Todays Boating

[geconParticipant @gecon]

2 slightly better photos from video on my PC screen! George

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Try around 40, Bob…..

Today nice weather but algae bloom all over in clumps. Looked horrid, made boats grubby but had no actual effect on performance…no clogging of props and so on.

Noel showed off stunning work on carrier top. Nice one Noel. No less than 4rotating radars!!

Ashley

[geconParticipant @gecon]

I must confess that I like the look of HMS Diamond. Very good rehab' you have done there Ashley.

Something special about the commanding power of a model warship. I do not however see myself building something without a sail, although there is a ready built Graupner HMS Belfast in the local model shop (50 miles away) which I have been trying not to notice for several months now. Price is almost a 'grand' and with two Colin Archer kits in the cellar store…..best leave well alone.

Does anyone have their models on video on You Tube? Hoping to get the Fisher there soon. Any thoughts on that? Good thing? -or not? I note that when I write 'model Fisher motorsailer' on google, the posts on MB Forum pop up….with lot's of other full size stuff as well.

George

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Hi George, all of my boats are on my YouTube channel, just type in “Model boats at Bushy Park” and you should come across something of mine.

I don’t get a lot of hits but it’s nice to try and inspire others to maybe get into this hobby of ours.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[geconParticipant @gecon]

Thanks Ricky, I don't have a YouTube A/C but grandchild is going to help with that when he has processed the drone footage of the Fisher. His PC is in for repair and he needs the App on his PC. He also filmed the Comtesse for a short while last summer which I hope he'll set up for me.

Over to 'Bushy' PDQ…

George

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

George. Nice pictures by the way. I have been using the big camera lately after having been lazy in using the compact (although this still gives good pictures) for ages. The zoom on it is phenomenal and allows full-frame filling pictures of boats even when they are out a way.

Although Richard has a separate video recorder, the camera does take pretty good video footage.

unfortunately I always find that the combination of someone else videoing whilst I am driving, or me videoing while someone else is driving does not always produce the result I would like but perhaps I am just fussy.

However, having someone drive the boat while I take static type shots is different, as you can instruct the driver to turn, speed up, slow down etc to get the decent shot. I have even had the privilege of driving some of Colin’s boats while he took pictures, and as you have seen, both Colin and my neighbour Jim were required to get “the right” shots of the Walrus at speed.

Between them, using high speed sequential settings on their DLSR”s they must have taken 800 or more pictures, most of which were binned due to blurring, cutting bits off the aircraft, unsuitable backgrounds….ducks in shot, aircraft “hopping” or digging floats in….very tricky, but worth it for the few exceptional ones (which look fantastic on the pc screen) and all for three or four shots in the mag!

Hopefully the pond will be a bit clearer of muck tomorrow. Will recce this afternoon on bike.

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

No. Pond even worse with the brown algae orwotever…

Ashley

[geconParticipant @gecon]

Thanks for the info Ashley, I've never been much of a photographer must admit. Hope some of the forthcoming photos will be good. I liked the videos from inside the wheelhouse so maybe that will get to YouTube sometime. After that I'll settle down to building the Colin Archer -without bothering everyone with pictures of that.

Was out again today as it was +20*C and the forecast for many days to come is +8* to +10*C again. Took a couple of shots with my phone just for fun.

George

Edited By gecon on 19/04/2021 18:47:32

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Like the seagull George, nice touch👍

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

In addition to the recent boat stands I've now build some boxes for my transmitters for transport and storage.

With the amount of materials used I could have built a boat or two!

Just got to finish some preparation and will then be ready to book a slot down the club to see how Scotfree (the white one) performs.

Chris

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I have a builders bag for all my stuff. Loads of pockets for batteries etc and the top opens up square for easy transmitter insertion.

Shufty in the park this afternoon and the muck almost gone so ok for Sunday.

Sunday….special projects, Stingray and ferry (as rescue boat…..) OBVIOUSLY only just in case.

George, great pictures, very realistic.

Ashley

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Went to Knightcote this morning for my first visit of the season. Our new shelter and store is very impressive and a great addition to the facilities. The club is on a farm and in a lovely spot. As usual the fish were looking for food but soon disappear when the power boats are on the water. They always take an interest in the yachts though!

Spent a very pleasant couple of hours having a gentle sail and trying out my new Scotfree race boat. As I suspected it is too fast for our relatively small lake, by the time it has lifted its skirts up you are at a turn bouy and if going too fast it is very twitchy and will spin out. Made some adjustments to throttle curve and rudder travel which helped, but more tweaking required. It will always be a handful though!

Chris

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

That`s a lovely looking pond to boat in…and a shed as well! Do they have fishermen there?

