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After the kids took me out for a lovely Fathers Day breakfast, I headed home and got back into pressing on with the “Victoria’s Secret” build.
As you can see from the photos I finished the design & 3D print for the Boom Vang, It’s very similar to the new DF65 design (why re-invent the wheel?) just upside down.
The mainsail is now fitted (just a temporary old original one till I get round to new sails) and the sail-winch setup and functioning.
I will run a second line from the winch for the jib as having two sheets makes for easier adjustments. There will eventually be two bowsies fitted on the rear deck to allow for easy sheet adjustment.
In keeping with the minimum aloft weight possible I have used an IOM style crane for the back stay support & attachment of the main sail.
The next job will be to install the Jib and finish off the sheets etc. That should be done tomorrow if this wet weather keeps up.
Hopefully the bell crank for the rudder will arrive this week & then she should be ready for a test.
The boat is now significantly lighter (with most of the weight gone from the mast & rigging). The minimum racing weight (according to the rules) is 2.04 kg and even with my heavy 5 cell AA NiMH battery installed it only now just scrapes in at 2.0kg, hopefully with the rudder & the jib & a coat of paint, it will make correct minimum weight without any corrector ballast.
Time will tell.
Thank you for your kind offer Me Frog.
You will need to teach me all the “Gentlemen’s” Rules of RC Racing once I hit the water again.
A couple of minor additions today & “Victoria’s Secret” should be ready for rigging.
Well Mr Frog, your days of solo racing may soon be over.
With Spring (and warmer weather) just around the corner I have started to build a new race boat (One Class Victoria).
I’ve had the hull and most of the bits I need for several years & whilst cleaning up the toy room & selling a few various models I found it buried in the corner, well concealed under much junk.
Anyway its now on the build agenda, new deck hatch & surround have been designed and 3D printed yesterday, CF keel post made & fitted and all unnecessary fittings removed from the deck.
As you cant have a sexy new boat without a name it will eventually be christened “Victoria’s Secret”
Gardening on the agenda today but if it rains this afternoon as predicted I’ll make a start on the servo mounts.
Nice clear video there with your new HandiCam Chris, you just need to learn to pan around a bit slower.
You may have some issues with your flying of late Mr Frog but you still do a great job as resident videographer @ the field.
Well done at capturing the essence of the day.
Not a bad video Mr Frog however rather disappointing to only see the Green Monster flapping on the end of the jetty like a flag rather than getting out amongst it.
Surely with your skills you can control the yacht & operate the camera at the same time !!
Well Gerald, your new wheels/tyres were of such quality that I thought they deserved a close up look.
