Well I'm another step closer to getting this boat onto the water - honestly I cannot wait
So having solved my binding problems between transmitter and receiver all of the rest of the electric trickery has gone very well. Everything works as it should and I must say that Action electronics are just simply great! I remember talking to Inertia about this probably a couple of years ago and I am so happy that I went with their products. They do exactly what it says on the tin
I know that most of you already know this but this is all new to me. Also programming the Spectrum DX10 is simplicity itself; the menu format is very intuitive. So where are we
The receiver installed and mounted
The fire monitor outlet pipe and "Y" piece installed to go to the two monitors. I was really surprised just how much water this little pump kicks out. I completely soaked the wife
Then it was onto the ballast. David48 once again my friend thanks for the tip regarding folkestone engineering. They delivered 2kg of 2mm lead shot for £11; I can live with that. The problem I has then was how to install the lead shot? I did a quick search on the forum and a great idea from derekwarner_decoy solved my problem. I weighed out the lead into some clingfilm and then poured some epoxy resin on top. I massaged the now clingfilm bag and simply pushed it into place. Once set it comes out as a block. What a simple fantastic idea!
And then I did the same at the bow and she now sits nicely in the water. I've put the stern down just a tad so that she can grab the water better.
Now I always said that I wanted the inside to look as good as the outside so I couldn't have this ugly looking lead just sitting there
So I made a little shelf that hides everything and also makes a nice place to fix the satellite aerials.
So today I've painted the wheelhouse floor which needs to be screwed in place and also repainted the rear deck tie downs as they have had some abuse since I originally painted them. I still need to repair the main mast
but hey ho these things are sent to try us. When its finished I'll try and work out how to put a video on the forum so that you can see it running. The motors are quieter than I thought that they would be but the bow thruster isn't really that powerful. It maybe because it was in the bath I just don't know. However when its all lit up - WOW!
Thanks for looking Mark