building my new model boat - Page 9

AVGWarhawk · 12-07-11, 09:33 AM

That's a great site CH. Rockin Robbins pointed it out to me. Some of the work the guys post on their current projects is incredible. If get a chance to look over the site it might inspire you to make another boat! The one in this thread looks great! I have my eye on a shrimping boat after I complete my Lake Union.

convoy hunter · 12-08-11, 05:22 AM

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That's a great site CH. Rockin Robbins pointed it out to me. Some of the work the guys post on their current projects is incredible. If get a chance to look over the site it might inspire you to make another boat! The one in this thread looks great! I have my eye on a shrimping boat after I complete my Lake Union.

I think that my next project will be a double prop. Any ideas?

AVGWarhawk · 12-09-11, 01:45 PM

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I think that my next project will be a double prop. Any ideas?

Mine is a double prop. Lake Union Dream Boat. I found the bulkheads design on the internet and went from there. I assemble the odd bits as I go along. I just ordered the rudders/stuffing box/port windows this week. Next week I will get the two motors/ESC/battery.

Dumas is a large manufacture of boats to build. Here are some links you will like:

http://www.mackproductsrc.com/
I have spoken to Frank a few times. Great guy and has the answers to what you have questions for. I purchased a lot of running gear from here.

http://www.dumasproducts.com/
I ordered my two drive shafts and stuffing box here.

I'm thinking of this one next or a steam launch:

http://www.rktman.com/rlh/boothbay/steps/step273.html

Search the net for model boat plans. This is what I did. Printed the plans and enlarged them on a printer to a 1:12 ration. My boat is 34 inches long. I then got a bunch of pictures of the Lake Union. It's coming along nicely.

AVGWarhawk · 12-09-11, 01:56 PM

AVGWarhawk · 12-09-11, 03:02 PM

Found this site that has two steamboat plans. I found my next woodie to build! The two are near the bottom.

http://www.john-tom.com/html/SteamPlans.html

convoy hunter · 12-09-11, 03:42 PM

thank you warhawk

AVGWarhawk · 12-09-11, 03:49 PM

Yep, going to make a steam launch on my next one. Found the steam engine. Boat will be 24 inches long. The plans are in German but the line drawings are not!

Expensive hobby....

convoy hunter · 12-10-11, 02:21 AM

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Expensive hobby....

Very

nikimcbee · 12-11-11, 04:04 PM

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Yep, going to make a steam launch on my next one. Found the steam engine. Boat will be 24 inches long. The plans are in German but the line drawings are not!

Expensive hobby....

Yes it is.

If I do a second ship, it'll be a battleship, but they are just too damn expensive.

Then there's subs.

nikimcbee · 12-11-11, 04:05 PM

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d'oh, just saw this. Convert it to a pt-boat.

12-12-11, 01:29 AM

Just watched your 'Attacks' on the Japanese Duck Convoys.

It did give me an idea I may try here in Ohio.

convoy hunter · 12-12-11, 07:39 AM

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Then there's subs.

You mean engel's? They are way too expensive

convoy hunter · 12-12-11, 07:41 AM

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Just watched your 'Attacks' on the Japanese Duck Convoys.

It did give me an idea I may try here in Ohio.

What are you going to do mount torpedo launchers and fire torpedoes on ducks.

Be carefull though ducks are heavily armed

AVGWarhawk · 12-12-11, 09:55 AM

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Yes it is.

If I do a second ship, it'll be a battleship, but they are just too damn expensive.

Then there's subs.

I favor the woody boats such as Cris Craft and the Lake Union I'm making now. Steamboat launch with working steam engine will be next.

I would say that this scratch built boat I'm working on now will cost close to $1,000.00 from start to finish. Worth it to me though. I'm enjoying the heck out of it. Plus, when I was a kid lack of knowledge and finance to do such things put a damper on this hobby. Now that I can afford and have the knowledge to do so it's great.

My kids are still amazed that a stack of balsa and bass wood now is a hull for a Lake Union Dream Boat.

nikimcbee · 12-12-11, 10:14 AM

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Just watched your 'Attacks' on the Japanese Duck Convoys.

It did give me an idea I may try here in Ohio.

Glad you liked them.

View Poll Results: will it float?
yes and it will be fast	3	75.00%
no but it would be a nice submersible	1	25.00%
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12-07-11, 09:33 AM	#121
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That's a great site CH. Rockin Robbins pointed it out to me. Some of the work the guys post on their current projects is incredible. If get a chance to look over the site it might inspire you to make another boat! The one in this thread looks great! I have my eye on a shrimping boat after I complete my Lake Union. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-09-11, 01:56 PM	#124
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	__________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-09-11, 03:02 PM	#125
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Found this site that has two steamboat plans. I found my next woodie to build! The two are near the bottom. http://www.john-tom.com/html/SteamPlans.html __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-09-11, 03:49 PM	#127
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yep, going to make a steam launch on my next one. Found the steam engine. Boat will be 24 inches long. The plans are in German but the line drawings are not! Expensive hobby.... __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-09-11, 03:42 PM	#126
convoy hunter Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: kapandriti, Greece Posts: 576 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	thank you warhawk

12-12-11, 01:29 AM	#131
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Just watched your 'Attacks' on the Japanese Duck Convoys. It did give me an idea I may try here in Ohio.