I have a problem. I returned to model boats after a long absence. No kidding, a very long absence. I am a woodcarver, mostly retired, but I have some skills that are transferable to the hobby. I have a Caldercraft Northlight started, with the wheelhouse and foredeck mostly complete. Now I require skills to install the motor and associated batteries, ESC, etc.
I find that the angle of the prop shaft means that the motor has to be mounted on the extreme bottom of the hull. I can glue wooden battens to the hull on either side of the motor but I don’t know if there is a means of strapping it down. Is there a proprietary device to do this or shall I fabricate straps?
Then there is the problem of fixing the battery and ESC. The receiver I guess can be attached by Velcro, being fairly light but what of mounting associated devices such as isolator, off/on and charge/discharge switches, wiring connectors and basic wiring runs? Connector blocks?
I have no ambitions to add operating cranes and other esoteric gubbins but would like running lights. The wheelhouse and nav lights have “grain o’ wheat” incandescent bulbs installed - the build was shelved before LEDs were more than a laboratory curiosity.
So I abase myself before you and humbly ask you to share the fruits of your extensive experience. And if you could give me a few tips too I would be very grateful.
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