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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #30 on: October 18, 2010, 23:42:19 »
Hi all.. :wave:

These are the latest pictures of the 4444/5901 hull modification.  The new rudder and the bowsprit
addition.  The bowsprit is about 5 1/2 inches long and pins to the bow with a brass rod.

She is very steady and with 5 or 6 klickys, the water line is kept at the upper end of the black painted
portion of the hull.

It is now  ready for the rig of my choice.

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btw, any better close-up detail on how your working rudder works?  I love it!
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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #31 on: October 19, 2010, 02:32:33 »
btw, any better close-up detail on how your working rudder works?  I love it!

Hi BlackPearl2006 :wave:...I will try to get a good photo of the rudder, or make a drawing of the "system".

Also, your sail, and rigging on your 5901 are double cool!  The "real" rat lines are excellent as well.
Mind if I try some of your ideas?  I really like the double jib sails. :)9

Thanks for your kind remarks, they are very encouraging!

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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #32 on: October 19, 2010, 03:29:21 »
Hi BlackPearl2006 :wave:...I will try to get a good photo of the rudder, or make a drawing of the "system".

Also, your sail, and rigging on your 5901 are double cool!  The "real" rat lines are excellent as well.
Mind if I try some of your ideas?  I really like the double jib sails. :)9

Thanks for your kind remarks, they are very encouraging!

Best regards,
Jimbo

lol, they're not really "my" ideas, I mean, there's only so much you can do with one mast.  The lateen sail just didn't "do it" for me, plus the bowsprit (as yours does) pretty much demands at least one jib.  And even if it just had one square sail, the mast would have to be braced by shrouds.  A boat this small most likely wouldn't have ratlines necessarily, but I went ahead and added them.  Tedious.

I'm pretty sure a boat this small probably would only have one jibb, but 2 looks cooler, plus the way I justify it is dividing the jibb into two gives the sailor better options for controlled speed (he can just fly one depending on how slow or fast he wants to go.  With only a square the ship would have a hard time tacking against the wind, so the jibbs make sense.  I added the spanker just cuz I thought it looked cool. 

Dunno how realistic this setup would be in real life, assuming it was designed for easy handling by just one sailor.  I'm guessing the tiller would be held steady by a line while the sailor worked the sails, or, he could drop anchor and only hoist the anchor once the rigging was in place.  Otherwise I think he might need a sailing mate or two to help with that many sails.  By himself, though, I think he could manage the square sail and maybe one jibb.

Can't wait to see what your ship looks like fully rigged.  And yeah, it'd be cool to see more detail of your tiller/rudder setup.  :)  Awesome craftsmanship, Jimbo :)
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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #33 on: October 31, 2010, 22:37:25 »
btw, any better close-up detail on how your working rudder works?  I love it!
Hi Blackpearl,
I finally got around to taking some pics of the rudder assembly.

I drilled a hole thru the tiller shaft to fit the brass rod I used for
the rudder shaft.  The sleeve thru the stern is the correct size
brass tubing to precisely fit over the rudder shaft. 

The brass tubing and rods are available in hobby shops or some
hardware stores.

Steady as she goes,
Jimbo

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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #34 on: November 03, 2010, 10:09:57 »
Great work, Jimbo.

Did you glue the brass rod into place?
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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #35 on: November 03, 2010, 12:32:43 »
 

Did you glue the brass rod into place?
Hi Ali Baba, I used epoxy.
Thanks for the encouraging word!

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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #36 on: November 03, 2010, 22:11:12 »
Thanks, Jimbo!
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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #37 on: November 03, 2010, 23:11:22 »
Your rudder actually turns…
I must confess, I am deeply impressed…
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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #38 on: November 06, 2010, 08:06:46 »
looks really awesome, your rudder.  I forgot to ask, does your boat no longer accept the optional playmobil underwater motor now that the bottom hull is modified?  and are u planning on installing a remote servo for the rudder?
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Re: Customizing Playmo SHIPS to be more SEAWORTHY
« Reply #39 on: November 06, 2010, 12:12:49 »
  I forgot to ask, does your boat no longer accept the optional playmobil underwater motor now that the bottom hull is modified?  and are u planning on installing a remote servo for the rudder?

The keel needs a bit of modifying to accept the underwater motor.  The space for an RC
system for the keel is mighty small. I will keep the tiller klicky  powered. ;D