Saito Victoria Installation guide

Paddle steamer

Assembling Instructions

SPECIFICATIONS

LENGTH

WIDTH

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

(WITHOUT BALLAST)

ENGINE

BOILER

R/C CHANNEL

BEFOREASSEMBLING

Wewouldliketoexpressourappreciationforyourpurchasing“VICTORIA”.

Thisisashipwhichwedesignedoriginallybasedonarealpaddlesteamer.Youwillﬁnditselegantoutlookworthythenameof

“VICTORIA”whichisthegoddessofvictory.

ITEMSTOBEPREPAREDFORASSEMBLING

TOOLS

Handsaw(withﬁneteeth),Cutters(largeandsmall),Smallplane(balsaplane),borer,ﬁles(ﬂatandround),sandpaper(#180,

#240~800),radiopliers,nippers,screwdrivers,router,pinvice,clips,hammer,rule,etc

ADHESIVES

Thenumbers1,2,3,and4inthismanualindicatethefollowingadhesives(intheorderoftimerequiredforgluing):

1Instantadhesive

LowandHigh-viscositytypeseachforwoodworkingpurpose.

25-minuteEpoxyadhesive

Thisfeaturestherequiredshort-gluing,andcombinedusewiththeinstantadhesivewillreducetheworktimesigniﬁcantly

330-minuteEpoxyadhesive

46-hourEpoxyadhesive

ThisisusedforgluingtheveneerframeswithFRP.Placethemixtureofthetwoliquidsinacanandheatitwithadryeruntilit

liqueﬁes.In2to3hours,itwillharden.

Polyesterpaste

Tomendanyundesignedhollowsorscratchesduringworking.

Paint

Alacquerorurethanesystemthatisfamiliartoyouisrecommendedforthebody.Forsmokestacksandothersmallﬁttings,youcan

usethestandardpaintsforplastics(Placolor)ofwhichmanykindsofcolorareavailable.Foretchingbeforepaint,sandpapersof

#240to800arerecommended.

Smallﬁttingsarebetterpaintedbeforegluing.Pleasebesuretoreadthesection“Paintingandﬁnishing”inthefollowingpage

beforeassembling.

NO1

PAINTINGANDFINISH

Note:Paintingofsomepartsorportionsisrecommendedtobedonebeforeassemblingormountingofhandrails.

● Largeholes,suchasthoseofsmallnails,etc.,shouldbeﬁlledwithtoothpicks,etc.,beinggluedinthem.

● Apply#180paperonthebodyoftheshipandthecabinhouse,andapplylacquersurfacer.Afterthesurfacerisdry,useputtyto

ﬁllholesorscratches.Repeattheworkseveraltimesuntilthegrainisnolongernoticeable.Use#240paperandﬁnally,#400,to

preparethesurface.

● Smallarticlesmustalsobepaintedbeforemounting(windowframes,doors,ventilators,boats,mastandotherﬁttings).

● Applywhitepaintastheﬁnalcoat,anduse#600to800paperonthesurface.Repeatthework2to3times,toﬁnishthesurface.

Glue(28)aftermountingthemastguidepipe,ventilatoretc.onthefrontdeck,andtheconnectingareashouldbeshaped

neatly.

● Paintredbelowthewaterlineandwhiteabove.Painttherearsideofthedeckinmahoganynonlight.

● Forotherparts,refertothecolorofattacheddrawing.Attachandpastetransparentvinylchlorideplatestothewindowhole

(frominside)topreventwaterentry.

*Exceptthenearbywindowoftheboiler,burner,and4thﬂoortoavoidoverheat.

● Forsmallandﬁneparts,placolorisrecommended.

NO2

ASSEMBLING1

● Whenadie-cutpartisnotreadilyremoved,

useasuitablecuttertoseparate.Donotforcefullypullit.

● Sandthesurfaceofthedie-cutpartswithsandpaperof

sizesay,#320,tofacilitatelaterpaintingwork.

