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25 February 2019 at 05:35 #81263
harry smith 1
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Hi All

Bought another one !!!

$200 au with Imax B6AC charger, Spider Byte V2 3 Amp charger, two Nanotech 3S 4000mah batteries, a 3S Lipo battery 2200mah and a Flysky FS-GT2 two channel radio.

As you will see from the pics, the boat is rough!!!!!

ESC is car 60Amp handles up to 3S.

Brushless 35mm motor with no markings( maybe about the 900- 1000kv.

Harry
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25 February 2019 at 05:35 #7496
harry smith 1
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The dog’s dinner !!!
26 February 2019 at 06:41 #81275
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HI All

Stripped the boat down and started repairing the wheelhouse(broken between the forward and stern sections).

Run the stringers forward into the forward section to add more strength .

Started cleaning up the deck, what mess.

The amount of glue around the torpedo mounts was like a flood.

Also started making all the add-ons for the deck.

Well the primer/undercoat dries quick.

Today was 33 degrees, but boy it dropped about four hours later to 16 !!!!

That's Tasmanian weather !!!!

Harry
27 February 2019 at 12:01 #81285
harry smith 1
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HI All

A bit side line today, over at a mates place ballasting his new TID Tug.

Fixing a wiring problem.

Back to the Perkasa and only a cabin lift to see if the three double 10mm magnets hold.

By cabin hold I can lift the whole boat with battery by the cabin !!!!!!

Harry
3 March 2019 at 10:34 #81304
harry smith 1
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HI All

Time to fix the ugly doorways and they a bad !!!!!!

Harry
3 March 2019 at 10:55 #81306
Tim Rowe
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Nice work Harry.

Dog's dinner it might have been and for sure you are transforming it. I do however rater like the authentic rust stains on the foredeck from the anchor chains!!

Tim R
4 March 2019 at 04:34 #81308
harry smith 1
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Hi Tim

A bit of rust is OK, but the chains pass it !!!

New chains and anchors!!!

Harry
5 March 2019 at 06:03 #81313
harry smith 1
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Hi All

More work on the cabin and added some of my pre made bits.

Started on hull, same as the other one around the rudder !!!

A very large dip in the hull and I have not started on the rest of the bottom.

I know it's as rough as the other one, time will tell !!!

Harry
6 March 2019 at 08:35 #81332
harry smith 1
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Hi All

Well from bad to worse, the hull from hell !!!

Two days of mess and a few words of the four letter size !!!

Did a good sand down of the rest of the hull and a spray coat of filler/undercoat.

A piece of cake !!!!

A hour later it was all cracked paint and the under paint was soft.

Started scrapping of the paint !!!

Layers and layers of the stuff !!!

RED.

DARK GREY.

DARK GREEN.

LIGHT GREY.

RED OXIDE.

I think the hull is a pound lighter.

Start cleaning up the sticky mess including my hands.

Only the very poor hull to filler and get to a good standard.

I have the bottom to a 90% point, so I am OK with it.

As I said it was a dog's dinner, but its going to be a dam better looking boat.

Harry
7 March 2019 at 10:17 #81344
Chris Fellows
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The dog's do-dahs then Harry!

Chris
8 March 2019 at 10:02 #81369
harry smith 1
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Hi All and Chris

More filler/undercoat on the hull and deck !!!

As you all can see the white high spots on the hull.

The deck is ready for paint.

Also remade the stern add-on bit which was only a plywood sheet with support timber squares.

I am very happy with it.

Getting close to paint !!!

Yes Chris all the do-dahs are gone !!!

Harry
8 March 2019 at 10:04 #81371
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10 March 2019 at 09:52 #81393
harry smith 1
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Hi All

Finally some paint on the boat with Matt 37 on the bottom.

Whilst this was harding up I made anew boat stand(straight copy from the other stand) but use western red cedar.

Added white 37mm door stops to keep the bottom of the stand clean and also stops it moving around in the car.

Harry
18 March 2019 at 11:13 #81523
harry smith 1
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Hi All

Only running gear and rudder to install.

Also rudder servo and ESC.

Will lengthen the on/off ESC switch and mount.

The torpedos are ready to mount.

Ready for it's first voyage on Saturday.

Harry
18 March 2019 at 11:18 #81525
Dave Milbourn
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Lovely jubbly! Truly a silk purse from a sow's earhole, Harry. Now you can sell it and buy another one.

Dave M
18 March 2019 at 11:33 #81526
Tim Cooper
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Harry

Very impressive. Would not think it was the same Boat, well I suppose it isn't now.

Guess the on the water pictures will be posted next week?

Tim
19 March 2019 at 05:51 #81547
harry smith 1
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Hi Dave and Tim

Thank you !!!

Only two torpedoes to mount and is ready to roll and roll.

Same setup as the other one but with two degrees more rudder angle forward.

Harry
19 March 2019 at 08:24 #81548
David Wyper 2
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A beautiful example of a good stand off scale model. Brought back from the dead. VERY WELL DONE. David.
23 March 2019 at 09:46 #81606
harry smith 1
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@harrysmith1
Hi All

I had a busy morning on the video camera.

None of the slow boat owners would drive the beast !!!

So no video of the boat.

The boat ran spot on, but the extra two degrees on the rudder did not make a big difference .

I think it's more of the hull design.

On the upside the D3548/4- 1100kv 910 Watt motor pushed the same 37mm 3blade prop better and the boat level back to the correct angle.

The bottom stand level with the curve of the bow out of the water.

Is must say at this point we are at double scale speed!!!

At scale speed the boat turns very nice, but likes larger turning circles.

Hope to post some pics later.

Harry Smith
5 June 2019 at 23:12 #82551
Will Mason 1
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Nothing I can add that hasn't been said before Harry.

What a transformation!!

Did you get any on the water shots or video after all?

Will
6 June 2019 at 12:38 #82552
harry smith 1
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@harrysmith1
Hi Will

**LINK**

You tube with the Perkasa about 2 and 1/2 minutes into the video clip.

Harry
7 June 2019 at 23:00 #82560
Will Mason 1
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Posted by harry smith 1 on 06/06/2019 12:38:56:

Hi Will

**LINK**

You tube with the Perkasa about 2 and 1/2 minutes into the video clip.

Harry

Very nice Harry.

I have a 49" Perkasa that I am planning on converting to brushless. It needs a bit of work, some parts re-attaching and some parts remaking.

My father and I fitted a 25cc hedge trimmer engine to it when we built it in the 80's. Now that motor and battery technology have moved on so much, I think it's the sensible route to go.
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