Someone I want to help, has a small problem with his steel boat. He's worried it's not stable enough, especially when he wants to take it out with...
Anything built by Frauscher: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
As a model flyer, I know a little about servo's. :) You don't need a speed servo. These days most models use a BEC, which connects straight to...
Well I hope that anything he builds lasts longer than Bismarck (about 9 months) :D
Define "small" and "cheap".
John, Is the prop of the outboard behind the central hull of the tritoon, or below it? Because it looks like you could get more performance with...
Well, my personal experience, with a 50HP Johnson on a 4m speedboat, tells me otherwise. Adjusting that tab definately had impact. Maybe simply...
It's 15:50 over here. I should be working... ;) They don't work that often on the smaller canal barges anymore. Those small barges are becoming...
Here's a pic of a new 60m mid section for a barge (existing front and aft ship are rejoined later): [IMG] And this is one of the newly built...
Hanging a long shaft engine on a boat that has been designed for a short shaft engine will be bad for performance. There's not just the tipping...
:D I live in "the Holland". Right opposite (literally 25 metres) a shipyard where they do nothing else than (re)build steel barges. So if anybody...
From my experience, rescue boats are either RIB's or closed cabin self-righting vessels (with an inboard). Both unsinkable (in theory of course)....
Hope you don't mind... ;) It's just too much weight too high up. Even if she would stay afloat you wouldn't be able to sail her... But...
John, Is there a budgetary reason for you designing (and supposedly building) a boat for this purpose yourself? Because if there isn't, why...
Maybe an illustration would help him understand our point better :D : [IMG] Not intended to be offensive (so please don't feel so). See it...
It's not quite fair stating oil changes as one of the maintenance costs for 4 strokes, while completely ignoring the fact that the oil that is...
Actually, I owned a 1991 Johnson 50HP 2S for quite some time. It is still running (a close friend owns it now) and it's a fast and powerful...
There's a few strong statements for ya. In the first place, the time that 2 strokes where twice as fast to accelerate, is really quite a few...
I probably will make a model. The remote controls aren't a problem. I have an rc airplane here that has all the controls I'll need (8 channels.....
John, thanks for the explanation. I am working on a new design at the moment. It will have more V in the main hull, and different proportions...
