Topic: Omra Makara D Class (Read 192592 times)

Blagmeister · « **Reply #600 on:** April 11, 2008, 06:11:29 pm »

I had a nightmare testing session today :(

Nipped over to Kinsgbury for a quick half hour just to set the needles and strut angle. Everything was going fine - lap after lap with no probs - running a little wet but in view of the forecast being windy at Bristol for the weekend, a little down-angle on the strut would be a good thing.

So, back in to check the plug colour and make sure the needles were set okay and then back out for a few more laps. The all of a sudden the thing starts losing power so I bring it back towards me in slow circles blipping the throttle to keep it going and slowly and had it pointing more or less towards shore a few yards out ready to hit the kill switch. I missed.... and in fumbling for the switch and the rudder, drove it up the bl**dy bank. >:-( Turns out the sparkplug had come loose. :S

Big ding in the GRP on the bow, a few scrawps along the underside, turn skeg scrawped and the prop looking a little dishevelled. Looks like I will be burning the midnight oil tonight in the garage.....

Pfffffffffff!

Nothing so bad that it will stop me from being there on Sunday though, so I'll see you there Bill!

Cheers!

Phil
Phil

Bill D203 · « **Reply #601 on:** April 11, 2008, 06:55:41 pm »

Hi Phil
Oh Bug*** . I had a very quick run down the lake yesterday. My Ex pipe probs seem to be shorted for the time being so I got my boat out of the water before anything eles had a chance to go wronge. I am looking forwards to Good day what ever happens.

martno1fan · « **Reply #602 on:** April 11, 2008, 10:08:32 pm »

Sorry to hear that Phil but how the hell did the plug come loose

,also whats with a kill switch? just set the trim on the throttle to kill the motor,kill switches have a bad habit of swithcing the motor off when you least want them to especially if they get wet .
MART

Bill D203 · « **Reply #603 on:** April 14, 2008, 02:47:10 pm »

Look who's got on page 76 of Model boats mag. One of them Mad Makara Men.

martno1fan · « **Reply #604 on:** April 14, 2008, 03:31:46 pm »

Dont read it its full of slow scale boats

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Mart

Blagmeister · « **Reply #605 on:** April 15, 2008, 08:32:53 pm »

Well here is the extent of the damage after being run over on Sunday at Bristol. :'( Another boat managed to slice into the starboard stern quarter with it's rudder or turn fin and also rip a couple of big chunks off the lid on it's route over the top.

It looks worse than it is I think but still not sure if I can salvage it completely. I'll know once I start chucking the P40 about. Luckily I managed to retain most of the bits so forming the right profile might be made a bit easier by piecing them back together.

It's quite clear from the extent of this damage that the hull strength isn't that great and I have had to beef up some of the layup before now as it was flexing so much the paint was cracking!

I think a layer of matting inside the entire hull wouldn't go amiss!

Incidentally, do they do Makara hulls in ferro-cement!??

Cheers

Phil

Bill D203 · « **Reply #606 on:** April 15, 2008, 08:54:55 pm »

Hi Phil
Give Paul f a call he may be able to give you some clues what to do with your boat. I would go for a thin ply build up from the inside and them fill it out.
Hope you get it shorted for Stevenage.
Heres a pic of Ian's Ex CMB after Sunday.

omra85 · « **Reply #607 on:** April 15, 2008, 10:24:35 pm »

Poor old Ian did NOT have a good day at Bristol! His 21 also graunched a rod.
Hard luck mate
Danny

ids987 · « **Reply #608 on:** April 16, 2008, 05:48:51 pm »

Thanks Danny, for those kind words.

Bill,

Nice piccy. I told you I wanted the good side for eBay though.
One careful owner. Unfortunately it was Syd.

Blagmeister · « **Reply #609 on:** April 19, 2008, 11:46:29 pm »

Well, after a week fighting off some 'orrible chest infection, I have finally braved the cold and nipped up into the loft to start repairs after last week's shunt at Bristol.

Fortunately, I managed to recover most of the bits that got knocked off during the impact and after cleaning these up, I Slo-zapped them together to get the overall shape back again. Where the rudder of the other boat went through the side of mine, it left a nasty overlapping bit of grp so I ground that away so the two edges would meet back up again then glassed behind it and filled over the join.

Some judicious use of P38 and P40 have given me back the overall shape and I have just blown a quick coat of paint over it to see what minor imperfections need filling and sanding out.

To beef up the hatch closure, I have let in a piece of ally flat bar which will be drilled and fitted with the cowl locks.

Other than losing a couple of my decals [sadly they were nice ones!], overall, I think I have managed to salvage this hull. Looks like I will be there for Stevenage all in one piece!

BEFORE:

Blagmeister · « **Reply #610 on:** April 19, 2008, 11:48:31 pm »

AFTER

Cheers

Phil

Bill D203 · « **Reply #611 on:** April 20, 2008, 08:17:14 am »

Well Done Sir. :)

2772e · « **Reply #612 on:** April 20, 2008, 09:04:35 am »

Looking good Phil.

Are you running at Telford?

We had a little play yesterday, windy and rough.

Still got some radio glitching problems, managaed to spin it out in a bend and the lid flew off breaking the clip.

