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Hi this is Gib Loesel again with another question: My Hitec radio receiver etc came withoutinstructions that were worth much. I note looking through the posts...
... On all the Hitec receivers I've seen, the antenna is a plain wire often with red insulation. Nothing fancy. Length varies, I guess, depending on the kind...
James, Thanks again for your help. It helped! Message I sent to Sherwood Jones below. ... Yes it does, thank you. After receiving the first reply I went an...
I Finally finished my first boat after 2 months of off-and-on work.I would have never thought when it arrived that it would take me so long to build. I did...
Deadline for entries is October 15, 2005. The Villages R/C Model Boat Club(located in central Florida) is sponsoring an AMYA regatta on November 5 and 6, 2005....
Hi Steve Congatulations on successfully launching your new Soling. It sounds very sturdy and well thought out. Your description raises a couple of questions....
Hollow rudder is an interesting topic. As the boat heels, if anything the buoyancy in a Soling rudder should create weather helm, as the aft portion of the...
Interesting discussion, guys. While I agree with the theory, I wonder how much impact a hollow rudder really has on a 10 pound boat. I think any tendency...
In a message dated 10/4/2005 7:15:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: Interesting discussion, guys. While I agree with the theory,...
Dear Bill H, I think, perhaps, it has been a while since you bought a soling kit. For the last several years the ilustrated instruction manual is the "plans"....
I originally posted the message "On the water at last" just to share a few tips, never imagining that I would appear as such a clever (sneaky?) innovator! I...
In a message dated 10/5/2005 8:42:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... not ... REPLY: I did not say how much the rudder should weigh...just that the plans call...
You know, as a new guy to RC boating, I recently had a real epiphany when I read the "April Fool's Day" column by Paul Fixx on the Soling Resource Center...
i'm bringing a drill next time i sail, i want some core samples! how do i know some of you guys did not fill your rudder with putty instead of resin topped off...
Point well taken, William. In spite of Bill Coates' observation about the difficulty of separating the "plan" from the "instructions," it seems clear to me ...
In a message dated 10/6/2005 7:16:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: lthough I believe in the importance of the one-design...
" REPLY - In exactly what areas are you flexible?...please be ... Have we not heard all of this once before or is my CD beginning to skip? NEXT SUBJECT!!! ...
George, I don't want to be flippant, but I'm flexible in the areas permitted by the rules. We just don't happen to agree on the interpretation of the rules...
Dear Bill, The rudder e-mails are kind of redundant Thanks, Walt ... From: "mudhenk27" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To: <solingonemeter@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
I would guess that the reason for filling the rudder as directed would be to provide adequate strength. Interesting that you have not had any problems in...
In a message dated 10/7/2005 6:48:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: Let's not get carried away with debate, please. Bill H OK...
george, i am on my second soling with a hollow rudder. the first developed a leak which was repaired and seems to be fine now. the second was sealed better...
I didn't run "hollow" rudders yet I filled them with closed cell foam, I sailed San Diego waters with no boat problems, only skipper. I also built my keel last...
Yes I'm slow at reading the posts. For transporting in the car I took a cardboard box, placed a garbage-bag placed it in the bottom of the box, sprayed 2-part...