RE: How to seal a wooden boat? (many pinholes)
Are you asking me Corazzata ? If yes. The answer is , yes. Try it a few simple times on different types of scrap wood to get very good. ........Remember ALMOST ANY type of crack & hole filler will PROBABLY take a DIFFERENT darkness thann the bare wood. Trial & error for each type. That is why I have become MUCH better at hand fitting any odd shaped outer wood skins into place. Rich
Posted on: 11/18/2009 9:39 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: FULL Scale EDF- F- 100D Sabre
Thank you for doing a full scale. It is something most of us would love to accomplish at least once in our scale modeling efforts. My best to you............[:D] Rich ( Mr. Blue foam ) solids.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 9:30 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: FULL Scale EDF- F- 100D Sabre
[:D] When are you starting the build thread on the..............FULL SCALE .........as in the thread title ? Rich
Posted on: 11/15/2009 5:55 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: Simulated smoke
Count me in on this one.[8|] Problem was bulk of powder and feeding it at the right rate. More dreaming on this one. Rich
Posted on: 11/15/2009 5:50 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: Recommendations for a 1/8 scale hydroplane?
Enjoy them This is what happens later.......[:D] Rich
Posted on: 11/15/2009 9:36 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: How to seal a wooden boat? (many pinholes)
I use Ultra light weight wall spackle from H D or Lowes. .............ONLY...............If it is not a edge that will be banged or bumped a lot. It WILL SAND JUST LIKE BALSA. It is softer than ALL woods. Leaves NO raised hard spots like glues or Epoxy. Are your pinholes from construction pins ? If yes. You can sometimes completly close them completly with steam from a clothes iron. I CAREFULLY try the iron on delibertly pinholed wood of the same type to get the FEEL. I have also just put a tiny drop of water on a few holes. lots of holes received a wipe down with a wet cloth & then the steam iron. PRACTICE these types on SCRAP woods FIRST. Rich
Posted on: 11/15/2009 9:21 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: I need various boats models using 75 mhz can anyone recommend?
www.harborfreight.com has boats RTR @ 6 different frequencies at $ 50.00 ea. Item # 95641-1CKH 20 X $50 = They can SHARE.
Posted on: 11/14/2009 3:17 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: Any body here into real boats?
2002 Chaparrall 186SSI 5 L Chev. Weird at WOT. Feels like a slow roll and wiggle at 58 mph GPS. Fantastatic ride with 6 on board into 4 foot waves. DRY ! Bow is at about 35 degrees. Rich
Posted on: 11/14/2009 11:45 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Boats"
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RE: Need help please
Looks ready to swim. Did you hide the ramp cables? If you need to add a keel or keels. Use clear plastic. Did the real ones have keel. What is the classificationof her? LC............ I found a close one. LCT MK-6 ? Rich
Posted on: 11/14/2009 11:33 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Scale Boating"
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RE: NEU Motor trouble
Did you ever take the time to READ the warrenty requirements after you had the problem ??? If I ran NEU I would tell you. " If you can fix what you thought was a honest mistake, live with your own repairs." You post a set of pictures that looked very good for a factory to really consider making a no charge repair. Then you get impatient & stop them from reviewing & repairing it. WHY ?
Posted on: 11/3/2009 5:41 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9225848

RE: Battery gets very hot.
Thanks Phil. That is the Suppo? / BP H2217-4 that I now do not feel comfortable using any of my GWS props on....They just seem too "" WIGGLY "" The EPs seem to have become softer after 5 to 10 years. Time for a order to APC.
Posted on: 10/31/2009 9:27 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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RE: Battery gets very hot.
[:D][:D][:D] = HO HO HO. I am trying 3500KV on 6 volts with a 7 X 3.5 to 6" prop in a GWS F-15.... I am safe. My skull is twice as thick as a normal one. [8|] Rich
Posted on: 10/30/2009 9:19 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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RE: turning off led circuit with servo signal
You can open up a servo , remove all the gears, solder 2 wires to the motor bring them to the gear area and with a..... red & green leds..........2 resistors & 2 diodes have rear lights indicating ..........FWD no lights.........REV. Piece of cake. [:D]
Posted on: 10/30/2009 9:04 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: NEU Motor trouble
Somebody was interuppted during assembly.
Posted on: 10/30/2009 4:08 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9215597

