srcatch build landing craft [Archive]

785boats

Jul 01, 2009, 01:38 PM

Hi Nick.
Finally caught up with this thread.
Looks good. So, are a tank & beach landings in the pipeline? :D
Sleb is right. A couple of 700's would be overkill. So would the 600's I think.
If the 540 motors you have are rated at 12v you could run them on 6v direct drive or gear them down maybe 2:1 on 12v.For props I'd start with 35mm 3blade & check for heat
A pair of 550 motors would work well on direct drive. Less revs with a bit more torque.
Someone with more experience with this type of craft (I have none) will offer a better suggestion I'm sure.
All the best.
Paul.

nick30head

Jul 01, 2009, 03:56 PM

cheers paul, my setup is actually 2x 540's, oversized 7,2v, 3800Mah batt with M2 shafts and M2 3 blade props, might increase to M4 props and blades

Rustbucket

Jul 02, 2009, 01:45 AM

HELLO I Would like to share some more picture of a couple of landing crafts. i am still trying to learn how to send pictures. Both of these are RC . THE LCT has an opening door with an RC tank that goes in and out the door opens and closes. THE LCVP has a standard 2 channel and LCVP has a 6 channel radio both are scrath built. So here they are . since I read about another person doing one I thought I would share mind with ya . I am not trying to over ride anybody just want to share with all of you another set .
I can no longer build hulls so a good buddy of mind did it for me he did the ribs and skin both boats but I did the rest and added in the RC along with everthing elest. DON YOUR Portland Rustbucket

nick30head

Jul 02, 2009, 03:01 AM

hey rustbucket, its nice to see someone else doing LC's, do you have any plans on this, my LC is just a box and was my first attempt, i would like someone who has plans of LC's they've built to email me them so i can build something more elaborate, it looks great by the way, thanks for sharing the foto's, my email address is nick28head@live.co.uk, kind regards

nick30head

Jul 02, 2009, 03:05 AM

what materials did you use, what motors aswell, cheers nick

Rustbucket

Jul 02, 2009, 11:29 AM

Hello nick. This is the rustbucket..Nice to meet ya .
BOTH OF those boats are scratch built . ON THE LCT We use a set of ferry landing plans then in large them and change them to what we needed. Also use pictures off of the internet under LandingCrafts.
I just put in what I was doing then went from there, I gave the plans to my buddy and he did the rib work and skin it. I extended it another 8 inches after I got it from him for I wanted to install a pair of tanks. I did the rest of the work. The shearmen tank is fully RC. It was pick up about 2 years ago.

Motors are a pair of pitman pump motors. Useing a long slim 12 volt battery then use a supper rooster Novak speed controll . Useing a speckrum radio set up . IT works nice. I hope that will help .
USE ply wood wood for the hull then glass over it . Rest is bass wood .
Ok If I can help any more just ask. ALso use modler Master Paint. Rattle can. Don your Portland Rustbucket

nick30head

Jul 02, 2009, 12:39 PM

cheers rustbucket, your input is much appreciated, you gave me some great advice and i will take it onboard, i'm starting another project already, it will be in a new thread, cheers nick

Rustbucket

Jul 02, 2009, 01:22 PM

HEY Nick I sent you a REG E mail did you get it ?.
So far It has not come back to me. So I am hoping you got it.
BY the way I feel your Landing craft looks good , I like it and See there are some neat things you could do with it as well. YOU have the right idea on it for sure. So do you have plans of setting it up with a operating door ?
Here are some pictures of mind as it as I was building it I hope you and others can use the ideas . BUT I do like it for sure. She is 37 inche long.8 inches wide and high from keel on up and about 6 inche wide.
OK If can help any more just ask.
DON that Portland Rustbucket .
Have a good weeken,

RCBoater

Jul 02, 2009, 11:21 PM

What scale are they?

Rustbucket

Jul 03, 2009, 03:22 AM

Well I would say maybe 1.24 OR Dons scale. I pick up a 1.32nd scale tanks in RC then built the boat around them. THE Plans I had was 1.24 and everthing fit in place. A true 1.35 would be to small. So I guess it would 1.24 scale . What I do sometimes decide on what size of boat I want then I scale up or down depending on what I want at the time. So dose that help any I hope DON

nick30head

Jul 03, 2009, 09:31 AM

here's an update on my landing craft, as you can see the electrics and motors are in, prop shafts wont be added until it's painted and varnished

Rustbucket

Jul 03, 2009, 01:00 PM

GOOD MORNING Nick.
Well I must have incurage you some :-))
I see your now going back to you LC.
NOW you have to set up the door to open ;-)
I also see you added mind to your pictures. Well between your and mind we may get some others to build Landing crafts. THEY can take both pictues and maybe figure out how to set them up. GOOD Job.

