Originally Posted by lever02

A longer handle and an approch from the rear and you can use that dolly to launch that cub! No boots or wet feet...

Lever 02,
When you get your 40% cub on floats you will find out pretty quickly how clumsy it becomes. To pick up from the rear the handle becomes 6' long and is not at the right angle to work the push----it is easy to pull but becomes difficult to push even with big floatation tires.

this is what you need..... just made with a golf cart or something........

http://youtu.be/AYA6qk3OFj4


i have seen this rig work in Renton WA many many times...... works slick. they built a newer one just before i left there that could pull Kenmore's Twotter and super Otter.... its 4x4 and alot bigger.

Originally Posted by floridaboy

this is what you need..... just made with a golf cart or something........

http://youtu.be/AYA6qk3OFj4


i have seen this rig work in Renton WA many many times...... works slick. they built a newer one just before i left there that could pull Kenmore's Twotter and super Otter.... its 4x4 and alot bigger.

What a cool video, Im curious why the plane was running ?

Originally Posted by scale only 4 me

It's over kill for any float plane,, Water rudders are really only necessary for slow speed taxiing,, take off and landing you don't need them down at all... with flat bottom float water rudders are almost not needed at all

On the bigger float planes water rudders are mandatory, twin rudders do help the small planes but are not required---a single rudder if large enough will turn the plane. Floridaboy is correct, a skeg or some kind of keel will help the plane track straighter when up on the step---it keeps the skidding to a minimum when you get behind on the rudder. Water rudders are needed to turn the plane when turning from up-wind to down-wind especially if the wind is up above 10 mph. V-bottoms helps keep a plane in a straight line and strakes or skegs also help them to go straight. If you take a close look at the bottom of full scale floats you will see how they are constructed. My PK scale floats that I build track straight and do cut rough water very well.

Originally Posted by sherman89

On the bigger float planes water rudders are mandatory, twin rudders do help the small planes but are not required---a single rudder if large enough will turn the plane. Floridaboy is correct, a skeg or some kind of keel will help the plane track straighter when up on the step---it keeps the skidding to a minimum when you get behind on the rudder. Water rudders are needed to turn the plane when turning from up-wind to down-wind especially if the wind is up above 10 mph. V-bottoms helps keep a plane in a straight line and strakes or skegs also help them to go straight. If you take a close look at the bottom of full scale floats you will see how they are constructed. My PK scale floats that I build track straight and do cut rough water very well.

sherman 89: Are you selling these floats and the hardwear now as kits?? I am thinking on getting the Bill Hempel 40% Supper Cub and would like to put floats on it.

Thanks!! JG

Originally Posted by floridaboy

this is what you need..... just made with a golf cart or something........

http://youtu.be/AYA6qk3OFj4


i have seen this rig work in Renton WA many many times...... works slick. they built a newer one just before i left there that could pull Kenmore's Twotter and super Otter.... its 4x4 and alot bigger.

That is basically the same as what we used to move the Hawk XP in and out at the Island Tiki Bar in Key Colony Beach when it was on straight floats only the 4X4 jeep had four wheels and pulled/pushed from the front and the winch to operate the scissor deck was done by hand. Don't you remember blocking US 1 in Marathon when we hauled the plane to the ramp in behind the airport at Dodge Lake after switching it to floats? OH the good oll' days!!!!

Originally Posted by sherman89

That is basically the same as what we used to move the Hawk XP in and out at the Island Tiki Bar in Key Colony Beach when it was on straight floats only the 4X4 jeep had four wheels and pulled/pushed from the front and the winch to operate the scissor deck was done by hand. Don't you remember blocking US 1 in Marathon when we hauled the plane to the ramp in behind the airport at Dodge Lake after switching it to floats? OH the good oll' days!!!!

yup!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was like home comming with all the cops and blocked traffic!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Originally Posted by gargajm

sherman 89: Are you selling these floats and the hardwear now as kits?? I am thinking on getting the Bill Hempel 40% Supper Cub and would like to put floats on it.

Thanks!! JG

JG,
That is what we are working on. We are also working on floats for the Aeroworks 40% carbon cub. JG I have sent you a pm.

Originally Posted by sherman89

JG,
That is what we are working on. JG I have sent you a pm.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by sherman89

JG,
That is what we are working on. We are also working on floats for the Aeroworks 40% carbon cub. JG I have sent you a pm.

what !!!! i have a carbon cub just unpacked let me know or post some pics thanks

Originally Posted by frank99

what !!!! i have a carbon cub just unpacked let me know or post some pics thanks

Frank99,
You will have to back to Rocco at Aeroworks on the Carbon Cub floats.

Sherm, I just took a look at the Nall registration intro by Sleepy C and he mentioned that they are going to have a new dock at the lake for us to fly from. That should be nice to work our larger floaters from and tie up too. Have no idea what it will look like but anything will be an improvement. Working on the 50% cub with a new float set, got wild and tore off the entire cover job and working on a new scheme, Matt is the covering slave on this one!!LOL See ya!

Underdog

Originally Posted by UNDERDOG

Sherm, I just took a look at the Nall registration intro by Sleepy C and he mentioned that they are going to have a new dock at the lake for us to fly from. That should be nice to work our larger floaters from and tie up too. Have no idea what it will look like but anything will be an improvement. Working on the 50% cub with a new float set, got wild and tore off the entire cover job and working on a new scheme, Matt is the covering slave on this one!!LOL See ya!

Underdog

Underdog,
You are a brut for punishment----recovering a 50% cub!!!!!!
Yes, I did read about the new dock.
I tried a long handle(6') on the tote cart and picked the plane up from the rear and it worked well, now I have both options.

Originally Posted by scale only 4 me

62" span,, ys120

It's the same plane I posed pics of on post 90
https://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/...9&postcount=90


I have a thread on RCU outlining the repairs in the seaplane section
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10852874/tm.htm

More pics of the painting process at the RCU link,, I'm happy with the way she came out considering it's the first time I used these water based paints

Beauty!! I would love to see some video of that flying some day.