being an inflatable with the setup on the back can change the pitch or angle to the water (sorry i am too used to roofs) to a varying amount. but...
ok i am wondering, cause after the successful test ride 1km up river and back this arvo, that i may have over calculated the prop angle and in...
made a new frame today for motor, is more sturdy and still very light. video that shows most bits, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ex292d52DA ....
Hi again, been watchin but been too cold to go boatin, is nice and warm again and the 23cc redmax motors are goin strong, given up on the two...
rmenasco what parts are you referring to? have found the recycling centers or dumps great places to find old weed eaters, and from these you can...
what you think? new version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kWeyxhAm6U
mounting directly was a thought, though the vibration and heat of motor so close to servo and control put me off the idea. Also am getting a fair...
Cloxxki, Indeed i cannot grasp the principle of DDWFTTW, however i find this thread quite entertaining, at least it tickles the brain threads, but...
kinda got the throttle workin, am workin on a new version to try and eliminate any interference from the weed eater starter coil, suggestions...
Cloxxki, maybe leaving the wind driven prop off the design is a good idea. Having worked with windmills, your craft will produce energy from this...
erich, yeah still working out the best values for the components, am aiming to move the accelerator cable only about 6mm over the full travel of...
bit more progress have remade the throttle cables and controller again, will test this design but a few things to do, figure it'll be worth...
am working on an electronic control some of you may be interested in, in the attached picture its like 2 of them driving 2 motors but 1 is even...
from what i understand the communication was taking place when the plane is overhead and just for a short period each pass, so maybe a few km...
in a dc servo as suggested above the pot outputs a variable voltage and works as a voltage divider. this in turn causes the controller to output a...
prototype have made up a unit to test. some bike brake handles came in handy chopped down, will epoxy to the servo horn when is right. will make...
hiya mark c, would be very interested in the parts you found for the gearing as have been trying to achieve the same thing, well i have the...
have to get the second prop tomorrow, was thinking to get a 3 fin prop and put it on the side of the boat that receives the least power to...
they have found her and made contact, mast is in water with sail but boat is upright. she is unharmed.
thanks for the ideas, after trying to work on a manual mixing system for a few days have decided to go electronic controlling the 2 throttle...
