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Hello! I've been active in R/C for quite a few years and dabbled in a couple of surface boats. Just a few months ago I picked up a Dumas Akula from a local gentleman. He had installed a Sub-driver and turned it into a static diver. Knowing nothing about it, and given that he hadn't run it, I sought out some advice from Dave Merriman. He was kind enough to invite me over to his house and look over my setup. The boat got a maiden voyage (at least by me, anyway) a couple days later and I've been enjoying it since.
Fast forward to a couple weeks ago and I was looking at another site's classified. I see an ad that catches my eye, and it turns out the fellow with the ad was someone I was acquainted with from some years ago Some years ago, I bought a kit for a big, DF MIG-25 Foxbat. I lost my paved runway and had no place to potentially fly the airplane, so I put it up for sale. I talked to a gentleman for some time but we could never really come to an arrangement about shipping (big airplane kit!). I got busy with life and school and a bunch of stuff and didn't think about it until I saw his classified ad. The ad was for a completed 688 class sub. We wound up talking on the phone, and he pointed out another ad he had with a SS type IX hull and WTC. Well, after a bit of wrangling we worked out a deal for both boats. So overnight my sub fleet has grown from one lone sub to small squadron.
But I didn't come to brag. After some thinking and looking, I think the type IX is going to go on the back burner while I accumulate stuff for it. It promises to be a much more involved project. The 688 is much closer to being ready to run, so I think it will get attention first.
But.
The WTC is set up for dual shafts, and apparently customized for the type IX. The 688 is a little smaller, I would expect that there would be plenty of reserve bouyancy for it. Can I convert the wtc back to single shaft operation by just removing the gearbox? Is this something I should refer to Mr. Merriman for? It appears to be fairly straightforward, looking at it, but who knows. this is kind of new to me.
I welcome thoughts and opinions...
Oh yeah.. Akula in the water. Scale details in the works....
Fast forward to a couple weeks ago and I was looking at another site's classified. I see an ad that catches my eye, and it turns out the fellow with the ad was someone I was acquainted with from some years ago Some years ago, I bought a kit for a big, DF MIG-25 Foxbat. I lost my paved runway and had no place to potentially fly the airplane, so I put it up for sale. I talked to a gentleman for some time but we could never really come to an arrangement about shipping (big airplane kit!). I got busy with life and school and a bunch of stuff and didn't think about it until I saw his classified ad. The ad was for a completed 688 class sub. We wound up talking on the phone, and he pointed out another ad he had with a SS type IX hull and WTC. Well, after a bit of wrangling we worked out a deal for both boats. So overnight my sub fleet has grown from one lone sub to small squadron.
But I didn't come to brag. After some thinking and looking, I think the type IX is going to go on the back burner while I accumulate stuff for it. It promises to be a much more involved project. The 688 is much closer to being ready to run, so I think it will get attention first.
But.
The WTC is set up for dual shafts, and apparently customized for the type IX. The 688 is a little smaller, I would expect that there would be plenty of reserve bouyancy for it. Can I convert the wtc back to single shaft operation by just removing the gearbox? Is this something I should refer to Mr. Merriman for? It appears to be fairly straightforward, looking at it, but who knows. this is kind of new to me.
I welcome thoughts and opinions...
Oh yeah.. Akula in the water. Scale details in the works....
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