ProBoat 1/8 Miss Llumar Build

[Doby]

I decided to start the build today. Still waiting on the majority of the hardware to show up.

Mounted the rudder bracket with 2 water "pick-up tubes" as well as the water "exit tubes" in the side of the hull.

For the exit tubes, I found two "Aircraft nuts" with plastic inserts and inserted a duplicate set of "pick-up" tubes through the inserts and then inserted the nuts in the pre-existing holes in the hull. With the "exit tubes" aimed to the sky, it should make determining the water flow very easy

[Doby]

Here is another shot.

[Doby]

Here are some more of the inside, with one of my 5S and 4S packs for scale. Theres going to be lots of room for 4 Battery packs:D

[Diegoboy]

I wish I had a pair like that in the Miss Bud hull!!

[txboatpilot]

Doby, the LLumar looks great!! What motor and Esc are you planning on??

[Doby]

Thanks TX;
I love my 1/12 Llumar version and the 1/8 should be even more fun.

As for the motor and speed controller, still a bit "up in the air", The speed controller will probably be one of the new High Voltage Hyrdas, They are good to 50V and come in a few different current ratings, Probably the 180 Amp version. The motor that was suggested by Daren Jordan is this one in the 1.5Y variation;

Product ID: neu-1527
Neu Motor 1527 Details

For years we had to buy European motors for top performance and workmanship! No More! Steve Neu has developed a line of Motors that can compete with the Hacker, Lehner and Plettenberg Motors of Europe! These Neu motors are unsurpassed in efficiency and torque! They are making and breaking many of the Fast Electric Boat records in the USA 2007!

1527 Specifications:

Standard KV Options: 1250KV, 850KV
Competition KV Options: 2160KV Extra $30.
Smooth Can for Water Cooling
Weight: 21.8 Ounces
Length: 4.00"
# of Poles: 4
Rm: .002 - .012 depending on winding choice.
Motor Shaft: 8mm
Comes with 4mm Motor screws.
Motor hole spacing is 1", most 540 mounts will have to be modified to fit this motor.

winds/rpm: Please Select...1D 2160KV (+$30.00) 1Y 1250KV 1.5Y 850KV

Price: $403.00

[txboatpilot]

1527/1.5Y (850KV) Man thats going to be fun!!!

[SJFE]

Thank you for sharing this build Doby. I will enjoy it very much :D. It may even give me some pointers for the Vegas on a smaller scale.

[Doby]

Thanks SJFE, hopefully pointers will flow both ways from all of us here at OSE This will be my 4th "noise maker to swiftly silent" makeover.

1) My 1/12 Llumar
2) My BlackJack 26
3) My Aquacraft V-24

[Eyekandyboats]

i like that a 1527 in a 1/8th. . . . I plan on using a 1527 in a . . smaller boat then that. One size up from N2 mono ! Ahahaha but thats OK. i like to live on the edge ..

[Doug Smock]

Nice!! Can we see her bottom?

[Doby]

Doug; That's a bit personal, don't you think


Here it is.

I don't think that you have suggested a motor for 8S-10S configurations,,,,would you like to "weigh in"

[SJFE]

Any one know what diffrence the under hull strut is as oposed to the transom mount??? Better, worse trade offs..anything?

[Eyekandyboats]

Any one know what diffrence the under hull strut is as oposed to the transom mount??? Better, worse trade offs..anything?

on a one 8th scale the strut needs to be mounted under the hull for scale appearance. If its mounted on the back it will be DQ'd.
it is fully adjustable ( in most cased) so there is no real disadvantage other then you need to seal the hole under the hull with caulking

Oh and there is to some extent a prop size limit. . . because it would hit the hull. But still you would need one HUGE wheel to do that

[SJFE]

Gotach thanks :). I think I am going with the under hull strut. I like the look.