I have been playing around with a combination of 1/16 balsa sheets, fiberglas cloth and epoxy. I find that with 3 sheets, the center at crossgrain...
hoffdavi, Keep plugging away. With the components available today, off-the-shelf, you can just about build any electric drive you can think of....
electric propulsion I agree these companies are making great progress. However it will be some time before the price comes down to a decent level...
CDBARRY, Could you expand upon the FL. "industrial exemption", and perhaps Eric, you could clairify this. Thanks, John.
Buckle, I use silicone mold material to make a mold of a good surface area somewhat larger than the damaged surface. Then clean up the damaged...
Hou-Chap Looks like you are adding around 300 more pounds to the hull weight with the full tank. In all likelyhood, you are placing it in the...
epoxy cure Herman Here in Florida, a couple of hours in the sun will produce a tack free surface, and depending on the pot size and mix ratio,...
Try this link for starts. http://www.worldpanel.com/bs1088.htm
White LCDs' output ~3000mcd. Is that enough? You can cluster these babies behind a colored lens and get enough output for navigation purposes. Or...
Lew, when you say "light weight, high performance", you are talking about the design I am currently working on. You can see my posts--"paddlewheel...
paddlewheel Gary, thanks for the link. More info there than I have found in the last two years. Looking at the patent, I doubt the boat was ever...
Has anyone seen any info on small, high RPM (1800 rpm+) paddlewheel boats. I am developing one now and I seem to be out here by myself.