● MakeinsidersurfaceoftheFRPhullﬂatbysandingaspossible.

Andwipethesurfacetocleanbeforegluing.

● Asthedrawingshows,assembletemporarilythedie-cutpartswhichshould

begluedwiththeFRPhull,andputthemintohulltocheckpreviouslywhere

wouldcontactwithhull.

Then,roughenbysandingthesurfaceofthedie-cutpartswhichwouldcontactwithhull.

● Beforegluethehullandeachdie-cutparts,putthetemporarilyassembledframeintothe

hulltocheckifanypartofFRPandveneerwouldcontactnarrowly.Ifthereareanynarrowcontacts,

grindtheveneerpartsslightlytoavoiddistortionorinexactpositioning.

● ToglueFRPhullwitheachdie-cutparts,usingadhesive3or4isrecommended.

Toglueadie-cutparttotheothers,usingadhesive1or2isrecommended.

NO3

sanding

(Hatchingarea)

1Instantadhesive25-minuteEpoxyadhesive330-minuteEpoxyadhesive46-hourEpoxyadhesive

● Asthedrawingshows,glueeithersideofpart①by1

previously.Thearrow-markedsurfacesshouldbeformed

obliquelyinordertoﬁttheFRPhull.

● Glueparts①and②tothebowusing3or4.Thepositionof

part②shouldbedeterminedinordertoﬁttheFRPhull.

● Tosimplifythework,jointheparts①and②ﬁrstandthenglue

theassemblytothebottomoftheship.

※Sinceinsideofthehullisnʼtﬂat,theremightbeanyhollows

betweenpart②andthehull.Fillsuchhollowswith3or4as

sameasfortheothergluedpartorsurfaces.

ASSEMBLING2

ASSEMBLING3

NO4

Groovefor19

Groovefor18

Left-handside Right-handside

Groovefor8

Groovefor9

Groovefor20

Left-handside

Right-handside

1Instantadhesive25-minuteEpoxyadhesive330-minuteEpoxyadhesive46-hourEpoxyadhesive

● Gluepart⑫(hasagroovetoﬁt⑱)and⑬with2.

● Therearetwoparts,left-handandright-handside,whichformapair.Becarefulnottousetwoidenticalparts.

※Whentheyassembledwiththedeckboard,eithergrooveshouldbefacedeachother.

● Asthedrawingshows,whenputthebottomstepintothegroovesonthetailofthehull,

thepositionofthedeck⑳wouldbedetermined.

(dot-linesshowthebottomofthehullwhentheyareassembled)

Fillwithglue Decidetheposition

toﬁtthecurveofthehull

Settosamelevel

FRPhull

Fitthecurveofthehull

1Instantadhesive25-minuteEpoxyadhesive330-minuteEpoxyadhesive46-hourEpoxyadhesive

● Ifitʼstootighttoﬁteachgrooveandframe,enlargethegroove

withaﬁlebeforegluingthedeckwithframe.

● Inserttheframe⑧,⑨inthegroovesof⑫,⑬and⑪andglue

themonthesternofthedeck⑳,using3.Glue⑭and⑮with

1or2.

※Becarefulnottomake⑮upsidedownorleft-rightreversal.

● Glue③totheframe④with1.Thepart③isusedtomake

thedeckcornersround.

● Gluetheframes④,⑤,⑥,and⑦tothebottomofthehullin

thisorder,andtogetherwiththedeck②using4.

● Theperipheryofthedeckisrecommendedtobefastened

withclipsasshown.Theframe④andthedeck⑳mustbe

heldwith2piecesofbarsandastring.

※Fillundesignedhollowswith4.

