Rc boats.

[derrick]

What camera did you use on the boat?

An old Hero for video, phone for stills.

 

[derrick]

Finally found time to get the Phantom on the water, engine run in, now to get it tuned.

 

[derrick]

Hoping to get the Apache on the water this week, manged to make some exhaust pipes for the rear, was a bit unsure about these, but the engine sounds and revs nicely on dry land, fingers crossed it runs ok on the water.

 

[LardAbove]

I have got further on with my 'cobbled up' 7000.
The RC car 'rack motor', for turning, is going to be vertically mounted inside the stern and a 'letterbox' slot will allow it to engage/rotate the larger gear on the rudder post. A limit peg will prevent movement beyond a certain arc...

LardAbove 🚴

 

[derrick]

Got the phantom on the water today.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOhOrZRpo1o

 

[derrick]

The Apache.

View: https://youtu.be/-_jI-UNlC2U

 

[Jameshow]

https://bluejacketboats.com/boats/bluejacket-24/

I fancy making one of these both as a model and full sized!

 

[derrick]

A bit of bling on the Apache,

 

[Mark Grant]

I raced this for a while, IOM

I'm watching that on Ebay.

 

[LardAbove]

My 5V relay arrived.... I have soldered the car 'drive motor' wires onto the coil terminals & tested with the 7.2V boat motor = works great! 👌

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

Some jiggery-pokery required to get the Rudder sweeping the full arc - stop screw for limit.
Installing motor tomorrow.....

LardAbove 🚴

 

[LardAbove]

Motor in.... UJ connector installed in driveline.
The RC car 'chassis' (front & back cut off) installed to run the control voltage [3x AA] and it is low to c/g and over the prop. Neat hinged lid arrangement.

LardAbove 🚴

 

[Illaveago]

I bought this 1/72 scale Revell kit of the old Matchbox Corvette at an auction some years ago . It had been started so I thought it would be nice to try to radio control it. I painted the hull, thought it would look pretty.
I was thinking of using an old electric drill motor for power. It's all a bit hair brained at the moment.

 

[LardAbove]

I bought this 1/72 scale Revell kit of the old Matchbox Corvette at an auction some years ago . It had been started so I thought it would be nice to try to radio control it. I painted the hull, thought it would look pretty.
I was thinking of using an old electric drill motor for power. It's all a bit hair brained at the moment.

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If you were to obtain a 'used/el cheappo' power screwdriver.... It will have inside a battery + hipower 3V motor. The motor will run very fast [take off torque multiplier gearing] and do for a model boat drive motor 👍

LardAbove 🚴

 

[Milzy]

I’ve always wanted an R/C U-boat.