ZWARTE ZEE 1933

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Ok all this is going to be a long thread as im working in the dark, never built a boat from plans befor but i will give it a shot.

This Tug was given to me by a friend of SHMBO, been in her loft for years & when her dad passed away it's been moved from house to house so she thought i might like to finish it.

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I have one or two issues with this build, the stern dose not look right, all the decks are on so it will be a pain to fit the R/C and engine in & the type of engine mount fitted i've never seen befor, for some resion it's got a hinge on it !!

O well onward & upward.

John

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Well made a start on this beast, as the funnel was almost complet thought i would finish it off.

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John

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Thats a bit better.

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John

[Guest]

Just to help, I suspect, the hinge is to allow you to tension the drive belt. This method of reduction is a nice quiet drive system and allows you to use a nice big powerful motor, for tug pulling, but also give you the slow speed control you want for manoeuvrability.

It is well worth persevering with getting the propulsion system in as you will have a great tug model with the added attraction of a working RC model. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask, it really is going to be worth the time to build this.

[Guest]

Thanks Richard, i will give it my best shot.

John

[Guest]

Well John, it looks to be a labour of love this time:-)

You should be OK with this build as you already have Richard on board, all you need now is Andy to join in and you'll have the two main rc boat gurus along for the duration.

[Guest]

Thanks Colin, a labour of love ant the half of it, it took hours rubbing down that wooden funnel then spraying it to look like metal, just think how long it will take to do the hull lol

John

[Guest]

Well Richard you asked for it lol, my first problem is the rudder, it comes right through to the top deck, i assume this is why the sturn is the incorrect shape so he can fit a servo in it for the steering, see pic's.

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There is no way i can fit a servo link inside the hull as there are two bulkheads between the rudder & the space left in the hull.

My only way i can think of getting round this is to remove the stern & start again.

What do you think.

John

[flyjoe180]

Lots of boats lately, good to see. Nice job John, this will be a stunner when you have worked your magic on it.

[Guest]

Thanks Joe, i think i will need a bigger wand, lol

John

[Guest]

John, Having had a look around I came across this:

http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/bouwverslagen-schepen/71681-bouwverslag-zwarte-zee-bj-1933-a.html

Unfortunately the text is in Dutch but the pictures tell a story. Your model has obviously been built according to some unknown design, as you say possibly to enable a servo to be fitted after the deck has been secured. If it was me I would want to keep the model looking as per the original so I would want to gain access to the internal space. From what I can see you will have to either remove the entire deck or make an access hatch at the back end. I would go for the latter as you need to redesign the area anyway to get the bulwarks looking right. You can drill holes through the internal bulkheads to pass the control rods though, but, if you are going to mount the servo in the area of the rudder you shouldn't need to do that anyway.

[Guest]

Thanks for the link Richard, i think me & Me Razer Saw will be paying a call.

John

[Guest]

Ok after pulling my hair out for an hour trying to understand the plans i've worked out it's a 1/4 scale boat, but i cannot work out why he has a 1/8 scale plans for the upper deck only with measurements on it !!!.

Thanks again Richard for the link, after looking through it the stern section is not the same, on mine the stern deck is more open as in this pic.

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& not this.

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So what do i do.

Ahhhhhh

John

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Also this one has not got a towing cleat as pic.

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Mines got towing hook's.

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John

[Guest]

Ok after pulling my hair out for an hour trying to understand the plans i've worked out it's a 1/4 scale boat, but i cannot work out why he has a 1/8 scale plans for the upper deck only with measurements on it !!!.

Im guessing the deck has more accuracy to it in the smaller scale and he was converting the measurements to 1/4 ??? maybe?? perhaps???