Project Glasgow

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

And still going strong Bob!.

Wonderful boat and one of Velda's favourites, turns on a sixpence as they say.

Duckie

[LARRY WHETTONParticipant @larrywhetton68737]

Thank you Bob , for info , is the servo on the centure shaft , will try and get a copy of mag….Larry..

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

Larry if you give me to the weekend I can send you a drawing of the arrangement of a becker rudder if thats any help

Phil

[LARRY WHETTONParticipant @larrywhetton68737]

Hello Phil,

Nice to here from you , that would be nice of you to send me details of rudder,

i will try it on my next tug, are you going to warwick..?…cheers LARRY…

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

No worries larry not at Warwick though I'm afraid far to busy fortunatly lol

Phil

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

It`s down to the nitty gritty at long last…….Installing the paddlewheels and feathering mechanism….Great fun

The stationary hub can be set at it`s optimum position with this design and was very satisfying fiddling with it. The float is set vertical at the bottom position, by moving the hub forwards or backwards

Watching the mechanism working as it rotates was nice too……

Capt Bob on the job

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

It must make things a lot easier when you can actually get inside the model to fix all the bits together Bob!

Colin

[LARRY WHETTONParticipant @larrywhetton68737]

Good morning Bob,

hope you are well, i will be  watching this stage closely ,

have yet to finish my LULONGA , PS. just lacking the now how ,

so keep posting the works , the build is first class, by the way dont get to close to those paddles ,

saftey guards required cheers Larry….

 

Edited By LARRY WHETTON on 11/11/2012 11:43:50

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Colin and Larry

Thank you for your comments and observations……Always welcome and nice to read

I must say I really enjoyed assemblig the mechanisms and posting myself into the picture too………..Just for general lightheartedness and amusement

Capt Robert………That`s my Sunday name btw

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Larry, the feathering mechanism works by magic!

Unless you have one in your hands, it`s quite difficult to understand…..Whoever designed it, deserves a medal!

The main paddlewheel rotates on an axle………Obviously…….cough!

The feather mechanism coloured orange, rotates on it`s own axle……..Not shown on photo for clarity and is located off the sponson. This axle is set 6mm forward of the main paddlewheel

Both paddlewheel and feather mech rotate together ……………and this is the magic bit……..One spoke is solid……..The horizontal one on the right………This one spoke is what creates the strange movement of the floats.

It`s intention is to ensure that the floats entering or leaving the water in a vertical attitude….`ish!

If you can understand that…..You`re a better man than I am!

You can ask me any question………..Bob

[LARRY WHETTONParticipant @larrywhetton68737]

Bob,

Clear as mud , no not realy clever bit of gear will now purchase a set with my pocket money.

thank you for info . you clever devil ….. Larry…..

[Dave_PParticipant @dave_p]

I'm half expecting the late Fred Dibnah to pop up in Bob's photos

Nice pictures Bob very interesting mechanism.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

"Got a bit of a problem `ere…..Surry!"……..Said Fred

"And what`s that?"……..Said Bob

"When`t props runnin`……..Watter`ll gerrin bort!"……….Said Fred…………"Crumbs!"…..I reply or something similar!

Seriously chaps, the paddle box fits on the inside of the hull, which means that paddle spillage will enter the hull,………….so Fred tells me!

Can see a drastic mod looming!

Looking forward to this!……Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

What a daft design flaw how did it ever get through the prototype stage of development never mind to the point where it is approved for production.

But surely after selling so many of these kits somebody must have raised this problem before especially as the solution is so obvious and simple to undertake.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Morning…..Paul

I couldn`t believe it myself…..Only realised it yesterday, when I was on my way to the bathroom for the initial paddle trial!

The big cutout in the side is totally unnecessary too

But as you say………There`s plenty of Glasgows floating about……..I`m feeling cautious!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Morning Captain

Perhaps the chap that designed it had very big fingers or believed in having plenty of space to work in either way the large cutouts are very detrimental to what should be a perfect kit.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Shipmate

I will sort it out when the deck is glued in………………….Not much of a problem anyway

Going to beef up the flimsy plastic boxes at the same time

Capt B

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Here we go again!

Look at the first picture……..The axle bearing is flat on the sponson……….As it should be

Now look at the next picture………The paddlebox is resting ON TOP of the paddlewheel!

Can you believe it?…..The flat on the top is no help either!

Any Glasgow builders out there with a similar problem?

Bob

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

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Bob,

Here is mine, I think the top is flat. I will go to the shed later and check.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Tony

Thanks for dropping in!

First question……..Does water escape from the paddlebox and onto the deck?

Will you post a photo of the paddlewheel assembly, with the box removed please?

I just can`t fathom out why I have the fouling condition……Any ideas?

Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Bob,

Here is a photo I took at Brighton a few years back.

And there is also a You Tube video here: **LINK**

In neither case does there appear to be any water on deck. Hope this helps.

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you Colin

You can see on Tony`s photo…….The paddlebox wall is on the inside of the hull?

A lot of splash takes place too!………Perhaps time will tell?

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Sorry chaps……I was incorrect in saying the bearing was flat down on the sponson!

The bearing shown is not the main paddlewheel axle, but the feathering axle!

Which simply means that the sponsons are too low down

Now to test the holding power of that fancy glue I`ve used!

Bob

[Phil Winks 1Participant @philwinks1]

Silly question perhaps Bob but is the top of the paddle box level with the bridge when sat on the sponson ? I'm wondering if the bridge wings marry up or is there a bit needed on the bottom of the paddle box.

Another question have you got the right paddle wheels ? I'm assuming they came with the kit so I guess the answer to that is yes

Phil (trying to think of the most unlikely answers)

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Winkie

The problem is the sum of several small errors……

Glueing plastic brackets to the featureless hull is a risky area…..Not knowing the implications

The main error comes from the fact that the deck is not yet glued in and most of the error disappears when the sponsons are sprung by hand

I did suspect the paddle wheels being the wrong ones, as they came in a separate box, but it's very unlikely

It's not much of a problem really………It's just me making a song and dance about nowt!

Bye…..Bob

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