My Redoutable first lake run
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Thanks Rob. It was great to finally see what it could do. I never throttled it all the way up and didn't need to. It will turn in about 30' circles and the fairwater planes are more than enough to control depth. I have a slight leak in the radio compartment that I need to sort out and she will be complete. The big Nautilus is next. -
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Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named
OK, Put some water back in that ballast tank, stand it on its after end, blow into the antenna conduit and observe where the bubbles are coming from.
Where are the bubbles originating? From around the seal body, or around the pushrod?
If you have a leak somewhere in the bead of RTV that mounts and makes watertight the pushrod seal body, dry things and dab on some RTV over the offending spot and draw a slight vacuum through the antenna conduit flexible hose to drive the RTV patch into the offending void.
If the leak is around the pushrod, replace the pushrod seal. You received a spare with your MSD package. If you can't find it, hit me and I'll get a few off to you in a flash.
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Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named
Send a million bucks in un-marked bills.
Seriously, I make these seals like popcorn. I'll get a few off to you tomorrow first thing. Anything else I can slip into the mailer?
David
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Have you ever considered covering the PLA in epoxy or fiberglass to reinforce it?Make it simple, make strong, make it work!Comment
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Coating a print with epoxy is a good thing, but not necessary if you baby the hull. It also smooths over details such as scribing and holes that are part of the printed surface, so not always desirable. If you're going to do a large print with little or no detail, I'd print and then lay up a 4oz layer of cloth over it, just to make sure you have it for years to come. No worries on the interior of the boat.
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Thanks Bob! It did great and has help me to better understand some of the mystery of RC Subs. I look forward to running it again. I figured out where my leak is and will have that fixed soon enough. I also had to make some adjustments to get the gas backup to engage but she should be ready to go again in no time.Comment
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