I also see mind This morning is now on the modelwarships sight this morning along with a couple of others landng crafts .
OK have a good weeken. I do have more on that sight if you would like to see some others I have done . Just click on my name then go from there. cant wait to see some more progress on your LC. I like the size of yours. DON

nick30head

Jul 03, 2009, 02:33 PM

hello don, thanks for your kind comments, when the LC's complete i'll make a video of it and post it on here, not to sure now to varnish the whole thing or go with your idea of glass (is that fibre glass or glass resin?) either way she needs to be sealed so i can sale her to se how she handles, all cosmetic's can be done later once she's had her maiden voyage, you have a good weekend aswell, i'm sailing with my boy's and there boats

Rustbucket

Jul 03, 2009, 03:41 PM

HELLO NICK,
OK I usely will use finishing resin on the my hulls depending on what I use for wood that I how I usely do it. If I use fiberglass I try to use the small mat . I dont like useing that heavy stuff . FOR ME it Is hard to wrap around corners. that is why I use the fine mat. What I like with useing the finishing resin is when you put it on it goes on easy and will dry smooth if your surface is smooth if not well get out your sanding block and go to work yes that happen to me when I was teaching myself on how to deal with it . I use reg fiber glass resin by mistake what a mess I had but everthing came out ok after a sanding job. SO keep that in mind.
BUT you can go eather way depending on what your use of working with.
I just pick up another set of small 6 Volt batterys for the LCVP. I have been useing our race batterys that we use in the trucks 2200 and 3300s Nickle metal. Lot of fun for a wile but things had a way of heating up . So I am about to change it I hope to a set of small 6 volts and wire them up as a 12 volt this will or should slow it down a little and give me better runing time. BUT I have to play with both of the batterys to see what will happpen.
OK have fun and keep me posted on what all happens with your project. DON and you two have a good weeken DON that Portland Rustbucket

nick30head

Jul 03, 2009, 05:10 PM

hey don, im thinking of using the thinnest grade fibreglass i can to sael the hull all round then spray paint after, i have a few years experience with fibre glass as i used to make covers for civilian and military aircraft engines, so i'm quiet good with fibre galss, i'm going to wrap the hull with a black bag and use hot glue to seal around the outside of the props so i can take her for a swim, i'll post a video when she's sinking (ha ha), have a good one mate

Rustbucket

Jul 03, 2009, 06:13 PM

your wellcome this is what I want to do for others now. Try to help if I can. I can only go by what I had done in the pass .
Right now I am fighting a battery problem. The Small battery are working out ok Had to make some room for them but I have so many brakes in some of the old wireing I am going to redo it all in the LCVP. BUT when I get it set it I know I will be happy. Have FUN and keep in touch . DON your Portland Rustbucket

Rustbucket

Jul 03, 2009, 06:22 PM

LOOKS like we pass each other on both of our notes. YES IT dose sound like your well use of working with Glass. All of that sounds like a good idea. I dont like to work fiberglass all that much but I did when I had to .
NO NO NO Sinking. !! That is an order ;-)))
JUST Be sure to put in some styrafoam for floation. IT will work to a point hopfuly whear you dont loose it. YES I will amit I have a couple of sinking in my early days but at least I was able to go out and get them.

BUT I still keep an eye on whear I run . ONE reason I like flat bottom ships they are usley more stable
DON

nick30head

Jul 03, 2009, 06:24 PM

as you can see from the fotos don, i put in tamiya and mini-tamiya connectors plus a bit of re-wiring from the battery, i found it makes things easier to swap out and replace, i got connectors on the esc's, motors and battery, AYE AYE sir !!! no sinking it is then unless its me swimming

Rustbucket

Jul 03, 2009, 08:14 PM

Well I went down in the shop after I took a brake and did rewireing . NOW I have the Lcvp rewired. NOW it runs better. Nice to do rewireing when you have a lot of brakes in a line. It has been years since I did the wiring in the LCVP. I installed a 6 volt small Jell cell and it is lot smaller then what what I was useing . Besides a little lighter. I am sure i will get more runing time and not so much weight. NOW I may have to add weight.
THE weather is realy hot right now if it cools down some I may go to the pond and see what happens.
YES I see what hook ups you use. Tamyia plugs work good untill you start using them whear you have lot of power going through and getting heat then you have the ends melting .At least that has happen to me in the pass . That is why I use another set of conectors . With the ships and THE trucks I use the Dean plugs they have allways work good for me, A wile back I gave a lot of those plugs you use away to another boater. Maybe I may have to save what I get the send them to you. ??
DON

