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Cool weather now in Texas. I plan to pick up progress on the hull build. I have some time off here at the end of the year but I have been doing some CNC machining and have a big job for the HB2.

Just a little planking left on the Dauntless hull then comes the finish smoothing and the fiber-glassing. My Miapoxy is here!

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Motor Mount Ideas

I have a machine shop and engineering project for the Dauntless boat project (Roboboat).

I have done a fair amount of research on the motor mount of scale model boats that use electric motors. One thing that totally astonishes me… Continue reading

Psyched

Yes I am really psyched for the construction of the Dauntless. Maybe that is because it is so big. Little plastic boats are toys but a big wooden boat like the Dauntless is a project. I kind of like the… Continue reading

The Dauntless Chosen

dauntless-original

The choice has been made. I selected the boat that will house the RCS control system. I did a LOT of internet searching and found out the Dumas Dauntless does have a long and fairly loyal following. Here is… Continue reading

A Pretty Face

 

Dauntless

American Enterprise
 
 I am about to say to myself, “Insert small tapered inclined plane device into hole and rotate clockwise using flat bladed tool device inserted into slot in the wide end.” otherwise known as “screw it”. Ha!… Continue reading

Early Boat Thoughts

Now that I have been working with the proposed control system I realize the subject boat (to be controlled) does not have to be as big as I first envisioned. The first tests will be remote basic control. Just taking… Continue reading

More Concept Jabbering

I have thought about this project for some time.  I was considering building the boat then figuring out how I was going to control it.  I have a good idea what size hull I am going to use for the… Continue reading