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During the lockdown, my son and I were bored, so we finished a cat we were building, and we started and finished a V bottom boat (aptly named QUARANTINE). Both boats are scratch built balsa with fiberglass coatings.
Today was the maiden run for both; one turned out superb, the other, let's just say there are a lot of adjustments (and some spare parts) in it's future!
First to run was the V hull. You can read about that boat here.
Specs on this one are:
24" V bottom
SSS 2960 2200kv Motor
TFL P1 Outdrive with 36mm bronze propeller
OSE 150A ESC
Tactic radio and Annimos DS3218MG 20 Kg waterproof servo
HRB 5000 mAH 4S
Adjustment (drive angle I think, but could also be balance) was off (and I also need to lower the right trim tab to balance motor torque), so the boat was bucking like a bronco. I also lost one of the screws that align the drive for steering, which is why the video ends with the boat going in circles, AND I striped the gears (the meshing was not properly adjusted, and I did not check for that).
Please excuse the video quality; it was my son's first time filming a video of something fast.
Today was the maiden run for both; one turned out superb, the other, let's just say there are a lot of adjustments (and some spare parts) in it's future!
First to run was the V hull. You can read about that boat here.
Specs on this one are:
24" V bottom
SSS 2960 2200kv Motor
TFL P1 Outdrive with 36mm bronze propeller
OSE 150A ESC
Tactic radio and Annimos DS3218MG 20 Kg waterproof servo
HRB 5000 mAH 4S
Adjustment (drive angle I think, but could also be balance) was off (and I also need to lower the right trim tab to balance motor torque), so the boat was bucking like a bronco. I also lost one of the screws that align the drive for steering, which is why the video ends with the boat going in circles, AND I striped the gears (the meshing was not properly adjusted, and I did not check for that).
Please excuse the video quality; it was my son's first time filming a video of something fast.
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