Maine Lobster Boat by jbassett - Midwest Products - 1:16

[jbassett]

Good evening MSW-

Had a work situation come up and .. After a month of so of getting things in order I figured it was time to do a bit of modelling.

The weather warming up lately combined with a nearby pond I walk around a few times a week have me itching to get a boat into the water, so I decided to start a Midwest Maine Lobster Boat.

The plans that came with the kit are geared towards the boat being a display model. Thankfully there is a wealth of information (sometimes too much) on this form and on the rcforums that are quite helpful.

I have not done much done so far- I opened and inventoried the kit, sorted things a bit, and read through the plans. I started to work on the keel this evening and am working out the best way to center and attach the stuffing box to the keel. The prop shaft, combined with the coupling I ordered, is a bit too long for the motor to be placed in accordance with the plans. Once I have the placement lined up and double, triple, quadruple checked I will measure and cut the prop shaft to size.

I think I can center the stuffing box with clothes pins and several small plastic shims that I am currently 3d printing. 

Once its trimmed, I will get it centered up before tacking it down with CA.

For a static model the kit includes a 1/4 x 1/8 x 7 inch strip of bass wood. I will cut it into 2 strips and use thick CA to attach them to the sides of the stuffing box then sand or plane them even with the keel. 
The picture I took while mocking up the stuffing box to the keel is not attaching for some reason. Edit: no spaces in image names.

 

That's all for the evening.

Thanks for reading

-John