Shafts – a user’s guide

As boaters we all have a first hand knowledge of transferring motive power to the propeller in some

way or another. However, in the specialist field of racing boats there have been a few refinements

to the well-tried methods and these are described in this article. In the main there are two types of

power transmission: first by a flexible shaft and second by a rigid shaft, but now there are relatively

new hybrid systems which might be of interest to boat builders.

Please click the link below to download a PDF document generously provided by one of our members.

Shafts Doc

Data logging for electric boats – why bother?

We all enjoy running our boats and increasingly more people are choosing electric boats. They’re

great fun when they go well, but not so great when components fail, solder melts, the unforgettable

smell of a burnt out ESC fills the air, and so on – they’re usually very expensive outcomes!

Nevertheless, for maximum “fun” the power trains of most electric boats tend to be run near, at, or

well beyond, their safe limits, so it’s no wonder there can be a few problems.

Data Logging Doc

Electric power for boats

There is a complete spectrum of the types of boats used within the Club – from the

modified ready-to run boats, out-and-out racers and a good number of scale boats.

Electric Doc

Throttle

The throttle linkage associated with a petrol, or glow, engine transfers the intended servo response

to the carburettor. The design challenge is that the rotational axis of the carburettor throttle arm is

sometimes not in a simple orientation with respect to the axis of the servo arm.

Throttle Doc

Water

Model powerboats depend on water in one way or another. However, sometimes water can be too

much of a good thing.

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Water Doc