RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Dash7ATP What is going on with the forum opening up.  If I click on the email link to this page or post, it stalls and won't open.  I can go to a saved link to page one, and it opens right up. Then I can go to the drop down menu to get to this page OK.  It's a little more time consuming, but I can get here. This has been going on now for about a week or so.  Great looking WACO, Tmac! Joe [/quote] I am having the same problem!! I can not open a web browser from an email, but I can go through the long way by bring up the RCU from a new web browser and go the long way to get to the forum.... It is a real pain A$$ and very time comsuming.
Posted on: 8/18/2012 8:19 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder Problem with a shop that size is you rattle around like a BeeBee in a Beer can. Bill, Waco Brother #1 [/quote] Now all you need it a metel lathe, and a nice milling machine and you could crank out some Bill's custom landing gear of your own design for airplanes, that would help out the Brotherhood. LOL
Posted on: 7/7/2012 11:00 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Well now I guess I have no excuses any more, I need to get off my duff and finish my 1/6 scale YMF so I can get started on my 1/5 Scale Waco. I received my package today from Fibertech with my cowling and wheel pant. Their is no need to split these wheel pants in half to shave the excess out of the middle that was all taken care of for me. COOL DEAL!!!! Here's just a few pics to show ya I'm not pollin yer chain.
Posted on: 5/4/2012 1:15 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
To all the Brotherhood I hope you all have a joyful and a Very Merry Christmas!!!, and a very Happy New Year.
Posted on: 12/25/2011 8:24 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
If the new "Tee's" are going to be a shade of blue I'd be interested in ordering a couple of new shirts. PM me on the price and details who ever is taking charge of the orders this time. Thanks
Posted on: 10/22/2011 9:39 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Looks like he was inspecting your yard to see if it was properly setup for any kind of natural disasters, It looks like he said your yard failed, and he'll propably be back for a re-inspection!!! LOL
Posted on: 10/13/2011 5:17 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Dallas, Since your madain voyage have you had any chances to get her underway again. I know that in one of your post you was trying to reconfigure your propulsion how did that all turn out. I can say one thing for sure you are making it hard to make a build to match what you have done. Job well done!!
Posted on: 7/14/2011 9:26 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: WACO YMF
So how is everybody enjoying the heat? Definetly giving the Air Conditioners a work out. Have a nice day!! Later
Posted on: 6/9/2011 10:29 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Been a very long time since my last post, at least I keep up on reading the posting. Master Chief (Bill) you need to take better care of thee ole' ticker need you to stay around. Since us ole Navy guys are short on demand. To get back to the topic are we having fun yet? At least every chance I get to fire up my 1/5scale HPI Baja 5B, and burn up the trinches. As far as the 1/6scale Waco I haven't been able to get it finished yet, but hopefully I can get back to it and finish it. I bought one of those little Waco's from Hobby Lobby for an electric it isn't to bad for a foam modeled plane. Later for now
Posted on: 6/5/2011 8:21 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder [quote]ORIGINAL: redbiscuits Flightstick, Try these guys. $39.00 US for a new 1/5 scale cowl. http://www.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com/catalog.htm Gary [/quote] They don't have the YMF Cowl. They only have the UMF cowl (I don't care what they call it). Stan's Fibertech is the only one with the correct cowl. Bill, Waco Brother #1 [/quote] What happen to Stan's website click on anything and it takes you to an off the wall website that has nothing to do with R/C Models or anything related to Model Aircraft. He is still in business I hope I haven't had a chance to get my cowling yet for my 1/5 scale waco or my wheel pants.
Posted on: 7/11/2010 1:57 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Dallas, Your tug is really looking good, the battery looks like it could get lost inside the hull. Have you gotten your final weight set yet for your draft of the boat to get it down to the proper water line. The guy with the 51" tug and if I remember right he said his weighed in at 80 pounds, I was just curious to see how much yours weighs in at for proper drafting. I am still trying to work out all the bugs on my bandsaw I bought, it doesn't have pitch rollers for guides on the blade all they are is pins you have to adjust to keep the blade from walking around, it at least has little rollers in the back of the blade when you are pusking the wood through, but in time I'll get all the bugs worked out and get busy on my tug. It might turn out to be a winter project, to much work to do around the house to get any time to play with the hobby, bad enough I haven't had the time to take any planes out to fly yet. Oh well! Good luck on the madian voyage.
Posted on: 6/27/2010 11:51 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
I have a good one is anybody having any problems with there email notification of new post for some reason all of mine are coming in looking like this. Subscription: RE: [Awaiting Approval] - by Stickbuilder | Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC Stickbuilder at 4/18/2010 10:42 PM Just curious if anybody else is having the same problem.
Posted on: 4/18/2010 11:42 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
The idea of the catwalk is a different look, but it all most turns it into a San Pedro tug. The only difference between the Angels Gate and the San Pedro tug the Pilot house is set back on top of the supersttructure to enable the catwalk to wrap around the front of the pilot house, and the Stack is a little different in shape as well. Harbor Models has the pictures of the San Pedro tug.
