Todays Boating

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tested the Griffon on Tuesday and both motors were fairly well balanced. It went ok and got up on the plane however this is something i DONT want…it needs to stay flat as speed. I have cut some channels in the base to stop the water bunching up prior to planing, also made much bigger rudders.

I need to change an esc in the bus I think to even out the starting issue. It still goes alright though….its dead fast.

Also, a boat which I only thought needed ballasting still has a flooding issue and needs some mods….ho hum.

The longtail however is now finished and has not only a driver but a passenger as well! Thanks Trev, another charity shop find. Tropical leaves adorn the Battery cover and I now need a couple of polystyrene balls…thought I had some but they may have been thrown.

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

and I now need a couple of polystyrene balls…thought I had some but they may have been thrown

Ashley, are those the things which help you to float on your back if you fall into the pond?….

Colin

 

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Hi Colin. Yes…and it will be interesting to see if Lindsey feels brave enough to include the quite innocent  sentence that has both melons and moana in it, in the article as and when.

Griffon slowly getting there. I am in the creative painting stage now and it’s slow going.

I have only a few minor details to make, rear fins being the largest but will probably be the last. I have been carving up the base in an effort to get the thing to stay on an even keel at speed (not that it actually has a keel) but am away on the iow fir a wook cone Sunday so two sunday sailing sessions will be missed along with the weekdays. Bright side is I get to see the real thing!

Ashley

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