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Marvellous Chris, I think it's a win with a little hiccup. I bet you wanted to go into the lake with all that heat...bring your trunkies the next time. She looks lovely in the water and well worth all the work you put into her.
Cheers,
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CHEERS Wabble yes im pleased with her an the heat did not help WOW an U/J may have been a faulty one as none of the other 3 were no problem but today gonna call in to my model shop an buy a new U/J an then come home an then rework her prop shaft an refit the new jiont in an no no swimmin as the idoits throw junk in the pond like broken glass an ive seen a shoppin trolley pulled out of the pond so no swimmy lol AN ALL YOU GUYS MAYBE OFF LINE FOR A WHILE AS GOT TO TAKE P/C TO HUGHES SHOP TO HAVE MY NEW NORTON FITTED ON BUT THE SECURITY IS IN THE RED SO THEY MAY SAY WE WILL HAVE TO SEND IT OFF TO BE CLEANED UP AN THEN I WILL LOSE ALL MY PROGRAMS BUT HOPE TO BE BACK SOME TIME SOON
ATB ALL
chrisbComment
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HI all an today ive just started investigatein that universal jiont prob an firsly i have removed that U/J an had a close look at it an i see that to me the U/J is faulty as one of the brass pins that goes through it has no rivet top on it just flat an can be pulled through the plastic an lookin at the other pin which did not fail this pin has rivet heads on it so the pin wont pull through an it did not so i think that was part of the problem an the other problem i see today is to do with how much currant the motor was takin an the motor shaft is very stiff to turn so more currant drain an its a lot more harder to turn than the other 3 motors so im gonna order another motor to replace this bad one so then will give it another try wish me luck all as i'll need it had more probs on this ship than all the others put togeather Aaarrrccchhhhhhh
ATB all
chrisbComment
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Chris, you could grind a small flat on the threaded part of the shaft and still be able to screw on a threaded joint.
PeteComment
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HI again i think if i remeber rightly it was ok but i think the stiff motor shaft is due to the universal jiont failure as it also broke the prop shaft steady mountin as well in there must have been a terrific touge on that shaft when it failed so damagein the motor an Pete the cost of retuning it will outlay the cost of the motor as it was only 9 quid an the hassle as i think the motor comes from abroad but thanks for the idea
cheers Sir
chrisbComment
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Apologies for missing this Chris, it's brilliant to see her on the water, a testament to the work you've put into her, glad that the only probs you've encountered are reasonably easy to fix , those metal universal joints will really help control the torque from the new motors..
well done buddy, well done indeed..throws a salute your wayComment
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WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH Chris an no need to apolagise as you cant keep up on everythng on this super foroum an now ive got to wait for a new motor to come till i can put her right but on them metal U/J NO can do im afraid an got to stick wih them pastic ones
cheers
chrisbComment
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As another long term follower of this build Chris she really is something else, very deserving of the Dogs awardComment
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AN HI Mick yes this is a long term build an you all must be glutens for punishment lol an cheers about the Dogs award MATRON an the commitee must really like this build lol as i would if i can only get her to work right without any probs TBH ive lost count now of how many probs ive had on this build but im gettin there an if i get many more i'll still be putin probs right as long as the real ships had probs lol
ATB CHEERS mIckComment
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Tiger looks fantastic on the water Chris, a great result all round.Comment
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Hi chris
the photos of her are great, she looks superb. i'm sure you must get a lot of appreciative comments when you sail her.
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