History
The barque Sea Cloud was built in 1931 in Kiel for E. F. Hutton, as the Hussar II. After a colorful history, she is now a cruise ship based in Europe.
The real Sea Cloud (Wikipedia)
Construction
Model is 2.1 m long, 30 cm beam, 15 cm draft, and weighs 36 kg, with an electrically operated 5 kg ballast keel (1:3000 gearing)
The model also has 2 props (1:6 gearing). All motors are como / pile gearing.
Deck Details
With some of the 98 working lights
Fore deck
Aft deck
Rig Details
Bowsprit
Foremast
Main mast
Mizzen mast
Spanker
Rig Control
The control of sails and spars uses a system of como / pile gear motors (ratio 1:148) and limit switches, controlled by sector contactors driven by standard R/C servos. There is a total of five sail winches; main/mizzen spars, foremast spars, port jib staysail sheets, starboard jib staysail sheets, and spanker.
General arrangement
To change jib from port tack to starboard tack:
Jib control
Move sail gimble on transmitter half way to left. This activates "D" limit switch (starboard motor) which releases starboard jib sheet. Allow a couple of seconds (this is to not put stain between the port and starboard motors), then move the gimble all the way left, this will then activate limit switch "B" (port motor), which will pull port sheet jib in and around schrouds/masts/other jibs/staysails. Limit switch #2 will stop travel of starboard jib sheet and limit switch #4 will stop travel of port jib sheet. The position of where limit switches 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 is determined by how much the sail is required to be hauled in or let out. The reverse for port tack and limit swich "C" (port motor) is first activated and limit switch "A" is activated. Limit switches 3 and 1 will stop the travel on this tack. If a "run" is required, just move gimple to half-way, left or right, to activate limit switches "C" or "D" depending on which tack you are on. To simplify things, if you want sails on the port side of the boat (starboard tack), move gimble to left, and vice-versa forsails on starboard side (port tack).
Transmitter operarion
Electrical diagrams
Winch mechanism
Readying at the pond
On the pond
Launched, 75 years after the original
Maneuvering for pictures
Passing by the shore
Cruising under different tacks
VIDEO on YouTube (55 seconds)
Safely back into harbor