Frank's Covid 19.4 build- a boat!

[sihinch]

I think I'd quite like to build a model boat...

[Frank v B]

FINISHED!!!!

- installed the drive shaft and coupling
- installed the radio
- installed the rear trim plates
- installed the rudder and connected it to the servo
- new rear deck hatch sanded and varnished (3 coats)

Frank

ps: thanks Piker.  Simon, what's stopping you from building a boat?

[piker]

Beautiful!

Would love to see a short video of it cruising the pool.

[Crash]

I too am building a Dumas boat, its slightly bigger, Ill be lucky to finish it by mid August.
Its 52L x 12W in. I have installed the twin shaft tubes, props are on shafts, still need to install motors.
The wheelhouse is next and then paint. I fiberglassed the bottom last year.
M. Brodey

[Frank v B]

Mike,

That's a massive boat.  I saw it in your shop last time I was there.  The American Enterprise kit by Dumas.

Here is a stock photo of the finished project.

A beautiful boat.

Frank

[Crash]

Thanks
Yes, and lot of parts that are not included! Its a challenging project

[Frank v B]

The SK-Daddle floated.... and no water inside.

Put in a two cell 1200 battery pack and it floated.  Even better, no water inside. 

Photo 84- beside the pool before the float test.  Yes a 72 meg 8 track transmitter.
Photo 86- half throttle down the pool while taking the photograph.  I had to be careful.  My boss was outside and it is her pool.
Photo 88- a burst of full power.

I only did one pass at full throttle and it easily came up on a plane.  It should be a handful on 3 cells.
The pool is a lap pool.  It is 10' wide but 40' long.  Long and narrow... like all downtown properties.

Worth the effort and the $20.00.

Frank

[Crash]

We need a son at the field.
Mike

[VadimKirillov]

Awesome Boat. Great use of radio. Maybe if you upgrade to 2.4GHz radio the boat will fly?

[Crash]

I am using my radio 2.4 DX7