I'm game for that. I know a hand full of guys who like to tinker. And thats about all I did with the konig last time. Best just bring it and we'll see what can happen. Even if it just trolls about thats half the battle. Guns and boards are easily prepared. Trust me all anybody wants is to see your boat working and you having fun
The last (two) sections are on the printer. It is going to be TIGHT with the plastic I have. But I -should- have just enough on this roll to finish the hull. Yes, both rudders are there. That can be changed easily. The front one can’t turn very far anyway. All of the minor (and one major… thanks worn out nozzle…) warping has been filled. In 38 hours I should have a completed hull frame! Then… sanding smooth… epoxy and fiberglass..
Looking very nice! Glad to see you included the bilge keels. I think those are an under-appreciated feature on ships. They don't have a huge effect on your maximum roll, but they very rapidly dampen any rolls you may experience. Make sure to reinforce them. My own bilge keels get shot regularly, and I've had to replace portions of them that got blown away by particularly powerful sidemounts.
2 and a half rolls of gray PETG. Nearly 2 weeks of printing non-stop. Longest print was 60 hours. Shortest print was 12 hours. Seems joined with brass rods, super glue, and welded with a 3D pen. Things left to print: super structure Deck and cross supports Propellers Turrets Rudder servo mount Things left to fit out: Wiring Solenoids Plumbing Batteries Skinning Things left to finish: Sanding, epoxy and fiberglassing Painting
Going to give these a spin in some ABS slurry to smooth out and build up some thickness. I printed them a bit thinner than normal. Because they are on ⅛” shafts I’m having a hell of a time finding 4 blade 1.5” props for that shaft size. I am thinking of threading for 10-24 and making some dog drives for 4mm shaft props.
Thank you! She is very German looking. Very much function over form which I think makes her a beautiful hull.
Looking good. Be careful about adding to many layers they look very close to the bottom of the hull from the last picture.
Only one fiberglass layer to give the bottom some “bump and thump” resistance. I don’t even know if the epoxy will bond to the petg..
I was looking at the West Systems 105/205 or Total Boat… I will have to look at the g/flex to see how it compares. The plan is to finish gluing and get it sanded this week.
About to start printing the super structure. Going to hollow out the rear funnel and make that my float. Not set on fixture method yet, but going to shove a cork in there. I put the ESC and RX in a little cubby so I could mount the switch in an easily accessible space, plus keeps them out of the hull for easier access.
Under $200 for an Ender3, no reason not to have one UNLESS you know people with one... Im putting money aside for an Ender5-Pro so I can do bigger ships and bigger parts (and do an actively heated enclosure, not my passive enclosure) to do ABS better.
Hull is sanded. PETG is a pain to glue together but man I love how it sands like pine wood. Rudder servo mount is printing. Plastic for the deck will be here tomorrow. If… if I can get some drive gears (was hoping to do a 2:1 but cannot find a matching pinion and spur gear in the same profile to make that happen…) I…. Could do initial sea trials… like this weekend. I was playing with sheets of 1/32 bass wood (for another project) and this hull is going to be so easy to sheet. I believe I saw someone mention she should be mid 20lbs to the water line?
That is awsome, hope all goes well. There is a ship list with dimensions. Speed and weight available from the site.
Deck is coming along. ordered some drive gears. They will be here next week. Worked out rudder motion as well.
Color me intrigued. Personally, I would rather print/buy gears for the rudder, I haven't been happy with pulleys. Otherwise, she's looking pretty nifty. Do you take commissions??? (haha!) (I have too many botes as it is)
