Springer Tug
Posted: 02 Apr 2020, 10:13
Almost ready to run the Rivierra shown in an earlier post.
Virus put the mokkers on it for the time being.
Friend of mine thought the venue where the ski boats run would be an excellent place. Flat water , fresh, sandy shorefront , no problems with the odd bit of noise compared to the blown V8's that run there on some weekends.
Next thought was, how to get the Rivierra back if the engine konks out.
Had several attempts at rescue boats over the years and none really successful although have seen some good ones on the web lately.
All being equal, I decided on the Springer Tug. A bit different to say the least but should perform ok I think.
Motor (540..?) and esc are brushed type simply as that was left over from a rebuild on a Tamiya Ford truck.
Make all the running gear here myself with water lubricated leaded bush in the water end and oil lube bronze bush up the top end. Stainless 3/16" shaft and stainless rudder.
2200 2s Lipo with sound system on an sd card read by an Arduino and pumped out from a single channel 18W amp and a pair of speakers inside. Sound is from a Messerschmitt fighter starting and running at different revs(6 samples) but that's ok. Sort of sounds a bit on the marine diesel side.
Length ...600mm
Width.... 270mm
Height....350mm
Mostly plywood and sealed with epoxy resin, painted in elcheapo enamel spray from local auto store.
The radio currently is an older Turnigy 9x but they don't really lend themselves to boats and cars given the startup on the radio requires throttle to be set at low, which in this instance turns out to be full reverse.
I'm sure there is a work-around somewhere for this somewhere, just haven't had the time yet to search for an answer.
Virus put the mokkers on it for the time being.
Friend of mine thought the venue where the ski boats run would be an excellent place. Flat water , fresh, sandy shorefront , no problems with the odd bit of noise compared to the blown V8's that run there on some weekends.
Next thought was, how to get the Rivierra back if the engine konks out.
Had several attempts at rescue boats over the years and none really successful although have seen some good ones on the web lately.
All being equal, I decided on the Springer Tug. A bit different to say the least but should perform ok I think.
Motor (540..?) and esc are brushed type simply as that was left over from a rebuild on a Tamiya Ford truck.
Make all the running gear here myself with water lubricated leaded bush in the water end and oil lube bronze bush up the top end. Stainless 3/16" shaft and stainless rudder.
2200 2s Lipo with sound system on an sd card read by an Arduino and pumped out from a single channel 18W amp and a pair of speakers inside. Sound is from a Messerschmitt fighter starting and running at different revs(6 samples) but that's ok. Sort of sounds a bit on the marine diesel side.
Length ...600mm
Width.... 270mm
Height....350mm
Mostly plywood and sealed with epoxy resin, painted in elcheapo enamel spray from local auto store.
The radio currently is an older Turnigy 9x but they don't really lend themselves to boats and cars given the startup on the radio requires throttle to be set at low, which in this instance turns out to be full reverse.
I'm sure there is a work-around somewhere for this somewhere, just haven't had the time yet to search for an answer.