GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
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04/2006
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Recommended adhesives for joining particular materials:
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Stabilit express, UHU plast
ress
HU plus
ubber - metal
Cyano-acrylate
nt, special safety measures are necessary. Read the instructions
upplied with these materials.
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the stern tube braces (part 25).
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two
3.
rt (part 12) are
4.
),
gned correctly. Install the reducer sleeves (part 27) between the
5.
he
the
nt can easily be removed from the model when the motors need to be serviced or
6.
pressor capacitor
7.
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rom the hull edge so that the foredeck (part 31)
the bow bulwark (part 37)
8.
der
s can be glued in place together with the main deck. Take care to make
all these joints watertight.
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Material - material
Suitable adhesives
Wood - wood
UHU hart, white glue
Wood - metal
Stabilit express, UHU plus
Metal - meta
Cyano-acrylate, UHU plus
ABS - ABS
Cyano-acrylate,
ABS - GRP
Cyano-acrylate
ABS - metal
Cyano-acrylate, Stabilit exp
GRP - wood
Cyano-acrylate, UHU plus
GRP - metal
Cyano-acrylate, U
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Read the instructions supplied with the adhesives. Be sure to observe any special notes in the
instructions regarding particular adhesives. If you are using acetone, methylated spirits or any
other solvent as a cleaning age
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As embly instructions
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The hull (part 1) should first be prepared as follows:
a) Drill 6 mm Ø holes in the shaft fairings for the stern shaft tubes (part 24).
b) Drill 8 mm Ø and 3 mm Ø holes at the marked points for the Becker rudders.
c) Cut slots about 14 x 2 mm in size at the marked points for
d) Drill 6 mm Ø holes for the anchor hawse tubes (part 31).
Make the boatstand by connecting the front support (part 2) to the rear support (part 3) using
connecting pieces (part 4); glue the joints soundly. You may wish to paint the finished stand.
The next step is to assemble the transverse bulkheads (parts 5, 6, 7 and 8) and the fore-and-aft
bulkheads (part 9), and glue them together on a flat surface using “cyano” (cyano-acrylate adhesive)
or Ponal express. The bow former (part 10), the stern former (part 11) and the suppo
fitted next, along with the two hull side rails (part 13) and the rudder brace (part 16).
Working from the underside, fit the stern tube braces (part 25), the Becker rudders (part 22), the
tillers (part 23) and the stern tubes and shafts (part 24).
Note that these parts should not be glued
to the hull
until the assembled framework has been installed, the four-part motor bracket (part 28
the mounting plate (part 29) and the couplings have been temporarily connected to the propeller
shafts and the motor shafts, and you are confident that everything fits accurately, i.e. not before the
motors, couplings and shafts are ali
propeller shafts and the couplings.
The motor bracket (part 28) is attached to the mounting plate (part 29) using two M4 x 15 plastic
screws and two M4 nuts, so that the motors can easily be installed and removed again. Glue t
mounting plate permanently to the hull using Stabilit express, after fitting the screws from the
underside. Open up the holes on the underside to accept the countersunk screws. In this way
motor mou
replaced.
Place the bow thruster unit in the hull, and fit the extension tubes on both sides. Glue the parts
together and to the hull, taking care to make the joints watertight. Allow the glue to set hard, then cut
off the excess tube length and sand the ends back flush with the hull. Solder the sup
to the bow thruster motor, and complete the wiring as shown in the wiring diagram.
Glue the bulkheads, the bow former, the stern former and the hull side rails to the hull using cyano o
Stabilit express, then sand off any excess material f
and the main deck (part 32) can be glued in place.
Please note
that you must leave 1 mm clearance at the bow and stern for
and the stern bulwark (part 40), otherwise these parts will not fit properly.
Before the decks are glued in place,
install the RC plate (part 14) and console (part 15), the rud
servo and servo mount (part 18), the connecting rod (part 19) and the steering pushrod (part 20).
Glue the ABS sealing frame (part 36), the 1 mm plywood central sealing frame (part 34) and the stern
sealing frame (part 35) to the underside of the deck, as shown on the plan. Trim the companionways
(part 43) to fit and glue them in place. Cut away the two hull side rails (part 13) at the companionway
positions, so that these part
