Topic: Club 500 Build, 2023 (Read 26759 times)

Martin (Admin) · « **on:** April 23, 2023, 04:24:39 pm »

Club 500 Build, 2023 - Part 1 What's in the box

https://youtu.be/ONntneGFKTQ

Capt Podge · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2023, 05:05:15 pm »

Hey there Martin, that link comes back as private

Possible it needs updating to the public domain?

Aye,
Ray.

Big Ada · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2023, 05:42:59 pm »

Video not available !

TheLongBuild · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2023, 06:06:23 pm »

This link works.

Club 500 Model Boat Build - part 1 - YouTube

Capt Podge · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2023, 06:20:19 pm »

Quote from: TheLongBuild on April 23, 2023, 06:06:23 pm

This link works.

Club 500 Model Boat Build - part 1 - YouTube

It certainly does

Cheers!

Ray.

zooma · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2023, 07:38:57 pm »

Ditto

I have been tempted to try a Club 500 many times over the years, and if one should happen to present itself …..I still could be

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2023, 05:44:14 pm »

Changed the music & a couple of bits! - https://youtu.be/DTcpyscLbE8

zooma · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2023, 05:55:09 pm »

Love the music - and the basic assembly (part 1)

How about a link to the supplier.....................and (part 2) of the build ?

ChrisF · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2023, 06:25:49 pm »

I bought one ready built from a club member to get used to power boats when I first started (doesn't matter if you hit anything! - well apart from someone else's boat!) and to have a go at racing at our club. They go well and are
Good fun.

You can only buy the kits from the manufacturer www.club500slipway.com

I've thought about building one myself.

Chris

zooma · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2023, 06:46:11 pm »

Thanks a bunch Chris

I have just enquired about the availability of an all orange coloured kit!

You should now do the decent thing and also order one (not all orange!) so we can share building notes here on the Mayhem .

I will see if I can get any interest in the Southport club when mine is built.........and maybe (if you can squeeze one into your TT) invite you for a trip to the seaside so we can enjoy some racing together....?

ChrisF · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2023, 07:01:28 pm »

You're welcome Bob!

My orange TT!

Chris

zooma · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2023, 07:07:38 pm »

Nah - yours has got a white hull - and you didn't build it

Your new build has got to be a different colour combo (to stop you sneaking in the same old ready-built)

Lot's of colour combos to choose from.............

Bustergrunt · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2023, 07:35:34 pm »

Here’s mine along with my wife and daughter who were ‘volunteered’ to help with the scoring and starting last week.

ChrisF · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2023, 08:30:02 pm »

Quote from: zooma on April 24, 2023, 07:07:38 pm

Nah - yours has got a white hull - and you didn't build it

Your new build has got to be a different colour combo (to stop you sneaking in the same old ready-built)

Lot's of colour combos to choose from.............

No, the TT I'm talking about!

I like orange, I also had a motorbike in that colour! And now you're saying I can't have an orange Club 500!

ChrisF · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2023, 08:31:17 pm »

Quote from: Bustergrunt on April 24, 2023, 07:35:34 pm

Here’s mine along with my wife and daughter who were ‘volunteered’ to help with the scoring and starting last week.

I bet the orange and white one won! They're the fastest!

Chris

Bustergrunt · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2023, 08:39:04 pm »

zooma · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2023, 08:40:25 pm »

"I like orange, I also had a motorbike in that colour! And now you're saying I can't have an orange Club 500! "

Oh - go on then - I hate to see a grown man cry - and I can always add a black stripe on mine

If I paint the transom black it won't matter much - as its the only part of the boat you will see when we race together

ChrisF · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2023, 08:51:46 pm »

I've got a blue and white bike so could always go for that!

No cheating with a brushless motor and a LiPo!

Bustergrunt · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2023, 09:04:24 pm »

I sold my warp missile Triumph as I’ve fallen out of love with biking after 45 yrs….

ChrisF · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2023, 09:15:22 pm »

Yes, must admit that thought has been going through my mind lately as Ive not used them much over the last few years, not helped by losing over 2 years due to Covid.

I did swop my Tiger 1050 (orange!) a year ago for a more leisurely Scrambler 1200 though and have a couple of other Triumphs including a 1973 Tiger 750 - I would miss having a bike in the garage though.

TheLongBuild · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2023, 12:46:41 am »

Best thing I found to cut the parts out was a steel dart

zooma · « **Reply #21 on:** April 25, 2023, 08:02:00 am »

My orange Club 500 will be delayed for some time as the orange plastic is currently out of stock !

I would have liked to get started a little sooner to see if I can get any interest in our local club.

With that in mind, I will look around to see if I can find a tidy used example (any colour - but it would be a bonus if it had some orange on it) to get me started sooner.

As soon as the orange plastic arrives (expected delivery currently unknown) I will build the new kit and if I am lucky enough to find one to run in the meantime I can pass it on to another club member when mine is built to help get them started

ChrisF · « **Reply #22 on:** April 25, 2023, 10:08:53 am »

Orange is obviously popular!

Interesting that it says in the racing rules that you can only use a simple 2 channel Tx? Can you gain any advantage from a more sophisticated set? By increasing the throttle percentage maybe, though I would have thought maximum was maximum?

I used to run mine using an old 27mhz Acomms Tx from another boat but changed to a trigger and wheel type which is multi-channel so that wouldn't comply.

My boat doesn't anyway as the previous owner changed the coupling for silicone tube, which is worse and the motor gets very hot. Also I replaced the servo and ESC mounting for plywood after the original came loose (was a lash up anyway) after a boat/launching ramp interface. Mine's now heavier! Not a problem when doing our club racing as it was informal and we had a mixture of boats.

I can't run mine flat out either because it starts porpoising, a common problem, must try moving the battery forward a bit.

zooma · « **Reply #23 on:** April 25, 2023, 10:57:56 am »

That sounds really bad Chris.

I can do you a favour and take your Club 500 off of your hands for a fiver if you like so you can focus on making your new blue and white one from a nice shiny new kit

Meanwhile - I can't imagine that the type of radio used makes any difference as the only two functions used operate the steering servo and the speed controller and nothing else.

Some owners will prefer stick sets and others will prefer a steering wheel and most come with various additional channels for mixing etc that will remain unused in your Club 500.

I see the pictures posted here by Bustergrunt show a variety of different transmitters being used in their recent race meeting and they don't all look to be two channel sets either. I am sure that the transmitter choice make's no difference.

As a matter of interest I will probably also be using a RadioLink RC4GS as I already use it for racing 1/12 scale r/c cars and my other fast model boats. Only two channels are used on any of them!

I am not so sure about replacing the radio mount with plywood or not using the specified coupling - but I am sure that someone that knows a lot more about the racing rules than us will come along to clarify that for us shortly...................

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2023, 06:57:37 pm »

Club500 rc boat build - Part 2 - First cut is the Deepest

https://youtu.be/vL9EZjdYa8k

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