Picked up a free hull it was a Dumas Boat SKDADDLE- Too was a high-speed racing model boat The model was designed for a gas motor & outrigger prop. I'm not a real fan of high-speed model boats so decided to make an old-style runabout So removed 2 inches down the center to make hull width 9 in. down from a width of 11 in. Next gluing two parts together & raising the sides a couple of inches higher. I know some will thing I should have kept it as SKDADDLE- Too but you got to do what you feel is a better model.
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Picked up a free hull it was a Dumas Boat SKDADDLE- Too was a high-speed racing model boat The model was designed for a gas motor & outrigger prop. I'm not a real fan of high-speed model boats so decided to make an old-style runabout So removed 2 inches down the center to make hull width 9 in. down from a width of 11 in. Next gluing two parts together & raising the sides a couple of inches higher. I know some will thing I should have kept it as SKDADDLE- Too but you got to do what you feel is a better model.
Interesting bit of boat surgery there, filleted comes to mind and a very neat job you made of it, proving it doesn't only apply to fish. Regards, Gary.
Just a little update because Winter is a long time, so I'll be taking my time. Got the two hulls glued together & sealed with some two-part finishing epoxy. Needed to order a prop & stuffing box from China probably will take a while to get. Made up a deck sheet & now I need to think about type of boat Tugboat, Chris Craft or Speed boat. I added a little slogan I found on my liquor box & thought it is appropriate for model boat builders. We all have had boats get wet from rain; sunlight sometimes sticks models to stands & damages paint, volatile wives etc.
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Just a little update because Winter is a long time, so I'll be taking my time. Got the two hulls glued together & sealed with some two-part finishing epoxy. Needed to order a prop & stuffing box from China probably will take a while to get. Made up a deck sheet & now I need to think about type of boat Tugboat, Chris Craft or Speed boat. I added a little slogan I found on my liquor box & thought it is appropriate for model boat builders. We all have had boats get wet from rain; sunlight sometimes sticks models to stands & damages paint, volatile wives etc.
As some may not know Garth and I belong to the same boat club in Hamilton Ont.
Last night Dec13 the group meet for our Christmas get together Garth showed his work and explaned how he went about getting the project to were it is now.
Well done Garth.
Rick
Snowed last night so it must be winter . Carried on with my winter project & have decided to Build the Andria Gale .I built the 14inch Billings kit that was a static model that I converted to a running model only problem with it was it was very unstable in a windy day this summer at Spencer's pool & just like the movie it sank . Installed motor & stuffing box & also sealed hull with two part finishing epoxy . I'll just eye the Billings model to get a rough version of Andria Gale which will be bigger.🤔🤔P/S I think I'm Addicted to Maxwell House Mocha Café.
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Snowed last night so it must be winter . Carried on with my winter project & have decided to Build the Andria Gale .I built the 14inch Billings kit that was a static model that I converted to a running model only problem with it was it was very unstable in a windy day this summer at Spencer's pool & just like the movie it sank . Installed motor & stuffing box & also sealed hull with two part finishing epoxy . I'll just eye the Billings model to get a rough version of Andria Gale which will be bigger.🤔🤔P/S I think I'm Addicted to Maxwell House Mocha Café.
Just took a bit of time but made a upper deck & lower deck. Will start the wheel house maybe tomorrow if it don't snow must do side walk.
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Made a mistake started another blog in the wrong spot anyway noticed that my Andria Gale bow was not like the Billings model which had a sharp angle bow so remade bow area after a lot off trial & errors much better now Used balsa wood & sanded a bow that has a sharper angle
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Made a mistake started another blog in the wrong spot anyway noticed that my Andria Gale bow was not like the Billings model which had a sharp angle bow so remade bow area after a lot off trial & errors much better now Used balsa wood & sanded a bow that has a sharper angle
#1 Lights . got navigation lights from local hobby store promptly broke wires to light's . Replaced with 3 volt L.E.D's . #2 I used old tech to turn lights on-off Servo- Micro switch method so got a electronic switch to turn lights on , off & again messed up as my Fly Sky transmitter had to be programed to get switch's to work on it & I delete all the setting on the transmitter & had to google to do it right again. #4 Figured out how to power lights from a 3 volt battery box in hull area used 2 medal contacts to feed power to lights in wheel house #5 Had to figure out how to power up model used a wall & switch for a toggle switch .#5 My first method of getting into model was 2 parts of wheel house removal & then aft deck removal . This was to time consuming so combined both parts into One part for removal. #6 next will be wiring of the electronic lighting switch & permanent placement of speed control, receiver battery for lights & power .
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#1 Lights . got navigation lights from local hobby store promptly broke wires to light's . Replaced with 3 volt L.E.D's . #2 I used old tech to turn lights on-off Servo- Micro switch method so got a electronic switch to turn lights on , off & again messed up as my Fly Sky transmitter had to be programed to get switch's to work on it & I delete all the setting on the transmitter & had to google to do it right again. #4 Figured out how to power lights from a 3 volt battery box in hull area used 2 medal contacts to feed power to lights in wheel house #5 Had to figure out how to power up model used a wall & switch for a toggle switch .#5 My first method of getting into model was 2 parts of wheel house removal & then aft deck removal . This was to time consuming so combined both parts into One part for removal. #6 next will be wiring of the electronic lighting switch & permanent placement of speed control, receiver battery for lights & power .
Had a problem can't load any photo's so I'll just say that my lighting would not work properly if I operated the rudder the lights would go off & on as the rudder operated I was using the electronic switch & thought that it was malfunctioning so went back to the tried & true method microswitch & servo arm trip & the same problem. Noticed that the light servo & micro switch was chattering .Replaced the digital rudder servo with a Analog servo & problem went away. P/S still can't load any photos .☹️
Had a problem can't load any photo's so I'll just say that my lighting would not work properly if I operated the rudder the lights would go off & on as the rudder operated I was using the electronic switch & thought that it was malfunctioning so went back to the tried & true method microswitch & servo arm trip & the same problem. Noticed that the light servo & micro switch was chattering .Replaced the digital rudder servo with a Analog servo & problem went away. P/S still can't load any photos .☹️
