks for that advice.
Many thanks also for taking the time to attach the picture.
I can see that a sub frame is needed to accomodate two motors, two esc, mixer, Rx, battery and on/off switch
It looks like i will need some special glue to glue wood to plastic, any advice ?
I searched for info about rudder throttle mixer and found some useful info, many thanks for that advice.
Many thanks also for taking the time to attach the picture.
I can see that a sub frame is needed to accomodate two motors, two esc, mixer, Rx, battery and on/off switch
It looks like i will need some special glue to glue wood to plastic, any advice ?
advice
glue
motor
sub
switch
wood
esc
rx
san pedro
san pedro push boat
mixer
battery
rudder
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📝 Push tug
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Thanks figTree7nts,
The link took me to a circuit diagram which shows what connections I need to make.
Instead of connecting esc to Rx each motor connects to its own esc and each esc connects to the mixer which then connects to two channels of Rx.
Not sure yet how Rx picks up its own power supply which it normally does from the esc .... Will be finding out Wednesday so could report back then.
The link took me to a circuit diagram which shows what connections I need to make.
Instead of connecting esc to Rx each motor connects to its own esc and each esc connects to the mixer which then connects to two channels of Rx.
Not sure yet how Rx picks up its own power supply which it normally does from the esc .... Will be finding out Wednesday so could report back then.
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esc
port
show
tug
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📝 Push tug
5 years ago by Tall Paul ( Petty Officer 1st Class)
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Anyone have a layout drawing for the two motors, two esc, battery and mixer please ?
Also any link to build instructions would be a great help as I do not know how to build the internals nor how to arrange for top to come off hull for access and then back on for boating.
Grateful for any help.
Also any link to build instructions would be a great help as I do not know how to build the internals nor how to arrange for top to come off hull for access and then back on for boating.
Grateful for any help.
boating
build
hull
instructions
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esc
tug
mixer
battery
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