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R/C Rowboat.

 
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Stilldrillin


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:23 am    Post subject: R/C Rowboat. Reply with quote
I was at the Harrogate model engineering exhibition a month or so ago.
Very intrigued with this.......  



Very difficult to photograph due to reflections.
No vid cam.......  



It was rowed, perfectly by the central figure...



Does anyone know anything about it, or it`s servos?

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
that's halarious. that man must've been rowing up Old man river- .
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm sure I've seen that in a ME magazine.......
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks like something out of one of Johnny Depp's Pirates movies!!

I wonder if the action is via spindles that actuate the oars, with the skeleton just following the action.  Of course, where and how are the spindles actuated!!!

Clever piece of work and obviously a crowd pleaser.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I saw that at Harrowgate last year. It is very clever!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cool

Crabfu made a steam powered row boat. The idea is there but no actual boat yet. http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rowboat/
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've got drawings for something like this.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've seen things like this. It has 1 motor on each oar that was turned off or reversed when you wanted to turn it
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