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Beginnig a new construction - Rhone paddler "OCEAN with 322 cm lenght
Hankwilliams:
Good morning, dear friends and neighbors!
First trip of "OCEAN" on the pond "Eisweiher" in Blackforest yesterday. This pond more than 100 km away from our home belongs to a regional ship model club and is very suitable to test a new steamdriven model. Steering of the boat was unexpected well in spite of the very long narrow hull. Speed is about 1 m/sec. But it´s not the first time I recognize the difference between function tests in the workshop and outside in nature. The day was sunny and warm, but rather windy. One time the burner was blowed out, another the gas nozzle was obstruct - caused by liquid gas which came from the low valve of the gas tank.
Not a big problem, when I came back to home in the evening, I changed the gas tank. I hope, now all will be ok. "OCEAN" with a lenght of 323 cm is the longest model I ever made, weight is only 8,6 kg = 19,1 pounds. As you see at the pictures, the nautic stability is very well, draft is only 2 cm.
Thomas
Hankwilliams:
Another gastank avoides the problem of obstaction the fine gas nozzle with liquid gas. I will try to post a video of OCEAN at test in water.
Sorry, posting of video not possible!
Thomas
Hankwilliams:
Porteur "OCEAN" and blockade runner "HOPE", same scale, in our corridor. Gradual it becomes difficult to place the growing numer of now 25 paddle- and screw steamers. I can`t build a long model anymore - no space. Perhaps the garage will be the last refugium...
Thomas
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