WTC Layout in ThorDesign Permit

[adriaticsea]

[color=#000000]Hi everyone,

I'm slowly building the WTC for my 1/96 ThorDesign Uss Permit and I'd like to have a few suggestions about how should I arrange the various components inside the cylinder.
First of all, I'm using dr. Art Broder's RCABS, so I have to fit the air pump together with the servo cam/microswitch unit.
I noticed that there are two main ways of building the WTC]

[chips]

The Thor Design Permit was

[color=#000000]The Thor Design Permit was designed to use Dave Merriman's (D&E Miniatures) WTC3. The D&E WTC uses a Graupner 400, 7 Volt motor with a 3]

[chips]

The CG is located aft

The CG is located aft of the sail. I have a D&E WTC in my Permit, assuming the gas fill valve to be near the CG, the CG on my boat is 3.5 inches aft of the sail.



Edited By chips on 1118265016

[adriaticsea]

Hi everyone,

Chips, thank you for

[color=#000000]Hi everyone,

Chips, thank you for the replies, it's very useful to know how the CG should approximately be.
Howewer, I can't use a D&E WTC, so...I'll wait to have some replies on the other questions I have posted!
Just as an additional info]