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I bought a new transmitter receiver and a new ESC on eBay. They should come next week sometime. I hope to be on the water soon. -
After having completed the superstructure of this boat I turned to the R/C components again. I moved both battery packs too the bow. I twisted the wires to the ESC and the batteries. I turned on the transmitter and added power to the receiver. At first the transmitter and receiver were bound then the receiver light went off and there is no response from the transmitter. The ESC fan turns on but I have no idea if the ESC is working. To me the thing to do is buy a new transmitter receiver, hook them up and hope things work. If that doesn't fix things I will get a new ESC hook it up and hope things work. This will probably take another week to accomplish. I don't know what transmitter receiver to buy. The seem to be around $30 to $40. The one I want to replace is a 2.4 GHZ with a third channel. I will look for one like it.
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I found a little cocktail table for my voyagers to put their drinks and beers on. It is from a pizza box. It's used to keep the pizza from getting crushed. I cut the legs down and painted it. This boat is getting to be like a doll house. I'm thinking of buying the Marx version on eBay and instead of motorizing it, put a complete interior in it.
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I will be at Waller park pond in Santa Maria when I put in the water. I have no idea when that will be.
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This is me resting on the Port San Luis pier after a puzzling, confusing and a bit on the difficult side build. All the stress and anxiety is over. On to the R/C equipment after a brief rest.
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Well the dingy is hanging off the davits with pulleys. It's not too realistic but it is better than than string alone I think. So now I have no excuse to not working on the R/C equipment.
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Well the building of the boat is complete for all intents and purposes. There are a ton of little flaws but I just have to live with them. Somebody go and buy the Marx version on eBay now and out do me. I have a wild hair up my *** that's telling me to buy it and make one with a white hull and turquoise roof. Or buy the Dumas Chris-Craft Commander. It is a wood kit. I'd make another log if I do. I know how I want to hang the dinghy from the davits. I ordered some pulleys for it. I hope the are the right size. This boat is not finished. Last time before I got to the r/c parts my log was marked finished.
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A top down view of the deck. I want to finish the boat before I get back to the R/C equipment. I want to try everything Ian has suggested. I just have some paint touch up and I am figuring out how to realistically hang the dingy from the davits. I replaced the plastic stanchions and davits with metal ones from a Marx Constellation kit. I want the dinghy to be solidly attached so I won't lose it when she cruises the pond.
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A few aditions to the boat, a lense and and electrical connection for the light, a radar dome, controls for the motors and Fido the dog.
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If anyone wants to build this model boat. There is a Marx version on eBay right now. The Marx version has metal parts which I think are superior to Lindberg's plastic ones. You would have to paint the metal parts to make them look like chrome but that is not hard with spray paint. The price is probably prohibitive though. They want $299 plus $74 shipping. That price is close to a Dumas wood one on eBay that is similar. I would like to have both but not at that price. I would like to make another with a white hull. There is a Lindberg Sport Fisherman boat for $425. I would like to make that too but I think it is too expensive. Off all I would like to try my hand at the Dumas Chris Craft Commander. It is listed at $325 plus $30 shipping. I just might spring for it and start another log so everyone could watch me crash and burn. I usually work in plastic.
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Thanks Ian. If this boat ever hits the water you will have a big hand in getting it there.
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I was playing with the transmitter trim and I think I caused the problem. I had the decks off and everything was working even the rudder servo. When I put the decks on the trouble started. If I replace the ECS what are the specs I an looking for. I think I have brushless motors and the ESC needs to match. The Transmitters have a receiver included.
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Strange happenings. I tried to operate the R/C equipment. The Tx and the Rx were bound. Things worked like before when the motors turned in a stop and go, stop and go manner. Then everything quit. My volt meter’s batteries were dead. I will still check the voltage.
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I broke off two of the plastic handrail stanchions while working on the electronics. I am a clutz. That's the reason I haven't finished my Cutty Sark model. I keep hitting thin plastic parts and braking them off. I got these metal stanchions on eBay. They are from an old Marx version of this boat. It had metal parts but the Lindberg version has them in plastic. I sprayed them chrome this time. The davits show what they look like unpainted.
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Ian. Thanks for your help. I will use my volt motor to check out what you suggested. You can come here. This is where I live. IMG_2114.mov
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The Tx and the Rx will not bind anymore. There has been a steady disintegration of the working of everything. At first the motors would go on and off, on and off when I pulled the trigger on the Tx. The Rx would flash red on and off with the motors. The servo would turn by itself intermittently. The servo control would not work. Now nothing works.
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Here is where things stand. I've worked on the electronics. Everything is hooked up and nothing works right. I am going to replace the transmitter and receiver. They are not too expensive. If that doesn't fix things I will replace the ESC. Those are the only possible things that an be fixed. The batteries and the servo are OK. I keep breaking the plastic hand rail stanchions by laying my arm on them while I am working on the electronics. I have some metal ones coming today. They are from the old Marx it. That kit has a lot of metal parts where the Lindberg kit made them in plastic. If you are looking to build this boat I would suggest getting the Marx kit for the metal parts. There is one on eBay now but they want your first born and your next year's salary for it. There is a guy on eBay selling the metal parts. That's were I got mine. I may end up swapping out my plastic rudders for the metal ones I have coming. The plastic ones seem very precarious hanging down beneath the hull. I have some block and tackle pulleys coming that I will rig the dinghy with. That dinghy looks fragile hanging out held only by thread, I also have metal davits I could replace the plastic ones with. The plastic looks too fragile. So it loos like it will be a week or more before I get it in the water. There are no hobby shops that sell R/C near me. The closest one is in LA or San Diego. I buy most everything on line now.
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I gave her a water test in my hot tub. She sits nice in the water. The batteries were not on board for this photo shoot in the sunshine but they do not displace much water and since one battery pack is in the bow and the other is in the stern she would still be level. The physical building is complete and as soon as I get the electronics right I'll take it to the pond. I really had planned to do that since I bought a carrier to carry it to the park. I think it turned out OK. The water color sets it off nice.
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Thanks very much for the encouragement. I won't give up just yet. I am pretty sure I have a wiring problem. Here is my new dinghy and two more deck chairs. I sent for two life rings and a radar head.
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