Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?
09-06-2009, 09:56 PM
#26
RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?
Now it's a Titan rocket !
No actually I reappropriated the housing of our defunct kiddie-pool pump to serve as my transit "boot" (and the conningtower fairwater is detachable). Trying to protect prop shafts, rudder, planes, and "prop guards". Ironic that I'm trying to protect something callled guards, but they aren't functional on this scale - - no lake-mines to hit and I doubt they would help against the real toysub menace, water weeds.
No actually I reappropriated the housing of our defunct kiddie-pool pump to serve as my transit "boot" (and the conningtower fairwater is detachable). Trying to protect prop shafts, rudder, planes, and "prop guards". Ironic that I'm trying to protect something callled guards, but they aren't functional on this scale - - no lake-mines to hit and I doubt they would help against the real toysub menace, water weeds.
09-18-2009, 08:01 AM
#27
RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?
Scheduling sea trials has been a bear. I did manage to get Sea Trial 2, found some propshaft problems I addressed. Then Sea Trial 3 was an utter failure for diving control- - but using a spare tx I found my dive transmitter had crapped out, it wasn't an onboard issue. So I've made a little progress (including transmitter replacement ! )
10-10-2009, 12:38 AM
#28
RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?
Leaky engine room has been a showstopper - - twice ! Found out one propshaft seal had actually been stuck to and spinning with the shaft instead of staying mounted to the bulkhead stopping water.
10-11-2009, 07:42 AM
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RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?
05-31-2010, 12:05 PM
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RE: Large plastic kit of a US Gato Class sub?
Thanks !
I damaged two blow valves ($30 apiece), didn't have the funds for new ones until this month. Redid the motor section with a better board, though I still always use toy r/c. I'm back in the water this month !
With two big tanks, one fwd and one aft, this boat suffers bad from free-surface effect, I'll be putting baffles in those tanks soon.
I damaged two blow valves ($30 apiece), didn't have the funds for new ones until this month. Redid the motor section with a better board, though I still always use toy r/c. I'm back in the water this month !
With two big tanks, one fwd and one aft, this boat suffers bad from free-surface effect, I'll be putting baffles in those tanks soon.
