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    installing remote control water pump

    When I read silveroxide's post I think I misunderstood the problem, or at least the source of seepage. I didn't realize it was coming in through the axle for the propeller. (I assumed the propeller was driven from above the float-line by chain or beveled gears, much like a motor boat.) I don't...
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    installing remote control water pump

    Have you tried using rubber washers with the screws? That might keep some water in, but I don't know what the seam looks like under the hull, so I don't how you could waterproof that. Maybe try weatherstripping, like the kind that's typically used to seal the tops & bottoms of doors. Out of...
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    Plastic Man

    Hi Zealots. Adun Toridas, and all that jazz. I 'spoze it's about time I introduced myself. I'm like that guy from that 1973 Temptation's song, Plastic Man: "He's a jack of all trades, and a master of none." (That's all you really need to know.) I got myself a BS in Mech Engineering and an EIT...
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    installing remote control water pump

    I'm considering building a remote control fire engine with a working water pump. Has anyone here rigged a water pump or hydraulic pump or air compressor for remote control? Where should I search for affordable, small water pumps that are easy to integrate into fixtures? I thought about using a...
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