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phillnjack

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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #50 on: March 08, 2011, 10:15:56 pm »
My boats are on this forum
look in the race and powerboat section
pipedream, and spirit of the south to name just 2.

as for asking £950 for a incomplete boat, that was the daft thing.
and now to find out it was not secondhand but third makes it even worse.


But lets take it to another topic and leave this guys thread alone .


This guys work is to be truly admired


phill
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #51 on: March 09, 2011, 07:21:16 am »
Yes, back to the builds. All 3 Clydes are looking great. Looking forward to the Loch Ness run, hoping we raise loads for the RNLI. The run is mentioned in April Model Boats magazine on page 7. Keep the pictures coming. Dave. :)
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nhp651

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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #52 on: March 09, 2011, 10:19:05 am »
After you pm to me phill......i suddenlt realise that you just haven't a clue about the value of models, the value of work that goes into them or the concept of passing on good work to others for a decent reasonable price.....................sorry but you really have no argument.

Shall we get this back on track please , and no more snidey comments.
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nhp651

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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #53 on: March 09, 2011, 10:39:09 am »
just to get back on track with big lifeboat builds, I hope mike doesn't mind me adding a couple of photos of the 70 -002 Grace Patterson Ritchie, nearing completion and had all her wheelhouse top paraphanalia dry fitted last night prior to painting and gluing.


Have even added the ships bell to the fore companionway.....anyone know a good engraver who can engrave RNLI onto it, lol
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #54 on: March 09, 2011, 12:06:10 pm »
Lookiing good Neil.  :-))

I see, like me, you have also decided to  add the dust to the upper surfaces !! {-) {-) {-)

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nhp651

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« Reply #55 on: March 09, 2011, 12:51:05 pm »
Quote from: gribeauval on March 09, 2011, 12:06:10 pm
Lookiing good Neil.  :-))

I see, like me, you have also decided to  add the dust to the upper surfaces !! {-) {-) {-)



cheers mike......you saw the state of my workshop........ {-) {-) {-)

if i stand still in it for more than 5 minutes i have a layer on me...........there can't be much work done in that guy , RUSS's workshop....his boats are always so spick and span clean, lol {:-{ {:-{ {:-{ {:-{ {:-{ {:-{ {:-{
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #56 on: March 09, 2011, 01:25:26 pm »
Nice comment Neil. I was one person interested in the Tamar,and I thought it was quite a bargain.Didnt get a chance to bid tho, and someone DID get a bargain,finished or not,the work that had been done on it already was 1st class quality. Good luck with the Clyde Mike,if you make another, you can put one foot in each,and transport them that way!
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« Reply #57 on: March 09, 2011, 01:27:09 pm »

Don't pick on him today Neil, he's got ...... how shall I put it .......  fluids coming out of both ends at the same time at the moment so I think he's staying out of his shed otherwise there will be more than a layer of dust on everything %%

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nhp651

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« Reply #58 on: March 09, 2011, 02:56:21 pm »
oh dear..............is he at home...........he's having a rough time at the mo. {:-{ {:-{ {:-{

I'll email him later. give him my regards.

neil.
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #59 on: March 09, 2011, 04:26:43 pm »
Quote from: nhp651 on March 08, 2011, 12:44:34 pm
I've got a similar set up in my clyde for the sail, duncan.......got about 110 amps at 12 volts.....i reckon the motors that mike is using is similar to mine, and they draw about 1amp each on load. even at 2 amps that would give about 25 hours before needing a charge.......
as loch ness is 22.75 miles long, i reckon a sailing time of about 5 - 6 hours without any problems, so we have bags of battery power in hand, hopefully.
neil.

Hi Neil,

Are you sure about the current draw on your motors. We are looking at a boat that will have a weight of about 47Kg and a scale speed of 3 knots and your not going to get that with 18-20 watts of power at the props. I did a few calculations and I recon you need something like 56-60 watts at the props and that would mean your current draw would be 3-3.5 amps per motor. You also need to take into account the performance of SLA batteries that from my experience only give about 3/4 of there stated amp/hours.

