ZWARTE ZEE 1933

[John Huggins]

Ok all this is going to be a long thread as im working in the dark, never built a boat from plans befor but i will give it a shot.

This Tug was given to me by a friend of SHMBO, been in her loft for years & when her dad passed away it's been moved from house to house so she thought i might like to finish it.

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I have one or two issues with this build, the stern dose not look right, all the decks are on so it will be a pain to fit the R/C and engine in & the type of engine mount fitted i've never seen befor, for some resion it's got a hinge on it !!

O well onward & upward.

John

 

[John Huggins]

Well made a start on this beast, as the funnel was almost complet thought i would finish it off.

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John

 

[John Huggins]

Thats a bit better.

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John

 

[Bunkerbarge]

Just to help, I suspect, the hinge is to allow you to tension the drive belt. This method of reduction is a nice quiet drive system and allows you to use a nice big powerful motor, for tug pulling, but also give you the slow speed control you want for manoeuvrability.

It is well worth persevering with getting the propulsion system in as you will have a great tug model with the added attraction of a working RC model. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask, it really is going to be worth the time to build this.

 

[John Huggins]

Thanks Richard, i will give it my best shot.

John

 

[CDW]

Well John, it looks to be a labour of love this time

You should be OK with this build as you already have Richard on board, all you need now is Andy to join in and you'll have the two main rc boat gurus along for the duration.

 

[John Huggins]

Thanks Colin, a labour of love ant the half of it, it took hours rubbing down that wooden funnel then spraying it to look like metal, just think how long it will take to do the hull lol

John

 

[John Huggins]

Well Richard you asked for it lol, my first problem is the rudder, it comes right through to the top deck, i assume this is why the sturn is the incorrect shape so he can fit a servo in it for the steering, see pic's.

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There is no way i can fit a servo link inside the hull as there are two bulkheads between the rudder & the space left in the hull.

My only way i can think of getting round this is to remove the stern & start again.

What do you think.

John

 

[flyjoe180]

Lots of boats lately, good to see. Nice job John, this will be a stunner when you have worked your magic on it.

 

[John Huggins]

Thanks Joe, i think i will need a bigger wand, lol

John

 

[Bunkerbarge]

John, Having had a look around I came across this:

http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/bouwverslagen-schepen/71681-bouwverslag-zwarte-zee-bj-1933-a.html

Unfortunately the text is in Dutch but the pictures tell a story. Your model has obviously been built according to some unknown design, as you say possibly to enable a servo to be fitted after the deck has been secured. If it was me I would want to keep the model looking as per the original so I would want to gain access to the internal space. From what I can see you will have to either remove the entire deck or make an access hatch at the back end. I would go for the latter as you need to redesign the area anyway to get the bulwarks looking right. You can drill holes through the internal bulkheads to pass the control rods though, but, if you are going to mount the servo in the area of the rudder you shouldn't need to do that anyway.

 

[John Huggins]

Thanks for the link Richard, i think me & Me Razer Saw will be paying a call.

John

 

[John Huggins]

Ok after pulling my hair out for an hour trying to understand the plans i've worked out it's a 1/4 scale boat, but i cannot work out why he has a 1/8 scale plans for the upper deck only with measurements on it !!!.

Thanks again Richard for the link, after looking through it the stern section is not the same, on mine the stern deck is more open as in this pic.

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& not this.

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So what do i do.

Ahhhhhh

John

 

[John Huggins]

Also this one has not got a towing cleat as pic.

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Mines got towing hook's.

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John

 

[CDW]

Ok after pulling my hair out for an hour trying to understand the plans i've worked out it's a 1/4 scale boat, but i cannot work out why he has a 1/8 scale plans for the upper deck only with measurements on it !!!.

Im guessing the deck has more accuracy to it in the smaller scale and he was converting the measurements to 1/4 ??? maybe?? perhaps???

 

[John Huggins]

"OOOPS"

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I was lucky it was only screwed on.

You might be right Colin.

John

 

[John Huggins]

it would seem my first thought was incorrect, once the rear was removed i found this.

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It would seem he had was going to put the servo inside the hull, i could not feel it when i put my hand inside.

I dont mind admitting when im wrong lol

John

 

[Trike man]

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Hi John. I have a similar model to you..built from plans by my father in 1957(in Africa). It was shipped back to UK a few years later and has been lying around ever since.
I've just decided now is the time to put it back on the water!

I,m not a modeller at all but looking forward to restoring it. I,ll try to upload a few pics so you can compare. mine was built in the bread and butter style and the stern is slightly different (and solid!). Dave.View attachment 84358


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[John Huggins]

Hi Dave looks a lot of work to do on this one, do you know what scale it is.

It's good to see im not alone on this one.

As you can see i have cut open the stern deck & it's a bit of a mess in there but i needed to do this so i could fit the motor in when i get it.

The motor will come from a vauxhall heater fan.

At some point i will need to remove the rest of the decking to fit the electric's.

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Look forward to seeing your work on this one.

John

 

[Trike man]

Hi John. have I encouraged you to start work on it again! that deck must have taken some getting off! Plenty of room now for fitting out. I'm in the process of making two new sides for the rear deck (bulwarks?) out of 4mm ply. Not very well detailed but that's the way it was built in the first place. Seeing as you have the only plan(!) could you tell me what lengths the two masts are as I need to make two more for mine.

My boat measures 54" in length, by about 8".

Any ideas where I can find a 3" length of 1/8" copper tube? One of the lifeboat stanchions is missing!

Catch you later....I've got some serious woodworking to do!

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