Posted on: 4/18/2010 1:30 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Dallas, keep up the pace of work your doing on your tug, you'll be doing a christening for your tug very soon. Very nice work so far very impressed. By the looks of things I have a serious amount of attention to deatail to up hold on mine. Thanks for the info about the Bandsaw I found the one from Harbor Freight, but I was able to do my homework and found a Skil Bandsaw through Lowes for about $20.00 cheaper than Harbor Freight plus free shipping. So hopefully after Tuesday I should be able to get my tug started, and I'll be able to post pics. Later
Posted on: 4/10/2010 9:41 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Dallas, I was checking out the work you have done so far and I'd have to admit I am very impressed! She is turning into a nice looking tug. I have one question for yea, your band saw where did you get it I have bee looking for one for some time now with no luck, I found one once, but the smallest blade it could use was 1/2" wide teeth and all, not a very good blade to use for cutting Birch ply with a lot of radius to cut, I like my scroll saw, but it only has a radius diameter of 18" not to good for some of the cutting I'll be needing to do here soon. It would make it hard to cut the Keel out for the tug. Now if I could get my hands on a band saw that could use narrow blade width now that would be the ticket to getting the work done. Keep up the good work, and keep the pics coming. Oh before I forget I meant to ask you what thickness of wood are you using for the Keel, on the plans I have if I use the thickness of wood that the plans were blown up to my keel would be 3/8" thick. Thanks
Posted on: 4/5/2010 2:26 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Dallas, As far I know and from what I have been told the Kort nozzle inhanses the effectiveness in the forward direction at making a more positive water column producing a more positive thrust. I meant to ask you about your Darby what are you running for propulsion a 6 or 12 volt motors. I have one of the Dumas American Beauty River boat, and it is set up with Dual prop with kort nozzle, and the surprizing thing is the rudder set up total of six rudders some serious steerage control, but some serious pushing power for a six volt propulsion sysytem. I just wish I had some bardges to set it up with to make it more realistic. Later
Posted on: 3/21/2010 3:01 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Dallas, On your Darby do you have it setup as an open wheel or closed wheel? So far I don't have my Darby built because I can't make up my mind as to which direction I want to go. To the best of my knowledge the actual tug is a closed wheel with dual rudder setup just like the one on Harbor Models website. If that is how the real Darby is setup then that is how I would really like to set mine up. On the plans for my 51" Angel Gate tug I measured it and it appears that the biggest prop I can fit on it is a 3.5" prop. So now I have to check out Harbor Models and see if they have a 3.5 x 5 bladed prop. Later
Posted on: 3/19/2010 9:21 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Well I Finally broke down, and made my first intitial wood order. Now hopefully I calculated right and orderd the right amount for my ribs and keel along with the lower and mid deck, I'll be in business I beleive that I have enough 1/8 x 1/2 Balsa strips to plank the hull, but shoot it will be a while before I'll be ready for that. I'll just have to post pics as they come available to share. I just hope mine turns out as well as yours is so far. I am starting out with a 51" tug for now, but I do plan on building a 37" later on just just wanted a tug the same length as my Darby first so I can have tug pulling contest to see which on is the bad A$$ tug on the pond. LOL Later for now!
Posted on: 3/19/2010 10:53 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
Nice work so far, I bet that lazer cut kit from Martin Rousseau makes life a whole lot nicer. I have been in contact with him, and when I get a chance to make the order I am going to have a lazer cut kit done for a 51" tug. I really like his idea for the joints making look like puzzle pieces. So keep up the good work and pics as progress proceeds. I see your like me had to have a Mister Darby, but mine ain't finished yet.
Posted on: 3/5/2010 4:49 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: HighPlains [size=7]Congratulations, WACO thread, 10,000 posts and over half a million reads![/size] [/quote] COOL, and it is kind of fitting to see that post 10,001 is done by none other than the grand master of the thread. So Bill, did you ever in your mind think that the thread would have ever lasted this long. This is quite an accomplishment, My hat is off to you "Master Chief".
