Hi Everyone
Spent an excellent Sunday morning with the Wicksteed Park Club testing HMS Onslow - photos attached. Great to meet up with other model boaters again for some nautical discussions!
Performance was OK after some teething issues. Main findings were:
- The weight and stability is about right, but will need to be careful with topweight as ever with warship models
- Power OK, if anything a little too much. Considering dropping from 6v to 4.8v, or reducing the props from 35mm to 30mm (scale size is 32mm ish)
- The motors were warm to touch by the end of sailing. I have disassembled the shafts, and the main source of drag seems to be the inner bearing 'G ring' - photo below - I am using Raboesh propshafts. I think these have been discussed before but I wonder if anyone has any further experience with them? The drag seems to be quite high? I'm thinking about turning up some new bearings from delrin or bronze to compare.