Rc boats.

[Jameshow]

Vic smeed starlet started by my dad 30 years ago finished by me.

 

[derrick]

Whoops i did it again , this time a more scale like boat, one of the more famous offshore racing boats, The Apache. Fancied one of these for a while, after driving a mates one, could be an interesting build. first pic is the real one, i can only afford the model.At 58inches long it's a big toy.

 

[LardAbove]

Looking for a 'tabletop treat', for coming winter nights...
I have been following Ebay 'R/C Boats', to see what might 'wash-up' cheappsie 😮. There's nothing CHEAP about R/C, in general 😵

I found this 'for spares, no controller/battery' 28" and it was Unsold.... I contacted the vendor and made a lowball offer @£11👍

I have a cheappo RC car, gathering dust and the guts will suffice for fwd/L.R. rudder.
I'm going to cut the hull and run just a central prop.

I love 'tinkering' and making bit n bobs... Rather like my brake dropbars on the Kingpin.

Should be an entertaining adventure 🦸

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

..... I'm buying 'bits n bobs' already, and I haven't seen the blooming thing!
This trinket is to take the 'toy RC car' GO (volts to car motor) and jump relay to send BIG Amps to boat motor....

We Will See..... £3.50 cheap enough 🙄

LardAbove 🚴

 

[Jameshow]

Why the twin engines in guessing no rudder.

I was thinking I must finish the Clyde puffer I started in lockdown!

Complete opposite to the above!

 

[LardAbove]

..... Yes... The twin motors are [I think] variable speed, so will pull turn boat.

I'm bodging up a central motor/prop & rudder.

Keeping it simple, but requiring some 'cut n shut'.... That's what is interesting.

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

I have dismantled the car [27mhz Mini Cooper] and have had an idea! 👁️
The steering is a cog motor on a rack... Plenty torque for kicking the steering however, for a forced rudder, I'm introducing a big/little idler to increase the motors Push/Pull capabilities 👍

Bit of 'plastic engineering' required but, hey, if it was easy....

LardAbove 🚴

 

[Nibor]

I have started to race RC Laser sailing boats very competitive and quite fun. I just go for the bickering over rules lol.

 

[Nibor]

I was surprised the first time I saw a person stood up in the middle. I had no idea it was only waste deep the whole way across as the other half of the lake is for jet ski's, so is obviously deeper.

What camera do you use if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Jody]

What camera do you use if you don't mind me asking?

I think you may have wanted to tag @derrick instead of me.

I use a Hero 10 black for biking.

 

[derrick]

I have started to race RC Laser sailing boats very competitive and quite fun. I just go for the bickering over rules lol.

I raced this for a while, IOM

 

[Nibor]

I raced this for a while, IOM

Is that a dragon?

 

[Nibor]

I raced this for a while, IOM

What camera did you use on the boat?

 

[LardAbove]

My RC boat arrived... Motors are fresh!

Stripped and now need to mod for single prop/rudder....

LardAbove 🚴

 

[derrick]

Is that a dragon?

No it's a tonic, i metre class.