Convoy Hunter got me started on making a boat after looking at his thread on his boat build. I have posted a few of pics on progress in his thread. It's time to unveil the pile of balsa wood that I simply cut to look like a boat.
The entire thread is here:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1519943 at the RC forums. It is not completed yet. I have rails to create, skylight and hatch. Need to make a anchor. A canvas cover for my life boat.
She is scratch built. I have nothing but the bulkhead diagrams and some pictures. She is plank on frame construction and fiber glassed over like you would find on the real boats of today. She is in essence a Lake Union Dreamboat. She sports twin screws and rudders. She get her power from two Titan 500 23 turn motors driving brass three blade props. She does have forward and reverse courtesy of the Duratrak Sprint ESC. Her battery is 3800mAh Tenergy NiMH rechargable unit. I built in a fuse for each motor. If one blows I can still motor in on one motor. Although wired together each motor can run independently if the other dies for whatever reason. She will be controlled by a Futuba Attack radio. When I get her on the Chesapeake Bay for the maiden voyage I will take video and post. It will be awhile for that.
She will be named Sweet Melissa after my wife who did not bug me about dumping about a grand into the thing.
It's only money. Can't take it with you. Might as well build a boat then.
