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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/9/2012 10:08 PM   
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I might have to sea trial Red Baron with an esc that I have with lower power. Bill


If that's the case make sure you have Folly on standby in case the magic smoke gets released from the ESC.

I don't mind if they take a little while rebuilding the motor as long as they do it right.

If this year is anything like last we may end up running boats all winter long..Wouldn't that be a hoot...

Once the motor comes back I am going to wrap water cooling coils around both motors and hook up the water lines. Between that and the fans I think she will run cool.

Remember that air chamber thingy I built a while back...I decided to use it in the engineroom after all. It will be set up near the ceiling to pull out the hot air and air lines will be set up at the exhaust vents to exhaust the air outside the boat. I thought of this after running the Astro 25's and noted how warm it was in the engineroom. So after busy season at work ends, the rebuilt motor and all the motor cooling devices goes in. Then another round of sea trials.

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/10/2012 6:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Rich and good thinking on re-purposing that complex and impressive air chamber!

DS you continue to amaze.

Bill thanks for the davit details and I'd love to see a pic of your final crane design and rigging. Maybe you already posted it. I'll check.

BTW Bill is to blame for tonight's addition using scraps of vinyl sheet protector as he did a while back . I highly recommend this very quick and easy detail. Adds a great amount of realism and interest to the boat in no time. And it didn't cost a dime .

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/10/2012 2:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Dauntlessfan,

Man I love the way your boat is looking. By seeing how all the details are coming together in the bridge definitely makes it play the part. The boat is am amazing piece of art. I also like the blue light that shines behind the seat. What is that? It looks cool wherever it is coming from.

I have an extra block that I will send you. I have not been home in a few days because of work obligations but when I do get home I will drop it in the mail for you. I should be home hopefully by the end of the week. It is brass and will give your davit nice detail. It is small & light so shipping is nothing..

Hopefully Bill will show you his so you have a better idea on how it looks.

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/10/2012 6:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Awesome Rich, thanks for doing that! So cool of you. I can't wait to get it!

The bluish light is coming from a tiny LED utility light that I set in there to light up the bridge for the pic. I found it at Dollar Tree. At a buck I figured what the heck just to play around with. Most of the stuff I find at the dollar store is... well... worth about a dollar. But this little thing is actually solidly built, suprisingly bright, batteries included, and it has an effective diffused lens. Huh!

Are you thinking of backlighting your bridge area when it's on public display?

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/10/2012 7:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dauntless is in dry dock at the moment awaiting new esc's but i managed to go aboard and take this shot for you.

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/10/2012 7:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Very cool Dauntlessfan!!

Hi Bill, I know it takes some work climbing aboard to get that shot, thanks! This is inspiring me to finish up that detail.

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/10/2012 11:59 PM   
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 12:14 AM   
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If you can, I would love to see what you do for a stuffing tube, etc... as I am trying to learn, if you can of course.

Keep up the drive!
Carlos


Hi Deepsky....This is a good question for you being that you just did the stuffing tubes. Please explain this process to Carlos so that he has a better understainding on what to do.

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 1:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		the first thing was to mesure 2/1/2 in from the keel on the inside of the hull and mark where the rudder blocks go at center then drill at center once the holes are drilled then i mesured 2/1/2 from the center of keel on the bottom made 2 lines to go by then mesure 2/3/8s from the rudder holes thats were the struts start i glued the struts on with a drop of 5 min epoxy once i made shure they were in line then slid the shafts in the struts this tells me were the tubes go thrue the hull by making the 2 lines on the bottom it keeps the shafts in line then i drilled the hole with a long bit you just have to keep cutting the hole longer until the shaft and tube fits then i epoxyed with thick 5 min epoxy to set them in i hope this helps here some pix

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 1:43 AM   
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i hope i explained it ok

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 2:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		i allmost forgot if yoy put the rudders inthe holes it helps line up the shafts by sliding the struts on the shafts and then slide the shafts forward you will see were they toucth they should toucth the lines you made the rudder holes are the key once the rudder holes are there you can line the shafts to the holes and the lines this keeps them strait.

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 4:00 AM   
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How about these side wake comparisons?

Bob


#3 looks spot on!

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 5:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Bill - thanks for posting. Very nice! And thanks also for noting that the pipe support probably carried the wires to the bow light. From this I was able to solve tonight's wiring problem. See there's a bow former that runs along the centerline. So drilling straight down for a cable run isn't possible. So I ran the bow light wires throught the pipe support, then down at an angle. Next I used a hole saw to create an access point in bulkhead #1 to catch those wires. And... voila!

The grain-of-wheat bulbs are rated for 16,000 hours according to harbor models' site. I was going to put an LED in the bow, so I wouldn't have to worry about replacing it later. But now, looking at this rating, I figure I should just use the included incadescent bulb. Plus it has a more realistic output than an LED.

Also putting the rated 6V to this light seems overly bright. So I tried 4.5V and it seemed much more 'scale' and would probably add life to the bulb?

Anyone have an opinion on if it's worth it to put in LEDs or just use the included (Robbe) bulbs?



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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 11:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		DF my only experience with led lights is those that came on my rtr Atlantic. I didn't like the heavy wires coming out of the bulb and they seemed to be to bright. I haven't put lights on Dauntless but I have on my lobster boat and added mast lights to my Atlantic tug. In both cases I used grain of wheats and run them on 3v. If they have the life you described I would think you will never have to replace them. After all how often do you use them. I always run the boats in daylight and the lights are hard to see and not worth having them on. To me they are more of a "gee whiz" item. JMHO

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 12:38 PM   
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Thanks so much for the Stuffing Box Details and Pictures!

Rich, thanks for the PM with the Heads Up!

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 12:47 PM   
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I am struggling with the method you secured those Boat Propellers on what appears to be threaded Shafts (M5?), Correct?

Did you use a DOG Adapter? It does not look like it but, I am not sure?

I had thought that you would need a back-up nut to be placed on the threaded shaft first and then, the Boat Propeller using the Threaded method, correct?

Or, does the Spinner piece at the very end is the Securing Nut?

Here is your Picture that I am going by.


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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 12:48 PM   
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 4:05 PM   
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 6:02 PM   
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i just put them on to see what they look like they have a backup nut



Deep Sky,

Okay, so you did place or will place a BACK-UP Nut first and then, the Boat Propeller, correct?

Just needed to make sure as I certainly want to be sure that I do not lose my Boat Propellers and have my large PT311 in the middle of the Lake with a Gator nearby!

Also, these Boat Propellers are not cheap in any sense of the imagination, unlike the Airplane Propellers.

Again, thank you for your assistance.

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 6:09 PM   
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 6:17 PM   
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yes the nut goes on first then the prop some people put a drop of locktite on the threds so the props wont back off


Ah ha!

I knew it, Locktite! I will use the BLUE Stuff as the RED is permanent.

BLUE:
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/10/15/t_lkr_blue/overview/Loctite-Threadlocker-Blue-242.htm

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http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/10/15/t_lkr_red/overview/Loctite-Threadlocker-Red-271.htm

Thanks again!
Carlos

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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/11/2012 6:53 PM   
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/12/2012 2:50 AM   
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/12/2012 3:26 AM   
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RE: the unofficial home of the dumas dauntless - 9/12/2012 4:20 AM   
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I'm using Blue Locktite as well for the prop nuts in my current setup and no problemos.


ditto...blue locktite and all is good...

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