Friday, March 03, 2006

Side Keel Collars

A visitor, and fellow CR Nautilus r/c builder, recently asked me to clarify how I used wheel collars to secure the side keels. As this rather grainy image shows, the brass pins protrude into the hull and the wheel collar is slipped on and tightened with a set screw. In theory, this technique could be used to make the side keel removeable. However, I would thread the pins and use a washer and lock nut to hold it tight. Probably add a few extra pins too.















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About Me

The first movie I saw in a theater was Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1971 re-release). The first grown-up book I read was "War Fish" by George Grider. Built hundreds of plastic kits growing up. Saw an article on The SubCommittee in the mid 90's and joined. Began first foray into radio controlled subs in 1998.

Current Projects

1/32 scale Disney Nautilus (Custom Replicas kit).
1/96 scale USS Helena (SSN-725) (ThorDesign kit).
1/72 scale USS Permit-class (HMK kit)

Completed Boats

1/96 scale Permit-class modeled as USS Thresher (SSN-593).
1/96 scale Los Angeles-class modeled as USS Jefferson City (SSN-759).

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