Well I have decided to take the USS South Carolina and restore it to a runner status. I dont think I will re-arm her as space was an issue and her cannons were transferred to the PE. The South Carolina had an issue in which it would list to one side. Even on the shelf the hull would not sit flat. When it was armed everything was tried to balance the weight. I think I have found a solution that takes out a vast majority of the list and the hull sits flat. I have built up part of the bottom of the hull using Bondo body filler. Once that had hardened I sanded it smooth. When the hull is on the shelf there is no tilt in the hull. With the weather being nice today i managed to get the bottom of the hull resined so that it has a layer of protection for he body filler. The hull is currently outside letting the resin cure. Once this has cured completely I will give the hull a float test in the tub to see if there is any noticible listing.
I decided to test the motors on Southy this evening. It has been a while since they have run. One motor ran but the otherdidnt. But a quick check showed one wire was disconnected. So with a quick solder the southy's motors roared to life.
You mean it squeeked instead of roared...right? Keep the lady on the swing. The only way tell if your ballasted.
There was no squeek about it. They ran well for the amount of time of non use. Now to reinstall the rudder. I am replacing the rudder on southy. The other one fell apart.
Well throttle switch was created this evening. I got the connectors attached. Now to make a battery tray and reinstall the rudder.
Excellent progress.I been stalled all this week. Hope to get back at it the weekend. Just a few more main superstructure components to make . I will pretty detail Bis later when time permits. Thanks for the plans with the hull. I like the Bow and stern profile shots.
That is good to hear. This morning I gort the wiring harness made for the batteries. As this is just going to be a runner I am debating whether to hook a pump up.
I would hook up the pump. In case you want to sail with a little chop on the water or the rogue wave occurs use it as a backup in case there are issues with keeping water out.
Then I will install a pump. So had some rudder issues. The previous rudder had fallen apart. I tried a stock class 4 rudder and found that the rudder shaft if too close to the props. What I managed to do was modify a tennessee rudder by shaving off some material to fit in the area. Since it will never be a battler again I can live with it.
Why not? Pump switch is not hard. If you don't want it activated by transmitter you can install it deck wise or somewhere on the superstructure. It will give you the option to turn it on before sailing if the water is loppy or turn it off when it's calm and there's no risk of water crashing over your bow or stern.
I hadn't considered a switch on the deck. The reason I dont want it on the transmitter is that I am considering getting a cheap 2 channel radio just for the Southy. This will be the boat that Lori will run.
Deck switch will give that option and you dont' need anything expensive. Just enough to handle the current load when the pump is actually pushing water. It draws nearly no current with no load.
