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- RookysailorSilver
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Re - How will we make sure there is no cheating going on
You would have to submit photographic proof of tub measurements Martin, for an accurate handicap to be assigned, and of course video evidence of racing in said tub, with appropriate identifying landmarks😁
JB
You would have to submit photographic proof of tub measurements Martin, for an accurate handicap to be assigned, and of course video evidence of racing in said tub, with appropriate identifying landmarks😁
JB
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As I am using the good weather to mend the roof of the Boat man shed and having seen some of the models in various buckets and tanks I thought I would put a couple in the pond to get their bottoms wet.
Thought about depth charging the fish but the wife wasn’t too impressed with that idea....No sense of fun these girls.
Brilliant site as always.👍🍷🍷
Take care everyone
Bill
Thought about depth charging the fish but the wife wasn’t too impressed with that idea....No sense of fun these girls.
Brilliant site as always.👍🍷🍷
Take care everyone
Bill
Never give up.It will come right in the end.
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Jb,
How will we make sure there is no cheating going on ?
(Not that any member here would cheat)
Martin555.
How will we make sure there is no cheating going on ?
(Not that any member here would cheat)
Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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I'm sure we could work out a handicap for using the kitchen sink Martin😁
JB
JB
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Hi Red,
Ref: "length of the bath races"
Unfortunately i would come last, NO BATH !
Martin555.
Ref: "length of the bath races"
Unfortunately i would come last, NO BATH !
Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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Re -No no no no JB!😮
Just thought now you mention that Doug - could always use my neighbors' pool which is about 12ft in diam and holds about 2000 gals (water not women Doug😁) It's one of those plastic pipe framed ones which he puts up every year. He's always getting his kids to stir the pool to make the dirt go to the center to vacuum, so perhaps I could offer my boats to do it, just tether them to the side and apply the power.
JB
Just thought now you mention that Doug - could always use my neighbors' pool which is about 12ft in diam and holds about 2000 gals (water not women Doug😁) It's one of those plastic pipe framed ones which he puts up every year. He's always getting his kids to stir the pool to make the dirt go to the center to vacuum, so perhaps I could offer my boats to do it, just tether them to the side and apply the power.
JB
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Am in the process of scanning a plan from the old Model Maker manual (and the old Ads) - if its built at half size would be an ideal competition model for us - could even be built out of cardboard with home made props and "Biro" pen shaft - so how about it Ladies & Gents - length of the bath races - a challenge to keep boredom at bay.......
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" I use the bath and hang on tight when running the motor."
So do I Nerys👍
Except-
Can't get my Graf Spee or HMS Belfast in the bath at all, too long🤔
Have to test in the lake.
My 135cm HMS Hotspur just floats, but only if I bung up the overflow and fill the bath almost to the rim😮 and the raked bow must be at the sloped end.
Full throttle on both screws and I get wet feet😂
Cheers, Doug 😎
So do I Nerys👍
Except-
Can't get my Graf Spee or HMS Belfast in the bath at all, too long🤔
Have to test in the lake.
My 135cm HMS Hotspur just floats, but only if I bung up the overflow and fill the bath almost to the rim😮 and the raked bow must be at the sloped end.
Full throttle on both screws and I get wet feet😂
Cheers, Doug 😎
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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"To Make it a true contest some rules will have to be made and if plastic models can be converted and included.
I suppose it will have to be like the boat must fit in a box xH-xW-xD dimensions.
It could get a bit technical and therefor loose the fun factor. "
Oh well, I guess that's killed that then☹️
Like the short lived enthusiasm for Pop Pop boats, and my Pop Pop building competition suggestion!
An ALL UNITS broadcast from Fleet Command to follow shortly.
Stay tuned to the Night Watch frequencies.
FLEET//
I suppose it will have to be like the boat must fit in a box xH-xW-xD dimensions.
It could get a bit technical and therefor loose the fun factor. "
Oh well, I guess that's killed that then☹️
Like the short lived enthusiasm for Pop Pop boats, and my Pop Pop building competition suggestion!
An ALL UNITS broadcast from Fleet Command to follow shortly.
Stay tuned to the Night Watch frequencies.
FLEET//
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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To Make it a true contest some rules will have to be made and if plastic models can be converted and included.
I suppose it will have to be like the boat must fit in a box xH-xW-xD dimensions.
It could get a bit technical and therefor loose the fun factor.
Martin555.
I suppose it will have to be like the boat must fit in a box xH-xW-xD dimensions.
It could get a bit technical and therefor loose the fun factor.
Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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"Maybe it should be the smallest fully functioning 2 channel rc boat made from scratch."
Spoil sport Martin🤔
On the other hand ....
I may have a head start with the Micron RC gear I bought for my 1/72 MTB ... 🙄
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Spoil sport Martin🤔
On the other hand ....
I may have a head start with the Micron RC gear I bought for my 1/72 MTB ... 🙄
😎
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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"Using small vessels: races around a wheelbarrow tub, or inside a tractor tyre, even sprints in a plasters bath!"
Great idea Rowen👍
Are Put-put / Pop-pop boats eligible?😁
Time trials over a Standing 50cm?😂
Max speed over 25cm, rolling start?🤣
Hmm. thinks ... 🙄 Now where's my old Jetex 50 motor .....
