5
6
35
36
38
39
40
37
Fig. 17
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17. Assemble parts 35 and 36 to form the sailwinch fairing on
the deck.
Glue parts 37 and 38 together to form the fairing cover.
When the sailwinch has been installed, secure the cover on
the fairing using contact cement or similar.
Glue parts 39 and 40 together, taking care to maintain the
correct position of the screw-holes relative to the deck.
18. Place the carriageway deck 45 in the hull.
Glue parts 41 and 42 together, taking care to maintain the correct
position of the screw-holes relative to the carriageway deck 45.
Place a piece of sponge or similar below the bow thruster motor, to
push the motor up against the hatch cover. Now place a piece of
card or similar between the motor and the hatch cover 41 to act as a
spacer, and press the cover 41 / 42 into the opening in the deck.
Tack the bow thruster extension tubes in the holes in the hull sides
44 using a little adhesive.
The extension tubes can now be glued permanently to the hull sides
using Stabilit express (two-pack adhesive). Sand back flush when
the glue has cured.
Allow the adhesive to cure, then remove the bow thruster hatch
cover and the carriageway deck.
Glue the bow thruster in the box, taking care to make the joints
watertight.
Check all glued joints once more; a good method is to place the hull
in a bathtub or other container of water.
The carriageway deck can now be glued to the hull, taking care to
keep all edges watertight. Allow the glue to set hard before painting
the model and the hatches.
Fit the two rods 76 through the main deck 33 adjacent to frame 18
and the RC plate 20, and glue them in place; these rods prevent
kinking and abrasion of the towing cable.
Install the sailwinch in the rear of the hull below the sailwinch hatch.
41
42
45
Fig. 18
Attach the towing cable 56 (cord) to the sailwinch drum,
then route it out of the box and through the guide tubes 34.
Thread the cords through the tubes in the bow flap and tie
them. There is no need for a spring to compensate for
length changes, since the cord is long and flexible enough
on its own.
Thread a two-core cable (1.5 mm²) through the cable duct
17 and connect the bow thruster to it.
Solder connectors to match your speed controller to the
other end of the cable.
The receiver, speed controller and battery (7.4 V / 2800
mAh) can be installed in the rear section under the
sailwinch.
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73
57
63
62
61
60
59
58
64
65
69
66
67
62
65.1
Fig.19
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68
2 x 58
Unterlage 70 anpassen
Bild 20
19. Coupling device for the Ramborator
Glue parts 58 together. Solder the coupling pin 69 centrally
to the shaft 67.
Insert the shaft 67 in the brass bush 66, then fit both parts
through the front plates 58 and glue the joints.
Bend one end of the rod 68 at 90°, and slip it through the
coupling shaft 67. Bend the other end at a point which
matches your servo output disc (hole spacing). The angled
ends must not be so long that that they foul the servo and
stall it. Don't solder part 68 to the coupling shaft 67; it is self-
centring.
Cut the servo support 70 to suit
Remove the coupling box, place the box cover 60 / 61 on the deck at the marked point, and drill four 1.9 mm Ø holes in the deck of
the Ramborator, working through the holes in the cover. Drill a further hole in the deck for the servo lead. Fit the shaft 63 through the
holes, and attach the two handwheels 62. Fit a nut on each of the threaded rods 64, fit them through the holes in the deck from the
underside, and glue them in place. Engage the driver in the servo output disc, and glue the servo to the support using high-viscosity
cyano-acrylate (thick cyano) or Beli-Zell. Allow the glue to cure, then apply Fixogum or contact cement to the underside of the box
and the servo support, and glue them to the deck. Place the cover on the coupling box, and secure it using washers and M2 nuts.
Fig. 21
Rubbing strake
Rubber or similar
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Cut a servo support 70 from scrap plastic sheet; its height
should be chosen to suit your servo. The support braces
the servo when it is installed.
Offer up the Ramborator to the Ramboline, and fit the
coupling pin 69 (on the coupling shaft) between the brass
brackets 25. Mark the position of the box on the deck of
the Ramborator.
Rubbing strake
Rubber or similar
