InDaTube

Hugh,

Stunning, precision workmanship....... Wow
State of the Art materials, creative details and new ideas......
Well done........

InDaTube

YPC

Hugh + 10 .....stunning !

YPC

Hi BC....the shape is certainly unusual - BUT - their is some good / beneficial logic in it.

The thought behind the full scale surfing TOMO board is to have a much 'shorter' board (lighter with less drag- wind- leverage effect) with the same effective rail turning potential.

The actual rail line is what is most interesting to me. This board could well be a 900mm plus (36") length board, if the tail and nose were extended to complete its traditional looking symmetrical lines. Effectively,what we have with this design - is a 'shorter board - yet- with the same effective rail length, as what a longer board offers.

dreadrock

G'day Crew,
Have been busy and i think Ol M8's finally ready for some real world testing, have done a quick flat water test and a 10min sesh in horrible choppy, sloppy on shore washing machine conditions (couldn't resist), went ok and was fun. A couple of minor issues, which have hopefully been sorted. I found i was loosing bind from time to time (with the antenna being in the engine bay( now external)) , split a water line and had trouble seeing Ol M8 in the white water (no paint just glass n foam (white amongst white)), I gave Ol M8 a quick squirt with a pressure pack just for some colour. I'll paint both Ol M8 and the board once i've got it all sorted (have had to make a few mods already which would've screwed any paint work) i think i have now got it all sorted. I went to take some happy snaps but the camera is flat (on charge now). Here's a couple of progress shots that were already on the computer, i'll get some more recent shots and hopefully a couple actionys up later :-)
The fin, engine bay lay out an Ol m8 getting ready for his new ride
Cheers Nigel
Oh kind of side note...have just been looking at old posts
Tripper, sorry M8 gave you the wrong date for my Bday bash, is tonite 19th not 16th sorry, 16th was last mnths gig

RC Resinator

Hugh,

bearcave

Hi Bro

was just jestin with the last comment... i checked out the real one specswhen you started building know what you are sayin

look fwd to your thoughts when surfin it

bc

YPC

No worries BC.....I'm already thinking of the next project.....a Shred'A" float'er ...hybrid......LOL

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11..._7/key_/tm.htm

bearcave

you are always thinkin Bro itsall good...btw reckon theremaybe a 49inch barnstormer jet models etc in half design back of your cave too...

just sayin.. lol

bearcave

you gotta do a twin fin one day too

dreadrock

G'day Guys, Got to run 2 batts, the other day, Yeew finally after what seems like forever. Was so much fun, the first batt out at "Middleton" (family friendly/beginers beach) but found by the time he got to where the waves were i could hardly see him (spent most of the time in 6" waves giving my mates dog something to chase). Second batt out at "Railys", much better, the beach is steep with sandhills to stand on breaking over reef. Had a ball got a few fun ones with a couple of big airs just because.....he can...lol
About 3ft face 4-5 on the sets? Med/strong cross shore winds. (should have paddled out myself)
I think Ol Mate was crapping himself there a fair bit when the sets came through and cought on the inside, wow i felt a real kook just trying to get out the back lol, was getting the hang of it towards the end tho
All in all i'm rather impressed, the main issues are getting blown over (backflipping) when charging down the line and the dreaded hop under power, i'm only using about half throttle or he just wants to jump out the water.
So more lead going on and have to make a new way of keeping the batt secure as i ripped the velcro strap out...todays jobs
A few more prog shots and 1 Jeff sent me, not the greatest shot taken on phone
Cheers Nigel

RC HAWAIIAN STYLE

dreadrock



ureal air,,, you must be 35 feet in the air,, (new world record ) check your CG maybe move up to 45 to 50 %,,


or add jimi reverse rocker ,, but not much ,,, all your hard work has paid off,, now its time to rip some waves .. great job




maui john

YPC

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsb-6frofbY[/youtube]

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11...m.htm#11486766

Hughengland

Dom your last video is THE BEST rc surfing ever.
Well done, the waves were friggin 100%
Your new build looked like Kelly from my 28" imac!
Maui still flattttttttttt

YPC

Howzit Hugh !

Thanks for the 'rating'....much appreciated coming from 'you' (excuse the punn.....LOL)

It was a great wave to try the float'er board out on...not many surfers around either......the board felt very responsive.....I reckon I will have heaps of fun with this one.

Cant believe Maui is still flat....!....something has to happen sooooon !

Bro'

RC Resinator

Small wave test...a short clip:

-RC Resinator

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPXmyvmTsjU[/youtube]

InDaTube

MJ and all my friends.......

InDaTube Version 1.9 is a great success........ Just Ripping.
I did have a session where he went pretty much dead in the water......?
Lucky for me he drifted in without any damage.
Why was he dead in the water......... Sea Weed wrapped around the prop....... looked like a KFC drumstick!!!!
I had to cut it off with a knife, No damage.......

I surfed all day long at a spot we will just call "Mark's Place" in perfect conditions.
No other surfers in the water for a half mile in either direction
Glassy / Sunny / Warm
Waves were 3+ feet faces with some larger sets.
Workable Corners or Down the Line chargers

Mark, Steve and Mike all say hi and look forward to your next visit.

I am attaching a few photos showing the Rustic Setting and conditions of this Secret Spot.

Larry / InDaTube

Hughengland

Resinator - really looking forward to the world's largest rc surfer in some bigger waves. Looks like it does all great in small ones.

Larry - what a perfect spot to live & rc surf. What happens when there are large waves at high tide. Does the house float?

Hugh's new swallow build update:
- finally completed epoxying all the deck hardware, water cooling tubes, servo mounts, fin tubes.
- Kimo got some back surgery and had his receiver embedded for higher antenna position
- I decided to use Kimo on this new build, so I can take my time with new figure at a later date.

InDaTube

Hugh,

With large waves and high tide........ it gets pretty exciting, but nothing major happens. This place has been here for more than 50 years.

Larry

YPC

Looking G8 Hugh...

A few moments in time from yesterdays session.







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsb-6frofbY

Bro'

RC HAWAIIAN STYLE

indatube


it looks like you can sit on the couch and rc surf ,, i hope you saved me a room ,,, LOL



resinator you cant tell that the board is 48 in. long ,,, it slides like a real surfboard ,,, the vid is hard to see but it looks like a winner


maui john

RC HAWAIIAN STYLE

check out what i found on a different site ,,,, call me old fashion but i love curves ,, and this one ,, is one of the best i have found

YPC

MJ - Curves are good !..great build Kite !...its the length of the 'effective portion of the curve' I find, that makes the difference.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11...m.htm#11487803 .....post 154

Bro'

dreadrock

Thanks MJ,
I added more lead to the keel and it seems to have sorted out the issues, i think it was just to light in general, it now weighs in just under 2.8kg or about 6lb for our non metric friends.
That picture must be a bit decieving, i'd say about half of that but cheers...
Had a quick 5 min session today, minimal bounce on the flat water and holds into the face well (no blow over), wow full noise is pretty darn quick, yeeew, was lovin it then Ol Mate decided he'd rather be swimming than surfing :-(....so seaing as everything seems to be working as it should it's time to strip it all out, pretty it up and add some colour...
Cheers Nigel

dreadrock

Lots of great builds going on..Resonator your board looks to be going well, am looking forward to seaing it in some larger stuff
Dom the floater looks a rather different but goes well
Kite your latest creation looks great, love the shape and paint looks awesome
Hugh beautiful work as always, in the second pic i was thinking darn that's a big spade bit and what the heck are you doing with that but the 3rd pic kind of answered that question..lol
Fun sessions an long run times to all

InDaTube

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