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By *gent Coulson OP   Man
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water "

Iceberg dead ahead.

That's a labour of love. You gonna rebuild it?

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By *manitaWoman
over a year ago

London

Used to live on a boat till it sunk. Feel your pain. All you can do is watch. In the shallows by chance?

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent

Gutted for you. I make a few models and I know how much time, skill, and effort that goes into them.

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By *gent Coulson OP   Man
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water

Iceberg dead ahead.

That's a labour of love. You gonna rebuild it? "
I have already started, must be mad lol

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By *gent Coulson OP   Man
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines


"Used to live on a boat till it sunk. Feel your pain. All you can do is watch. In the shallows by chance?"
it was right in the middle of the canal, at its widest point by one of the locks so very little chance of recovering it

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water

Iceberg dead ahead.

That's a labour of love. You gonna rebuild it? I have already started, must be mad lol"

Perhaps give it a trial in the bath first?

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By *ingledleyMan
over a year ago

chislehurst

Sounds a bit like my time on here

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

On the positive side you have also built a submarine

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By *gent Coulson OP   Man
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water

Iceberg dead ahead.

That's a labour of love. You gonna rebuild it? I have already started, must be mad lol

Perhaps give it a trial in the bath first?"
it won't fit,I have float tested it in a paddling pool to do the ballast tests first, just bad luck, had the strike not been side on it would have probably just broke the masts

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water

Iceberg dead ahead.

That's a labour of love. You gonna rebuild it? I have already started, must be mad lol

Perhaps give it a trial in the bath first?"

Hard to test collisions with ducks in the bath.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

In future use some fishing line so you are able to recover

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick

Is there any sort of recovery system you can add for future verions?

Like a bouy that is attached and either dragged behind or released when sunk, so you can hook that and pull it all in?

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water

Iceberg dead ahead.

That's a labour of love. You gonna rebuild it? I have already started, must be mad lol

Perhaps give it a trial in the bath first?

Hard to test collisions with ducks in the bath. "

Using rubber ducks?

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By *romagefraisWoman
over a year ago

Sunderland

Wounder.

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By *asters_kittenCouple
over a year ago

Luton


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water "

Sorry to hear mate. I was wondering could stabilizers be incorporated to the hull below the surface?

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

Why not 3d print a land going vessel?

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Why not 3d print a land going vessel?"

Cos then it wouldn't be a boat!

Absolutely gutted for you, OP. If it helps, trial and error is how most feats of engineering were achieved.

Keep trying, keep amending the design and any mitigations against future total loss. You'll make it work, eventually.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Aww no, that's awful.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London


"Used to live on a boat till it sunk. Feel your pain. All you can do is watch. In the shallows by chance? it was right in the middle of the canal, at its widest point by one of the locks so very little chance of recovering it"

Will it cause a problem for barges?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You've probably got a lot if pent up anger right now. You should go see a quack

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water "

Not so much 3d now, more like 1D, South.

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By *gent Coulson OP   Man
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines


"Is there any sort of recovery system you can add for future verions?

Like a bouy that is attached and either dragged behind or released when sunk, so you can hook that and pull it all in?"
already designed a prototype, just need to get some fishing line

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick


"Is there any sort of recovery system you can add for future verions?

Like a bouy that is attached and either dragged behind or released when sunk, so you can hook that and pull it all in? already designed a prototype, just need to get some fishing line"

Good to hear.

Wouldn't want you going through all that again.

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Is there a way to recover the one that sank?

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend


"Some 400 hours work in a 3d printer just sank in the local canal.

Been working on a four foot radio controlled ww2 liberty ship for the last couple of months.

Fitted all the RC equipment this weekend and today as it is my day off I decided to give the ship a full water trial, everything was going great till a load of ducks decided to take off, one of them hit the superstructure side on and tipped the boat over, all I could do was watch helplessly as it turned turtle then dipped stern first and slipped below the water "
It took a ducking

It's well and truly ducked

Sunk by Frances drake?

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Don't 3d print the moskva

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Death by Duck

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Donald Where's your cruisers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Might have been a Japanese migratory duck in a kamikaze mood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At least you know , next time someone shouts DUCK . You'll know its a warning and not an observation.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Ah you need to come on a visit to me - we've a model boating lake here where everyone takes their boats to show off.

It's not so deep, so if anything does happen you can just wade into it and fish the boat out (or give one of the kids who sit watching a quid to wade in for you).

I hope version 2 stays afloat longer!

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

Have you thought about magnet fishing?

I know the hull is plastic, but the RC gear inside will be attracted to a good strong magnet.

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By *gent Coulson OP   Man
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines


"Ah you need to come on a visit to me - we've a model boating lake here where everyone takes their boats to show off.

It's not so deep, so if anything does happen you can just wade into it and fish the boat out (or give one of the kids who sit watching a quid to wade in for you).

I hope version 2 stays afloat longer!"
I just might do that

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