Fishercat
Bronze
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class · 419 pts
Brunswick, Maine, United States
Member since Jul 2026
Last online 11 minutes ago
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Retired guitarmaker and photographer
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4 boatsLobster Boat
This is the 23" Midwest kit - I built this in 1990, and am still running it. She's on her 3rd power train a…
Steam Tug - Seguin
I need to take a better pic of this old boat - I built it in 1991, mimicking the box art, rather than makin…
US Army 85' ST Tug
I bought this '90s boat as a basket case and completely re-built it. The hull shell/frames, main deck and c…
1924 British Coasting Freighter - Ben Ain
I purchased this completed Mountfleet kit, performed minor modifications to the RC, fixed a few broken part…
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Re: Brushed twin and esc stalling?@AlessandroSPQR great stuff. I would add one thing - a lot of hobby motors can't be run even at 25% of stall current continuously without risking overheating. When I see something like "max power 47 watts" on …♥ 2 likesRe: Brushed twin and esc stalling?@Karoq if you show a pic of the prop, I can estimate the pitch.♥ 2 likesModel boat motor/propeller/hull-speed calculator spreadsheetThis excel spreadsheet contains handy calculations to let you figure out what speed of motor and battery voltage you are going to need based on the size of your model and its propellers. Please note that all m…1 commentRe: build blog@jbkiwi I just saw this - LOVE it! One side-effect you didn't mention. Bi-direction speed controls, at least the few I've tried, all default to "zero throttle" when they lose radio signal. That's great on an a…Re: Brushed twin and esc stalling?@Chum444 sure. This is what I have. It will tell you what your amp draw is in real time and (at least until you unplug it) tell you how many amp hours of power you've used. It uses the same connectors as my Li…♥ 2 likesRe: Brushed twin and esc stalling?First, many NiMH batteries of 4000mAh are only good for around 4 amps of draw before voltage drops. Some can't do that much. Cells designed for high drain could do more like 10 amps or more. But, I don't think…♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@chugalone100 that is absolutely beautiful, and I think those little alterations you made were great. Do you have any record of the planking process?♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@IanHobbs Yes, everything so far is laser cut. I have an X-tool S1. It's big enough for me to get the keel or deck out in 2 pieces. It's strong enough to go through 5mm ply without issue. That's a lovely littl…Re: build blog@Avoca please let me know if it works for you! That's wonderful. The conversion software I looked at couldn't pull that off.♥ 1 likeRe: build blog@Avoca it will work exactly that way, if you are simply copying the plans. However, even then, it is a by hand process. Fusion lets you import a "canvas", in my case a scan of the kit blueprint, and lets you v…
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