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Beginnig a new construction - Rhone paddler "OCEAN with 322 cm lenght
Steven S:
Hi Thomas - I agree, a bow thruster would make steering your paddler manageable.
Eddy Matthews:
--- Quote from: Hankwilliams on January 13, 2022, 05:16:40 AM ---Hi Eddy,
I`m also wondering about the turning circle. Bur the surface of rudder will be large: 18 cm in lenght and 2,5 cm height. May be, it`s better to install a bow thruster?
Thomas
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I'd add a bow thruster as a last resort - See how it handles just using the rudder first. It would be a shame to add a bow thruster if it was incorrect, or unneccesary.
Regards
Eddy
Barry:
Do bow thrusters work when the models underway? I thought they only worked when the boat was stationary, or have I got that wrong?
Hankwilliams:
Hi Barry,
it`s correct. The efficiency of bow thrusters is low, when the model is fast underway. But when the model is slow or at a standstill, its a great advance to turn with bow thruster. Without that, steering a paddlesteamer is more difficult than a screw boat. My own experience with a sterwheeler shows, that the effect of rudder was low. In this case a bow thruster was an advance, even when it is not original.
Paddlemex:
Hello Thomas,
Great to see that at least one guy is working so we can sit back and watch. ;D
Regarding Forex, I have not used it and I am not sure if you can get in thick sheets.
But for your bow and stern sections I would recomend Styrodur. That's extruded, closed cell foam, not the "normal" expanded foam. It's also known as RoofMate.
I have built planes from this material and it is very light and easy to work with. Sands great. Covered with light glass and expoxy it is very tough and sturdy.
It is available in sheets from 2 to 10cm thickness.
Regards Jurgen
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