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17 December 2013 at 15:20 #45658
Looverlijn
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Early days yet but I'm a bit of a slow builder.

Bow thruster

Motors & rudders

Motors mounted on rubber shocks

The back end

The back end (when capsized!)
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17 December 2013 at 15:20 #6140
Looverlijn
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Power train installation
19 December 2013 at 17:12 #45684
ashley needham
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Looverlijn.

Looks good so far. I have not tried a bow thruster yet.

Not sure about the rubber mounts. If you had a double coupling possibly, but I would have thought that movement of the motors on the rubber may strain the couplings and shafts on the single coupling as seen.

Ashley
20 December 2013 at 15:47 #45697
Looverlijn
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Hmmmmmm! Hadn't thought about that Ashley. Since your post I have tried "wiggling" (technical term) the motors and they seem fairly steady but I guess the proof will be in the pudding as they say. The write up (from Model Slipway) notes that the black bearings are made from Acetal and water is its natural lubricant but also states that "light machine oil" can be added to the bearing ends to ensure that the shafts run smoothly. I thought that using oils which could seep out into the pond was an environmental no no.

Paul
20 December 2013 at 16:26 #45698
ashley needham
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Paul. Likely if the motors are not that wobbly it will make no difference. A small drip of light oil on the inboard bearing now and then will not likely cause too much pollution (if at all). There are water soluble oils available. cycle shops may sell some for cycle chains…

Ashley
29 December 2013 at 11:05 #45884
Looverlijn
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Got a few more holes in the now (anchor boxes, etc) and I have a question now: Should the bottom of the Freeing ports (I think thats what theyr'e called) be flush with the deck or a slight lip (which is what I've got)?
29 December 2013 at 17:31 #45911
ashley needham
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I am not sure whats the norm here, however, the idea of the ports is to get water off the deck so a lip beneath the hole would not make sense to me ?? Would depend on how much of am lip there is, a couple of mm would make no difference, but say 5mm would keep water on deck.

Ashley
4 January 2014 at 14:57 #46076
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
Some pics of latest progress:

Freeing ports

Portholes

Cargo deck taking shape plus beginnings of sub-deck to hold electrics

Rear deck supports
5 January 2014 at 17:25 #46112
IAN_I
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@ian_i
Hi JN …

The Slipway Yorkshire man kit build looks great, how are you getting on with the plastic as apposed to wood build..?

It is looking very good,

Best regards,

Ian
13 January 2014 at 15:26 #46328
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
I'm quite enjoying the change and SWMBO likes the lack of sawdust around the house. The quality of the CNC sheets is first class and to say that the Yorkshireman kit has been around for quite a while is a testament to Model Slipway.
13 January 2014 at 16:42 #46336
Dave Milbourn
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It was substantially revised a couple of years ago to incorporate CNC-cut styrene parts and some modifications to make the superstructure easier to build 'square'. The etched brass sheet was also completely revised to include hatch hinges, handles etc.

Dave M
26 January 2014 at 14:14 #46633
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
A few more pics of progress (told you I was a slow builder )

Bow bulwarks fitted

The REALLY fiddly bits of the bulwarks

Starting to picture where the electrickery will go

Main deck fitted

Stern deck fitted, ready for main cargo hatch.

That's all folks
6 March 2014 at 14:23 #47420
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
A few more pics of progress so far. Got all the electrics fitted and when I threw the main power switch… amazingly everything worked! (considering it all started off as half a dozen plastic bags from Action Electronics) well apart from the bow thruster – not a peep out of it. The P44 seemed to be working ok in that the relays were clicking but no volts were getting to the bow thruster fuse. Took it out of the plastic case, turned it over and there was the problem… the relays have 6 contacts and on one of them I had only soldered 4 duh! Put it all back together and the bow thruster buzzes away famously. I am really impressed with Action Electronics kit and was well chuffed when everything worked as it should particularly P94 handling of prop/rudder setup.

Other progress I'm really pleased with is the operation of the airbrush kit I got off the web, £50 got me a wee compressor and two airbrushes and the results are really first class. It's not for spraying large areas such as hulls etc. but for all the small fittings and stuff such as winches and cranes it's first class. I'm glad I didn't spend the extra £40 for a compressor with tank because the "on demand" compressor does a stirling job and is very quiet to boot.
6 March 2014 at 15:09 #47423
Dave Milbourn
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If you're running the bow thruster on 12v and via a P44 then you're overdoing the ratings for both the relays and the motor. Those motors are rated only at 7.2v and the P44 relays are also only good for 3 Amps continuous. You'd really be better off using a small electronic speed controller to avoid the sudden current surge through the relays and the physical shock to the vane inside the thruster which occurs when the motor is turned onto full speed from dead stop. A 5 Amp one such as P81 would do fine and you could use the same channel as you presently use for the P44.
Other than that the installation looks as clean as a whistle and it does my heart good to see all those ACTion stickers!
Dave M
7 March 2014 at 09:10 #47428
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
Dave,

Many thanks for your comments, I must admit I hadn't thought about the shock to the thruster vanes when power comes on – water is very solid! at times like this. I do have a spare Mtronics 15 Amp speed controller, would this be ok to cushion the shock? Again it's a bit of overkill as you suggested a 5 Amp one but I've already got one redundant piece of kit (the P44) and I'm already over budget. I am also a bit annoyed with myself in that I misread the specs of the power distribution panel in that I thought there was a separate 6V supply instead of all 12V. Still, whatever solution presents itself the bow thruster is only going to be used intermittently so I might get away with it.

Paul L
7 March 2014 at 10:51 #47429
Dave Milbourn
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Paul

The 15A ESC you have should be fine with the thruster motor; just remember to remove the red wire from its receiver plug to disable the BEC. As regards the voltage, if you have a computer radio then use the End Point Adjustment on the thruster channel to restrict the "movement" to about 60% each way. If you don't then a cheapo "buggy" pack of 7.2v will do quite nicely for powering it. It's not as if you're short of space in there. Here's a decent one at a very good price from a supplier you should know already **LINK**

The separate power supply from the P92 is via a 5v flylead and is intended to power the receiver. It's not powerful enough to run a bow-thruster. You could use the P44 to switch a couple of 12v lighting circuits if you wish.

Dave M
7 March 2014 at 11:25 #47430
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
Thanks Dave, I've ordered the battery and fitted the Mtronics so everything will be tickety boo as they say

Paul L
30 March 2014 at 16:14 #47907
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
Bit more progressand a bit of a watershed… have now fitted so many features that there is no more room in the hull! Plus the fact that I have run out of radio channels. Last thing to go in was the P13 sound unit and the massive (well 4 " speaker) for the hooter sound. Well pleased with the P13 – extremely LOUD. I took everybodies advice and built a proper sound box and then vented the sound out of 2 quite large hatch covers on the crane deck. Have yet to test the firefighting equipment as the inlet is nicely positioned at the lowest point of the hull so thats going to have to wait for a bit of decent weather to get the test area (paddling pool) filled with water.
16 April 2014 at 17:16 #48236
Looverlijn
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@looverlijn
A few more pics showing progress with the wheelhouse before the roof goes on
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