From Airmanship to Seamanship

[jackpilot]

One of the core Captains of Cockpitbuilders original Crew is back.....as a sailor !!

http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=909809

Old timers  will enjoy
All hands on deck with you, Mau ! 

[iwik]

jack,
Hope he doesnt have as much crashing as he did with the sim or
else that may sink to. Thanks for posting, have wondered what he
has been up to.
Les

[Trevor Hale]

Well done Mau.

Can't be that much harder to drive than a regular boat. Ha ha ha. I will sail with you just give me a call anytime.

Trev

[Aerosim Solutions]

Love it - fantastic 'coxpit' Maurice!!

[fordgt40]

Hi Mau

Well I assume there is now longer a problem with your scenery

Well done, it looks great

Regards

David

[Maurice]

One of the core Captains of Cockpitbuilders original Crew is back.....as a sailor

Hi Jack,
Sailor may not be the proper terminology. Submariner may be more appropriate. See my reply to Les 

Mau

[Maurice]

jack,
Hope he doesnt have as much crashing as he did with the sim or
else that may sink to.
Les

Funny you should say that. Had I not had the smart idea to install a bilge pump (it was not specified in the plans), I might have made the news again after our first voyage, but this time for a different reason, and my original thought of naming it TugTanic might have been very prophetic.

On my first launch, I actually had a fairly significant water leak because I had forgotten to properly seal the corners of the transom (motor mount) to the floor. That was on my todo list before the launch but I could not do it with the engine in place until I was able to lift the boat off the trailer and I did not want to do that until I finished painting everything.

But by that time, I was so fed up with the endless sanding, cleaning, painting over and over that I totally forgot that 'small' detail. Anyway, fixing the leak only took about half an hour and everything is good now.

Mau

[Maurice]

Hi Mau

Well I assume there is now longer a problem with your scenery

Well done, it looks great

Regards

David

Hi David,

Scenery is absolutely fantastic and so realistic  . I would never have sold my sim if I could have seen what I see now.

[Nat Crea]

High frame rates, perfect blending and no USB disconnects....sounds like heaven Mau!

Nat

[ETomlin]

Fantastic project! So glad to see the end result of what you've been up to Maurice!

[Lomaric]

Mau,

I am a retired submariner myself.  If you ever want to talk about the realm of Neptunus Rex I might be able to provide a bit of insight.  Until then stay afloat!@!

Aaron

[jackpilot]

After all..a cockpit is a cockpit, please Mau send pics of your new toy in action...your hilarious comments are always a treat !
Jack

[andthiel]

Very nice, Mau, looks great. Does it have VFR or IFR equipment?

;-)

Cheers,

Andreas