Todays Boating

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Sadly the Bushy park Boaters do not have a website

Ashley

What a conundrum.

You need to be on the lookout for is someone with technical knowledge who has a bit of spare time on his hands.

Now if we only had access to a recently retired and technically minded model boater.

Paul

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Paul. If only I knew of someone like that…

considering the small amount of boaters wot use the pond I am not sure it would be worthwhile, we are not a club after all? A Facebook page might be good if I was on Facebook.

Today….woody stripped a cheap plastic Lego gear and the Titanic stopped for no apparent reason …something underwater perhaps?

Needless to say the Titanic worked perfectly at home after I had pulled the wiring about and reseated leads etc. Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

They don't really need a formal website as they have this topic on which to spread the word. As Ashley says, it's not a club but more an informal gathering.

Colin

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Where we sail is in a Royal Park, we could form a club and use it as our home water but as it’s open to anyone who wants to sail plus the interaction with the general public is always interesting.

we have no restrictions, apart from no IC engines, and you can sail there any day of the week from dawn to dusk unlike some clubs which have restrictions on sailing times.

I have sailed there on and off for over 30years and it’s always been an informal gathering which works well, people have come and gone over the years and some good friends have been made.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Sometimes you do something and wonder why you hadn't done (whatever)it was that way before.

I had a Doh! moment a few days ago concerning my 27Meg Transmitter aerials. I have three 27M sets, one has a nice new aerial in it, one has a twice repaired one and the other…nothing…as the previously broken one gave up after the 10th repair.

Whilst looking at our favourite auction site I saw replacement aerials (why hadn't I looked them up before??) but the cheaper ones, £4 had a screw at the bottom rather than a female thread, and all mine need to be female.

Then..I had a brainwave and opened up a transmitter to find that there is a small steel bracket at the foot of the mast mount with a 3mm screw in it to give the sticky up bit. I unscrewed the screw and voila!! I now had a female socket….and purchased three aerials, which fit perfectly in the two transmitters.

Its not rocket science is it?? I don't think I have ever removed the back of a transmitter, never had a need. Why has it taken so long for the penny to drop?

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Never be afraid of taking a transmitter box apart as it’s mostly a plastic box with a tiny pc board with the electrics on and some potentiometers attached to the sticks plus a battery box. There’s nothing in there that can’t be fixed especially if your mechanically minded.

This also applies to the 2.4 gig sets.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Posted by Richard Barnett on 12/09/2019 09:03:10:

Never be afraid of taking a transmitter box apart as it’s mostly a plastic box with a tiny pc board with the electrics on and some potentiometers attached to the sticks plus a battery box. There’s nothing in there that can’t be fixed especially if your mechanically minded.

This also applies to the 2.4 gig sets.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

Just to overstate the obvious – the first thing you MUST do if you remove the back from a tranny is to disconnect the battery pack or remove the batteries. Ask me how I found out….

DM

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Broken wires? Or worse?

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I recon worse….

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Need to be handy getting pond-side this Sunday as there’s a craft fair on at Hampton court, parking might get interesting!

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Oddly, despite the #hand made show, the car park was quite clear. You just never can tell.

SansP went well, but boating had to be cut short as I was playing in Godalming with the Surrey Yeomanry band and had to depart sharp.

Woody repaired, Peters fire boat looking great, and John turned up with a yot

Went to London to see the ex works chaps and visited the 4d model shop. Purchased styrofoam…the blue stuff is now only being stocked in the thinner sizes. hOWEVER the grey foam replacement , slightly less dense, is half the price. Result.

Purchased sufficient for yet another plane Ark ark! (Clue). I plan for this one to be quite fast and give a good “take_off” run look, brushless and all that.

question for the closet aircraft bods.. for a fast, non takeoff plane…what would b3 better…wing flaps or tail plane flaps? Bearing in mind I need it to stay on the water.

Ashley

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Ashley,

If your not intending to fly, keep away from elevators on the tail as they could increase the incidence of the wing and may take off, flaps on the wings when dropped will act as a brake when fully dropped but with only slight flap will increase lift. If you balance the model on its main spar say 30% back from the leading edge of will fly and not stall you would then be able to throttle back and land safely 😀

Have a look at Tony Nijhuis  designs Sunderland

4D models is a great shop 😃

Regards Ray

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 15/09/2019 19:49:48

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 15/09/2019 19:57:12

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Good stuff Ray. Its easy info like this that I like to get. We will see (eventually) what happens.

Ashley

[Mark Grant 1Participant @markgrant1]

If you want a the plane to taxi but not take off, I'd suggest a thin or flat airfoil section and zero angle of incidence.

If you use flaps or ailerons on the wing, reflex, ie. slightly up rather than down should help kill any lift.

I must try to get over to Bushy park one Sunday morning.

Mark.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Hi Mark. Would be nice to see you on the pond.

more useful plane info, cheers.

I like the negative flap idea, as unfortunately the larger scale of this one really means a fattish proper wing looking wing. The two biplanes I have used simple single balsa sheet wings and look adequate but the new one needs wings 20-25mm thick.

i have not even begun to deal with the question of the “power egg” and means of mounting the engine yet, but there’s no rush.

Unfortunately I am away over the week end, visiting the FAA museum (which is jolly handy) and the Bovington tank mus, so will be missing from Sunday boating this week.

Ashley

Edited By ashley needham on 18/09/2019 08:27:56

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

I will be venturing to the pond tomorrow (Thursday) if anybody’s interested as for Sunday the weather looks a bit iffy and there might be other plans afoot.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Hi all,

Sunday looks like it might be a washout? Don’t want to do the drowned rat impersonation again like last time!

Winter project is going to be a Templar ship based on the Nina, one of Columbus’s ships. Have made a start (see album) lanteen sails will be interesting to sail with and control but I like a challenge!

The Woody rowboat is going down a storm, mostly with the grownups! He’s been a bit of a pain as the rowing mech had a few tight spots and stretched the Lego gears to breaking point on a few occasions. I’ve adjusted the stroke slightly which has taken the tight points out, he’s had no more traumas in the last two outings, fingers crossed!

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Unable to boat Sunday as have a brass band contest in crawly and a v EARLY START.

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Don’t think anybody’s going tomorrow, way too moist.

Ashley don’t forget your wellies!

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Jeez. You can’t believe the rain I drove through on the M23 at i this morning. Wow.

Boating next week then….

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Ahh the Surrey hills weather phenomenon, bone dry or pi##ing down, been caught in that one before.

The Templar ship is fair flying off the workbench, the hull is planked and fiberglassed as of today (see album) amazing what can be done on a wet Sunday!

Might venture to Bushy on Wednesday for a dip if interested.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

Hi Lads

Sunny and 17 in Tasmania with 20 tomorrow !!!

Harry Smith

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Thanks for the international weather report Harry, still not bad here just slowly getting a tad cooler, not that it bothers us well hard Blighty boaters. Ice, no problem we just get Ashley to run his launch/ice breaker around a few times!

Have a nice sail, have seen your footage of your lagoon and it looks great.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️ (woolly hat and waders)

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Harry. Trust you. At least the temperatures are ok, even if its a bit wet.

No can do boating Weds I am afraid…. band followed by visit to Halfords to get a dash cam fitted and then meeting the chaps for a "committee" meeting in Kingston Weatherspoons….

Such is retired life.

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Lovely morning Sunday for boating. 5 boaters and two small persons present.

Had Valiant and Invincible down both working well.

Interesting prototype design from Noel demonstrated. Rather you than me with no top on it, noel!

Ashley

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