I Scratchbuilt a RC Sailboat - 3D Printed - Homemade DF95 Rigging system

[@rosemaryreader3395]

Bloody amazing!

[@genevievedeschenes6250]

Tu es d’une patience éblouissante ❤

[@sjoormen1]

We all had to start somwhere. Great job.

[@Cryspy_aviation]

Bravo!Ta passion m’est inspirante

[@bernarddostie8892]

Merci beaucoup!

[@petemiller519]

Nice job! Once I finish building our house I am going to get a 3d printer and do the same. Thanks for the inspiration. Cheers from Osoyoos, eh :) I think the fact that it was a model of a planing hull instead of a displacement hull, it may have had issues with turning. Planing hull forces change when you scale things down from real world size to model scale. The boat probably will not plane in the model scale, and may have problems turning. I think I'll make my model a displacement hull, something based on classic Americas Cup designs. Subscribed!

[@bernarddostie8892]

Thanks for your advice on this huge issue I had while building this model. While reading your comment I felt that you're right about this and I think I understand a little more why this problem is still not completely fixed. I will build another sailboat this winter. It's an S40 model. Good luck with your house build and thanks again. I'm happy to have a subscriber who sems to know something about boats? ;-)

[@gaspardlebihan7237]

You re RC goat Bernie !

[@grislyghost]

Terrific video! Really enjoyed seeing the progress from your original designs. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@bernarddostie8892]

Thanks for your kind words. I put a lot of heart in these projects!

[@DenisGuskov-y2y]

Thank you for the wonderfull design of the Dragonflite 95 sail. I have also been working on creating a 3D printed DF95 sail rig because it is not available for purchase in my area. but my work is not finished yet

[@bernarddostie8892]

It's a pleasure to share my work and to hear that you appreciate it. Have fun with your build.

[@AngeRichardDostie]

Bravo! Comme c'est bien réalisé! Clair et bien expliqué, beau résultat visuel!

[@bernarddostie8892]

Merci beaucoup, j'apprécie.

[@Lozzie74]

It is a very difficult task to design and build an RC sailboat. You have started on a long and thoroughly rewarding endeavour. As you learn, you will implement improvements and see the result. I suggest you try a Kingmax SW22 winch. Same size as a standard servo but far more torque and pull than a servo with an arm. Keep designing and modifying.

[@bernarddostie8892]

Thanks for that suggestion. I will use this servo on my next build. ;-)

[@lamorimferreira]

Nice job, congratulations! What kind of product you used for the lead mould? Thanks in advance.

[@bernarddostie8892]

Hi, thanks for your kind words. I used Plaster of Paris for the molds. That's what other modelists suggested. The brand I used is DAP. Have fun building!

[@charlesbaril3038]

Bonjour Bernard, très belle vidéo! De quel coin êtes vous dans le Québec (je devinerais Montréal?) ? Je me chercherais des personnes avec lequels faire du voilier rc!

[@bernarddostie8892]

Salut, oui je suis de Montréal. Si vous êtes dans le coin, sacchez que notre le Club des Modélistes Marins de Montréal organise des courses tous les dimanches, tout au long de la belle saison. On est souvent à Pointe-Claire ou au Parc de la Cité à Saint-Hubert les dimanches matins.

[@mounakhorchani4867]

Wow bernard (c'est Sarra)

[@bernarddostie8892]

Merci Sarra!

[@evanclarke9451]

What's it too heavy for?

[@bernarddostie8892]

It's too heavy to go as fast as other boats of the same size. It's printed with 5mm walls and I think 2mm would've been sufficent. A competition sailboat like the DragonFlite 95 weighs only around 2kg (including 1kg of bulb). I thinks thats partially the reason I had to add a second rudder and that it still lacks manoeuvrability (in my opinion).

[@sjoormen1]

@@bernarddostie8892 For printed boat is not bad. Competition boats are made of carbon composite, or balsa, well I don't know if anyone made them of balsa anymore.

[@bernarddostie8892]

@@sjoormen1 I joined the local RC sail boat club and they helped me build a better boat. It's 3D printed also, but is way faster and turns with ease.

[@sjoormen1]

@@bernarddostie8892 what were the main issues with old one? keell not being in right place, weight,..

[@bernarddostie8892]

@@sjoormen1 The boat had various issues. Even with the 2 enlarged rudders it turned extremly slowly. Maybe the keel was still not in the right place... The bow was also too deep in the water and made it hard for the boat to turn and the hull was too heavy. It ws designed with 5mm wall thickness and I didn't changed it.

[@paulshea7022]

What does it weigh ?

[@bernarddostie8892]

It weighs 3.9kg.