hi vc
I'm suprised you have never seen anyone else there at the water...................... thats tooooo good a place to ignor.
regards
don

hi guys,
well getting a bit furthar.
I found the plans to be a little out on frame sizes...........but............. sorted that and now added some bracing spars to the bottom edge to enable me to 'sheet' this frame instead of 'planking' it'
see at the arrows in pic

 regards
don

hi guys
just a note to say I have altered the plans once again...........1st time was to alter the transom.............
now I am adding gunnals to stop 'water ingress' at the lift-out cabin joint with deck.
Where I intend to use the model there are a lot of swans, so I want to be sure an upset swan will 'not swamp' the model if upset :-)

the liftout cabin will now be made to fit inside the gunnal.
:-)
regards
don

hi guys,
just an update. I still need to get the sheeting for the hull but am progressing with the 'topside' :-)
this is not really an 'anteres ' now as I have deviated from the plans in a couple of places now :-0
progress to date

and another view

must decide whether to put the windows in or just leave blank :-):-)
everything above deck level comes off in one piece just leaving the deck and gunnels. :-)

regards
don

nicely coming along, i'm interested in seeing how you will install R/C gear 

best

sahil

Hi Don,

How are you man ? Great build.. looking forward for the stuff that goes in..never seen it before..In btwn is the ali's burger joint still there in the city center ? If am not mistaken that's the name..

Came across this - http://www.rbbi.com/folders/prop/propcalc.htm

hope this helps ?

cheers

atul g.

Hi mate,
thanks for link, yes it maybe als' :-)
I don't get down town much myself :-)
need to get the sheeting board........... thinking of using lime at 1.5mm thick .
regards
don

hi guys,
just a quick update...................
not got the lime wood yet for the hull......................
but found it 'high and dry' today.............


 
have fun
regards
don

hi guys,
well finaly sorted the drive out........................
I have a 380 can motor from an old heli along with the controler...no reverse.......... but I am using a 4ch tx, so may incorporate a 'reverse wireing switch' operated by a seperate servo to give reversed motor rotation........... just a thought for now.
this is all 7.4 volt running off a lipoly battery.
Ihave a small plastic tablet pot which the battery 'just' fits :-)..... and a plastic tub to house the rx and speed controler. the radio is 2.4gig................just a cheapy 'e-sky' one............ the rx are only £15 :-) the tx I also use for the small helis.:-)
so the running gear at the moment has cost '0', just the prop and shaft to get now and sort out a rudder.....the servo for this is also 'ex heli' :-)
pics to follow as soon as it is all ready to go into the hull.
regards
don    

well guys,
this is the electrics for the cruiser.

the 'battery' pot is the white one and the black one is for the controler and rx :-)
both have 'snap on ' lids
also I now have the sheet for the hull.......... had to get 'light wieght ply' in the end
as I could not source any lime wood sheet localy.
regards
don

In case you want to wander outside of boats, but still IN the water

hi mate,
yes saw that one...hahaha...........there are some good 'toys' out there now .......at a price......... bad ones also.
I think that one is the best yet though.
started on the hull skin now, may be ready for float test by the wkend,
still got the pprop and shaft to get yet.............not seen what he has at my 'local' model store store.
regards
don

hi huys
well due to my 'impatientce' I made hard work of this hull............
had the decking but no hull sheets..so........... put on the deck 'first'......then sheeted the 'sides' then the 'bottom'
all totaly in the wrong order :-)
it should have been....... for ease of work..........
bottom of hull, then the sides, then the decks, so my haste to complete actualy slowed me down.....'took longer' and made it a sight more difficult........especialy on such a 'small' model, on bigger models you can sometimes get away with this because it is 'big enough' to 'get at' :-) if I had put the 'bottom sheets' on first then the side/bottom sheets join would have been 'much easier' to bring together nicely!!
so any way here is the hull to date.........waiting for the second side to be put on ..then a spot of filling..minor' then a waterproof coat and a float test.............this will be next week now though...............was hoping for a float test this weekend




must remember 'NOT' to get 'impatient'  

hi guys,
well the hull is now complete to the deck..............I have to put a new forward deck on now as the only way to finish skinning the hull was to remove the forward deck :-( to get access to the prow for clamps.....



patients....remember.......

regards
don

HI Don,

Great work..love to see her in the water soonn..

tk care and all the best

cheers

atul g.

gr8 job
please let it go in h2o and take a cam with u also

HI GUYS,
 I will get the deck back on today, then.........................
sort out the electrics.......
I still have to get the prop and shaft and a rudder 
 then I will try a float test and sort out C of G..................
oh ............. for more patience.........
regards
don

 

hi guys,
sahilkit hahaha
here is the completed hull.

just have to get the prop and rudder now.
regards
don

hi guys,
been giving the color a little thought................................. plain varnish may not show up very well at the other end of boat pond...............so thinking of this......................

just a quick idea...................

may be 'not' quite so rough though ...........
regards
don

nice picture  

hi guys.
well.............. hull totaly ready for shaft and rudder now...........



I even put a 'kink' in the rubber rub strip  ......as seems standard 
never seen a realy straight rubber yet 
then I can sort out the final color .........prob as pic above  
regards
don

 

Now you are firing me up to begin work on mine!

Cheers mate, she's really beginning to look good!

VC

 
gr8 job!!

hi guys,
I used lightwieght ply for the hull sheeting..........managed to get a 'warped' sheet  ..........
but even that was not realy good for the curves on this small hull. single layer  'lime' or such would be better as it is much more flexable, or possibly 1/8 balsa sheet but then you dont have the strength of multi sheet.
regards
don