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Give it to Miss Piggy next time she is going parachuting with Kermit, I’m sure it will fly then (but the landing may not be all that great !!)
Yes Hoppy, it sure was a fine flying day (and probably the only one this week) given that it’s the middle of winter, teeshirt weather around the lunchtime BBQ.
Here is the footage from the 3m FMS Fox Glider’s first flight, I stuffed up (operator error) the second Dolly Trolly launch after lunch & broke the elevator locking pin so only one flight from the Fox today but it was a beauty.
Just to silence all the howls of discontent I will post the Moose’s video here as I guess no one could find it in the other place.
Due to lack of time the Moose’s video is attached to the end of the Rebuild Maiden voyage footage.
When the moosik stops the Moose STARTS.
This will be the final entry in the rebuild log of the Badger II.
Still need to add a Topping Lift so the Jib sets correctly but other than that she sailed beautifully.
Yes Tug, we’ve had plenty of wind down this way over the past week, that along with the rain is what has been keeping us all inside & away from flying.
You never know, “Double Trouble” could well hit the workbench tomorrow, if this weather keeps up.
Supposed to be 16 deg & sunny on Saturday with a breeze so a perfect day for a sail.
Well then, after way too long the refit of “Badger II” is complete (well almost).
Safety rails were fitted today along with all new Stainless Steel safety lines. Rudder was fitted & aligned and finally the mast & all above deck refitted & set up for a test sail (maybe this Saturday).
The Display Stand still needs a coat or three of epoxy and I’d like to apply another coat of Spar Varnish to the rub rail around the deck. Also the standing rigging all needs to be redone after a test sail or two.
I have purchased tiny stainless steel screw eyes to replace the way out of scale ones currently fitted to the mast & booms but this can wait till she sails a few times first.
Now just to make a new battery pack as I’ve currently pinched the one that gets shared between the 10R and the IOM.
Hopefully some video of her sailing this weekend will be the final post in this very long rebuild project.
Today the stanchions all got cleaned up, re-drilled & painted with a couple of coats of primer & 4 topcoats of Antique White.
The rudder repairs also got finished and the rudder is now Gloss Black to match the keel & underwater area.
The final assembly can now start tomorrow.
With another chilly day outside a fair bit got done to the Mt Gay 30 today.
The rudder has been fibreglassed, ready to sand & paint tomorrow.
Most of the stanchions have now been cleaned up and temporarily fitted today, this involved re drilling all the deck holes (well cleaning them with the Dremel with a router bit) as the new deck mounting timber inside the hull was now part way under each of the holes. Anyway, all fitted now with just 2 more holes required in the new deck timbers at the stern.
The safety rail holes all needed drilling out in the stanchions and most of the paint has now been cleaned off. Should be ready to re spray tomorrow morning.
Also most of the electronics have been reinstalled as well as the under deck sheet tubes.
Even the Badger II name is back on the stern. Lettering is not quite the same as original but close enough.
It was another inside day again today so after walking the dog (before the bad weather returned) it was time to sand & finish off the display stand (just needs a couple of coats of epoxy now) & cut & polish the hull ready for reassembly
Quite pleased with the result after a very light cut & a coat of polish will add the final shine once all the rest is assembled.
Also got the sliding hatch cover re-glued to the recently repainted cabin. Real pleased with the way the Antique White came out, really suits it against the polished deck & black trim.
Definitely worth the extra cost to get the colour matched to the original finish on “Badger II”.
Also got the cabin door clear screen refitted & sealed into place ( opted for a diamond pattern glass rather than the plain clear glass – just because I had some)
The rudder has been sanded down ready for a very thin layer of fibreglass mat either side, which hopefully will stop the rudder from splitting all the time with the slightest bump.
Hopefully tomorrow the rudder will be done & then to start on cleaning up & painting all the deck hardware, rails etc. Might even get the waterline pinstriping & the stern labelling done as well.
Chris, you should be able to get replacement 3 pos’n switches from Jaycar or Active Electronics.
About the only local shops to stock servos are McCann’s Model World or Nick’s Hobby Shop but they may only have the 9gm servos & not the 5gm ones.
Yes, well actually I told a little fib so those that missed out on flying today wouldn’t feel so bad.
As you will see in the videos, brilliant warm sunshine most of the morning & down to Tee shirts, shorts & thongs for the BBQ.
A bit more done today on the road to final completion, got the display/storage stand built today. Still needs a bit of finishing off and a coat of epoxy but at least the majority of it is done & it’s now usable.
Today the paintwork on the hull/deck join was sanded back as the finish was not up to scratch. This time after carefully masking the underside of the deck “Rub Rail” paint was reapplied using the Airbrush rather than my smallest automotive spray gun. This time I’m happy with the finish so a quick cut’n’polish tomorrow & then the stanchion work can start. Will no doubt take a while to clean them all up before repainting.
Must remember to paint the rudder as well as it got missed when painting the keel & underwater area.
By the way Uncle G, I found another of those 30 Mt Gay’s that was brought into Tas way back in the 80’s. I was out at Brian J’s (ex MMACA President) today and he also has a partially completed Mt Gay sitting on his work bench. Reckons he might get back to it one day !
So that is one for me, one for Ricky, 2 for RonB and one for BrianJ and Alan F’s “Little Honda” (that he used to beat the pants off us with @ the canal in the early days of us sailing the “Chinese” RC yachts), but the last time I saw that was at his funeral. Still leaves 24 more out there somewhere.
