Scoutbots Protei Optimist
Version 011.1, last updated August 13, 2014
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Specifications
- Dimensions:
- Total : 960mm190mm1310mm
- Weight:
- Total: 3kg
- Ballast: 1kg
Here are the major steps of putting together your first Protei Optimist:
- Get all the parts
- Laser cut all of the boat pieces
- Put together the dry box
- Put together the boat
- Start sailing!
Getting Started
- Buy the starter kit here
- Prepare the materials all by yourself
- (is there such option?) Buy the pre-built scoutbot
Don't want to buy all of the parts and laser cut them yourself? Buy the Optimist kit from the Scoutbots' store.
How does the Optimist work?
Add high level information on how the curved hull works.
See the research part of the wiki for the specifics on why the curving hull is used.
Inventory
The following components are required to build the boat:
| Item | Dimentions, weight, material, color | Quantity | HK Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigging | |||
| Mast | 10mm diam, 1m, aluminium | 1 | Man Cheong |
| Mast foot | 13 mm diam, 1m, aluminium | 1 | Man Cheong |
| Boom + arm | 10mm diam, 1m , aluminium | 1 | Man Cheong |
| Mast boom connection + deck | 5mm diam, 25mm, stainless steel | 7 | Man Cheong |
| Sail | Polycarbonate, 0.5mm, 900*600mm2 | 1 | Sun International Plastics |
| Line | 0.7 mm, dyneema, 10m | 1 | Tsuen Wan Shop |
| Nylon Threaded Rod | |||
| 3mm x 30mm bolt with nut (keel) | 3mm diam, 30mm, nylon | 10 | 深圳市富興隆五金制品廠 |
| 3mm x 10mm bolt with nut | 3mm diam, 10mm, nylon | 12 | 深圳市富興隆五金制品廠 |
| Nut with ear | 5 mm | 4 | 深圳市富興隆五金制品廠 |
| Plastic tube guide | 6mm diam, nylon, 1m | 1 | Cheong Ming Hardware Co. |
| Raw lead | |||
| Hull | |||
| EVA Thick bread (up to 85mm) | 350mm100mm85mm | 4 | Tai Tak PVC Leather |
| Adhesives | |||
| Narrow double sided tape (2in, 1in, 0.5in) | 1 | Japan Home Center | |
| Wide double sided tape (50mm) | 2 | Modern Stationery Company | |
| EVA foam waterproofing with sticker | 3mm, 1m x 1m, with sticker, black | 1 | Higslin And Company Limited |
| PC sheet 0.5mm | 0.5mm x 3" x 6" | 2 | Sun International Plastics |
| Solvant PC & Acrylic | 5L | 1 | Man Cheong |
| Sillicon | 1 | Man Cheong | |
| Super glue | 1 | Ko Kee Metal & Building Materials | |
| Electonics | |||
| Radio & receiver | FS-GT3C | 1 | Shen Zhen planemodel |
| Servo motors | MG996R (Towardpro) | 2 | 深圳市飛揚模型 |
| Battery holder | 4 AA | 1 | SEG market |
| Batteries | AA | 4 | Any electronics store |
| Dry box | size? | 1 | Tin Cheung Camera Co. (Mong Kok) |
| Other | |||
| Lead | 2kg | 1 | Royal China Metal |
Need to add photos of parts for reference...
Tools and skills needed
What tools and skills are needed to build the boat?
Laser cutting
Laser cut all hull and acrylic pieces using the following files:
20140501_optimiste_acrylic_3mm.dxf20140501_optimiste_joint_deck.dxf20140501_optimiste_laser.skp
Dry box build intstructions
The dry box is where all of the electronic components will be to control the sail and the curved hull.
What are the steps to build the dry box with electronics?
RC setup
Do you need to configure the RC transmitter?
Boat build instructions
In this part, we explain you how to launch protei 11.1 by setting up electronic, the system direction which controls the shifting hull and finally the rigging.
Electronics
Remove the dry box and open it to switch on the batteries.
Put the dry box in the boat and screw it with the 4 ear nuts.
Wheel for direction
Remove the wheel by unscrewing the small screw. Attach the two ropes on the wheel with the two pins : one rope on the first level and the other on the second level.
Lines
Make two turns with the line of the upper level in clockwise and two turns with the bottom line in the opposite way (counterclockwise) that the upper line. Then, thread the line in the small plastic tubes. Ropes of each level is for on side of the boat.
Knots
Now, thread all the ropes in the loops on the deck. And attach the ropes on the bow and on the stern. Make sure that there is enough tension on the lines to prevent them from tangling at the level of the wheel. Even, when you attach one rope, you can (as in the bottom right picture) curve a tiny bit the hull of on side. The other line will make up for this curve.
Rigging
Now, you have just to set up the rigging and your boat will be ready to go sailing! Start by putting the mast in the foot mast and finish by connecting the mast at the servomotor arm.
Testing
How do we test to make sure that it was assembled properly?
Done!
And your boat is ready to go in the water!
Sailing
What are the basic steps to start the boat and sail it?