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  • HardRock
    Vice Admiral
    • Mar 2013
    • 1609

    I'm going for small and simple.

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    • HardRock
      Vice Admiral
      • Mar 2013
      • 1609

      Fixed stern planes, working bow planes and working rudder.

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      • redboat219
        Admiral
        • Dec 2008
        • 2735

        How about going with SNORT or RCABS?
        Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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        • HardRock
          Vice Admiral
          • Mar 2013
          • 1609

          Maybe. I'm experimenting with a few different systems right now. Just ordered some new batteries - the old ones aren't up to it.

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          • HardRock
            Vice Admiral
            • Mar 2013
            • 1609

            This is the test ballast tank. There isn't enough room to use the leaver action vent valve so I've made a rotary version. As the servo rotates the shaft counter-clockwise, the cam opens the valve on the top of the tank; when it rotates colkwise it depresses the valve stem on the gas valve. The shaft runs through a waterproof seal and a bearing and there is a small detent in the rear tank wall that engages the shaft end to prevent the shaft deflecting. And it all works! Now I just have to stuff it into the submarine.

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            • redboat219
              Admiral
              • Dec 2008
              • 2735

              Wow! 2 thumbs up.

              How many blows are you getting out of that tiny gas cylinder?

              That is easily convertible to snort set up.
              Last edited by redboat219; 07-03-2016, 08:03 PM.
              Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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              • redboat219
                Admiral
                • Dec 2008
                • 2735

                Wonder what ever came of this beauty?
                Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                • HardRock
                  Vice Admiral
                  • Mar 2013
                  • 1609

                  Its tooteling around my dam. I'll do some video (eventually) - its bloody cold here at the moment.

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                  • 598602G
                    Captain
                    • Jan 2017
                    • 500

                    ID this? Looks like a 55 Studebaker to me.

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                    • redboat219
                      Admiral
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 2735

                      Hi HardRock. What ever happened to this little beauty?
                      Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                      • HardRock
                        Vice Admiral
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 1609

                        Its sitting in its travel box in my garage. Had a few health issues last year and had to sell the farm so all of my stuff is in the garage of my new home under mountains of important "stuff" that I can't climb over.

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                        • redboat219
                          Admiral
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 2735

                          Maybe someday you'll get a chance to run her again.
                          Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                          • trout
                            Admiral
                            • Jul 2011
                            • 3545

                            I am sorry health issue have changed your life significantly. I miss your builds and postings.
                            If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.

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                            • Peter W
                              Captain
                              • May 2011
                              • 509

                              Sorry to hear that Scott. I hope you're on the up mate.

                              Peter

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                              • HardRock
                                Vice Admiral
                                • Mar 2013
                                • 1609

                                Thanks men. I'm the recipient of benefits of modern chemistry. The form of blood cancer that I have would have killed me in short order only a few years ago. Now I just take six pills each day and I'm fine. Amazing.

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