Monday, August 06, 2007

Motor unit


Graupner motor unit
Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker.
For a change I’m using the recommended motor for this model. It’s a ready to use Graupner unit with a 2:1 gearing. All I had to do was drill a hole in the back of the hull, remove the propeller and fit it.

I’m not yet convinced because the prop shaft is a bit on the short side, it only just emerges at the wet end of the boat. Still, I don’t have to mess around with a coupling or anything like that so I suppose there are advantages.

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