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Forum: RC Scale Boating
03-27-2022, 11:47 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Welcome Back, Rich Been wondering what happened...

Welcome Back, Rich
Been wondering what happened to all of you guys. You all just seemed to disappear, glad to know it wasn't anything health related.
Forum: RC Scale Boating
06-06-2020, 01:06 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Wow, almost the whole gang has popped up. Anyone...

Wow, almost the whole gang has popped up. Anyone heard from Rich404?
Forum: RC Scale Boating
12-19-2018, 04:22 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Let me start by saying the boat looks fantastic. ...

Let me start by saying the boat looks fantastic. That said, let me remind you of the three basic rules of building a model:
1) Even when you think it's done, it never is
2) There is always...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
12-15-2018, 06:41 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Boat looks good and, as for the swim platform, I...

Boat looks good and, as for the swim platform, I don't know of anyplace that says you have to build the boat strictly to scale.
As far as being a Star Trek fan, that shot was from Deep Space Nine...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
04-15-2018, 04:51 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

You could be correct as well as I've found...

You could be correct as well as I've found references to Cook being associated to the Lady Washington and others that don't mention him at all. Here's a link to the Wikipedia information but, as we...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
04-14-2018, 08:51 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is one fantastic...

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is one fantastic model. Just out of curiosity, does the full sized replica have an engine? We have a replica of Captain Cook's Lady Washington that is home ported on the...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
04-07-2018, 01:40 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Unfortunately, Dumas cast parts and hardware are...

Unfortunately, Dumas cast parts and hardware are all pretty much at the low end of the quality spectrum. Mack has much better stuff and has been used by many when it comes to building "scale" Dumas...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
03-29-2018, 12:37 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

I TOTALLY DISAGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE ARE...

I TOTALLY DISAGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THERE ARE RULES FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, the question is do you want to follow the rules? If you're building a scale model, you stay within the...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
01-03-2016, 08:30 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Most dingy's have the home boat's name on the...

Most dingy's have the home boat's name on the transom, if used at all. I'd put it there or not use it at all
Forum: RC Scale Boating
12-22-2015, 10:18 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Here's a link for some leather ones, just to give...

Here's a link for some leather ones, just to give you an idea on what they look like:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=4071&familyName=Premium+Oar+Leathers
Forum: RC Scale Boating
12-21-2015, 09:45 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

And you are correct. Only the weight of the oars...

And you are correct. Only the weight of the oars hold them in place, that and normally a rubber flanged sleeve that prevents the oars from sliding out of the locks and protects them from wear
Forum: RC Scale Boating
11-06-2015, 03:36 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

How much more can Rich do to his boat? It's...

How much more can Rich do to his boat? It's probably more accurate than any other model out there already
Forum: RC Scale Boating
04-13-2015, 08:55 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Actually, they changed out the engines for fuel...

Actually, they changed out the engines for fuel economy reasons. The big Packards were real gas guzzlers. It was normal for a PT boat to go through almost all of their 3000 gallons of fuel over the...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
12-02-2014, 12:57 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

It was a tragedy, no doubt about that. The ones...

It was a tragedy, no doubt about that. The ones I feel for are the families of the ones that died for no reason.
On a more cheerful note, I wish I'd known you were coming up. Would have been fun...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
10-08-2014, 03:31 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Since I'm going to be in Mass in June, I'd love...

Since I'm going to be in Mass in June, I'd love to see those boats as well
Forum: RC Scale Boating
05-30-2014, 10:53 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Wolf, You need to remember that wires are...

Wolf,
You need to remember that wires are rated by current, not voltage. Larger wires can handle more current than small, That being said:
size 14 wire = 15 amps
size 12 wire = 20 amps
size 10...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
05-14-2014, 01:05 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Does that mean that the thousands of Merlins...

Does that mean that the thousands of Merlins built from Rolls-Royce plans by Packard are not Rolls-Royce Merlins:confused:



In truth, they are not. Packard had to do some redesigning to make...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
05-12-2014, 12:17 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

One quick question that might have already been...

One quick question that might have already been asked, are the ESCs the same type as the motors? For example,if the motors are brushless, they will require ESCs made to work with them as the outputs...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
04-28-2014, 06:55 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

It's times like that when you almost need a servo...

It's times like that when you almost need a servo controlled bilge pump. Too bad there wasn't law enforcement around to cite the operator of that full sized boat
Forum: RC Scale Boating
02-14-2014, 03:13 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

The reason I asked is that I couldn't see the...

The reason I asked is that I couldn't see the terminals so..........................
Forum: RC Scale Boating
02-13-2014, 07:38 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Is that a motorcycle battery?

Is that a motorcycle battery?
Forum: RC Scale Boating
02-03-2014, 07:33 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Nice to read that it wasn't just me that has had...

Nice to read that it wasn't just me that has had issues with the Dumas hardware
Forum: RC Scale Boating
02-03-2014, 04:41 PM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Dumas hardware is, generally speaking, more of a...

Dumas hardware is, generally speaking, more of a "bargain Basement" type of hardware. While it is serviceable, it's not going to hold up as well as some of the other brands. Speaking from personal...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
01-09-2014, 03:15 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

As we used to say when I was in the Navy, A boat...

As we used to say when I was in the Navy, A boat is any vessel that can be hoisted onto a ship, not counting submarines which are referred to as boats regardless
Forum: RC Scale Boating
10-08-2013, 12:05 AM
Replies: 5,291
Views: 803,648
Posted By Hydro Junkie

Lexan NORMALLY works well and can be cut with...

Lexan NORMALLY works well and can be cut with scissors in similar applications
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