I have this kit and it runs great. Mine has a belt drive/reduction. I would suggest making the keel shoe removable for ease of taking out the drive shaft. Otherwise the rudder won’t be removable once installed. The person who originally built mine didn’t think of this and made it near impossible to remove the prop shaft to service
Robert, thanks for the video! I've got the same kit! Just wiped the mothballs of her a couple weeks ago. Haven't gotten quite as far on the build as you have but do have some of the super structure built. Hope to have this one finished by spring! The big thing was getting her out of storage and on the work bench again! Keep up the good work she's looking awesome! I've got lighting and a smoke system to install. lot of work to go as you know! Happy Boating!
Looks cool so far, can't wait to see it finished!
Outstanding build Robert.
Thanks for watching.
I have this kit and it runs great. Mine has a belt drive/reduction. I would suggest making the keel shoe removable for ease of taking out the drive shaft. Otherwise the rudder won’t be removable once installed. The person who originally built mine didn’t think of this and made it near impossible to remove the prop shaft to service
Great tip, thanks. I actually made the rudder removable for easier maintenance. I will show that in the final video.
i bought this kit in mid 90s! was brilliant :)
Robert, thanks for the video! I've got the same kit! Just wiped the mothballs of her a couple weeks ago. Haven't gotten quite as far on the build as you have but do have some of the super structure built. Hope to have this one finished by spring! The big thing was getting her out of storage and on the work bench again! Keep up the good work she's looking awesome! I've got lighting and a smoke system to install. lot of work to go as you know! Happy Boating!
Thanks for watching.
Good looking build Robert! Are planning any extra features such as sounds or smoke?
Not planning for sounds or smoke yet, but let’s see what happens on the finished video.