VC, why the pump? Fire fighting?

Is the current weight of 810 grams inclusive of all electrics and battery? In that case 2 Kgs is a close guesstimate.


Yes it is essentially a Crash Tender. It was used to rescue pilots from the Thames.

Yes, you need a pump. After the dunking in the Thames, they need a bath

Fitted the rudder/Servo/linkage.

Used a standard servo, Hitec HS 311, and a heavy duty clevis with SS Pin. Also, 'locked' both sides with a small band of fuel tubing

Briefly tested the electronics/propulsion. All works fine. The motor is just very, very fast - a 3900 KV @ 12V is more than 40,000 RPM. Scary!

Dissembled everything. Back to the Hull now. Major sanding job, before applying the skin. Plan to use 2 mm Sunboard, with Resin Coat. Any suggestions?

All you boat guys are giving me something called "inferior complexity".

Last RC boat i built was in 1990. And an Everglades type Airboat 35 powered

Iyer sir, any pics of that Air Boat? Seems very interesting! 

2 ft x3 ft thermocole clad with aluminium sheet. Ply pylon. Fibreglass cowl for engine, tank & radio made over thermocole male form by equivalent of 'lost wax' method. Merco 35, 10x6, 2" spinner. Tractor, not a pusher. Full height rudder behind pylon. Since pylon was at the back she used to nose in under power in/on water. Ended up running it on wet grass in the lawn of the State Bank Inst of Info & Comm Mgmt SBIICM, Banjara Hills, Hyd. Sure scared the trainees. No pics because its lying somewhere in my junk in Lucknow.

Ask me about my glow RC Car sometime. So fast that by the time you cut throttle, she's banged against the opposite wall 100 ft away, hit the corner of the bumper and bent the chassis. Broke gearbox mount. Fried clutch.

Will post pics after i retire and go back to my junk, uncared for in 20 years.
From your ID I guess you you are no spring chicken either!

Spring Chicken? Rai Sir? He is the Fall Turkey - pardoned by several Presidents and going/growing stronger than ever. He can teach a Spring Rooster how to lay eggs.

I thought the 55 refers to age or date of birth.
Didn't realise it means 1855!

 

In that case, he is the one who inspired and motivated Mangal Pandey to go ballistic.

Seriously though,
We cant be making comments like thse about people we do not know personally, or whose profile is not publicly known.
I think the forum should have some ID requirements.
Else all posts should be anonymous.
Will admin/moderators consider this?

Sir, after 43 months on the forum, 4524 posts and having personally met/interacted/ known a number of rcindia members, I don't think I qualify for an 'anonymous' position nor do I need to shroud myself. I didn't start the 'spring chicken /1855' bit, I just replied in jest. Not shielding myself, mind you, I'm beyond that. Perhaps, a bit of retrospection is required in broad daylight, by some other person, in some other part of India. Not me.

Let this pass and let's not make heavy weather out of this. Rai Sahib is a sporting person and he will take it in his stride on his way to continuous maturity.

Aww, come off it guys! I am perfectly comfortable with all this, Tandoori Chicken or Roast Turkey notwithstanding 

The problem with us Indians seems to be we take ourselves too seriously, think ourselves too important, and forget to laugh at ourselves - thereby leaving self prone to attacks of the hejeebers 

VC and Rai Sirs both right. I stand corrected. Kindly accept apology. Have self imposed silence for a while.

Maintaining silence strictly forbidden

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Nice build, SanjaY sir!

Sanjay Bhai,
Sun board is not a good choice for strip planking, heavy, very hard to sand, surface finish is a big question.
Planking with 8x3mm balsa/simul wood strips will be a good choice. 

You could consider cherry wood or teak veneer, they have beautiful grains.

Thank you Anjan. I was unable to get anything less than 2.5 mm Teak Veneer. And cutting it into strips is a problem

Maharana sir: where can I get Balsa strips, 3X8 or 3X10? My first choice was Veneer, but it was too thick. Any help is appreciated.

That is why I thought of 2 mm Sunboard. I used it in my Neptune, and got an excellent finish, but yes, it is heavy

Build update:

Not much today. Completed the sanding in preparation for skins, applied a coat of resin on the inside, and ruined my shorts when cyano spilled on them!

Neptune was sheet planked. Don't know how far it is possible in baby bootlegger.
But you can cut strips from balsa sheet.  

Very painful job, requiring the sort of patience I yet have to learn

Would be around 250~300 strips