All fixed know though.

BW

Simon

bigtee · « **Reply #613 on:** April 20, 2008, 09:28:14 pm »

is there any ink left in the printer

phil , your repairs look good well done . did you fit the secret thingy i sent you ??????

the chase boat ace was good and your boat did look very good on the water , as did your simon , i told you both that you will only use a very small amount of throttle !!!!!!!

heres my 10p worth , the makara hull shape is a well provern design ,what has let it down for a lot of people is the build quality of the hull the sigma is built very differently and is build in a very differant way
on a performance level both hulls are very differant and have strong points and not so strong points , a simga in this years chase boat would have been a no no , but the makara a yes yes . however at kingsbury and burton yes yes to the sigma

i can put the coments forward having both hulls and raced them

tony

Bill D203 · « **Reply #614 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:11:00 pm »

Simon.
Can you text me the result of the D class 1st,2nd,3rd next Sunday from Telford. I am away and would like to know how you and others got on.
Cheers for now.
Mad Makara Bill.

omra85 · « **Reply #615 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:12:35 pm »

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Phil, great repair - I'll bring mine round tomorrow ;-) now I've got the bits of wall out of it. I've started the repair but I'm afraid I don't have the patience to make it look good (no concours for me, then) ::)

Who's at Telford next Sunday?
Watch the weather forecast - if the wind is from the South or South East, the end we race at will be fairly calm. If its from the North East then the end could be quite choppy. I hear the club has also had new toilets built AND have proper trophies!!
Nice big course so a chance to really put your thumb down (or up?)

Danny
PS If you haven't already noticed, the OMRA site is down as the host company are changing the "thingy". When it comes back, it will be the new design which this time, I hope all will be able to see properly.

Bill D203 · « **Reply #616 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:33:05 pm »

Hi Danny
I had noticed the omra site was down. Looking forwards to seeing it back on line and being able to use the site. Keep up the hard work. give yourself a pat on the back for having a dam goood try.
Cheers
Bill

GARY C · « **Reply #617 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:35:21 pm »

Quote from: bigtee on April 20, 2008, 09:28:14 pm

is there any ink left in the printer

phil , your repairs look good well done . did you fit the secret thingy i sent you ??????

the chase boat ace was good and your boat did look very good on the water , as did your simon , i told you both that you will only use a very small amount of throttle !!!!!!!

heres my 10p worth , the makara hull shape is a well provern design ,what has let it down for a lot of people is the build quality of the hull the sigma is built very differently and is build in a very differant way
on a performance level both hulls are very differant and have strong points and not so strong points , a simga in this years chase boat would have been a no no , but the makara a yes yes . however at kingsbury and burton yes yes to the sigma

i can put the coments forward having both hulls and raced them

tony

I fully agree with Tony

. Prehaps when ordering a Makara ask if they will mould one with extra lay up to give extra strenght. Dont forget it does not matter whos, or what hull it is, if it is made of polyester resin then it will suffer damage on impact :'( . If your boat is a "sitting duck" and somebody hits you at speed there arnt many boats that get away scott free. Ive see epoxy boats split, more so at the joints.
Ive been an OMRA member for many years after doing muti racing, look at the price of there hulls now.
Yes, you manly do get what you pay for but take a leaf out of Bernard Holders book, all his own boats are made in poly and he still wins . its the old story, one boat for the choppy conditions and another for the calm. ( they dont race muti in the rough sea )
Dont forget ,no two boats are the same.

Keep up the good work on the repairs Phill, looks perfect to me.

Gary.

omra85 · « **Reply #618 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:36:21 pm »

Thanks Bill - this time it WILL bl**dy work, or else!!

Danny
the quiet, refined one, not like that rapscallion DickD

DickyD · « **Reply #619 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:38:03 pm »

Quote from: omra85 on April 20, 2008, 10:36:21 pm

Thanks Bill - this time it WILL bl**dy work, or else!!

Danny
the quiet, refined one, not like that rapscallion DickD

Are you still down on the 10th May Danny ?

omra85 · « **Reply #620 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:42:36 pm »

It's Sunday 11th May and yes, Richard, I'll definitely be there (I don't mind you jeering but don't bring that megaphone)!

DickyD · « **Reply #621 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:58:35 pm »

Quote from: omra85 on April 20, 2008, 10:42:36 pm

It's Sunday 11th May and yes, Richard, I'll definitely be there (I don't mind you jeering but don't bring that megaphone)!

Better be there on the 11th then with the megaphone. See if we can get you above 6th position

2772e · « **Reply #622 on:** April 21, 2008, 07:50:13 am »

Looks like a calm race then? WSW 9mph (Saturday anyway?) Might even bring my little AA as long as you promise not to run over me.

The Makaras will handle the weather rough or calm, but rougher is better

See you Sunday

BW

Simon

tigertiger · « **Reply #623 on:** April 22, 2008, 04:00:49 am »

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Blagmeister · « **Reply #624 on:** April 22, 2008, 01:08:12 pm »

I hope you and the rest of the guys that are running this weekend have a good race Simon. Are you testing this Saturday or is that all done and you are not going to tempt providence!?

Cheers

Phil

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