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Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: TugFan on December 27, 2009, 05:35:53 pm

Title: Size of Vliestroom props
Post by: TugFan on December 27, 2009, 05:35:53 pm

What are the diameter of the supplied props on the Vliestroom? I'm looking at different korts for it.

Title: Re: Size of Vliestroom props
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on December 27, 2009, 06:29:10 pm

30mm dia x 4-blade drawn on the plans.
FLJ

Title: Re: Size of Vliestroom props
Post by: TugFan on December 27, 2009, 06:52:38 pm

Quote from: FullLeatherJacket on December 27, 2009, 06:29:10 pm

30mm dia x 4-blade drawn on the plans.
FLJ

Thanks. I don't care for the supplied korts and was thinking about getting the Robbes.

Title: Re: Size of Vliestroom props
Post by: geoffg on January 03, 2010, 03:50:30 pm

I had the same problem as you - the white metal shafts on the Kort nozzles are elliptical, although the nozzles themselves are not too bad.
I have not been able to find any others which are the correct size though, so I have stuck with the originals.
I have filed down the shafts to fit inside a 5 mm brass tube and glued them with epoxy.
The 5 mm tube is a nice sliding fit inside a 6 mm brass tube which I have epoxied into the original drilled out plastic hull tubes supplied.
This has worked fine and I am quite satisfied with the result, especially as I have also replaced the tatty white metal rudder arms with home made brass ones.

Hope this helps,

Geoff