PS Bellarine

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Doonie

Well done and good tricks! By expecting, you did this from only two photos, all my respect!
Regards
Gerhard

[Doonie]

I wish I were that clever mate.   I started with a set of Floataboat plans for the PS Bellarine, which is what the Dispatch ended up as.   But there are major differences between what she started as and what she ended up as.   I am trying to build what I believe was the original boat.


Pic 1 is a painting of the PS Bellarine.

Pics 2, 3 and 4 are the Dispatch at various times.

I'm trying to build her like Pic 2.

[Gerhardvienna]

t`s just the same thing with most of that old paddlers. They all had their changes, depending on the use.

[Doonie]

Made a start on the paddlewheel covers today.
Pic 1   The bits and my drawing and a picture to work from
Pic 2   I cut angle bits off a lump with the big band saw
Pic 3   then ripped them to thickness through the little bandsaw
Pic 4   and passed them though my mini thicknesser.

I think I'll have a couple of days off and get my head back together.

Doonie.

[Doonie]

So much for taking a couple of days off.   Drove me nuts thinking about the paddlewheel thingies but it came to me in the middle of the night so I made them today and yesterday.   Also shifted the main deck superstructure back to be more like the Dispatch than the Bellarine, and shortened the wheelhouse cos it was out of scale.   Going to town tomorrow so I'll get some more annealed aluminium and make some water protector thingies to go inside the wheel cover thingies.

Doonie

[Gerhardvienna]

................... but it came to me in the middle of the night .......................
Doonie

That`s how it always works. Study all day, nothing happens; Dont think about it, here comes the solution!!
The wheel covers look really good!
Greetings
Gerhard

[Doonie]

Paddle-boxes are almost done.   It was always my intention to make the whole upper superstructure and paddle-boxes lift off as one to enable simple access to the mechanics of the thing.   I am certainly relieved that it is done and has turned out so well.   I'm quite interested in working on it at the moment so I'll keep going until I hit a hurdle or something more urgent pops its head up.

Doonie

[Doonie]

Got more done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aO9OI1TpD4&feature=youtu.be

Doonie.

[the bombus]

verry nicely done
i'm happy to see that esc
did'nt knew about it before and it's just what i need fore my (little) boat
thnx for sharing
greeting from The Bombus

[Doonie]

You're welcome.   The test will be in the water.   The response is such that I can always run a servo to the rudder to steer it if the ESC is too skritchy.

Doonie.

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Doonie, me again
Good Video, but I think, the wheels would have better response to the motors, if you would use small timing belts instead of what I believe are O-Rings. The ship looks great, really good work!
Greetings from cloudy Vienna
Gerhard
PS.: What music is used in the vid?? I like it!

[R.G.Y.]

Very nice model Doonie . I hope you won't take offence. From my experience the wheels are to fast, so don't run them at full speed.  Or water will squirt out the vents like a fireman's hose. Keep up the good work. R.G.Y.

[Doonie]

Hi Doonie, me again
Good Video, but I think, the wheels would have better response to the motors, if you would use small timing belts instead of what I believe are O-Rings. The ship looks great, really good work!
Greetings from cloudy Vienna
Gerhard
PS.: What music is used in the vid?? I like it!

Thanks Gerhard.   I guess I'll find out, on the water, if the "O 'rings will suffice.   If not, I may have to go to timing belts.   As to the music, I'm not sure.    I have thousands of my favourite songs on my phone and I play them all day through a speaker system designed for Computer screens.   Doesn't matter what comes up next, I like it.

Doonie.

[Doonie]

Very nice model Doonie . I hope you won't take offence. From my experience the wheels are to fast, so don't run them at full speed.  Or water will squirt out the vents like a fireman's hose. Keep up the good work. R.G.Y.

No offence taken.   The motors are geared and are at 148:1.   At the moment the big pulley is on the motor to gear them up a bit but I can swap them over or make different ones to get to a good ratio.   Thanks for the thoughts.

Doonie

[derekwarner_decoy]

Hi PD's & well done on the build Doonie   ....but as other members have mentioned 

1. O-rings will slip when driving in the water.....those little segmented V belts will solve this
2. ideal model motor shaft speed can vary from say 100 to to 150 RPM max
3. your tank steering will have the vessel rotating on it's axis length
4. the paddle shafts when rotating I water will deflect from their current point being outboard of the shaft bearings......you could consider mounting a small plummer block outboard of each wheel & mounted on the sponsons

These are available as scale pieces from Small Parts & Bearings in QLD....small to scale & fitted with 316L totally enclosed [ZZ] miniature ball bearings.......I will be using them in my build....here is one fitted to my 5/32" stainless paddle shaft....I also have a 4.0 mm metric version for the auxiliary boiler feed water  pump

Keep up the good work  .........Derek.........