PS Bellarine

[Doonie]

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Cheers,

Doonie

Sorry bout all the posts.   I couldn't figure out how to post the pics.

[derekwarner_decoy]

Well hullo PD's.......... ...that was a quick conversion from a paddle wheeler to a high speed racing hull? 

The subject hull is very interesting  ....but a little away from what I expected........ ...you could copy & paste into a new thread created by yourself......

It is important    to keep ....eg., a thread on PS Bellarine closely associated to that vessel

BTW that rudder ...will it have enough surface area to steer that electronically powered monster speed boat?.........Derek

[Doonie]

G'day Derek,
I just threw that in there for interest sake.   Mebbe a tiny bit every now and again but mostly about the Bellarine, now PMS Dispatch, which by the way I have done a bit on since me bits arrived from the US and Hong Kong.

Pic 1 where I'm at.
Pic 2 forward compartment - battery esc.

[Doonie]

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Pic 3 motors hooked up with dpdt switch to swap poles on left motor which enables spin on the spot left or right to get out of trouble.

[Doonie]

Pic 4 stern compartment, steering servo and receiver.

[Doonie]

Pic 5 smoke maker roughly in position.

Still need to decide how to make the paddlewheels.   Any info re that would be gratefully received.

Re the Bootlegger Rudder.   I dunno.   In fact I dunno if the thing will thrash itself to death or not when all that power gets unleashed from that huge motor.

Model boat building is a bit of an out there I dunno what will happen, argh stuff it lets have a go experience I reckon.

Cheers, thanks for the interest.

[R.G.Y.]

The way I make paddle wheels can be seen on this site. Construction,  Duke of Devonshire, page 4&5. 

[kurlander]

I see that you are using the same model of smoke machine as I am.
After I received mine, I modified it to hold more oil and it now runs well over an hour. I found a plastic box in my attic that was the same height as the steam machine.I carefully drilled a small hole into the side of the machine and the box as close to the bottom as possible and joined them together with a plastic tube. The level of the liquid will be the same height in both containers.
Enclosed are two photographs.

[Doonie]

The way I make paddle wheels can be seen on this site. Construction,  Duke of Devonshire, page 4&5.

Excellent work, thanks for that.

Doonie

[Doonie]

I see that you are using the same model of smoke machine as I am.
After I received mine, I modified it to hold more oil and it now runs well over an hour. I found a plastic box in my attic that was the same height as the steam machine.I carefully drilled a small hole into the side of the machine and the box as close to the bottom as possible and joined them together with a plastic tube. The level of the liquid will be the same height in both containers.
Enclosed are two photographs.

Good tip thanks for that, and I have been enjoying watching your build.

Thanks,

Doonie.

[kurlander]

Thanks for the replies.
I have built three boats,wrecked two built for speed and two cars overbuilt for speed.
This is my first attempt to build something just from blueprints. I have realized that if I give enough time to analyze a problem in building I will solve the problem.
There are several issues I have to think about such as how to put steam at the back of the boat to make it look like the caliopy is playing.