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| Do It Yourself Battery Packs |
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| Every R/C Modeler needs a battery pack to power their crafts, and of course the radio, too. Here's an article that is sure to give you the insight to create your own AA packs. |
| Inexpensive Boat Stand |
Website |
| An inexpensive boat stand that doubles as a camping stool. I'm not sure about larger boats but, as the pictures show, it works quite well with my Victoria. |
| Make your own buoys (or marks) for R/C Model Yacht Racing |
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| Make your own club squadron burgee by Steve Thompson |
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| Making a tensionmeter. |
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| Measuring the tension of shrouds and stays is a basic part of boat tuning. |
| New to RC sailing, boats, electronics, etc... |
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| Basic information for beginners! |
| SAFETY FIRST |
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| for your antenna tip, some type of safety ball is required practice golf balls, or antenna balls are good choices. |
| Sail Arm Gauge |
Website |
| Every Skipper that has scratch built a boat or assembled one of the many kit boats, all have pondered the geometrical question,"What size Sail Arm do I need for my boat?". |
| Sail winches, which type? |
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| A new skipper recently asked me, " I am thinking of getting a 1 meter boat and have no idea how strong the sail servo should be." He's also asked should he use a drum winch or a sail arm winch. |
| Sails: The Source of Power: Part 2 (384K PDF) |
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| by Rod Carr From Model Yachting issues #130 and #146 |
| Sails: The Source of Power:Part 1 (485K PDF) |
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| by Rod Carr From Model Yachting issues #130 and #146 |
| Setting Up a FlySky FS-i6 for RC-Sailing |
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| The FlySky FS-i6 transmitter has become one of the most popular transmitters for radio sailing. This has to do primarily, I think, with the fact that it is a full featured, high quality transmitter being sold at a bargain price, typically $55-$65 in |
| Setting Up a Spektrum DX6e for RC-Sailing |
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| Spektrum transmitters have long been among the most popular transmitters for radio sailing. The Spektrum DX6e is the model that I see the most currently. Spektrum's popularity has to do primarily, I think, with the fact that their products are ful |
| The Other Best tip site I've ever found, Lester Gilbert's site |
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| Lester is a professor I think and his technical articles are Excellent! |
| Traveling with your RC Sailboat (from the Victoria Discussion forum) |
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| Xtra Tips and Tricks |
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