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Q-Boat 1800

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8/26/2011

Table of Contents

Section

Introduction

1.0

Q-Boat 1800 Safety and Cautions

2.0

Q-Boat 1800 Specifications

3.0

Order Codes

3.1

Q-Boat 1800D Assembly and Installation

4.0

Outdrive and Steering Linkage Installation

4.1

Skeg Installation

4.2

Charging and Installing the Battery Systems

4.3

Q-Boat 1800P Assembly and Installation

5.0

Outdrives and Steering Linkage Installation

5.1

Skeg Installation

5.2

Charging the Battery Systems

5.3

Installing the Battery Systems and Power Up

5.4

Installing the Control System

6.0

Installing the ADCP Instrument

7.0

River Ray ADCP Installation

7.1

S5/M9 River Surveyor Installation

7.2

Workhorse Rio Grande Installation

7.3

Summary of Contents for Q-Boat 1800D

Page 1: ...Q Boat 1800 Page 1 8 26 2011 The Oceanscience Group Q Boat 1800 User Guide V2 1 0...

Page 2: ...1 Skeg Installation 4 2 Charging and Installing the Battery Systems 4 3 Q Boat 1800P Assembly and Installation 5 0 Outdrives and Steering Linkage Installation 5 1 Skeg Installation 5 2 Charging the Ba...

Page 3: ...of the Fail Safe 8 1 Conducting a Range Test 8 2 Launching and Retrieving the Q Boat 1800 8 3 Emergency Stop 8 4 Maintenance 9 0 Q Boat Warranty 10 0 Addendum 11 0 Installing the Oceanscience OysterPE...

Page 4: ...drives and three 24V NiMH battery packs With the stock propellers top speed is 4 5 m s 15 f s 2 0 Safety and Cautions Safety is a major concern when working around moving propellers Extreme caution mu...

Page 5: ...ull Material UV Resistant ABS UB Resistant ABS Weight 23 25 kg 25 kg Hardware Stainless Steel Stainless Steel R C Control Futaba 6 channel Futaba 6 channel Remote Antenna Omni Directional Omni Directi...

Page 6: ...shaft so that the top of the cable gland is 2 3 inches above the top of the outdrive steering arm See figure 4 2 3 Tighten the steering clamp using the 5 32 hex driver DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN 4 Attach the...

Page 7: ...g nuts 6 10 flat washers 1 Phillips screwdriver 1 3 8 end wrench RTV sealant as required Fig 4 1 Insert connector and cable up through outdrive mount and steering clamp Fig 4 2 Position outdrive shaft...

Page 8: ...s sealant Skeg designs may vary from boat to boat See figure 4 7 for a properly installed skeg 4 Turn the hull over and install 1 flat washer and 1 10 24 locking nut on each of the skeg mounting screw...

Page 9: ...Ensure the 3 to 1 adapter cable has been disconnected from all three white Molex connectors or discharge terminals as shown See figure 4 9 Important The battery charge terminals consist of three Tami...

Page 10: ...rely before the battery has been fully charged Verify that the battery has been fully charged by measuring the voltages across each of the 3 discharge terminals All voltages should be roughly equal an...

Page 11: ...Q Boat 1800P hull with the leads facing toward the electronics box as shown See figure 5 11 2 Connect all three power leads to the electronics box as shown See figure 5 12 Fig 5 11 Load the battery s...

Page 12: ...hillips machine screw 10 10 split washers spacers 1 Pair medium size pliers 1 Phillips screw driver 1 Identify the port left outdrive by P in the serial number stamped in the steering head Install thi...

Page 13: ...ng nuts 6 10 flat washers 1 Phillips screwdriver 1 3 8 end wrench RTV sealant as required Fig 5 1 Install outdrive to port motor mount using quick release pin Fig 5 2 Connect long steering link to sta...

Page 14: ...ws before tightening them down as shown and wipe away excess sealant See figure 5 6 Skeg designs may vary from boat to boat See figure 5 7 for a properly installed skeg 4 Turn the hull over and instal...

Page 15: ...s shown See figure 5 9 Important The battery charge terminals consist of three Tamiya connectors that are tinted greenish yellow These are the connectors that will be used for charging The white Molex...

Page 16: ...of 5 55 hours to charge if each of the 3 charge ports are set to charge at a rate of 1 8A 30 Amp hours 3 1 8A 5 55 hours In practice it takes batteries about 50 longer to charge than the time spent di...

Page 17: ...Boat 1800P hull with the leads facing toward the electronics box as shown See figure 5 14 2 Connect all three power leads to the electronics box as shown See figure 5 15 Fig 5 14 Load the battery pac...

Page 18: ...VCU as shown See figures 6 2 and 6 3 3 Once all connections are made insert the VCU into the foam tray for securing as shown See figure 6 4 4 Tie downs are provided in the instrumentation compartment...

Page 19: ...items are required to install a RiverRay instrument 5 20 x 1 socket cap screw 7 M6 x 20mm socket head cap 7 M6 large OD flat washer 7 M6 Lock washer 1 M5 Allen wrench 10 Fender washer 5 Lock 5 20 Wing...

Page 20: ...the bottom of the plate as shown see figure 7 5 3 Insert the screws that attach the clamp to the instrument mounting plate Tighten all of the screws at this time 4 Place the foam plug around the instr...

Page 21: ...Strap handle 1 Instrument seal 1 Instrument mounting plate 1 7 16 open end wrench 1 Install the studs nuts and special flat washers on the RDI ADCP mounting holes as shown Tighten the studs securely...

Page 22: ...ment into the Q Boat 1800 instrument well as shown and align the screw holes See figure 7 13 7 Install the 20 hex head screws oversize flat washers top and bottom lock washers and hex nuts to secure t...

Page 23: ...ators are in the water You may wish to set the failsafe so that it makes a slow curve towards the operator s position during operation In this case any interference of loss of communications will have...

Page 24: ...eering servo no longer responds or the desired range between operator and boat is reached 8 3 Launch and Retrieval of the Q Boat 1800 The Q Boat 1800 should be launched stern first back end This will...

Page 25: ...n after the button has been pushed When performing maintenance on the Q Boat where personal safety might be at stake if clearing debris from the propellers for example the safest action is to first tu...

Page 26: ...s and warrants to the original purchaser or purchasing agency that each Q Boat 1800 be free from defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment Warranty does not ap...

Page 27: ...nstall the Trimble GPS unit first by connecting the right angle TNC antenna cable connector and the Trimble 7 pin Lemos connector as shown 3 Place the GPS receiver as shown and secure it in place with...

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