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2011-03-16 15:14:24 - Re: R/C Soling
End of Day 3. Sail now done. I hope my daughter comes through soon with the corrected scale plans for the hull.
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2011-03-16 15:24:11 - Re: R/C Soling
You may find the sail material is a bit heavy. I'm using a material from the model plane crowd called 'Micafilm'. It has mica strands in a film and is dimensionally stable but very thin. You asked about the use of both McRig and conventional sloop rigs---I think you'd really need adjustable mast positions. I assume you are using the Footy web site for design ideas etc?
If it breaks, it's not strong enough--if it doesn't, it's too heavy.
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2011-03-16 15:37:22 - Re: R/C Soling
Jawz, look good! the principle of this rig is that is flexible enought to bend and reduce the pressure on the sail during strong gust... which rod have you used?

For the sail I used an old blue umbrella....(not the lightest but water proof material eheh)

easy part first! I have started with the hull, so had no excuse for not finish ;-)

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2011-03-16 15:38:30 - Re: R/C Soling
Yes Rod I'm using the Footy site. Great, I'm going to put 3 mast slots in and place a thickening under the deck at the bow for a bowsprit.

The sail material here is a plastic shopping bag folded over.. When I get a chance Ill take a trip into town to a sailing shop to try pick up some lightweight off-cuts.

Alternatively, Henry has some parachute material that Ill take a look at in April.
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2011-03-16 15:42:58 - Re: R/C Soling
any light material will do, more or less to start.
the force and the load are really little. order of grams, not Pound or Kg, or whatever you use.
And as you have prooven easy to build a new rig in one day.
usually the "profi" has different dimension to use with different wind

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2011-03-16 15:46:20 - Re: R/C Soling
Hi Gilles. I was going to use wooden dowel and then the carbon fibre rods in the hobby shop caught my eye. So 4mm carbon rod. The mast pivot is 4mm galvanised wire. This Ill change to stainless steel after my sea trials! The whole thing is held together by pieces of tubing.

Eyelets in the corners also tied off with string in tubing to allow for trimming.

So far so good :)
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2011-03-16 16:00:18 - Re: R/C Soling
Gilles. I will attach the sail rigging with a jewellry quick release mechanism. I do plan to make another 2 sails increasingly smaller so that I can "Reef" the sails to suit the wind. These I bought from a Beadshop nearby. Cheap and cheerful but small and light enough!
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2011-03-16 19:13:00 - Re: R/C Soling
gold???? lol
more worth then the boat itself including radio!
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2011-03-17 17:38:14 - Re: R/C Soling
Day 4. Got the plans and started on the hull. Placed the side panels on upside down. Had to rush like mad to strip them before the epoxy dried! Cut my finger with craft knife in my haste. Also finished the keel bulb. Sinker wrapped in pine. Anyway its coming together nicely for a first attempt.
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2011-03-18 14:56:59 - Re: R/C Soling
Day 5. Worked on the hull today. Keel fin in. Mast sleeves in. Rudder sleeve in. Servo board gave me problems. I put it in then placed the deck on and realized with these small boats ones fingers aren't small enough to put in the battery pack and receiver! Out it came and I dropped it so that the servos touch the bottom.

Started work on servo mechanisms too.
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