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portside II

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Re: Is it still a springer ?
« Reply #25 on: July 13, 2009, 10:26:39 pm »

Update on the pointer,
it is almost ready for water , i have fitted the 900 class motor direct drive to a 70mm brass 4 blade prop and a 4x3" rudder .
Power is from 2 12v 7ah batterys (good ballast) and an electronize FR 30 esc , no wheel house at the moment  oh and no pics also .
daz
Oh and it revs like stink  :D .
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Re: Is it still a springer ?
« Reply #26 on: August 10, 2009, 04:33:22 pm »

simple definition of springer in my mind it is a pushboat that required a superstructure (by rule) but the more simple point is this where are the push knees on your pointer? and if you can change the shape this much what is to say you couldn't change the draft and tunnel for the shaft(s), etc.?
Foo
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Re: Is it still a springer ?
« Reply #27 on: August 20, 2009, 05:50:33 am »

found this one, it has been built full scale!
Foo

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Re: Is it still a springer ?
« Reply #28 on: August 21, 2009, 10:00:30 am »

The pointer has had a water test and runs very well with no diving  although the 900 motor gets realy warm , no i think REALY HOTT could do with some water cooling  :-)).
As for push knees they could be added later , but at the moment she has been put on hold while i play with some other projects .
Fooman , that looks different , almost a wheelie  O0 .
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Re: Is it still a springer ?
« Reply #29 on: April 08, 2010, 10:28:56 pm »

Just found this after been told about it the other day. I have wanted to do this for some time, but for the life of me couldn't work out how to do it. This is next on the list. :-)) :-))

Andy.  :-)
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