ASSEMBLING4

NO5

HolefortheFrontrudder

HolefortheRearrudder

TOP

BOTTOM

Frame

Adhesive

Hull

Clip

Fillsuchhollows

(Hatchingarea)with4

Bow Large

Rﬁllet Bringthe

cornerintoline

Bar

String

ASSEMBLING5

Pipeforsteeringwire

Holeforthe

Frontrudder

Holeforthe

Rearrudder

FRPhull Gluingpart

󱔒3pipe

2mm

MakeRoundgrooves

Bar Deck

Bottomofthehull

Pipesfor

theRearrudder

Deck

2mm

1Instantadhesive25-minuteEpoxyadhesive330-minuteEpoxyadhesive46-hourEpoxyadhesive

● DrillholesontheFRPhullbottomoftheshipwhichareverticalinrelationtothe4frontrudder

holesonthedeck⑳.Glue4frontrudderpipesC6insidetherudderholesusing3.Insertabar

ofasuitablesizeinthepipetocheckifthepipeisverticaltothebottomofthehull.Useofa

rule,etc.isnecessaryforthischecking.

● Gluetheframe⑧.Andglue⑲onthetop-sidegrooveoftheframe⑨using1or2.

※Whenthesteeringrodofthepaddletouchesto⑲,grindthatpartof⑲withaﬁle.

● AftergluingC6,glue⑱using1or2.

● Glue21aligningtotherearrudderholesusing1or2.

● Glue2rearrudderpipesC6insidetherudderholesusing3.

●PutthepipeforsteeringwireC9throughthedeckandglueusing1.

NO6

PutM2x5hexagonheadscrew

frombottomandﬁxwithnut

Pulleyforsteeringwire

Tappingscrew

2.6Tappingscrew

Pulleyforsteeringwire

Washer

Pulley

M2nut

M2x8screw

Makewithveneerscraps

M3x10screw

Bearingmounting

metal.

Glue

with1

Bearingforthe

Paddlewheel

Bearingmounting

metal.

M3nut

M2nut

Bearing Shaft

Moveupanddown

slightlytoﬁtthecenter

Crankrodforthepaddlewheel

Engineshaft Paddlewheelshaft

Pitchbetween2holesof

theJigmustbejustthe

sameasthecrankrod

󱔘4hole 15~20mm

MakeaJigwithveneerscraps

makesuretoadjust

A=Aʼ

Paddlecrank Shaftcollar

Bearing

Shaft

Hexagonbolt

Washer(3mm)x1

Crankrod

Washer(3mm)x2

M3nut

ASSEMBLING6

1Instantadhesive25-minuteEpoxyadhesive330-minuteEpoxyadhesive46-hourEpoxyadhesive

● 2pulleysforsteeringwheelshouldbemountedonbothsidesusingtappingscrews.InstallthebearingmountingmetalP4,P5

ontheframeusingcross-recessedheadmachinescrewsM3x10andnuts.

● Installtheengine,etc.,tentativelyreferringtotheequipmentmountinginstructiondrawing,beforepainting.

● Wheninstallingtheengine,thepaddlewheelshouldbemountedonthebearingprecisely.Thepaddlewheelshaftandthe

engineshaftmustbeparalleltoeachother.

● Usethejig(rod)toadjusttheposition.Mountthecrankontheshaft,andconnectitwiththerod.Confirmthatitturnssmoothly.

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Setscrew

Hexagon

screw

Nut

Flange

Shaft

ASSEMBLING7

1Instantadhesive25-minuteEpoxyadhesive330-minuteEpoxyadhesive46-hourEpoxyadhesive

● Toassemblethepaddlewheel,ﬁrstputtheﬂangeP2intothewheel

61,andﬁxthembyhexagonboltsandnuts.

● Set4theassembledwheelsalignedasthedrawingshows(seteach2

pcs.tosamedirection.),thenputtheshaftP1throughthosewheels

andﬁxthembrieﬂybythesetscrews.

● Next,inserttheﬁnsintothegroovesofthewheels.Makesurenotto

distortthebalanceofwholewheels.

● Oncesetthewheelsandﬁnsprecisely,andmakelengthofeitherside

oftheshaftequal,thentighteneachsetscrews.

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● Glue61and62using3.

● Forbasecoatandwaterresistant,thepaddlemustbeclearpainted

beforeassembling.

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