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  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
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    • Aug 2008
    • 13744

    #3586










    Who is John Galt?

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    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
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      • Aug 2008
      • 13744

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      Who is John Galt?

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      • redboat219
        Admiral

        • Dec 2008
        • 3560

        #3588
        Just watched your latest youtube video about the 1/230 Skipjack.

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        what's her static trim?
        How far up is sail submerged when stopped?
        Last edited by redboat219; 04-03-2026, 05:11 AM.
        Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
          Moderator

          • Aug 2008
          • 13744

          #3589
          Originally posted by redboat219
          Just watched your latest youtube video about the 1/230 Skipjack.

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          what's her static trim?
          How far up is sail submerged when stopped?
          Only a quarter inch of sail projects into the air with proper trim established.
          Who is John Galt?

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          • He Who Shall Not Be Named
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            • Aug 2008
            • 13744

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            Who is John Galt?

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            • redboat219
              Admiral

              • Dec 2008
              • 3560

              #3591
              Will that 1.25" SD fit in the X-craft?
              recommended receiver?
              Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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              • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                Moderator

                • Aug 2008
                • 13744

                #3592
                Originally posted by redboat219
                Will that 1.25" SD fit in the X-craft?
                recommended receiver?
                Yup.

                Lipton-6 or the small Wfly receiver. Any number of small 75-72mHz receivers out there.
                Who is John Galt?

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                • Das Boot
                  Vice Admiral

                  • Dec 2019
                  • 1600

                  #3593
                  I built one of these as an Aurora kit, and I remember the little hatch at the top that showed the atomic reactor. How in the name of God, could you build an RC sub this small? What a glutton for punishment, but what a brilliant design. My hats off to you, David.
                  Last edited by Das Boot; 04-03-2026, 07:42 PM.
                  Of the approximately 40,000 men who served on U-boats in WWII, it is estimated that around 28,000 to 30,000 lost their lives.

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                  • Das Boot
                    Vice Admiral

                    • Dec 2019
                    • 1600

                    #3594
                    Of the approximately 40,000 men who served on U-boats in WWII, it is estimated that around 28,000 to 30,000 lost their lives.

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                    • He Who Shall Not Be Named
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                      • Aug 2008
                      • 13744

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                      Who is John Galt?

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                      • redboat219
                        Admiral

                        • Dec 2008
                        • 3560

                        #3596
                        Happy Easter.

                        CA? Why not a cohesive agent?
                        Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                          Moderator

                          • Aug 2008
                          • 13744

                          #3597
                          Originally posted by redboat219
                          Happy Easter.

                          CA? Why not a cohesive agent?
                          Fair question. Though the horizontal stabilizer parts will be subject to most 'collision damage' underway -- and CA adhesive is subject to fracture under shock-loads -- a fusion joint would be the preferred attachment method. However, as there is so much 'footprint' between horizontal stabilizer root and surface of the stern, I figured that a CA bond would be substantial enough to resist breaking as a consequence of being hit by other craft or sides of the pool. And, using CA, eliminated the need on a fusion weld to change state through solvent evaporation... in old age I'm become less tolerant of delay.

                          Who is John Galt?

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                          • Subculture
                            Admiral

                            • Feb 2009
                            • 2539

                            #3598
                            I wonder why they put raised detail on the hydroplanes where there are ventilation holes are on the original?

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                            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                              Moderator

                              • Aug 2008
                              • 13744

                              #3599
                              Originally posted by Subculture
                              I wonder why they put raised detail on the hydroplanes where there are ventilation holes are on the original?
                              ****!... I don't know; I'm just the idiot model-kit-assembler here. (I'll fix those little problems after all the structural work is done, I have proper drawings of the original and 'improved' X-Craft).
                              Who is John Galt?

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                              • redboat219
                                Admiral

                                • Dec 2008
                                • 3560

                                #3600
                                Mold pattern maker must have gotten confused

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