Hello all new to this forum.
I am building a billing�s Bankert rc tugboat and am wondering what other boat builders are using for ballast in there models.
Cheers, Michael
Ballast
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herbieham
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Re: Ballast
I use old sledgehammer heads
From scrap yard
From scrap yard
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Admhawk
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Re: Ballast
Whatever works for you!
Fishing weights,
Lead shot.
Lead roof sheets
Rocks
Bricks,
Diver weight belts
Nails,
Extra batteries
Water tanks/jugs
Nuts and bolts
On larger boats I melt lead into ingots for easy positioning using a simple 2x4 mold.
A friend gets lead shot diver weights made, looks like bean bags.
Fishing weights,
Lead shot.
Lead roof sheets
Rocks
Bricks,
Diver weight belts
Nails,
Extra batteries
Water tanks/jugs
Nuts and bolts
On larger boats I melt lead into ingots for easy positioning using a simple 2x4 mold.
A friend gets lead shot diver weights made, looks like bean bags.
Darren (Admiral Hawk)
In the not so tropical climate of the Great White North.
In the not so tropical climate of the Great White North.
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Diver type
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Re: Ballast
One pound lead ingots, set (and removable) below the tank deck on a Vietnam era 'Tango" boat model. Doing it this way permits easy distribution of the weight to not only ballast, but level out the hull.