Rustbucket

Jul 03, 2009, 08:17 PM

by the way is the size of your landing craft. It is starting to give an idea but I am not sure how big yours is. ? It looks smaller then the ones I have but neat looking. Looking forward to see what it will look like when your done.

nick30head

Jul 04, 2009, 03:05 AM

hey don, i got some deans plugs hanging around somewhere, i've used tamiya connectors since i started with rc cars and never had any problems, i use the same mains charger for all the batteries i use in my boats, the lct is 30" (top), 28" (bottom) long, 7" (fore), 5"(aft) high and 13" wide, i'm also using 2x M2 shafts and props (3 blade) find out latter when the weathers good to see if there ok or if i'll need to go upto M4's

nick30head

Jul 04, 2009, 05:16 AM

here's a few more foto's of my landing craft, as you can see i've wrapped her in a blackbag so i can sea test her for balance and sea worthyness, to see if i need to put M4 props and shafts instead of M2

Rustbucket

Jul 04, 2009, 12:54 PM

GOOD morning from very hot Portland Suppose to be up in the high 90s today. NOT even good floating weather at all. NO shade around the pond.;-(
OK that is our weather report for the day;-))

Well I see on your LC your longer on top then me. longer in the bottom and much wider. From your Pictures and what your saying in someways you have more room in yours then mind.

I have never realy understood the mertic system I know that is what is use all over the world. So some of your mesurments throws me some.
Like on your shafts. OK I run 3.16 out side for stuffing boxs and a 1.8th for stuffing boxs and main shafts. I am also useing a pair of traxas props on both ships.
I know there not right but when your in the water no bodys knows for sure. besides I like the power along with the motor .

OK can you explan the placitc around the boat? NOW that is one I dont understand not sure on what that all about.?
I realy like your boat for sure. I can see whear you can have all kinds of fun with it and lots of room to hull what ever with it .

I wanted to take mind out to day but with the heat that will be on hold untlll Monday.
BUT both of mind are ready and we have a meet coming up Saturday.. I have a person that I have been helping some that Lives about 3 hours or more south of Portland that is coming up with a DD like mind. So I have to check out my DD bench test it runs ok and the last time about 2 weeks ago it ran good. So on monday It may be test day. I tlooks like the new battery system may work out for me I will let you know later on that one.

It will intresting to see you landing craft in your pond for sure. BY the way whear abouts in the UK are you if you dont mind me asking or you can send that by Reg E mail if you like,
If you know or have heard of UMI were in just about the same area of the Portland Area . We see each other off and on and she has help me alot in the pass . We were floating together just last weeken,
OK Sorry I went off the subject just a little.
DON

nick30head

Jul 04, 2009, 04:07 PM

hey don, the plastic is a black bag, i have'nt sealed the hull yet so i put that on her just to see how she will handle in the water, have'nt taken her out yet coz i was testing my catamaran, i need to put in a new battery and maybe some brushless motors (have'nt decided yet), the LC will be cosmetically sorted just to get her in the water, when i make my japanese lcT then i'll have a go at a moving ramp

Rustbucket

Jul 04, 2009, 04:51 PM

OK thank you I was wondering about that bag. NOW It all make sence to me. YOU know I have never thought about that one not a bad idea that way if you dont like what you see or have and with it being in the raw you can do all kinds of changes. Thank you that one.

Up untill a few months ago I may have said not sure on brushless. I love them now since that is what I am now runing in my 1.10 TH RC truck. YUP We both RC Electric dirt trucks. BEEN racing as long I had been building ships.

ON that Opening door I was not sure on it untill I talk to UMI she has that set up on her LST so we talk and she told me what to do and how to set it up . It works good. Had some problems at first with water coming in but now I have it undercontroll. BUT I took some time to set up the linkage to work right but now it works good.

