Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: andyn on May 19, 2008, 10:46:46 pm
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Does anyone out there with a crusader 3 know where the centre of gravity should be?
Thanks
Andy
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Andy - see PM
Danny
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Hi Danny
Good to here you are still out there! Andy is a Stevenage model boat club member and live very close to me. one way or the other we will get him shorted. He was the young lad that nearly took a hit in our rescue boat at the OMRA day. He seems to have got the bug to build a OMRA boat.
See you at Kingsbury if I can get there.
Bill Warder. O0
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Hi Bill
So Andy's seen them up close then {-)
Should be an "interesting" build - about 22.5cc over the design size - I didn't think that Stevenage was that long ::) ::)
Nothing like a good challenge.
Hope you can make Kingsbury - are you going to show off at Wicksteed this weekend?
I may be able to get over on Sunday to actually see some of these reprobates (having already met DickyD). Sounds like fun and I bet Simon sneaks up with his scaly things O0
Danny
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Hi Danny
Not sure now if I will make it up to Wicksteed park. When I asked if there was any trade stands etc i was told No. I don't think my Makara is up to show standard, so will prob end up just taking it the lake here on Sunday for a run. As for Andy???? What size lump should it run on?
Cheers for now
Bill
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Hi Bill
There are no trade stands as such due to park rules but there will be traders there who will take orders (I'd ask for a delivery to just outside the park gates ...... don't know if they do that kind of thing though ) ::)
Whats all this modesty - you won 'concours' at Bristol a couple of weeks ago! If thats not show standard, mine would have NO chance apart from creating a good laugh. I might pop over for a couple of hours on Sunday just to put faces to names.
Andy says he has the Crusader 3, which was developed from the Crusader 1 (the Crusader 2 is actually bigger as it was designed for 7.5cc). It is best for a racing 3.5cc on a gearbox or a straight drive 7.5cc. At the very most a sports 10cc engine like a SC or MDS. Trying to shoehorn a Zenoah in will result in 1) no room and 2) no turning ability. It would be ballistic in a straight line which is why I joked about the size of Stevenage.
Danny
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Hi Danny
Ah I see. I think he may have put his old Merco 61 in it. Last time I saw it running ,was without any manifold let alone tuned pipe. Needless to say I told him to take it off the water.
Bill
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Andrew,
Good to see you on Mayhem....
Are you at Fairlands on Sunday ? I plan to be there, and will try (again) to remember to bring down the Merco .61 I promised you so long ago - with manifold.
Ian
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Ah hello Ian, I shall be down the lake sunday but only for a short time, if I'm not there when you get there, could you give it to Bill or Greg? Thanks mate nice to here from you O0