Everything you need to build an RS850
Wondering if you already have most of the parts? This page lists every material, electronic component and recommended supplier needed to build the Racing Sparrow RS850. We've organised everything by region and designed the boat around common hobby materials, making it straightforward and affordable to source the parts.
Most builders already own some of the required tools and equipment, making the overall build cost lower than expected.
Select Your Region
General Supplies
- Masking Tape bunnings.co.nz
- (CA Glue) Superglue 20g bunnings.co.nz
Hull
- Filament PLA+ 1 Roll bits4bots.co.nz
- Split pin (25mm x 3.5) x 1 burnsco.co.nz
Electrics
- Radio Transmitter kiwiquads.co.nz
- Radio Receiver kiwiquads.co.nz
- Hi Torque Sail Servo hangarone.co.nz
- Rudder Servo Emax ES3054 rcnz.com, rcnz.com
- Rudder Control Rod & Clevis rcnz.com
- Power Switch On/Off rcnz.com
- Small 3mm screws x 2 bunnings.co.nz
- Battery 4AA Holder rcnz.com
Keel/Rudder
- Carbon Rod Round 4mm - (50mm length) hobbyhangar.co.nz, makershop.co.nz
- Carbon Rod Round 3mm - (700mm length in total) hobbyhangar.co.nz, makershop.co.nz, airsail.co.nz
- Carbon Square Rod 4mm - 500mm lengths x 4 hobbyhangar.co.nz, aliexpress.com
- Epoxy Resin 150ml burnsco.co.nz
- Methylated Spirits bunnings.co.nz
- Lead Shot 900g gunworks.co.nz, reloaders.co.nz - Auckland Pickup
Rigging & Sails
- Carbon Mast 6mm x 4mm-inner - Main(1 x 1000mm) & Jib(1 x 862mm). hobbyhangar.co.nz, makershop.co.nz
- Carbon Boom 5mm - Main(1 x 290mm) & Jib(1 x 284mm). hobbyhangar.co.nz
- Braid Line - 1 meter burnsco.co.nz, robnelsonboats.nz
- Sail Material - Cut from rectangles (Main 269 x 915mm), (Jib 285 x 745mm). herbals.co.nz
- Spinnaker Repair Tape - Full roll burnsco.co.nz
- Fishing Clip & Swivel x 2 burnsco.co.nz
Notes
For the servos we found for the sail servo and 10Kg servo was enough power to pull in the sails when needed. The rudder servo we used was an Emax ES3054 which is plenty power enough.