From this I would say that what Mike has in his setup should just about be enough. The batteries should de able to deliver about 55 amp/hours and that divided by a 7 amp/hour for the motors should give a running time of 8 hours and a distance of 24 nautical miles (28 Miles)  :-)

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nhp651

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« Reply #60 on: March 09, 2011, 05:11:46 pm »
thanks for the advice john......much appreciated.

i have in fact 13 x 7a/hr, 1 x 24 a/hour and two sets of D cells both giving me 20amps in total......hopefully this should be able to do the job with a little in spare..........if not i'll tow the thing in for the last mile or so, lol
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #61 on: March 09, 2011, 08:59:19 pm »

After you pm to me phill......i suddenlt realise that you just haven't a clue about the value of models, the value of work that goes into them or the concept of passing on good work to others for a decent reasonable price.....................sorry but you really have no argument.

Totally agree Neil but I wouldn't bother wasting any more breath on him.    I must admit time is slipping away fast and I need to put some time in on my Clyde, lagging behind you and Mike now, as you know my dad as just had another heart attack and I didn't dare leave the confines of my toilet these past few days!  Hopefully I can crack on at the weekend... :-))
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #62 on: March 12, 2011, 04:34:32 pm »
 Just a warning to you three with your Clyde Lifeboats on Loch Ness. Just been watching a film on the Telly, called the Beast under Loch Ness....... be very worried....it is a nasty piece of work if it takes a fancy to you !
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #63 on: March 12, 2011, 05:39:58 pm »
Quote from: rottweiler on March 12, 2011, 04:34:32 pm
Just a warning to you three with your Clyde Lifeboats on Loch Ness. Just been watching a film on the Telly, called the Beast under Loch Ness....... be very worried....it is a nasty piece of work if it takes a fancy to you !
Mick

Don't worry Mick, we are going to string some nets between the boats and see if we can catch Nessie for them!!! :-))


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« Reply #64 on: March 12, 2011, 05:44:53 pm »
Quote from: rottweiler on March 12, 2011, 04:34:32 pm
....it is a nasty piece of work if it takes a fancy to you !

I'm sure they'll be fine, I'm sure that even Nessie has standards!!!!!! %%
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #65 on: March 12, 2011, 06:35:41 pm »
We're goin to need bigger boats!!
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« Reply #66 on: March 12, 2011, 09:33:30 pm »
Quote from: Number 6 on March 12, 2011, 06:35:41 pm
We're goin to need bigger boats!!

DON'T GO THERE, PLEEEEZZZZZZE

i've almost finished, and never again.....am having to do one side at a time, it's so big.........anyone wanna buy a big lifeboat on 3rd july 2011......mega bucks though, lol.
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #67 on: April 09, 2011, 03:08:45 pm »
003 is ready to go, apart from a few minor fittings.  Not fully happy with the result but no time to rip it all apart and start again.

Back to the Trent and the next new build, a Solent.  ;)


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nhp651

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« Reply #68 on: April 09, 2011, 04:12:37 pm »
WOWEEEEEE! That looks great matey......they are going to look truly wonderful on the Loch.

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« Reply #69 on: April 09, 2011, 05:26:38 pm »

 Very nice another fantastic model  :-))

 Paul
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« Reply #70 on: April 09, 2011, 09:13:39 pm »
Cracking Mike,

I'll get them batteries to you in good time for the sail  :-))

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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #71 on: April 12, 2011, 02:59:55 pm »
The Clyde is in the trest tank for its 6 hour test run to check the calculations are correct and it will be able to make the distance on Loch Ness on the 2nd July.


In this video clip she has been running for about 90 mins and still going strong.



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« Reply #72 on: April 12, 2011, 03:23:03 pm »
That thing should be able to cross the atlantic...

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« Reply #73 on: April 12, 2011, 05:18:03 pm »
Quote from: Fatcat on April 12, 2011, 03:23:03 pm
That thing should be able to cross the atlantic... :-))


Just don't go there, krafty kid will be wanting to borrow them  {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) %% %% %% %%
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Re: BIG lifeboat refit
« Reply #74 on: April 12, 2011, 10:42:09 pm »
Took the Clyde out of the test tank at 8:30 pm after a continuous full throttle run of SEVEN HOURS 8).

The motors were running at the same revs as they were when the test started at 1:30 pm, the tension in the restraining ropes was the same, as was the prop wash and the battery packs all still showed 12 volts.
The usual water weeping from the shafts measured about 250 cc so won't be a problem in a hull of this size.

So the practice confirms the theory  :-))

Next stop Loch Ness !!!!!!!!!!!

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