Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: Andyn on June 10, 2012, 01:01:36 pm
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Finally got my 90 rigger this morning, a Don Pinckert Coyote Daytona Signature, and a Rossi .90 to go with it. A steal at £170 for the pair...
Looking at the hatch with the engine in there, there's not going to be an awful lot of hatch left by the end of it... %)
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sweet proper steel on the engine :-))
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I know mate, Pete even put brand new bearings down the bottom in it, for £85 you can't go wrong, especially as I know the engine's history :-))
Been a bit busy, the sponson tubes are in, the hatch pegs are in and I've coated both sponsons with a thin layer of epoxy. My drill has been nicked at the moment so will drill out the tube restraints in the tub later.
Time to buy more running gear and yet more servos, should probably buy shares in Savöx %)
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Very nice Andy just hope the ponds big enough to run her lol and thanks for the fishing boat :-)
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Might get quite interesting... %) No worries mate, I'll keep you posted as to what else I'm clearing out...
Been busy again this evening, fitted the sponsons to the tub. Doesn't sound like much, but it was a mammoth task getting everything lined up properly, and my hands have been ripped to sheds...
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must get a vid up of this beast running bud :-))
d you get my pm's bud
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Well I did say there wouldn't be much left of the hatch, and there isn't %)
Today, I've mounted the engine properly, made all the relevant holes in the hull and hatch, rubbed the whole thing down and primed it. No pictures of the boat just yet, it's still suspended in the garage drying. Here's a little teaser :-))
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Boat has returned from the paint shop (garage), and I've chucked it back together again for now...
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After cooking overnight in the autoclave (airing cupboard), this evening I bought and sprayed the Halfords Tool Box Red onto the sponsons and hatch...
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Looking good Andy :-))
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Thank you kindly sir :-))
Just ordered a Savöx 1/4 scale servo for the rudder, and a standard for the throttle. Already got the micros for the mixture. Also, from Hong Kong there's the rudder, strut and shaft, along with a few other bits for other projects...
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This evening, it was the turn of the gloss black, which will most probably need another coat as one of those damned flying objects has landed in it again.... %)
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Andy now this is just a thought why Black as it is the most difficut colour to see
Dave
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Stealth 90mph Rigger ;)
The sponsons and lid are bright red, so you can't miss them, and when driving a rigger all you can see is flying water most of the time anyway....
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Unless it stops :-( but I'm sure we will find out. my rigger is bright green and fluorescent orange ok it's only an ops 12 but still need to see it lol looking nice though Andy :-)
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You've never seen my 15 rigger have you mate? That's flouro green too, should be running soon...
Deleted this part as it's not relevant
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No not seen it mate really need to get a out board for my other rigger thinking of the thunder tiger
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I'd go for the Thunder Tiger mate, it's slightly geared, so turns a bit bigger prop, and unlike the K&B it doesn't make your ears bleed... Also unlike the OS it doesn't make your wallet bleed %)
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Kool well need to get a few other things sorted first I need to build a tug next have the tid plans but also fancy the mbd drake :o
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Petrol tug? %)
Here's where we are now then, going to rub it down with 1200 and give the whole thing another coat, not 100% happy with it...
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Looking nice mate and no electric I have a 750 & 850 cans kicking about
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Oh good god ditch the 850 and put a 900 in... I've got one here somewhere