Ashley

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Hi Ashley

No fisherman, for the sole use of model boaters. It was a purpose built a few years ago, before I joined the club, and as I understand, excavated by the farmer, with the result that it is a consistent depth and no concrete edgings, which is a blessing!

The new building replaces the previous shelter and separate store/shed which were getting past their sell by date. Fitting out is still in progress but provides a lot of space. The club house is the greeny blue building at the back which we can't use at the moment due to Covid restrictions.

Chris

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Where does the time go to? Last Sunday and Tuesday were ..Sunday cold and windy…Tuesday ok but crud on th3 water.

Been to pond today and crud dispersed but still around. I think it may get a bit grubby for Barbie..I may fast boat instead..Hobbies Hydro….

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

….hydro, saucer and Valiant. I SUPPOSE I might bung the Barbie in there.

Ordered and received two stick 7.2’s from component shop. Quick delivery as always.

With the advent of the fast stuff using small Lipos, I am trying to get the Nimh collection down to just stick 7.2 and 9.6, and “compact” 7.2’s.

I was building up a varied collection of Nimhs due to the varied shape of the boats being built but the very small Lipos negate all that (coz they are small!).

However…I have spotted the next project, a speedboat from 1947, from a yank manufacturer I believe still going, but this pre-dates the name of the current company. OBVIOUSLY it’s not “just” a speedboat, and I have emailed the Website where I saw the picture to see if any further info may be available..measurements and so on and even pictures. As this is a boat fan club organisation I would hope they know who owns it? Never know. I will of course be dickering with the dimensions in any case in order to make it work, as these things rarely translate from actual to model.

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Galleon, Barbie, Tup and of course Woody. Covers most eventually of pond state!

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Very pleasant boating last Sunday. Pond nice and clear, no wind. Lovely morning. All boats performing as intended! (makes a change).

Reply from classic boat society saying `wot picture` …..???? I gave them the full picture title I would have thought he could find it??

Was a very brief reply, and |i hope I dont just get a ` no I cant find that` and nothing else….

Ashley

[Chris EParticipant @chrise]

Ashley

If all else fails you could send a screen grab of the picture with the URL clearly visible.

Chris

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Chris. Good call. I assumed he would have a search and find it, but.

Have copied the url and sent it now….wait and see.

Trouble with emailing abroad, the time difference .

No boating today due to lack of boaters but it’s raining and blowing a Hooley so we would have cancelled anyway. Sob sob.

Tomorrow or thurs perhaps if it’s nice. Got several things to test (Stingray, Fishy, Cobb)

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Popping to pond this morning to test fishy.

Have made a puck as we discussed Sunday. It has a pirate minion on it…he is Captain Puck-wash…..

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Are you speaking in your local dialect. Ashley?

We have something similar, `ere up North, like…….

Eeee bar gum!

Gerr off, yer daf thing!

Yer wot?

All good stuff eh?

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Not quite Bob! The puck is a…puck…like they use in ice hockey, the flat pill like thing they bash with their sticks. It is to play with on the pond with our new secret projects.

Will pm you….

Ash

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

…also made a rescue add-on for the projects,somthing I think will bejollyuseful.

The last owner of the big destroying is coming down to see it in action on 23rd May, so I have to decide what else to bring. Ideally one the bigger boats…a carrier, the Type 42 perhaps, but rooom will be an issue. I might have to have a test-fit in the car to see what will go in.

fishy test last Wed ok barring water ingress still. It is not (or doesn’t appear to be) coming over the rear raised height combing as when I run the thing without the rear cover you can see that the water ones nowhere near the top.

The only likely candidate is leakage through the pivot tubes for its little side fins, as the inner solid rod is not a tight fit,and the tubs are relatively short. The fins are also sticking out flat to the water so acting as brakes a bit, so I have glued the pivot rods in. This will seal them and keep the fins flat to the water flow and reduce drag.

One of the things I was worried about was rear sinkage at speed, which is fairly minor in the event, however the taildoes have a hole n it low down to try some lifting fins and I tried them on Weds and there is a visible mprovement. More testing Sunday and once I am happy with the angle I will make a one-piece fin to glue permanently under the tail.

Glueing the fins in has meant altering the storage box as well, but nothing that a chisel couldn’t fix….

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Sunday. Bit breezy so ..projects, Mintanic, saucer. However, nice day and warm with it. Sat in tee shirts it was so warm.

Puck did not work as hoped for..and ended up at the other side of the pond… in fact, the project boat really is at fault, but I have carried out some improvements on the puck so we will see.

Recovery device also a failure…due to the design of the project boats that it was designed to slip over. Added some extra foam to the front….retest on Tuesday weather permitting.

Ashley

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