Gun aimers made and test fit Had to make 4” barrels for the sidemounts Props from Ronny finally getting used. Added an M4 set screws and locktited on
Working on a pump screen/strainer design to cut down on the clogging sinks hopefully. The goal is to increase the filtered surface area and flow patches that can get to the inlet. Here’s the general set of pieces. I made a substitute base for the BC pump to fix the vapor lock issue with the older style and to add more flow paths pump in the strainer side view, water should go through the whole surface and then be free to make it to inlet front is open as well Top plate test fit, holes in the top lip on the top plate Motor shield over the top the whole thing gets covered with window screen for a filter Prop shafts, motors and gears installed gearbox cover and motor covers I also worked on solenoid mounts, here is bow solenoid above the forward pump Forward bottle and reg checking clearance bow deck with solenoid mounts i used aluminum 1” L which gives a nice strong mount after solenoids are more crowded. Short hoses but 4x large hose guns placing more internal components. Battery holders and middle bottle, also probably power distribution forward bottle and pump, should be cleaner up here
Internal armor in Testing out the guts, adding a few wires currently 32.5 pounds which I think is a good spot for the status Balance point is right on Close up, the sharpie mark is the goal under the bottle mount
Dang, look at you ... all industrious and stuff. I suppose I should put the stringers in my Mac sometime this week...
What adhesive did you use to attach the screen armor under the deck? Looking to use the same technique myself.
I prefer to use Goop. In this case I used e6000 because I ran out of goop. e6000 is more runny so it can drip away from the target surface easier Adding screenshot of rudder size for reference
Sides are on. Sea trials will be tough with frozen ponds around here. Contact cement still cures when cold outside Bottom painted based on window height, might need to be tweaked after float testing. Next up is superstructure and float, also need to test guns
Time for superficial things Painted M Superstructure printed sea trials. Looks good but needed to switch props to high pitch she needs about 4lbs of lead to get to weight. I put 2 lbs in the center waterchannel and left some boxes to hold more strips as needed, below batteries view of float spool. The middle and aft SS will be the float superstructure mounts drying my one point of detail on the SS Just odds and ends left, battle in GA on Saturday!
Oh splendid work, can't wait to see it in person on Saturday You talk to BrianK about the Foamies or printing the turrets?
First event is in the books, I had a great time down at the Georgia Feb battle. Great weather and good turnout with 13 boats on the water. Vanguard did well for a first event, and the list of improvements is small/minor picture just before departing, tripods added on the water, she looked great after Day 1 I removed about 3 lbs. she was sluggish at first and did better with the weight removed. here’s a picture from before the last battle Monday there’s a good bit of video footage, hope to finish my portion soon
Boat looked great on the water and per the usual for your boats was a terror. Guns sounded mean and that boat rotated awesome to be that large. Good work.
