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Joe727 United States Basic

Commander  · 2,666 pts Laguna Beach, United States Member since Dec 2018 Last online 5 years ago Age 74

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Blog reply US1 Hatch - servos, switch, battery hard wired Mounted the recently fabricated sail arm on the high torque sail servo. Mounted RX with velcro and harded wired switch and battery port. Will use a 5 cell Nimh… 7 1,517 Blog reply Re: Keel build Rick, "Clamp clamp has anybody got a clamp" What is it about clamps, no matter how many and how many different sizes and types, I can always use MORE! Joe 3 1,553 Blog reply Steel Bulb not lead experiment Right now I don't really have the setup to cast lead bulbs so I thought I would try something different. Since this is sailing barge and not a racing yacht I t… 1 1,555 Blog reply Keel build Designed first. Sketched out the keel design for the barge. Three layers of 1/8" plywood will be laminated together and shaped with a wood plane. Threaded rod … 1 1,553 Blog reply Additional photos Some additional photos of the process taken while building the sail arm for my US1Meter boat. Joe 8 1,581 Blog reply Re: Sail Servo Arm - How I build them.... Ron, Each boat type has it's own design in terms of the hole spacing / arm length. I will try to explain it with some sketches when I can. Easy to do but hard … 1 1,581 Blog reply Re: Sail Servo Arm - How I build them.... Peter, Wow, electrocution! I was about to head out to the shop to build another but I will look this issue up first. Thanks for the heads up. Joe 1 1,581 Blog reply Re: Sail Servo Arm - How I build them.... Martin, Thanks for the comment. I've built quite a few of these over the years, this one really went fast. It's for my Sailing Barge that is in progress. I am … 1 1,581 Blog Sail Servo Arm - How I build them.... Sail Servo Arms are subjected to a great deal of stress and torque, particularly when handling 1,000 sq. inches of sail. The servos I use generate about 275 oz… 8 2 1,581 Blog reply Re: US1Meter Build Aft Deck Peter, "Do you have an elastic band factory? " Just noticed your amusing comment....I bought these rubber bands from the local Wally's mart. Good bargain, bags… 1 1,516

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