Sorry Steve! You are in my log book!:-)) Thanks again for your compliment!
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Thanks Bob!
I want to clean up both the top and bottom hull and put on a coat of quality primer. I like a nice clean interior and some sort of organization for the electronics, wiring, battery, and motor, (I know, it's a sickness I have) It all started with our Fire Trucks!
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Progressing on the design phase of the WTC for the Albacore. The red PLA printed items at this point will be replaced with a different color and correct sizing. It's all prelim. right now!
I have the bottom half of the existing hull cleaned up and re-glued where necessary..
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Prelim. design and mock-up of the motor mounting section is on the move!
Final motor unit will not be fabricated until the Acrylic tubes arrive so that I can true up the final measurements.
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I am starting to work out different ideas for the motor mounting system for the WTC. Trial and error at this point!
I have two 3.5" X 12" Acrylic tubes coming to be used as the equipment housing for the WTC. This system will the same basic design as the one I built for the Astute and the Redoutable!
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Very good. A most interesting lease-on-a-new-life project. I'll be following it with interest.
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The Albacore that I am rebuilding is the same as the photos above. The only change I am making is it will not be a static diver! I am going to use all the old existing electronics and motor that came with this boat. I will keep it as close to what the original boat looked like as possible. Thanks David! The parts you have seem to be the same way the boat is already built at this point.
The only changes I am making to this boat is the WTC that I will 3D fabricate to replace the old warped and crack compartment that came with the boat, and in place of a static diver it will be a dynamic diver.
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I have a bunch of proper parts to help you along with that hull, Rob. I assume you're going to assemble this thing as the ALBACORE, phase-2?I am ready to start another 3D Printing project! I have an old Albacore Boat that purchased from Nautilus Drydocks (Bob Martin) I have taken out all the old electronics that where in fairly good shape, but the ballast tank had some cracks and the WTC was warped and leaked very bad. I will use as much of the old electronics and the propulsion motor to keep it as close to original as possible.
The hull seems to be ABS plastic and in good shape. What I am going to do is design and fabricate another 3D Printed 3.5" WTC/SD and adapted the old electronics and the motor to the new WTC. I have decided to make this Albacore a dynamic diver! This will be another step closer to a full static diving sub for me!
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I am ready to start another 3D Printing project! I have an old Albacore Boat that purchased from Nautilus Drydocks (Bob Martin) I have taken out all the old electronics that where in fairly good shape, but the ballast tank had some cracks and the WTC was warped and leaked very bad. I will use as much of the old electronics and the propulsion motor to keep it as close to original as possible.
The hull seems to be ABS plastic and in good shape. What I am going to do is design and fabricate another 3D Printed 3.5" WTC/SD and adapted the old electronics and the motor to the new WTC. I have decided to make this Albacore a dynamic diver! This will be another step closer to a full static diving sub for me!
Rob
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subculture. Thank you for your input! I can see where your idea could enhance the performance of the Astute! But like I stated, speed is not what I am after in a swimming pool environment. It looked really good as a scale performer.
This will be good news for Bob Martin! Today I put the Astute in the pool and gave it a GOOD run test. It looked great and the prop performance was REALLY GOOD. The 3D Printed prop that came with your files does a good job in my opinion. The only thing I did to the prop, was to reinforce the blades with some CA, balanced the blades for fitting inside the shroud and painted it.
I just ran this boat on the surface with rudder input only, and it did well. Under water it most likely would do better! My wife took a video, and I will send it to you Bob to upload on YouTube or for you to at least see that you have good viable files for the 3D printed Astute!
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For small pool operation, sub designs which use thrusters and/or steerable nozzles are best, preferably with a low aspect ratio- e.g. chubby shapes. That gives lots of agility. If you're more concerned with performance than 100% scale accuracy, consider making that Astute shroud swivel like a steerable kort nozzle.Leave a comment:
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High speed performance is really not what I am after, All my Submarine builds are for our small swimming pool use only. With my health issues, driving to a lake or anywhere else
is pretty much out of the question for me anymore. Just to be able to cruse on the surface at some sort of easy scale speed is all I am after. (and hopefully under the surface someday) I think I will sorta slow this new project down a bit until I have had a chance to think it all through a little!!
Thanks for the input!
Rob
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