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I’m not sure what Ricky’s weighs, it was more just a check to see if the weight goes up or down with the new 3D printed parts in place of the wood.
Another fine day @ the Duck, enjoyed by everyone, even with the weed in the early races.
As for the water leak alluded to by Col in my Mt Gay 30 (it was definitely significant but in no danger of sinking).
Anyway, the “Badger II” has been stripped down and all the old timber servo & keel mounts removed to give good access to reseal the inside of the deck to hull join.
I guess after 20 odd years things have got to fail eventually.
During the rebuild all the removed timber bits & pieces will be replaced with lightweight 3D printed bits.
The alloy keel fin will be fibre-glassed into the hull. This will be a lot sturdier than the original timber sandwich mount which was showing signs of being waterlogged one too many times. The servo mounts were also in similar condition.
For those that were enquiring today, before the strip-down the Mt Gay sailing weight was 3.33kg all up.
How it looked to start with
How it looks now (still need to remove the baseboard)
The Scraps
Yes, it was a fine day for canal sailing (even with the chilly wind a blowing) & the lunchtime BBQ was a classic.
Well after the “Splashdown” landing yesterday most of the electronics in the SkyClimber had stopped working due to water ingress.
Removed, dismantled & dried out the receiver and now that tests OK again on all 8 channels. It was amazing how much water was still trapped inside it, even after hanging up all night in an air conditioned room.
After seeing the amount of water inside the receiver I figured that the Auto Pilot would probably be in the same condition. After removing & dismantling it water was found inside but no where near as much as the receiver had. It appears to have suffered no damage so after drying overnight while in pieces, I will re assemble & test in the morning.
The battery recharged OK after its dunking but not so the one from the Bix 2 that was parked in a tree all afternoon. Admittedly it was the same battery that spent 3 weeks up a tree a few months ago and it has flown every session since without problems but this time one cell has failed. I’ll have a look at converting it to 2S or else its destined for the scrap bin.
Have ordered a couple more Floureon 2200mAh 3s 25c LiPo’s as the previous ones I had have worked great since Nov 2016 so getting close to 3 years old now & still giving their full 15 minutes of flight time
Sounds like a great day (as usual) was had by all. Sorry I couldn’t be there but with IOM sailing tomorrow, flying Thursday, the canal on Saturday & IOM’s again on Sunday, I need to spend some time at home catching up with things. That said I should be there next Tuesday for the DF65’s & perhaps I better bring the Mt Gay along as well, sounds like a bit of match racing in the wind.
Vinyl work completed & re assembly under way, just need to sand & paint the rudder & keel before installing.
Well I guess that is your version of events & I guess you are sticking to it like a cane toad to a truck tyre eh?
and the hull is now done, just need to cut & polish and then reassemble it. Need to do some work on the keel & rudder at some stage as well but nothing major.
Pyro thought that as he had been putting up with the paint fumes for days he should feature in the pic as well, and he can always manage a smile for the camera. !!
