I drive my stug through 5" + water all the time, its simply painted ply with no attempts at sealing, for some reason no water seems to get in... If you use sealed bearings and a fairly water tight hull youll be fine.
Chris. b On Jan 17, 9:23 am, Modena <[email protected]> wrote: > I think its going to be too much trouble to try to get it watertight > around bearings and such, especially with moveable bearing housings > for track adjustment, regardless of the buoyancy and traction issues. > Perhaps just making it "showerproof" to drive through deep puddles > will have to suffice > > On Jan 17, 8:37 am, "[email protected]" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > They may not be able to fully displace their own weight but what > > little they do displace could mean that the tracks don't grip aswell > > on the bottom of the water because there is the effect of reduced > > weight of the tank. > > > On Jan 16, 9:26 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > In a message dated 1/16/2009 3:41:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > > > [email protected] writes: > > > > Something I just thought of. Even though these tanks can be heavy the > > > air inside will still make it slightly buoyant. I doubt it will float > > > on its own but there will still be the effect of less weight bearing > > > down on the tracks. Combine that with the fact that wet surfaces can > > > be slippy and drag on the tank the tracks may not be able to move the > > > tank while wading around in the water. You might want to consider a > > > secondary propulsion such as a propeller mounted on the back. If you > > > were to do that it might be worth putting a cage around it. > > > > i don't think i saw one tank yet that could waddle through the water as > > > they > > > are all just too heavy and don't have the hull size to displace their own > > > weight > > > > Chris, > > > _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 > > > easy > > > steps! > > > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?red... > > > cemailfooterNO62)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
