Hi Pegasus;
Thank you again for your useful information on balancing method.
I used 4 Lead acid batteries in the very beginning after completion for a trial run
,three were just for ballast and :(the result was terrible on the water.
The cause was found to be high CG(center of gravity) due to the height of the batteries.(12V7Ah)
After the intensive study of this point,I finally came to rely on the lead ingot as shown below of about 10kgs in 4 pieces.The result was seen in my previous video.
A large improvement of anti-rolling could actually be seen even when steering on the lake where was blown frequently by the wind.
It was the very first for me to build a comparatively large RC ship like this carrier and
this was a merchant ship modified carrier that hull sides were rather high flat top by which securing a good stability became difficult to do.
As you know,flat top has normally top heavy tendency ...
But from coming April,some kind of progress is expected using a Lipo battery or a lighter 2.2Ah sealed battery in exchange for a big sealed battery now in use.
1;On the launching day,these 15kgs ballast were set ...
2;The waterline was a little deep and she went on straight forward at middle speed
comparatively good.
3;When she steered hard to port like this....
4;Present configuration of the ballasts
5;These were set like this on the floor which level was about 5cm below the water line.The thickness of the lead ingot is about 2cm.
6/7;Improved water line 5mm above the planned line in the video and from April I intend to lower 5mm down or so... close to the planned line.!!???