YOU said something about RC cars do your race or use to race?
IF those plugs work good for you then stay with them but when you go to brushless I am not sure . That may something you may have to think about but use them untill you start to have problrems. What use to happen to and others we when we started pulling alot of power and heat the plactic would heat up and melt.
So you may not have a problem you can only try and see what happens
That is the best I can say on that one for ya, THEN It also will depend on what you pull for power that can make a difference for sure.
OK YOUR TURN ;-))

Rustbucket

Jul 04, 2009, 04:54 PM

OK I for got to look over that note I hope you can understand it .
I got side track as I was doing that one.
So I screw up sorry.
If you dont understand it I will redo it for ya.

nick30head

Jul 04, 2009, 06:01 PM

hey don mate, dont worry, i understand everything you've said, coz i'm changing to brushless i need to get a new 9.6v battery so i'll need a new charger aswell, so on that note i will use the deans connectors, in fact, i may go brushless on all my boats, yes i did a bit of amatuer car racing, had a mitsubishi evo 4wd that was setup for all kinds of tracks, all setup's were written down for reference, i've done 3 airplanes and 2 helicopters just for fun, most it was for my boys anyway, glad i finally gave a bit of worthwhile advice on this forum with the black rubbish bag, have a good one mate

Rustbucket

Jul 05, 2009, 03:11 AM

HELLO NICK. Well first off we had a good day, Went over to a family thing then came home and enjoy all of the fire works around the house.
Nice warm night.

OK glad you did understand on what I was trying to tell ya. Sometimes I will start sending a note and hit send befor I had a chance to read what i said. thank you

ON going brushless I can only go by what I am trying to get use to right now for we are useing a GTB BY novak with useing a 17.5 stock motor.
Also useing a trinty 4500 lipo battery but that is with the truck.
ON the boats I know the hydos are using the brushless systems but I have not went to any of that with the boats so far .
SO I dont know all that much when it comes to deal with brushless and boats. SORRY . I wish I could tell you more on that one. Give a wile and I may be able to help you on that one but right now I may have to learn from you . ONLY had a brushless set for about a month this stystem is all new to me and I know it is lot different then brush.
I know what truck your talking about seen a few in the pass. We race the losi and assocated I run the Vintage trucks . NOW you see you got me off the subject again :-)

ON Air craft I have came close about three times and the last time was to close but I did not do it. I have enought problems with the ships when they get out to far. With me in the air not good and I know better not to do it. BUT I do like being around them and going to meets.

YES on that black bag that is I feel is a good idea it dose make sence for sure.
ON doing an opening door I will be happy to tell you what I did and I will take some pictures of mind that may help ya . When your ready.

OK going back to what you want to do Going brushless you may have to go to another trype of charger unless you can get your up dated. BUT you may be better off on going out and picking up a good charger.
I know we did and it was well worth it . We love lipos and brushless at lest with the Trucks. Nice to run and no more motor work and they keep the same power all of the time and dont wear down or slow down like the Brush motors.
BUT for now I am going to run brush motors in the ships and brushless for the trucks. So if you fine out the tricks on that one Teach me what you learn and what all you did . DON

nick30head

Jul 05, 2009, 03:56 AM

morning don, i've got my brushless motor on order aswell as the esc, the brushlees needs a minimum 45A esc so i got a 50A esc coming aswell, the good thing about this motor is that it takes ni-mh or li-po's so i'm sticking with the ni-mh at present but need to order a 9.6v batt and charger, the motor's going on my mini-jet ski fast boat, if all goes well then i will upgrade to a li-po batt, thanks for the offer of helping with a drop down ramp, i will definatly be using the ramp on my japanese lcT, might go to the park this afternoon if weathers good for it with the LC to test her, have a good one mate and speak later, nick

Rustbucket

Jul 05, 2009, 10:05 PM

HELLO NICK . We went racing today had a good time and good racing.
On what your telling me your on the right track. So what speed control did you get name brand ??
I know they sell brushless fast boats but never realy had a chance to look into it. THE ones I have seen also have a coil wrap around them for cooling the motors and speed controll. I even use that set up on my Go fast. I use dual batterys Nickel metal batterys along with the new EVX/novack dual motor and dual batter set up along with a pain of traxas motors that you fine in the E max . I also use the traxas props and have it all set up with direct drive no gear box This set up seems to runs good.
I took a hull of a PT 109 1.32nd scale and built it into a Iland class patrol cutter. LOOKS and runs good
BUT None of this is brushless. That is why I will be much intrested in what you do for I may do a change over later ??.
FROM what I have heard and read you cant use a standard Lipo battery in or near water So what type are you going to how do you plan on setting everthing up .??
NOW I have the questions and you can teach me.?? on what you fine out and learn.
As for a door just let me know on what you want to do . YOU may also want to get a hold of UMI for she has allready done it with a nice Japaness LST .
Wear I have done it with an LST there is a little differece but IT could easyer in an LST . Just something to think about?? YOUR TURN;=-)

Rustbucket

Jul 06, 2009, 12:38 AM

OK I ment to say LCT not LST, I have done few LST for others but never set one up with a working door. I may try to got out to the pond in the morning depending ?

