Hi John, The four horn piece refers to the servo horn that is funished on the sail servo itself. In some cases it is red and others it is white. The white arm...
Hi Keith, I have seen Brians metal ones and I have one in my tool box for the moment that my reinforced one breaks. I have alway's used the plastic ones and...
Hi Chuck, Thanks for the durability report. Reading about the problem in the construction notes I assumed it was a more common problem. I won't be sailing in...
Hi Keith, The reports I get on these eyelets breaking mostly occur with collisions with other boats in big breeze and also extreame cold temperatures. The...
Keith, I put in in the Yahoo cr914 site in photos I had put a group of photos on doing "boom rings" The process for doing the tack eyes is the same. I used a...
Hi All, It has only been four weeks since our annoucment of this event and the entries have been pouring in. We also put a hit counter on our event site and in...
The list of competitors is growing daily. If you are interested in attending this event, get your forms sent in as soon as you can. We are just over a month...
With less than a month to go before the deadline, we have reached 20 entries and we are well on our way to reaching our cap of 35 boats! As we have seen in the...
The (nearly) complete regatta schedule for 2007 is now posted on the CR 914 class website ( <http://www.cr914class.org> www.cr914class.org). It lists 14 ...
The website hit counter has rolled past the 550 mark! Over 100 hits since Sunday! We are down to 10 slots left until we cap! What can I say but HURRY!!! I...
I tried a search and could not find an answer. I would like to have access to the front screws of the radio board. I have already enlarged the hatch opening....
Hi Keith, The radio board forward end should be as instructed, 3/8" back from the keel tube. If you look on Chesapeakes website under builders pages, you will...
Chuck, The instructions for a slotted radio board are because there is no access to those front screws. I recently did my winter tune up on two other...
I've never had my servo screws work loose on my radio board. I've always used the rubber grommets that comes with the servos to secure them to the board with...
... enlarged ... screws ... Keith The info you have recieved is all correct and good. I did not completely clear my hatch opening. I just drilled 2 screwdriver...
Suggest replacing the screws with socket head screw that can be turned with a ball joint driver. The socket ball joint can take a greater angle of offset than...
Great idea John... ... From: John F. Howard [mailto:jfjchoward@...] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:27 PM To: cr914class@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:...
The last and long term most important is to use stainless steel screws for this and the mounting of the servos. I have been sailing the CR-914 now for 5 years...
Micro Fasteners http://www.microfasteners.com/index.cfm has an assortment of stainless steel socket head machine screws (that can be used with brass threaded...
jfjchoward, I agree with you if there is any real shock value. Landings and engine vibration all require the brass barrel and the rubber mounts to protect the...
We are down to 9 spots left with just 18 short days until we close registrations for the New England Spring Regatta! Boats are getting tuned up, batteries are...
Brian, I agree that the rubber grommets and eyelets are not needed in a sailboat, especially on the sail servo like the 815, just habit; my background is R/C ...
Ok folks... I was going to leave this for later but some of you already know that the site for the New England Spring Regatta will also be the site for the...
Built in 2003, this boat is in excellent condition. Constructed with the fine details in mind, the fin and bulb are perfect in form. I do not beleive there...
This post is mostly to the Essex CT area gang but if anyone else can help that would be great. Last fall I lost my windex in a tangle so I need to replace it....
Well, it is crunch time folks... Only 5 days remain until registrations are closed for what promises to be a excellent event. Sponsors are lining up to toss...
Hi Brian, my name is Rob Suydam. I'm having trouble logging into the RC forum. It seems to recognize me as a member, but when I go to post/login it does not....
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