39" Mono, Castle 1717 build.

[Make-a-Wake]

Hey guys, thought i'd start a thread on my 39.5" mono, seems to be a few of these larger mono's being built for the 1717. It is somewhat of a DF41 knockoff and is well made in my opinion. Its gonna be powered by a Castle 1717 on 6s, with a T180 ESC. Hoping for somewhere in the low 50's.............

Some pics of equipment and progress. Thanks for lookin'!

[blackcat26]

That's gonna be a sweet boat wake!

[Rumdog]

I had that hull in orange. Runs really nice! I used a Neu 2215 on 9s2p. FAST!

[Make-a-Wake]

Thanks Black and Rum...................great to know the hull has potential!

Got a little done today

[rearwheelin]

That looks like the hull I want to set the record with ! ............
Very nice stuff, have fun building !
PS: I highly recomend doing something diffrent with the motor mount ! A crash will pop that mount loose or even rouph water.....

[JackBlack26]

Wow, that's going to be awesome!! Don't forget the video

[DISAR]

Very nice choice of materials (hull-motor-esc......) I use same layout too.

the support for the brass tube can be much smaller

I am wondering what propeller this combination can handle, especially the esc

[Make-a-Wake]

Thanks guys! Yes, i shoot more vid than a "B" movie studio, so i will surely throw some up by this weekend!

I have used my home-made mounts on 6 different boats and they have never failed..........i have a 1527 mounted on one in my 45" Avatar Dumas...............maybe i'm lucky, but i go with what works. I made epoxy flow holes in the hull mounts and they are quite long themselves.

I'm thinking of using either an x445......x447.........or x645, gonna start on the smaller end though.

[forescott]

x450 is on the smaller side but a safe option, and should net mid-50's for speed.

[JMSCARD]

I had that hull in orange. Runs really nice! I used a Neu 2215 on 9s2p. FAST!

I had the same hull too... sold it to b.mcdaniel... very nice clone... as rumdog said...

I ran mine on both a Lehner 2250 and a 2280.... both ripped.... I actually used a x445 with great results, ... of course I was spinning it at 38,000 rpm... I propped to a x450 for 8s..

[Make-a-Wake]

Any pics from those of you that have had this hull up and running? Sure would like to see 'em!

[JMSCARD]

Pics of DF Copy

Pics for ya.... this hull handles no question...

[Make-a-Wake]

NICE! Are you running 2p? I was thinking this hull could handle the weight of 2p myself.

[JMSCARD]

NICE! Are you running 2p? I was thinking this hull could handle the weight of 2p myself.

oh yeah it can handle 2p... and thats what I was doing... it could definately handle 6s2p... I was running 10s2p

[forescott]

here's mine......