boatman's 1/72 HMS Tiger C20 build

[Jim R]

Fingers and everything else crossed for you Chris!

Same here Chris.

[minitnkr]

Good luck & safe sailing.

[Waspie]

Hope your test goes well Chris.
Doug

[Tim Marlow]

Looking forward to you saying it’s a success! Sure it will be.

[boatman]

Same here Chris.

Cheers Jim

Good luck & safe sailing.

AN thank you PaulE

Hope your test goes well Chris.
Doug

same Here Doug as im beginning to run out if ideas

Looking forward to you saying it’s a success! Sure it will be.

WELL Tim i hope i will but im not sold on this workin ok but as the sayin goes what will be will be but i think this is the end of my ship buildin carree lol
CHEERS all you guys
ATB ALL
Chrisb

[rtfoe]

Just keep the champagne safely from the bow until it's the official launch Chris...Good Luck.

Cheers,
Wabble.

[boatman]

Just keep the champagne safely from the bow until it's the official launch Chris...Good Luck.

Cheers,
Wabble.

OK Wabble will do an lets hope there will be an offcial launch as if she dont go right tomorrow then it will be time for a rethink on things an spending more dosh for some new gruapner 600 motors an fit cam belt drive an maybe bigger props oh dear
cheers Wabble for the good luck wishes
chrisb

[Waspie]

Thinking about you today Chris. Hope you have a successful day either curing or fault finding.

Just out of interest. Did the plan's specify the motors and propellor size or were they left to the builder to sort out?

ATB buddy

Doug

[boatman]

Thinking about you today Chris. Hope you have a successful day either curing or fault finding.

Just out of interest. Did the plan's specify the motors and propellor size or were they left to the builder to sort out?

ATB buddy

DougHI Doug no they are left to the builder im a fraidchrisb





OH DEAR my day was a disater as yes i sailed tiger at 9am this morn without the S/S on an i was not pleased with them motors as i thought it was slow an sluggish an still a 50 ft turning circle an then to make matter worst the flamein wind got up really high an blew my hat off an only a few small boats were able to sail in this wind but i dint dare put tiger on the pond as it would have been blown into the concrete sides of the pond an then to make maters worst i just left her on show for the day shootin off the guns an such an then when we were packin up i done a silly thing as i put the main S/S in a box to protect it in travel on my chair an that blasted wind blew it off onto the concrete so there is a little damage which can be rapaired but i think tiger is jinked im at a loss on what motors an maybe bigger props to to fit to get her movin OH DEAR chrisb

[boatman]

OH DEAR an my day was a disater as yes i sailed tiger at 9am this morn without the S/S on an i was not pleased with them motors as i thought it was slow an sluggish an still a 50 ft turning circle an then to make matter worst the flamein wind got up really high an blew my hat off an only a few small boats were able to sail in this wind but i dint dare put tiger on the pond as it would have been blown into the concrete sides of the pond an then to make maters worst i just left her on show for the day shootin off the guns an such an then when we were packin up i done a silly thing as i put the main S/S in a box to protect it in travel on my chair an that blasted wind blew it off onto the concrete so there is a little damage which can be rapaired but i think tiger is jinked im at a loss on what motors an maybe bigger props to to fit to get her movin OH DEAR chrisb

[stillp]

That's a shame Chris.
Pete

[boatman]

That's a shame Chris.
Pete

HI Pete yes it is as im losen the will to live on this bloomin ship as i think i'll need to make the rudder bigger an what motors well i think i will be better of with them gruapner 600 in cambelt drive as ive always used these an had no trouble so i think this direct motor drive is not on but i think i'll take Ian advice an leve NORFOLK be due i may mess up two ships
cheers Pete hope you had a better day than i did an a boatyfreind just now emailed to say the he also had a ESC go up in smoke for no reason at all so he said im not the only one with eletric probs the makers must be makin crap eletronics nowadays
chrisb

[Jim R]

Very sorry it didn't go well Chris.

[boatman]

Very sorry it didn't go well Chris.

CHEERS Jim an this build has been full of problems so a few more wont make to much difference an ive just ordered 4 more motors from a guy given me adive so see how they go yuk

[Tworrs]

That is not good news Chris, maybe you are right and bigger props may help.
I've got 41mm props on ID, which is a smaller vessel, and they seem to be quite adequate to propel her with 2 x 550 motors in direct drive.