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ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS SWITCHING FROM A MAIN BATTERY TO A SPARE BATTERY, FOR SAFER NAVIGA

“ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS SWITCHING FROM A MAIN BATTERY TO A SPARE BATTERY, FOR SAFER NAVIGATION. I previously demonstrated an electric motor power a…”

1 month ago by AlessandroSPQR

Why not go back to school?!

“Dear All Some weeks ago I participated in a course on fibre reinforced composites, e.g. glass, carbon, aramid fibers and all that goes along with this art (c…”

3 months ago by IGinBasel

LED – SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS – FLASHING CIRCUITS - Compendium of information

“In order to facilitate research and understanding of a topic that is widely discussed in dynamic naval models, i.e. LED lighting, I am inserting the followin…”

4 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

Led Resister chart

“If you ever wanted to know resistor values & voltage, here is a chart that might help( Black-0)(Brown-1)(red-2)(orange-3)(yellow-4)(green-5)(blue-6)(violet-7…”

4 months ago by GARTH

Electric Boat Engine Etc Etc

“I am building the Gentlemans runabout re Sarik Hobbies, I have the plan and the mag instructions but it dosent mention anywhere the power / engine it will ne…”

6 months ago by Guy O

Essential or useful tools and utensils for the ship modeler. A final appendix lists the most common

“Essential or useful tools and utensils for the ship modeler. A final appendix lists the most common and useful materials. In the similarly titled topic (link…”

8 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

stop email notifications

“Could someone please show me how to stop email notifications on this site I have tried everything and still getting them so I'm doing something wrong..”

8 months ago by Ace23

painting epoxy over Humbrol and varnish enamels

“Hi all, looking for advice. I have a model fishing boat 24 inches long, built 50+ years ago as a decoration in bread and butter softwood. It is nicely painte…”

10 months ago by roycv

Cardan joint, Homokinetic joint, universal joint. Problems related to the junction between the engin

“This topic has been discussed in the forum, precisely in the topic: "the question of the day" (link at the end of the text, message n.4272). In order not to …”

12 months ago by AlessandroSPQR

various electrical connection diagrams for two motors

“HI, I think I've already posted this here, but it never hurts to repeat it. On my Lulonga quarter-wheeler model, I use the connection according to Figure 7 w…”

1 year ago by tomarack

Lifeboats or work boats?

“What I will say is the result of: memories of readings done in the past (but of which I have difficulty finding all the sources), of images taken from books …”

1 year ago by AlessandroSPQR

Permanent magnet brushed electric motors. Main features. Basic elements of distinction. How to evalu

“Permanent magnet brushed electric motors. Main features. Basic elements of distinction. How to evaluate an electric motor of this type at first glance. Hi Ju…”

1 year ago by AlessandroSPQR

When wooden planking the sides of hulls What Glues are you using?

“When you are Appling wooden planking to the sides of Wooden Ship hulls, or joining stringers, frames, and etc. What Glues are you using? Wood glues, CA glues…”

2 years ago by GregHiltz

Fibreglassing a wooden hull

“Hi, I'm building a plank on frame motor sailor (Mantua Bruma) and I'm wondering whether to fibreglass over the hull to waterproof. This is something I haven'…”

2 years ago by MervynP

Building Veron Marlin

“Hi Everyone. Just wondering if any of you great builders out there have built, building or have built, a Vintage Model Works "Veron Marlin" . My area of issu…”

2 years ago by jonb

Need help trying to find some lights for my USCG MLB 47 foot 1:16 scale

“Help please looking for some lights that I can add Pico nano led to. thank you”

2 years ago by bruce1946

Question on Painting order

“I'm building a US Coast Guard 47' MLB and have some questions on how everyone handles thier painting order. I have some ares like stair wells and such that I…”

2 years ago by bruce1946

Lipo battery - whether to switch

“I am looking for help/guidance regarding switches in my motor circuit. My questions are: 1. Should I put a switch on the battery supply ? 2. If so, what rati…”

2 years ago by Julio

Transmitter Camera Mount

“I am a bit of a lone wolf here in my area when it comes to model boating, so I have to video my operations myself when at the local park pond. In the past I …”

2 years ago by cjanik001

NAVAL PROPELLERS. Compendium of information.

“I have noticed that many topics are often repeated. Furthermore, many questions are asked again, even though there is no need to do so if you read old topics…”

2 years ago by AlessandroSPQR

Lipo Battery Reference charts

“Chart1 Show how a Lithium Polymer is wired and to the Balance connector and main battery output. Chart2 Battery voltages of Lithium Polymer for various batte…”

2 years ago by CB90

K.M.Y.C.A. Monthly magazine

“Our club thé « royal model yacht club Antwerp » is in my opinion thé only club ( maybe even world wild ) who’s éditing every month their magazine which is se…”

2 years ago by hermank

CALCULATION OF THE IMMERSED VOLUME (SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL/GEOMETRIC METHOD) OF YOUR MODEL

“Good morning everyone. I wanted to indicate a method that could be useful to that naval modeller who wants to know the immersed volume of his model but does …”

3 years ago by AlessandroSPQR

Basic Model Boat Operations

“A simple checklist and diagram for a two channel hookup operation of a model boat.”

3 years ago by jacko

Fiberglass boat hull

“I'm new to boat building and have reached a point where I'm ready to glass the hull. Questions (after reading numerous articles):what kind of resin, epoxy is…”

3 years ago by GregHiltz

Bending Small Diameter Copper Tubing

“An upcoming step in building my current Springer involves making hefty handrails. The tubing is .094 diameter (the Springer is 1/18 scale) so a little more p…”

3 years ago by LewZ

“Gentlemen and women Today we had our goodbye Summer event. Steam and Electro driven boats, à lot of boats , New boats, old and New members an extremely good …”

3 years ago by Doogle

DF65 easy leak test

“Without removing any patches or mast. Very easy . Very quick. Super successful. Remove drain stopper. Insert tube and blow gently into hull. Brush soapy wate…”

3 years ago by flaxbybuck

Magnets to carry small on-board Tools

“I like to carry a couple of small tools in my boats so I can take care of any "minor" problems without having to carry a tool box to the lake. A small spanne…”

3 years ago by zooma

Wood Strip Bending

“I am struggling to bend stripwood for the handrails for my current build. The boat is 1/24 and at least two of the bends are quite sharp. I have been struggl…”

3 years ago by roycv