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[flag-d]

If your model boat contains a water pump, and you disconnect the feed line to it, then do remember to bung the open end up!  Last weekend I managed to transfer a significant quantity of my lake from outside the boat to inside the thing by omitting to do just that.  I think I ended up with around 3 pints of water, sea water too, sloshing around inside the hull.  I've spent the week rinsing and drying motors, sound cards, battery connectors, servos etc.  Hopefully I've saved everything...I'll find out tomorrow!

What a plonker!

Mike ::)

[Dave Leishman]

Ooops

I hope everything is ok...

[Jamie]

i had a similar event the other week - the pipe for the water coil to cool the engine came off and promptly proceeded to fill the boat up!


Fortunately, no damage done!  ::)

J

[Doc]

Mike,
Planned on putting flanking rudders on a 'Wyeforce' so drilled some very small pilot holes in the hull.  One reason and another, didn't do the flanking rudder thingy.  Also forgot about the pilot holes.  When I found water in the hull I figured the stuffing boxes were leaking!  Deck already on the boat so had to cut some holes in the deck (gasp!).  Re-stuffed the boxes.  More water.  So, sealed the rear deck hatch (had to be where it was getting in!).  More water.  Remembered holes.  Neighbors suffered through a geniologica/scatilogocall history of myself.  Scared the neighbor's dogs.  You have made me feel much better, at least now I have company...
 - 'Doc

[Wetwater]

A long time ago, when I was a LOT younger, I was on a 33ft motor yacht with a group of workmates. We were on the way back to Lymington after a day trip to the Isle of Wight when the owner, my boss at the time, announced that there was something wrong and that the boat was getting sluggish.

After a while we stopped and lifted the engine covers to find about 200 gallons of water, boss's estimate, sloshing about. Outlet pipe had come off the engine. Pipe soon fixed. Pump out water.? ::)? Stirrup pump located in awkward position in aft cabin. One of the lads, we were all young then, was sent to operate the pump. After a few strokes off came one of the connecting hoses which were held on by jubilee clips. Water sprayed everywhere. Hose back on, more strokes, hose off again, more water everywhere.

By then, our boss had gone to see what the fuss was about. It would help if you opened the B+*%~>Y sea cock we heard him shout. After that we were soon on our way again. Brian, the pump operator, had a red face for a long time afterwards. We were not sure if it was embarrassment  :-[ or the result of trying to pump water through a closed valve.

If it ain't broke, fix it till it is.

[Ghost in the shell]

i had a similar event the other week - the pipe for the water coil to cool the engine came off and promptly proceeded to fill the boat up!


Fortunately, no damage done!? ::)

J

be careful when buying RTR's with watercooling, I too had that happen to me with my now defunct sea twister, first run as well! motor had a good soaking, also found the prop shaft gromet was leaking!

[Jamie]

I guess its a good lesson to recheck everything before you sail etc as eventually things do work loose!

But i'm sure we've all done it sometimes! 

Jamie

[flag-d]

All is well: I managed to save everything which 'went to sea' last weekend.  I was a little more careful this time and checked everything before setting sail!

I now have to apologise for laughing, well, stifling uproarious laughter (hard to spell and harder still to do!): let me explain...

Family arrived at lakeside.  Young son lauched Coast Guard RTR which promptly conked out 3 feet out from the bank.  Much shouting at father by son and threats of violence to son by father if he didn't shut up.  Boat drifted back in, they had another go and this continued 5 or 6 more times.  Then they gave up and promptly returned with an r/c 'monster truck' affair, toy only.  Father told son (loudly) that he would show him how to do it and instantly, and I do mean instantly, < 5 secs, drove it straight into the lake!  I think it got further out than the boat had though!  I nearly dropped my transmitter and several other boaters also turned away, shoulders shaking and heads bowed.  Sea water lake too, so it was well and truly, well, you know!

Sorry...but it was funny!

Mike

[aston]

well at leqast that's one less to worry about !

[Wetwater]

Saw a similar thing. Monster truck, zero to slashdown only a few seconds. Freshwater lake this time but most onlookers DIDN'T manage to laugh quietly. Even the kids dad thought it was funny. Probably decided the best get out was to join the rest of us. 

[Daryl]

A similar thing happend last year at the lake where I sail. Family turns up with a Nikko hovercraft, which moves resonably over the grass. then the father has the bright idea to try it on the water. Glug. sank straight away, after looking the bubbles rising to the surface for a minutes  the father decides to fish it out as luckly the water is only a couple of feet deep. He then tries it again over the grass butyou'veguessed it does not move. Several of us heard him say that he will take it back to the shop as it doesn't hover.

Gave us a good laugh anyway.

Daryl