Rustbucket

Jul 06, 2009, 12:39 AM

OK I ment to say LCT not LST, I have done few LST for others but never set one up with a working door. I may try to go out to the pond in the morning depending ?I have to amit I am getting tired after this full weeken and next week will just as busy.

nick30head

Jul 06, 2009, 02:24 AM

hey don, i've had a mental weekend aswell, i've had family here since saturday but there going home tommorow so i'm hoping to get lc on the water in the next few days

Rustbucket

Jul 06, 2009, 11:34 AM

YUP I understand that one. ;-) Well I am going to try to get down to the pond myself today?? to do some testing on my DD to make sure it will run good for the weeken. There is a boat meet coming up this weeken with the boat club . THE LCT is ready and so is the LCVP.
If you get yours down in your pond take a couple of pictures of it , LET Me know on how it comes out . I will do the same for you as well. OK have a good day. Or at least try to DON

nick30head

Jul 08, 2009, 11:05 AM

hey rustbucket, just an update on things, i bought a resin kit for quite a good price (£13) and will seal the hull after she's water tested, i've already drawn up plans for my japanese LCT and will definatly be having a go at a working ramp so when i have got that far i will need your advice, cheers mate, nick

Rustbucket

Jul 08, 2009, 11:16 PM

OK What resin kit did you pick up .I had no idea that you were going to pick up a kit so tell me about it. Well I got out and did some testing yesterday everthing ran grate. I have even charge up the sub. So I may be taking out maybe 3 or maybe 4 ships. Depending, Then after words I may go racing with the truck.

OK I will be more then happy to help ya with any information. Like I say if you know umi she will be good help as well she is the one that tought me how to set up a working ramp but I had a little different set up then what she had but it all work out just fine. Just let me know on what is going on and give me an idea on what you pick up . YOU Should know by now I am more then willing to help at anytime just ask.

Don your Portland Rustbucket

nick30head

Jul 09, 2009, 02:25 AM

hey don, the glass kit i got is called 'davids fastglas' it has 250ml tin of resin, gloves, hardner (catalyst) lolly stick (stirring) brush and a sheet of fibreglass mat (doubt i'll use the glass mat) going back to an earlier question from you, i'll be using a 7.4v, 400Mah, 15c lipo, i have all the things i need to go with the batt (balance charger, volt monitor, motor and esc) i'll try just the batt with the brushed setup to see how she is and then try the brushless setup, if its better with brushed (plus lipo) then i will stick to that, cheers mate, nick

Rustbucket

Jul 09, 2009, 11:22 AM

OK Sounds to me your on the right track with everthing. I would do a test first with the Glass kit to make sure it will be what need but it sounds like it .I know you have done this trype of work in the pass but I usely will go with caution if I have not done something for a wile. Just an idea.

ON THE radio the same goes. Just go at it slow to see what will work and not work, THE Speed controll is what you have to watch out just make sure it will handle the lipo. FROM what we learn. If you put in a lipo the speed contorll runs faster then normal and get warms fast ( an older one)
Take out the battery. we allmost lost an older one when we put in our 4500 trinty lipo in my truck. and keep an eye on lipo cut off as well. Were still learning about them in the trucks.
Just like I said a little bit ago Go with caution.
LET me know on how things work .
I did see
a brushless set in an 1.8th scale hydor the other day alot different then what i was use of seeing. Keep me posted. thanks DON

nick30head

Jul 09, 2009, 02:05 PM

thing about my speedo is that it can be switched between nicd/mh and li-po, its just 3 pins and you move a little plastic thing over one and its li-po compatable, it's an eaglewing 30A esc, if i do fry it, then i've got the brushless motor and esc to fall back on, cheers mate, nick

Rustbucket

Jul 10, 2009, 12:40 AM

HELLO Nick and good evening to ya . Portland time 9;45 PM Thursday night.
TO me sounds like a neat speed controll. We installed a new 13.5 in the truck today . man what a diff it made. If I could I would drop it into the LCVP then the only thing I would have to do is put wings on it then I would have a air born LCVP. ;-))

I am sure your going to love the brushless system once you get it all set up . KEEP me posted.

