Hi Guys, time for your guidance again please.
This Krispie was obviously vane operated before, I would now like to make it RC - I would prefer not to cut into the deck, so is it feasible to put all the equipment on the deck? At best I could cut a smallish bit out of the deck between mast and rudder and built some sort of superstructure, I could then put the Rx and batteries in there, not sure I could manage putting the rudder servo in there though, so is there a waterproof one available as well as a water proof drum servo for the sail rigging? I could then run a continous line along the deck with two attachments for the jib and main sail - Any thoughts and suggestions welcome please -
Also how do I change the title of this thread to "36R Krispie"?
Cheers, Wayne
Wayne, cannot help with the thread name, sorry...
Considering that this is a 900 - 1000mm boat you really need to put the RC gear below deck. It would look AWFUL all on deck as the structure you would need to build would be quite bulky and would likely interfere with the main boom as well.
If you have a choice, make the hatch reasonably central.
You have three winch choices as I see it:
a) an arm winch is simple if you have room below deck for the arm to swing
b) a drum winch below deck (something like this
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__20854__SW4805_4PA_Sailwinch_Servo_6_13kg_45g_0_70.html - comes in 4 turn and 6 turn variants)
c) a continuous loop winch either below completely deck or with winch below deck and the loop on deck (image below shows the aft end of such a setup - winch servo (EXI B1226 or similar) actually mounts through the deck - this is on a Hurricane 1000 - simple, works great) Highlight in the image is from another discussion on easy ways to make sheets adjustable....
First thing you need to work out is now much sheet travel you need (this is determined by distance from boom pivot to sheet attachment point) - for a 1 metre boat this is typically 250 - 280 mm
Rudder - mount it in a tray accessible through your new hatch
Radio gear and battery also in same central area
Hope this helps