RE: EDF reversing for air brakes
Put all the power plant parts on a 2" X 4" X 12 foot long stud, to check out any wiring or relay reject parts. So nice to find the "Baddies " that way Rich
Posted on: 10/30/2009 4:04 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: EDF reversing for air brakes
[:D][:D][:D] Way to think it out FIRST on paper. I still think popping a chute & having the tail fly off COULD be exciting ?? Stay with the FAILSAFE in foward relays idea. Trouble shooting will be a no brainer that way. My best wishes to you & the " BUFF ". [;)] Try to mount the relays with the moving contacts in the vertical position. That way a hard landing will PROBABLY NOT cause a split second shift in the contacts. If the relays are deenergized in FWD & the FWD contacts are all on the very bottom. OK..........If the unclosed REV contacts are the highest up. OK. A hard landing WILL NOT cause a momentary shift to REV at full speeds. Either way will work on a hard landing. DEFINATELY put a STEEL tail skid on her. Rich
Posted on: 10/30/2009 3:51 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: Pirate Ships
You and me are closely related. When I spend my money, I expect it, the product, to be AS GOOD as my money is at the time of the sale. Anything less is a ripoff by the seller. Good money SHOULD buy a good product. I do not buy running models any more. Wish you lived close enough to let me run your ships thru my shipyard for your kid. Rich
Posted on: 10/29/2009 7:17 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: Pirate Ships
Jhalfen. The Pirate ship you said had a poor rating could be a real winner !!.........Why ? Because other people are telling you what is wrong with it. You can correct the leak problems as you build it. Leaks in a plastic boat are solved by LIGHTY sanding ANY seams that are to be glued together. Lighty wipe All hull gluing surfaces on the inside & along the seam lines with a CLEAN cloth or paper towel & Alcohol. Glue together & then use cheap blue masking tape from Home Depot or any other place to hold the seams SNUGLY together. After the main seams of the hull have COMPLETLY dried. 1 or 2 days. Then we REALLY waterproof the seams.................With a tube of GE ...Silicone rubber...... Wipe the seams AGAIN with Alcohol and LIGHTLY smear the rubber over the seams. About a 1" wide. 2 more days. I gaurantee it is waterproof!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Done for over 40 plastics. The screws pulling out is doable with scraps of Pine wood & the Rubber again. Worst case if room is not available. We LIGHTLY run the screw threads in some THICK grease, wipe of the excess so just aVERY THIN FILM is on them. Mix up some 5 minute EPOXY and put a blob ON TOP OF & INTO THE THREADS in the holes. Run the greasy screws in the wet EPOXY holes.........Be back supper
Posted on: 10/29/2009 6:06 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: waxing hull...or sanding?
In the 60's ?? The USAF took a jet & drilled THOUSANDS of tiny holes on the top & bottom and blew air out of them. Result was more speed with less power from the engine. How many ways are there to skin a poor cat ??????????????[8|]
Posted on: 10/28/2009 10:00 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: waxing hull...or sanding?
Here is my 4 cents.................WW II ELCO 70' PTB Standard speed was 42 knots with a 33 ton boat . They installed 6 steps to the bottom & sides. Speed jumped to 56 knots and cornered better................Very large dimples?? Boats travel fastest when completly in air. Only the prop & rudder need to be in the water to qualify as a " real boat ".
Posted on: 10/28/2009 2:56 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: Engel Submarine Kit Builder
Hi AQUASUB. Is there a large difference between the seal failure rates of my sub that I have adjusted to run as a dynamic diver. It runs at most, 2' to 3' deep. Compared to hardcore diving depths ? What depths are done ? Is it a " Kamakasi " dive, due to the loss of signal as depth increases ? Thanks Rich
Posted on: 10/28/2009 8:01 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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RE: Engel Submarine Kit Builder
