new project "MV American Beauty" Kit

bruce1946 Openingspost 5 jaren geleden

new project "MV American Beauty" Kit

Well I just started on my new project "MV American Beauty" Kit.
Well here we go again
Open for Suggestions:
Engine mounting.
Prop shaft install
Kort nozzels install
Rudders: Why 7 rudders blades? how are they hooked up
Cabins: I'm looking at cutting all my windows out. I do have a good scroll saw, looking for suggestions on how to go about it.
I will be putting Lighting in, making the radar work (Turn), need davit plans for the work boat.
I don't know the scale this boat is anyone know?

Thank you in advance
Bruce

Geliked door DWBrinkman and MouldBuilder and

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LewZ
Admiraal4 jaren geleden
Roy,
I was looking for something else and came across these taken photos of my Korts and rudders about 10 - 11 years ago.
Lew

Added:
The rudders are actually about 3/4 inch wider. The boat suffered cavitation in reverse as the Korts/props were too close to the transom. So I added 3/4" to the transom as well as the rudders.
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roycv Bronze
Vlootadmiraal4 jaren geleden
I had a few personal emails to and fro with Joe. He was telling me that he was ill and the cost of medication was quite a problem for him. It is a shame I do not have the emails as they died with a previous computer.
One of the things he said was that going back to his time the propellors were a close fitting type sculptured to fit in the Kort nozzle. Experience was not so good though as the logs rarely seen in time would jam up the props and that put the towboat in dock.
They reverted to a round blade propellor as this would chew up the wood and spit it out.
On the web site is the building of Bootsie B and there is a photo of the props in the nozzles, 5 bladed and round shaped
Also on the model web site there is a diagram of all the lights and where they are.

Cheers
Roy
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