Bow (and stern) thrusters - pros & cons

[Timothy L]

Albacore 569 -
Thank you. That is a very interesting concept - which I suspect will be very successful. I will look at your other thread to explore...

[Timothy L]

At Subex25 I heard about bow thrusters bring used in longer subs to reduce turning radius. My exposure to bow thrusters is in surface tugs using Raboesch....

[Timothy L]

RazorAntilles - you might be interested in this. In addition to Bob Martin’s excellent book, Diving Deep, I just acquired a book by Norbert Brüggen...

[Timothy L]

Not sure I will call this a full-blown builders thread but I thought it might be helpful to post pictures of the trials and tribulations of a newbie...

[Timothy L]

I thought this weathering on the USS Alabama was most interesting.
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[Timothy L]

Last year when I first became totally fascinated with RC subs, my first purchases were David’s DVDs and Bob Martin’s book. I will probably...

[Timothy L]

I am currently beginning my second submarine, a 1/72 Virginia class block III. I see that the fins on the stern are not symmetrical. On the right side...

[Timothy L]

Yep - I just couldn’t walk away from one for 80 bucks so now it’s on the project stack LOL!...

[Timothy L]

Too funny!

[Timothy L]

Always more than happy to buy thru you Bob - but thought you were not stocking R&R until he recovered 100% and could meet your supply needs. Good...

[Timothy L]

Got it . That takes care of that question . Thanks David. One has to ask questions to learn ....

[Timothy L]

Well……I was thinking way down the line - rabbit hole disease.- LOL!!!! Good points and thanks David. Just thought I’d start the Gato...

[Timothy L]

I will eventually be building a Gato. Would love to find a D&E conversion kit and wtc if for some really weird reason someone has one they never got...

[Timothy L]

Very interesting - thank you redboat219. This approach seems to be an excellent idea. I don’t have enough experience to know if a dual tank system...

[Timothy L]

I understand that there is a video which demonstrates how to use an angle keeper to equalize the amount of water in both cylinders of a dual WTC. I’ve...

[Timothy L]

My enthusiasm for my first submarine and last year’s experience at SUBEX24 got the attention of my friend and fellow club member, a brilliant and...

[Timothy L]

Today my 212A passed the bathtub leak test, is now ballasted properly and submerges properly. It was with trepidation that I dropped her in the tub and...

[Timothy L]

Last year at Groton I saw RC subs for the first time and met many outstanding people. I was blown away by the submarines and their builders - and yes,...