nick30head

Jul 11, 2009, 04:50 AM

hey everyone, just an update on how my 1st ever scratchbuild boa's going, here's a few photo's of it, she's all glassed and ready for a swim (not to the bottom) i've used sandpaper for the deck and on the catwalk, the deck and under the catwalk will be painted grey for light and the rest will be painted green, the supports and rails are just cut up 16 gauge wire which i use for steering controls on my other boats, hopefuly get to the lake today, the prop shaft tube's kept vibrating so i took them out and put in some blocks to drill through and hopefully this should stop the vibration

nick30head

Jul 11, 2009, 10:32 AM

hey guys and girls, got some painting done today, its not quite finished, just gotta wait for the paint to dry completely before i sand down and flatten the colour so i can put MAT CLEAR VARNISH ON, as you can see, i've painted the catwalk with sandpaper on aswell

tom83

Jul 11, 2009, 10:25 PM

Are there any plans for one of these???
Tom

nick30head

Jul 12, 2009, 03:42 AM

sorry tom83, this is all made up from my head, it was suggested to me to trawl through the interweb and have a look, i took about 3 different landing craft and put them together, this is my 1st ATTEMPT at building models which is why it looks like a box, it has

2x m2 solid shafts plus tubes
2x m2, 3 blade props (right hand thread)
2x johnson 6v-12v motors
2x 50amp ESC's
e-sky 6ch reciever
7.2v 3600mah battery (large 1 out of my stock catamaran)

its all made out of 12mm plywood, the ramp does'nt work, the hull has been covered with glass resin and will then be painted after the resin's fuly cured

there are shops on the web that sell plans, i live in the UK so it would be TRAPLET UK, good plans, good prices

nick30head

Jul 12, 2009, 10:06 AM

stuck her in the water today and things went ok till i fried an ESC, have a few modifications to do to the hull and catwalk on the stern now to stop water getting in when i reverse, otherwise i think it was quite successful

nick30head

Jul 12, 2009, 04:38 PM

here's a few photo's of my sons lego tank (abrams) for perspective of size of my LC

Rustbucket

Jul 12, 2009, 08:32 PM

HELLO to both of ya .
OK I will try to answer both of your questions. .
ON plans of a landing craft there is a way to do it . Go to The LCT sight Look over the sight there is a small set of plans you see then take it from there.
There are very little on plans on those boats. OR look for a set of landing ferry plans those I have seen OR go out pick up an model of one then . Then draw from the parts then have them expland to what you want. It will work.
I hope that will help . I have done that one in the pass. It is a little work but with some time you can come up a set to at least work with.??

Nick on your LC it looks good. ON THE water problems your having
Look for whear it is leaking and just re add resin if it coming in the seems of the hull .
If it in your Prop area
USE Some light grease on the end of the props and if you can take out the shafts and add grease on them as well, USE a light grease not heavy. ONE other thing if you use reverce much that will suck in water
Through the shafts. One other thing make you have your shafts and stuffing box where there is not all that much clearnerce. Like I do I use a 3.16 tube for stuffing boxs and then use a 1.8th for a shaft tube. THE clearence is just right and I have very little water coming in but sometimes I will get some. JUST Dont use reverce all that much if you cand keep from doing it . OK I hope I have been able to help both of ya.
Have a good week DON YOUR Portland Rustbucket

nick30head

Jul 13, 2009, 02:49 AM

hey rustbucket, the water was choppy yesterday and as i was reversing thats when the water was coming in, i cut a doorway to give the appearence of access to the stern, so i will make a gaurd to put on the stern in rough weather, the hull is water tight otherwise, the propshafts have silicone tubing on them to keep the water out, i use vaseline in the stuffing tubes and have had no problems so far

Rustbucket

Jul 13, 2009, 10:57 AM

OK GOOD JOB that shoud work. Ya choppy water will cause alot of problems for sure.I will usley stay out of the choppy water I have sunk a couple of them in the pass . BUT I was lucky I was able to go out and get them but with flat bottom boats they can usely take more then some of the round bottoms. I for got you dont have a pond like we do. But ours will get rough a times.
YES that is complealty understandable. Putting in the extar detale is what will make the boat stand our even better. All of my ships have crews. I am looking forward of seeing what it will look like in the end. YOUR Doing one fine job for your first time out in scale scratch building . THE First boat I did was an Air craft carrier look ok for what it was and it ran good.
YOUR tank is what is going to make it look real good I all ways seems to get coments about the tanks in mind and spiecaly when I lower the door and drive them out . OK Keep me posted . Don