Hi All,
This just to let you know my progress so far in building the Antje II from Robbe. In a previous post in
DC & Brushed Motors - Please Help Motor Not Running I had problems getting the motor running but have managed to move on from that. I changed the ESC and battery and all seems to be OK. I have not scrapped the original battery and ESC, they can be used for future projects! (Oh yes, there will be future project, I'm hooked
). I changed to an Mtroniks Marine 15 Plug and Play with a 7.2v battery pack and the motor runs great. The electrics is mostly installed and I have done a bath test. It looks like I may need to add a bit of ballest to the bows as she seems a little high. I was surprised at the noise that motor and running gear makes in operation!
I have finished the decking and all the bits and pieces under the deck so it will soon be time to fit that permanently to the hull
. I'm enjoying it very much and learning a lot as I progress. It's my first boat and I'm learning by experience and I enjoy having to work through each problem that I find.
I must admit that I can't help think about my next project. There is so much good stuff out there and at the moment I'm looking closely at the lovely models produced by Model Slipway. Still that's for later after Antje II has had her maiden voyage.
Cheers for now, Chris
