Prinz Eugen Build

Curt: When you do post the pics, down size them please. don't forget that some of us live in the woods and won't have high speed til 08 and rigth now i'm at about 12kbps WOW is this fast or what?

 

After all smoke signals do not transmit data very well

 

Smoke? depends on the smoke.......i like smoke sometimes i like smoked fish fish is good fish are good..... when there in the water water is cool Paul you should be used to the water by now with the southy doing what it does best

 

OHHHH that was a SMACKED MACKERAL..ERR SMOKED MACKERALL.

 

It would have been smoked beef. A hip of Scharnroast but that honor has been passed on.

 

Be afraid Admiral. Be very afraid.

 

Whatcha going to do is giggle and watch it sink

 

As you sit by the fire and enjoy the SCHARNROAST.. YUMMM.

 

With some Nelson brand relish

 

None yet dude. Haven't been able to get over to the shipyard all week and I am waiting for the motors to arrive. With luck it will arrive tomorrow.

Curt.

 

Ok the motors did not arrive today. Still waiting.

 

Finally! The motors arrived. If they don't fit the gear box I will use them for direct drive. They are 7.2 v 365 motors.

 

Any updates on the PE Curt?

 

Nope. No work to be done till I'm done with the XMAS shopping, wrapping , ect then there's work ect ect. In other words won't get it started till after xmas.

 

I hear you on the Xmas stuff. Is there a temperature gradient for Resining. I may be able to do it at my sister's place in her basement.

 

Room Temperature works better for getting the resin to cure faster. Use heat lamps if you have to.

 

I see. It will be on the to do list.

 

Captains.. well I hope to get started on PE tomorrow. Plans went in the toilet to start it last weekend. These long gravehour shifts are wreaking havoc with my sleep and time during the day.

Good news I was able to pick up a large sheet of Sintra 4 X 8 sheet 1/8in thick. The reason I am going with 1/8 in sheet is cost. It cost me over 40.00 for that sheet. A 1/4 sheet would have cost me nearly 90.00. Secondly the 1/8 sheet is more flexible and will be easier to conform to the hull shape and easier to cut. I will be making a subdeck out of Sintra and then lay on it the main deck. This will give me a better deck seal along the hull length and I won't need screws.

The Pe new deck will be easier to make with this material. First though the motor mounts need to be built. Drive system will be the first thing to work on tomorrow.

Just a footnote: I spoke to Chris and we will both be at Can-nats this year. Bismarck will be back in my hands but I wil fly to Newbrunswick, meet up with Chris and both of us will drive to Halifax with our ships on his trailer. Were taking with us Musashi, Veneto and Bismarck. Yamato and Tennessee will be already in Halifax by that time. The Japanese Giants along with the Italian sisters Roma and Veneto and the first Bismarck coming out of a 6 year retirement will be at Can-nats.

It's going to be a busy year but a glorious event.

Stokamoto

 

Hmmm a lot of boats to shoot at this year. 2008 could be a target rich environment for CANNATS.

 

I don't know how target rich it will be but I will do what I can.
Strasburg is going in the pool on Sun. for another run to test the new motors and to check the pump, we'll see how it goes