Cheers, Doug 😎
Great idea Rowen👍
Are Put-put / Pop-pop boats eligible?😁
Time trials over a Standing 50cm?😂
Max speed over 25cm, rolling start?🤣
Hmm. thinks ... 🙄 Now where's my old Jetex 50 motor .....
Cheers, Doug 😎
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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We have a tendency to drift off of the subject from time to time (well most of the time) so i hope we did not ruin your thread.
Martin555.
Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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"but I don't have the lungs for it these day"
No no no no JB!😮
Not those piddly little inflatable kiddy paddling pools!
Some years ago I bought (in Walmart - we still had one then, miss it🤔)
a ca 4m dia pool with a vinyl floor and ca 1/4" walls, which were self-supporting when filled.
No huffing and puffing at all.😊
When emptied just roll it up and stash in the shed / garage for the winter😉
Wish I still had it, that was two moves ago.
Cheers, Doug 😎
No no no no JB!😮
Not those piddly little inflatable kiddy paddling pools!
Some years ago I bought (in Walmart - we still had one then, miss it🤔)
a ca 4m dia pool with a vinyl floor and ca 1/4" walls, which were self-supporting when filled.
No huffing and puffing at all.😊
When emptied just roll it up and stash in the shed / garage for the winter😉
Wish I still had it, that was two moves ago.
Cheers, Doug 😎
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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Gentlemen,
Thanks for all the suggestions and ideas. The plan was only to load the motors so could get some idea of baseline settings. Accomplished that at least.
The ideas generated though make me wonder if we could not establish some type of competition.
Using small vessels: races around a wheelbarrow tub, or inside a tractor tyre, even sprints in a plasters bath!
Seriously, think this one post has generated more "likes" than my build blogs!
Stay safe everyone.
Thanks for all the suggestions and ideas. The plan was only to load the motors so could get some idea of baseline settings. Accomplished that at least.
The ideas generated though make me wonder if we could not establish some type of competition.
Using small vessels: races around a wheelbarrow tub, or inside a tractor tyre, even sprints in a plasters bath!
Seriously, think this one post has generated more "likes" than my build blogs!
Stay safe everyone.
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RE Good luck with trying to cut a tractor tyre in half.
Must be getting tyred Martin, it is 4.14AM and almost time for beddybyes😁
JB
Must be getting tyred Martin, it is 4.14AM and almost time for beddybyes😁
JB
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In my case, Jack in a box.
Martin555.
Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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"I suppose you could say that you are thinking out of the box LOL!!"
Pandora's Box Martin?🤔
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Pandora's Box Martin?🤔
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Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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"Are you in the bath at the time Nerys? could be a great spa session😁"
The Jacuzzi reborn, just watch out where the prop wanders JB!!💥😭
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The Jacuzzi reborn, just watch out where the prop wanders JB!!💥😭
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Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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"Something like a tractor tyre cut in half might do the trick. You could get the water rotating nicely."
Wouldn't one of those ca 2 to 3m collapsible garden pools be quicker and easier JB?
Would save on saw blades and hacked off fingers and toes (or worse😭) as well😉
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Wouldn't one of those ca 2 to 3m collapsible garden pools be quicker and easier JB?
Would save on saw blades and hacked off fingers and toes (or worse😭) as well😉
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Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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Good luck with trying to cut a tractor tyre in half.
I suppose you could say that you are thinking out of the box LOL!!
Martin555.
I suppose you could say that you are thinking out of the box LOL!!
Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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Always thought of building a circular trough Rowen, so the water can flow naturally. The boats tend to suck down in a short tank as they cant move the water round to the front fast enough, and are just pumping it back. Space for something like this would be a problem. Something like a tractor tyre cut in half might do the trick. You could get the water rotating nicely.
JB
JB
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I use a plasterer's mixing bath. Just big enough for the Crash Tender and the WeeNip. Picked it up cheap on Gumtree.
Graham93
Graham93
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Thats a good idea.
You could also move it around the garden and give it full throttle for watering the plants, better than a sprinkler LOL!!
Martin555.
You could also move it around the garden and give it full throttle for watering the plants, better than a sprinkler LOL!!
Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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That's a good idea. I use the bath and hang on tight when running the motor. More depth than a wheelbarrow. No good for my deep fin keel sailing craft though.
Nerys
Nerys
When the winds before the rain, soon you may make sail again, but when the rain's before the wind, tops'l sheets and halyards mind
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Currently many of us are on some form of lock-down.
Was anxious to check the ESC programming of the brushless motors in my RAF RTTL project under water load.
Used an idea had once seen tried by another modeller. Have refined the idea into a Hi-Tech version using constant water top-up, restraining cords and a rubber buffer in my wife's wheelbarrow.
The 32" hull fit snugly and was able to exercise both motors and establish baselines. Just waiting for our local parks to reopen so can validate on open water.
Useful method in these trying circumstances.
Stay safe all
Was anxious to check the ESC programming of the brushless motors in my RAF RTTL project under water load.
Used an idea had once seen tried by another modeller. Have refined the idea into a Hi-Tech version using constant water top-up, restraining cords and a rubber buffer in my wife's wheelbarrow.
The 32" hull fit snugly and was able to exercise both motors and establish baselines. Just waiting for our local parks to reopen so can validate on open water.
Useful method in these trying circumstances.
Stay safe all
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