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Re: Need to bond wooden strip

“Not knowing exactly what the purpose of the strip is, you can do either of your approaches. What I would shy away from is using polyester resin, by itself, a…”

4 years ago by david41

Simple Radar Motor

“Hi Guys, I decided to do this as a How-To instead of in my 'MOJO' build log. I prefer to use the larger servos for my radars as you can run them slower. I ha…”

5 years ago by Martin555

gluing at 90 deg

“I need to glue at 90 deg so I 3D printed these”

5 years ago by jacko

QUICK SITE GUIDE

“Hi Guys, I am going to try and do a simple “HOW TO USE THIS SITE” mini instruction sheet to help new members get started. TO CREATE A NEW FORUM TOPIC. On the…”

5 years ago by Martin555

HOW TO INSTALL AN EASY MUSIC SYSTEM FOR YOUR MODEL

“Having done this successfully on my Hartley cabin boat, I thought (at Martins, suggestion) I would put a few bits of info here to make it simple (and it is) …”

5 years ago by fireboat

EASY LiPo DISCHARGING

“I got sick of charging LiPo batteries up for boats and planes then the weather packs up just as you have finished. You then have to storage charge your batte…”

5 years ago by RNinMunich

How to build an RC model of Billing boats Hoga tug

“In 326 pictures https://techno.smugmug.com/Billing-Boats-Hoga-tug-708/ https://youtube.com/shorts/09uiPSi_ow8?feature=share”

5 years ago by T33CNO

How to build a Midwest Boothbay Lobster Boat 1:12 scale

“If you should be fortunate to find this wonderful classic but discontinued kit. In around 400 pictures plus extras https://techno.smugmug.com/Midwest-Booth-B…”

5 years ago by T33CNO

How to build a Billing Boats Boulogne Etaples

“In less than 400 pictures https://techno.smugmug.com/Billing-Boulogne-Etaples/i-vNgn7Qp”

5 years ago by T33CNO

a line meant tool

“take 2 x 90 deg small angles, tape around joint fit motor, clean up”

5 years ago by jacko

How to DIY Photo Etch

“PLEASE NOTE!! I, RNinMunich (AKA Doug) DID NOT WRITE THIS EXCELLENT 'HOW TO' ON PHOTO ETCHING. THE REAL AUTHOR IS 'SPOCK66'. I simply tried (and failed) to h…”

5 years ago by RNinMunich

Boat tranporter from car to water Ideas

“Moved to Forum Topic section.”

5 years ago by Martin555

Revering a servo’s travel with soldering

“I was asked the other day if I would do a “how too” on how to reverse the travel of a servo. This probably doesn’t have a lot of need in model boats, as it’s…”

5 years ago by canabus

E S C how to choose the correct size for a motor.

“I have graupner speed 600 motors going into my Aquarama riva l now have to choose the brushed esc to power them. their maximum direct drive current is 8.5 vo…”

5 years ago by jimdogge

Fiberglassing your hull

“This is an excellent video on fiberglassing your hull. The products are odourless and the process is . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujk-wBQDUSk Also see '…”

6 years ago by Brightwork

Radio Frequencies 24MHz

“27MHz 26.965 Not in England 26.975 All Models 26.985 Not in England 26.995 All Models 27.005 Not in England 27.015 Not in England 27.025 All Models 27.035 No…”

6 years ago by eejoe

Brushed Motor Controllers

“When it comes to brushed motors, there are many controllers you can buy that do forward and reverse for model boats. These controllers work using a pulsed vo…”

6 years ago by eejoe

RE RIGGING A 1 METER YACHT USING A NEW SERO WINCH.

“hI chaps l need to rig my latest sailboat bought it second hand then stripped it down to repaint and tart up by the time l had completed the make over l cant…”

6 years ago by jimdogge

Easy reversing switch for single ESC twin motor set-up

“An easy way to reverse a motor (or motors) in a twin set-up using only one ESC (such as Electronize) is to use a polarity reversing toggle switch. I used thi…”

7 years ago by jbkiwi

Placing decals easier.

“We have all put a sticker or decal on crooked but if you don't know this little trick it might help alleviate future mistakes. A sign-writer taught me this t…”

7 years ago by jbkiwi

Lead Acid Battery Charging

“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 …”

7 years ago by Tall Paul

NiMH Battery Charging

“NOT from me (RNinMunich)! I just edited it to delete a previous comment of mine! NiMH batteries should not be discharged fully although it wont do them too m…”

7 years ago by RNinMunich

“NOT from me (RNinMunich)! I just edited it to delete a previous comment of mine! There are many people who are new to radio control, or may have had a model …”

7 years ago by RNinMunich

LiPo Battery Charging

“NOT from me (RNinMunich)! I just edited it to delete a previous comment of mine! LiPo Battery Charging - Use specific Lithium Polymer charger only! Non-compl…”

7 years ago by RNinMunich

Radio Control Wiring

“NOT from me (RNinMunich)! I just edited it to delete a previous comment of mine! Wiring Methods Wiring can be a little tricky, especially when there are more…”

7 years ago by RNinMunich

NiCad Battery Charging

“NOT from me (RNinMunich)! I just edited it to delete a previous comment of mine! Ni-Cads should be discharged before re-charging. The discharge rate can be a…”

7 years ago by RNinMunich

“I intend to scratch build this using the old model maker plan MM256 from 1952. Has anyone built this?”

7 years ago by J Barry

SS Colonsay Clyde Puffer

“iMy scratch built Puffer, made out of plywood and wood. Have just finished putting in the navigation lights.”

7 years ago by Hugh

Ex Hints and Tips

“Martin's topic 'Hints and Tips' transferred to the open Forum to enable Likes, Comments and New Tips as Replies. Happy Tipping folks”

7 years ago by RNinMunich

“LEAKING BOAT So your plank on frame boat has sprung a leak and you can't see where the leak is. You can suspect that due to age, small cracks have appeared i…”

7 years ago by MAXTON