Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Beginners start here...! => Topic started by: grace on February 26, 2014, 02:28:29 am

Title: hello
Post by: grace on February 26, 2014, 02:28:29 am

hi iv been away from rc boats for probably 30 year and how things have changed.............iv got a couple of boats iv bought rather than built, i live on a 62ft tug that i scratch built so i thought it would be kind of cool to sit on a bean bag on my front dech and mess about with some rc boats.........iv already posted in the "im stuck with modern electronics section" so thanks for your help so far chaps  :-))

Title: Re: hello
Post by: TailUK on February 26, 2014, 09:16:30 am

You built your own 62ft canal tug?  I'd love to see that!

Title: Re: hello
Post by: morley bill 1 on February 26, 2014, 09:59:56 am

welcome to mayhem would love to see the12 inch to the foot tug  bill....

Title: Re: hello
Post by: Martin (Admin) on February 26, 2014, 10:29:15 am

 
      O0

Title: Re: hello
Post by: grace on February 26, 2014, 05:11:00 pm

thanks for the warm welcome chaps....i cant work out how to post pics or id put some up

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Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on February 26, 2014, 08:02:30 pm

Just click  "  Attachments and other options"  below the section where you type your letter and it will open up the section on inserting pictures.

Hope this helps

Ken

Title: Re: hello
Post by: grace on February 26, 2014, 08:59:24 pm

hi, when i do this i says the pictures are to big?? they are jpeg

Title: Re: hello
Post by: Peter Fitness on February 26, 2014, 10:43:33 pm

When you click "Attachments and other options" you will note that it says "Restrictions: 12 per post, maximum total size 2500KB, maximum individual size 210KB".


To reduce photos to an acceptable size you need an image resizer; I use this one here, which is simple to use and, best of all, it's free


http://www.afterdawn.com/software/desktop/image_editing/light_image_resizer.cfm (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/desktop/image_editing/light_image_resizer.cfm)


I set mine to 800 x 600 and a size of 160KB. An example below.


I hope this helps.


Peter.

Title: Re: hello
Post by: grace on February 27, 2014, 12:59:20 pm

thanks pete............im not much use with these computers..................

Title: Re: hello
Post by: grace on February 27, 2014, 01:04:07 pm

the pusher tug is great fun, iv fitted it with a pair of esc's which im learning to use at the moment..........

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Post by: Neil on February 27, 2014, 04:47:17 pm

Grace.......your models are great, nice work indeed..............but your 62' tug, is simply orgasmic..........had a narrow boat for years myself and it was always hard to keep on top of maintenance, but yours looks absolutely beautiful...........where d'ya keep her.....I presume on the Shroppie somewhere. neil.

Title: Re: hello
Post by: grace on February 27, 2014, 05:41:56 pm

hi , the models i cant take any praisefor at all iv bought them and thats how they came..iv changed the pusher to 2x esc and im getting to grips with precise control (pushing a 2ltr pop bottle) and its quite hard.the tug seems to have loads of power and it gets in into trouble  ;) ....

grace the full size tug is on the shroppie..its been in the water 2 years now. i wanted it to look like an old well cared for tug rather than a new build. i dont boat it much really hence me getting into rc boats

Title: Re: hello
Post by: Peter Fitness on February 28, 2014, 04:35:29 am

I'm glad you got the photos sorted, that's one more thing you've learned about computers O0  That long boat looks fantastic :-))  You called it a tug, what was it used for and where?


Peter.

Title: Re: hello
Post by: grace on March 01, 2014, 04:18:12 pm

Quote from: Peter Fitness on February 28, 2014, 04:35:29 am

I'm glad you got the photos sorted, that's one more thing you've learned about computers O0  That long boat looks fantastic :-))  You called it a tug, what was it used for and where?


Peter.

hi pete, in sense the boat should be a maximum of 40ft to be a true canal tug we wanted more accomadation hence the boat being 62ft..i buy and repair boats so we use grace for dragging broken down and sales boats..the engine and blade is on the big side for a pleasure boat and is better suited for river work......

Title: Re: hello
Post by: derekwarner on March 01, 2014, 11:13:42 pm

grace.... a very tidy looking engine  :-)).....we can see she is a marinized four lunger LISTER  :D....what model is she?...I cannot see any model on the Lister WEB site that resemble her...............Derek

Title: Re: hello
Post by: grace on March 02, 2014, 12:09:54 am

Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on March 01, 2014, 11:13:42 pm

grace.... a very tidy looking engine  :-)) .....we can see she is a marinized four lunger LISTER  :D ....what model is she?...I cannot see any model on the Lister WEB site that resemble her...............Derek

hi, its a lister hrw4m  with a type 3 lister blackstone mechanical box 2:1 swinging a 25 over compensated three bat blade....im just in the proccess of rebuilding a lister jp3 to put into the boat...that will be running a modern hydraulic prm 260 gearbox...