dr2

ok - dumb question # 1 . my kids gave me a NW 36- boat only. what exacly do I need to finish the boat? a servo motor - from other posts it sounds like a futaba s3802 - sailboat radio ? what kind ? and batteries? battery pack ? what kind ?
thanks !
dr

bobslr

Hi
No dumb question's here,There's alway's someone willing to help.
To build the boat out of the box you need a 2 channel radio, you can get one for under a hundred dollar's and they usually come with a couple of servo's so you can use one of those for the rudder.
The instruction's say you can use a standard servo for the sail's but it would be marginal at best 40 inch/oz of torque as opposed to some thing like 160-180 for an S3802, I don't have the spec's handy so that's a guess.
You will also need a 4.8 or 6.0 volt battery pack for the reciever.
The joint where the keel bulb goes together should be reinforced,and the radio box is a real weak point but if you read this thread from start to finish you'll get a lot of good idea's and pointers and don't be afraid to ask question's.
Bob

Mr. Wolf

Hi dr2
Sounds like you've got a handle on building your boat. And bobslr is right, there are lots of ideas and pictures here to help you. If you have a question feel free to email any one of us and we'll get back to you with an answer as soon as we can. Have fun building her and sailing her.

fishy2k8

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ive done a lot of work... got the new servo tray in, servos mounted, battery tray in, switch mount installed, and new pushrods in! here are some pics.. well they wouldnt upload, now im mad![:@]

fishy2k8

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pics

bobslr

Hi Fishy
Glad to see your makeing progress on your boat,keep us updated and more pic's please!
Bob

Mr. Wolf

Hi Fishy
Looking good. The boat looks nice and clean. Ready for repainting. Glade the servo and battery trays are in. Sounds like you have it about done. Know about the trouble uploading pics here. Thats why I link mine instead. Keep the pictures coming, cant wait to see your pics of it sailing again.

fishy2k8

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how do u link your pics?

Mr. Wolf

I upload my pictures with a file transfer protical program (FTP) to a spot my service profider set aside for me. Then here at rcuniverse I click on the link button here and fill in the hyper text transfer protical location (http://) and a little title for the pics link.

dbrownesq

Hi all. I have had my Northwind 36-600 kit for about two years. On the shelf, of course. Anyone who has built one before interested in earning some extra money assembling this kit for me?

Midget

hi guys i just bought a north wind 2 days ago and finally Ive finished building it
i had a fun time building it (Neely cut my finger off, stuff like that)
I started sailing on a 1:1 scale minnow, which is a tub boat with one main
sail. than i went on to a flying ant which I'm sailing on now.
so i know heps about winds and all the names of stuff on boats, but i cant wait
to take my north wind out tomorrow.
are there any tips or thing i should be caution of?
thanks heps

pompebled

Maybe a small tip...

The pics don't show much detail, but I'd recommend you have an experienced modelsailor look at your rigging, before making your maiden trip.

Regards, Jan.

fishy2k8

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your jib sail looks wayyy to low. did u customize the radio compartment any?... show more pics of everything!!

Mr. Wolf

Hi
dbrownesq: I'm sure someone snow bound in their cabin in Minnesota or Michigan would love to build it for you. I've built two already, but in the middle of building other boats right now.
Agent Midget: It looks good to me. But building it in two days seems pretty fast to me. I know its summer there in Australia and bet winds are favorable. But make sure the glues and epoxies are dry. There is a problem with the hatch not being water tight. So be careful driving the boat down wind that the bow doesn't submerge and you flood you boat. If you are doing very strong winds the boom ring and post can be wrenched away from the deck. The servo box is really a night mare. It will probably break away from the mountings in strong winds. Be careful that your keel bulb doesn't break away and sink to the bottom before you have reinforced it.
It sounds like this model has problems. Sure, but they can be over com-ed and she'll fly when she catches the wind. Others will watch from the shore and complement you on the boat. Its a great boat and you will have lots of fun with it.

fishy2k8

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i would definately rip the original radio box out, build a custom one.. check out the pics in this forum! u will find for better sailing. also, definately pull the jib up higher and if u followed the directions and used a standard servo, well.. dont! more pics please!

Midget

ok finally sorry about the late reply stupid camera on my phone stuffed up[:@]

all right i made the jib higher as you said and ive all so got a longer boom on the jib
so it stretches the jib out a bit more, becuase i took it for a sail to day and i notices it was really
nose diving and leaning over heps.

oh and i got a winch servo as the one that i had in it didn't let the main and the jib out far
enough, any off you guys had or have the same problem? [&:]

fishy2k8

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wut are u guys doing with the receiver antenna? im not sure if i should have it running up the mast or...? on the inside of the hull? or wut?

fishy2k8

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also.. u said u took it out for a sail.. are u using the original radio box? if so how did it hold up?

Midget

if you see in one of my pics that i have it running up the mast, seems to works fine but you should get a little antena tube that comes with
the stickers, i think

Midget

yes i am using the original radio box, yeah it seemed to hold up good,
but as i said I'm getting a winch servo because the servo doesnt let out and pull in the sail enough
so i guess ill have to build a new radio box

fishy2k8

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i was able to fit a futaba 3002 sail winch in the original servo box, how ever some extra strenth would have had to been added, so finally after many head aches, i ripped that sucker out! i build the same servo tray that u see in pics throughout this thread.. good luck

Midget

just a question when you have a sail winch do they turn 360 degree's not 90 like some standard servos?
oh and I'm thanking about making a servo tray like bobs on page 3 of this thread, if he dosent mind?

fishy2k8

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well they definately dont turn 360 degrees because that would never work and would be pointless... im not sure the degrees that they move but the specs in the description f them will tell you...
mr. wolf was very generous and sent me several pics of his tray and also sent a printout of the pieces he used, so all i have to do was get the basswood, trace, and cut!

Midget

ok thanks heps im thinking about getting this servo http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXH304&P=RH
but im going to cheak with my hobby shop-which i am going to right now lol
ill see you later thanks for you help again

fishy2k8

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u could get that one, but if you wanted to go a little cheaper, you could use the 3801 or 3802 sail winches that your could apply with the same set up that is seen in this thread... good luck