Thanks, Scott. I so enjoy wallowing in my own magnificence!
I've had to shoe-horn ALBACORE work in between bouts of production work for the boss-man. This weekend I hope to scribe the sail, finish the deck hatches (three to be safe), and work up masters for the SD saddles and indexing pin-Velcro strap foundation. I'm also going to scull out the workings of a simple counter-rotation gearing scheme (I'm using two motors, so it's a relatively easy matter).
I was pleasantly surprised to find that even with your heavier than normal glass layup the total water weight displaced by the above waterline portions of structure amounted to just under five-ounces. I can get a 2", two-motor SD with a proper ballast tank (sized for six-ounces) in the hull with room left over for the in-the-wet gears and such. You and Bart will get your SD's just as soon as I can validate that mine can indeed lift the model to the correct water line.
The more I look at your ALBACORE hull (and much improved BALUGA) the more I come to appreciate your attention to detail and ability to hold things to a tight tolerance. And that concludes the kissing-your-kangaroo-tasting-ass portion of this post.
David
I've had to shoe-horn ALBACORE work in between bouts of production work for the boss-man. This weekend I hope to scribe the sail, finish the deck hatches (three to be safe), and work up masters for the SD saddles and indexing pin-Velcro strap foundation. I'm also going to scull out the workings of a simple counter-rotation gearing scheme (I'm using two motors, so it's a relatively easy matter).
I was pleasantly surprised to find that even with your heavier than normal glass layup the total water weight displaced by the above waterline portions of structure amounted to just under five-ounces. I can get a 2", two-motor SD with a proper ballast tank (sized for six-ounces) in the hull with room left over for the in-the-wet gears and such. You and Bart will get your SD's just as soon as I can validate that mine can indeed lift the model to the correct water line.
The more I look at your ALBACORE hull (and much improved BALUGA) the more I come to appreciate your attention to detail and ability to hold things to a tight tolerance. And that concludes the kissing-your-kangaroo-tasting-ass portion of this post.
David
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