The good thing about our model shaft bearing areas is how...... small of a area........... is actually being in danger of deforming . On my 1/4" diameter shafts only about .030" to .060"of the circular seal face is in a "" bendable area "". The rest is pressed in place by a SS ring and much thicker. Bearing seal faces come in all weird face shapes. Some help & others make a leak occur faster. We just have to check with the bearing mfgr. to find out. BIG phone bills for a little detail. [:'(] Still, the bearing tube & shaft with a few thousandths of clearence works very well. I put Vasaline in the 1st one I did to a few thousandths. 6" long & the size 280 motor could bearly turn it at room temperatures. Would have flamed the motor easily in the water..........Oil is all that should be used in close fitting shafts & tubes.
Posted on: 10/27/2009 5:35 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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RE: Engel Submarine Kit Builder
I could not remember the depth versus pressure changes. Pressure increase @ 33' down is 1 atmosphere. 14.7 # increase more than surface air pressure. So we have a worst case of the seal at 33' resisting the difference of 15#. A problem may occur in the water being able and wanting to push itself into the WTC due to the compression of the 14.7#of PSI air in the chamber. That problem in our subs is handled by a VERY VERY close fit of the shaft diameter & the stuffing tube inside diameter. I run a few thousandths at MOST. I spin the driveshaft with a electric drill in a vise & constantly hand sand down the shaft till the shaft just slips in for the entire length. Oil works fine on 3" & longer. At 6" long & longer I switch to SS Sealed ball & thrust bearings to reduce needless shaft drag. Rich
Posted on: 10/27/2009 11:01 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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RE: Engel Submarine Kit Builder
Well all surface boats have a .......submerged prop, bearings, stuffing tube and a set of bearings near the motor. So the water pressure 4" down is the same for both sub & surface boats. That is the depth where all types of boats shaft seals spend 99 % of their time. My Gato has no leaks at 2' down running for 2 minutes. True, I do use SS sealed bearings in all boats. The change in water pressure is very little from 4" to 5'. I can look up the pressure change fom 4" to 5' if that would help. A sealed bearing with a low friction neoprene seal actually squeezes the shaft tighter as the outside pressure builds upon the shaft and seal face. At least mine do.
Posted on: 10/27/2009 10:31 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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RE: Engel Submarine Kit Builder
Aquasub. Putting grease in it center section will just increase shaft drag. The real sealing is at the sintered bushings. I like the design.
Posted on: 10/26/2009 9:05 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9204480

RE: Turnigy 5000mah 3 cell 25C lipos
Thanks for a post on this subject. Keeps happening when used at the higher amps. Size seems to matter more. Note I said at HIGHER amps................ C is a marketing tool. Amps & heat go together SOO well in batteries
Posted on: 10/26/2009 8:56 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "E-Flight Power Sources"
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RE: WTC Materials
AWWWW. Mine has a label on it. Please deposit in any mailbox. Return postage accepted. [8|]
Posted on: 10/26/2009 4:21 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9203679

RE: Engel Submarine Kit Builder
Not yet. [:D]
Posted on: 10/26/2009 4:05 PM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9203645

RE: Engel Submarine Kit Builder
I just use SS bearings / shafts & brass tube coated on the inside with a VERY thin grease. 8' PTB has run for years with no maintaince. Same setup for the rudder. Fine also. I did sand down the shaft for about a .003" to .005" fit. Important to any grease / oil fit & seal.
Posted on: 10/26/2009 8:41 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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RE: Waterproof Servos ?
Hey SUN. ou are 3 months late & a $ 1.00 short on this post. [:D][:D]
Posted on: 10/26/2009 8:31 AM by Author "cyclops2" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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