Any use rebuilding MRP Miss Bud?

[Brushlessboy16]

I have an ABS MRP Miss Bud Boat that i got from my uncle. Ended up Putting a 2700kv Aveox brushless motor in it, with the stock prop and transmission, Made water pickup, motor cooling etc.. Boat never planed, ALways took on water.. Is it worth it to split the hull and put some real bracing and stringers on it and make it seaworthy? Or is she a lost cause?

[j.m.]

Transmission............... :(


Jon

[Brushlessboy16]

Transmission............... :(


Jon
ok?

Easy enough to remove and run direct drive. I can make a motor mount or buy one, Im pretty handy when it comes to fabrication.. Any ideas?

[j.m.]

Sure! Now it's sounding good.

I'm not familiar with the boat off the top of my head; got any specs/pics?

Jon

[Brushlessboy16]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s195/asdf1010/Mobile%20Uploads/1106091451_01.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s195/asdf1010/Mobile%20Uploads/1105091748.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s195/asdf1010/Mobile%20Uploads/1031091644.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s195/asdf1010/Mobile%20Uploads/1105091749.jpg

I believe its 1/12th scale. stuffing tube is good, needs a drive dog and a new prop i believe.

[eboat]

I had the same boat and ended up spliting it to get some of the webs out so I could get the batteries farther ahead on each side of the motor to get my balance point far enough forward
I think you will want to change to a flex shaft also so you can change the angle of the prop

[Jesse J]

I would do what I did to the MRP Fountain - see my build.

Remove deck at seam trying to minimize damage.
Clean out all the stock junk and get down to abs all around.
clean out and ruff up with coarse sandpaper, not removing material, just roughing
Clean with acetone - not too much, just enough to etch a tad and prep for epoxy
use heavy glass - like for cars 5-6oz - and West System expoxy.
Then, ideally installing during the epoxy process, add some bulkheads to make sure the hull doesn't lose its shape for deck reattachment.
Fill with greatstuff and let cure several days, get out the old school wood saw and trim off the "whip cream" as my wife calls it. then sand down with medium sandpaper to get the shape perfect where the hull sits on with no gap
spray with that good M33 glue the deck and add glass cloth, spray again the cloth attached to the deck AND the thoroughly dedusted foam in the hull, while it is setting, run a bead of silicone around the rim where the deck/hull seam will be again.
set the deck on very carefully and press firmly onto the foam so the deck becomes one with the hull.
Wrap with rubber bands or something other than tape (by the time you get the deck all pressed on you will have spread silicone everywhere).

All this of course once you have redone all the hardware and made a very sturdy motor mount and slots for the batteries. Be very careful to allow for some COG adjustment - best to have a battery compartment that is longer than your batts.

Other than that, piece of cake. Enjoy!

[domwilson]

I got the same boat. It's still stock. I did put a y535 prop on it. It helped. I plan on converting this to brushless.....someday. As far as taking on water....Separate the deck from the hull and silicon it up well. That should fix most of it. It looks pretty cool doing 30 mph. But you may want go the route that Jesse stated.

[Brushlessboy16]

So Glass the inside of the hull, Reseal it..

y535 prop, 1/8th inch drive im guessing?

What about running gear? I have no clue what to do for hardware. Stock rudder and turn fin could work, but i dont know how to support the prop and stuffing tube, Im a car guy- boats are new to me lol