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- Jul 7th, 2017, 10:21 pm
- Forum: Get Your Feet Wet
- Topic: Aluminum tube hull
- Replies: 3
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Re: Aluminum tube hull
Had it in the water a few times. Control is excellent, nice when you can see it in shallow water. Lacking a compass, one doesn't know it's whereabouts in deep water. The videos recorded have been pretty good, although at 45 feet, the lights are barely adequate. I wound up attaching the tether to a c...
- Jul 7th, 2017, 9:53 pm
- Forum: Get Your Feet Wet
- Topic: Stopped lurking, started designing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11275
Re: Stopped lurking, started designing
I'm confused on the dimensions. Seems like a many thrusters for a small unit. How is the thruster and light power being supplied?
- Jun 8th, 2017, 10:40 am
- Forum: Mission Footage
- Topic: video
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6829
video
How does one post video here? Rov is complete, has done well, of course needs a little fine tuning.
- May 13th, 2017, 12:08 am
- Forum: Get Your Feet Wet
- Topic: Aluminum tube hull
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6154
Re: Aluminum tube hull
Been a busy month. Made progress, need to figure the C/G and the weight needed for a tad positive buoyancy. Have a 12 in monitor for a live feed from the fish cam. Need to do the wiring on the joystick to the relay block and make up the tether. Weighs in at 21.5 lbs with the battery installed. http:...
- Apr 9th, 2017, 5:57 pm
- Forum: Get Your Feet Wet
- Topic: Aluminum tube hull
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6154
Aluminum tube hull
Getting started on my project. Seven inch aluminum hull, length TBD, three bilge pump thrusters, two led lights, two cameras, on board 14 amp hr batt. Have two 6" domes, in case I fubar one, three motors with props. Have made outside thruster housings, just making the prop adapters out of brass...
- Apr 6th, 2017, 10:36 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New old guy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2989
New old guy
Hello to all from Saskatchewan Canada. New to the forum, retired mechanic with a fully equipped garage workshop. I'm in the process of building my rov to explore the northern lake where I spend a fair amount of time fishing.