Posted on: 1/25/2010 12:26 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Dan, I meant to post earlier, but you have done a nice job on your Waco!! I hope it fly's as good as it looks. Later
Posted on: 11/30/2009 9:54 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Mitch (nine o nine) sent you a pm concerning the Tee Shirts and it has all my info included.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 4:49 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Dan Thrust me I know what you mean about the second hand smoke, and when you walk pass a person in a store you can smell the smoke on them, it makes you think dam I used to smell like that to other people that never smoked a day in there lives. I know what you mean about being in the hobby room that is where I did alot of my smoking, and it is hard to be in there and not have a cigarette burning. I have the power to succeed and stand in the ranks of thous that have quit themselves!!![:D] later
Posted on: 11/17/2009 4:04 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: RICKSTUBBZ Bill, All right, you woke some of us up with that…Shut it down [>:] ? Heck NO[sm=punching.gif]! I am still waiting on the chance to buy that T-shirt[:D]. I too, check in on this thread everyday. I have not been able to post here much because the stuff I have been working on only resembles a WACO in the since that they fly. Eventually I will start working on a WACO and you will be wondering how to shut me up[;)]. How’s the new shop coming by the way? [/quote] Here!! Here!! I whole heartly agree with Rick without the thread some of that really haven't built a plane of this magnitude would be lost without the tutelage and expertise of such a fine airplane [:D][:D], I haven't been working on the plane much at all took a big stall and I haven't been able to pick it back up the airplane out grew my work space available to set it up and do the incidence correctly, unable to manuever around it. I know I have only been with the tread since December 2008, but then I have to agree with Rick again since the notification of wanting to make another TEE SHIRT order I have been patiently awating for the day the order getting made, and officially becoming a member of the Waco Brotherhood the tee shirt would be like an official seal of membership of a club just like the little stickers AMA gives you everytime you renew your licence. Now off the subject matter the last 5 month have been pure torture, but I do think I have it beat now the desire has long past, but it has been now over "5 MONTHS WITHOUT A CIGARETTE"!!!!!! the only bad thing is there a still a lot of time where it feels like Bubba and Bertha are still sitting on me chest, but hopefully in time that will all pass. Bill is the matter of the tee shirts still alive or has it died due to the lack if interest? I still find it hard to believe that the other members of the Waco Brotherhood can't stand up or ROGER up on the part of helping make this a positive action, and get the order made. Hey at least now that I don't smoke I don't need the front pocket of the tee shirt to carry cigarettes around any more.[:D][:D] DON"T KILL THE THREAD!!!! please later all HOOOOLY smokes!!!! I just got a look at the roster 147 members WOW!! I guess we need to spark the interest about the TEE SHIRTS for the newest members maybe we can get an order made, it is really easy to do just send Bill (stickbuilder) an email for the size and the amount of shirts you want, and hopefully without to much pain we all can have a nice tee shirt to wear when we go out to fly our planes!![:D]
Posted on: 11/17/2009 10:36 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: 85 ft Harbor Tug/Angels Gate
I feel very relieved to see the tread is still some what alive, I started the tread to find the plans for the tug, and I would have never beleived that it would have gotten some much interest and inputs towards the tug. I personally haven't been able to start a project of my own yet, but I am still in the workings of it getting started soon!! I still have my Mister Darby to get finished who would have ever figured that the tug would involve so much money!, but once I get it finished I still have a Dumas kits American Beauty river tug to build and the angel gate tug to build, but hopefully in time I'll be able to post pic's of my own on the thread. later Happy building or for some Happy boating.
Posted on: 11/17/2009 9:57 AM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: Prather Spitfire II Hydro instruction manual
Thanks for the reply! I have a posty on the Intelwaters website and I have gotten a reply from it and also so some interesting news about Prather boats that Al Prather sold the rights to hyperformanceproducts.com so now they are building most of all the Prather line of boats. The only thing that I see different is that they mold the boats in a white primer base, which might make the surfacing a little easier.
Posted on: 8/17/2009 1:31 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: WACO YMF
Well I guess if you don't make any post in a while they make you update and verify your email address after doing that and I was able to get to the forum I come to find I am almost 8 pages behind since the last post I received.
Posted on: 8/14/2009 3:59 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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Prather Spitfire II Hydro instruction manual
[:o]Hello All,[:o] Well my concern is I just bought a new in box Spitfire II off of EBAY, but when I got it the only thing missing out of the whole box was the building instructions. I am putting this out to see if there is anybody out there that might have the instrution book so I can get this boat put together. I would be willing to pay for the copy fees and postage and handling or if somebody has the means of scanning and can email the instructions it would be highly appreciated.
Posted on: 8/14/2009 3:44 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder [quote]ORIGINAL: RCBOATMANIAC [quote]ORIGINAL: TexasSkyPilot Thanks, Dave. Sounds like the odds are pretty good that mine isn't the old version then. That's good news! Jim [/quote] Bill,,Jim, Well it looks like the odds were in my favor as well, I got my engine in the mail today and as to my surprize it is a OS Gemini FT-120II and not the older version
Posted on: 7/6/2009 2:47 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: TexasSkyPilot Thanks, Dave. Sounds like the odds are pretty good that mine isn't the old version then. That's good news! Jim [/quote] Bill,,Jim, Well it looks like the odds were in my favor as well, I got my engine in the mail today and as to my surprize it is a OS Gemini FT-120II and not the older version. I ain't going to complain about the price I paid for a Brand New in Box engine.
Posted on: 7/6/2009 12:14 PM by Author "RCBOATMANIAC" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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