Marc's Gato build

[crowman17]

I first saw Merriman on Youtube with the Gato sub, I was instantly hooked, what a cool working sub. I then got the Gato kit, sub-driver and accesories from Caswell for Christmas. I live in Western Pa. where there are not to many submarine people around here, but everyone who has looked at the outfit has been impressed and want to see the sub in action. I had been working on a tug boat over the winter and just started to build the sub with my son now.
I had started a thread on rcgroups and per a suggestion by Kazzer I will continue here too. At first I didn't think I would enter the contest, but why not. So far we have built the bow, hull, and now are working on the stern with the rudder complete and the rear dive planes to be installed.
Dave I do like the instructional DVDs to build off of. #1 had a scratch in it though and would stop.

Marc & Kyle

[crowman17]

We worked on the stern some more today, and installed the bow plane mechanisim along with cutting the lightening holes in the bow, tomorrow is Easter we will probally work on the bow planes in the afternoon.

Marc & Kyle

[crowman17]

We completed the bow dive planes tonight which work quite nicely.

Marc & Kyle

[crowman17]

We worked on cutting all the excess plastic off the top of the hull, and stern for the access area tonight, it's starting to look like a submarine.

Marc & Kyle

[crowman17]

Worked on getting all the flood holes in the bottom of the hull, got them all drilled and filed out.

Marc & Kyle

[crowman17]

Worked on the driveline componants last night got the props cleaned up and installed in the shafts.

Marc & Kyle

[crowman17]

Been working outside other project 55 f-100, but some time to work on the gato, got the deck glued down, and the props installed now ready to cut the hull next.

Marc & Kyle

[crowman17]

Worked on getting the hull split and the WTC installed. Cut and marked hull as advised cutting went pretty good.

Marc & Kyle

[greenman407]

Shoot, at the rate that you are going you will be in the water before long, sounding out DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!!!

[crowman17]

Worked on the business end of the GATO tonight .

Marc

[crowman17]

Got the driveshafts cut and installed tonight getting closer to the water.

Marc & kyle

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]4405[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]4404[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]4403[/ATTACH]Got the driveshafts cut and installed tonight getting closer to the water.

Marc & kyle

No it's not!

David,

[mustangbob51]

any progress on this? you had a great start. are you going to surprise us with a finished project?

[crowman17]

Yes, I have been working on it near completion will try to post tonight some new pics.

Marc

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Make it fast, I close out the contest any day now ...

David,