You have to fill the entire pipe with water and THEN light it. They only move half speed or less if you never fill the pipe with water. Check other videos on these boats. It should make an audible "put put" sound when it is running right.
@jayman218 The putt putt sound is from a flexible metal boiler panel in the system, which this design lacks. Coil motors don't make much noise. And I did fill the coil with water before igniting the flame.
It's just a really narrow inside diameter and a lousy flame.
@Darwinpasta Thanks for the reply. I see now that the noisy ones have a diaphragm. After rewatching your video i see the camera cuts out between lighting and placing in the water in order for you to fill the tubes. Your boat just seemed a little slow for the size of the flame and tubing.
@Darwinpasta In case you haven't come across it, this builder has many models on his channel as well as a great link to a french site all about putt putt efficiency and thrust data etc. Very helpful.
if ur ever gonna get rid of this i will give you $10 for that bitch!!!!
SketchyGraffiti 7 months ago
dude if you want more speed you neeed to put water in the tail pipes and a beer cap on the coils also with water in it :D
SketchyGraffiti 7 months ago
@SketchyGraffiti I did fill the tailpipe with water, but what's the beer cap for?
Darwinpasta 7 months ago
@Darwinpasta it act like a boiler
SketchyGraffiti 7 months ago
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Makeing the tail pipes biger may increes the speed.
Vinillaz 8 months ago
Makeing the tail pipes biger may increes the speed.
Vinillaz 8 months ago
You have to fill the entire pipe with water and THEN light it. They only move half speed or less if you never fill the pipe with water. Check other videos on these boats. It should make an audible "put put" sound when it is running right.
jayman218 1 year ago
@jayman218 The putt putt sound is from a flexible metal boiler panel in the system, which this design lacks. Coil motors don't make much noise. And I did fill the coil with water before igniting the flame.
It's just a really narrow inside diameter and a lousy flame.
Darwinpasta 1 year ago
@Darwinpasta Thanks for the reply. I see now that the noisy ones have a diaphragm. After rewatching your video i see the camera cuts out between lighting and placing in the water in order for you to fill the tubes. Your boat just seemed a little slow for the size of the flame and tubing.
jayman218 1 year ago
@Darwinpasta In case you haven't come across it, this builder has many models on his channel as well as a great link to a french site all about putt putt efficiency and thrust data etc. Very helpful.
username puttputt4video
Happy Building!
jayman218 1 year ago
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jayman218 1 year ago
1 tip, i used 2 pipes so it had 4 outlets and it worked well
jojomcc1000 1 year ago