Test and Tune on the lake

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Dan

There is no substitute for testing in real world condition. With the boat put back together and running better, its time to take it to the lake and see if the time and money spent was worth it.

My original plan was to take the boat to the lake alone to make sure it was safe and ready for the family. However, once the daughter heard I was going to the lake she asked the most wonderful question “Can we go fishing?”

You bet we can little girl.

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That’s one dead battery…

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Dan

When you start a new hobby, you tend to learn some new and interesting things.

For instance, the new airplane I have flying has a battery technology that I had not worked with before. It is called lithium polymer batteries also known as LiPo.

I have worked with other rechargeable battery types, such as nickel cadmium (NiCd) or nickel metal hydride (NiMH). Most of my experience was with NiCd. 20 years ago that was about all you can get.

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Putting it back together

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Dan

I rebuilt the carburetors, now to get them back on the boat.

It has been a few months since I took the three carburetors off the boat. I figured it would just take a week or so to get them rebuilt and back on. It ended up taking 3 months, due to other more important things taking up the time. That’s life for you.

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