New build F1 28" From start to finish

[F1 madness]

Well after a disaster with a previous F1 that i built,it was time to start a fresh and build a new 1.
Here i will document as much as poss how i put 1 of my hulls together with photos from start to end.
Iv redesigned making a couple of changes,for a better handling,faster boat that should also perform in choppy waters aswell (i hope LOL)
so here goes,hope you like and enjoy:

1st up is the parts iv already cut out and sanded:
Front & rear bulkheads 1/4" ply.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000271.jpg
Centre hull sections 3mm lite-ply
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000281.jpg
Sponsons inners,middle & outers 3mm lite-ply
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000291.jpg
Stringers 3mm lite-ply
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000301.jpg
All parts together
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000261.jpg
More to follow.

[F1 madness]

And here we go again.
2nd up is to test fit all parts together to make sure they all fit and line up,before marking out and glueing and laminating the parts.

Side view.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000231.jpg
Front view.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000251.jpg
Rear view.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000241.jpg

Will post some more shortly,just gotta mark everything before glueing.

[F1 madness]

Sponson,inners,middle & outers,centre hull and outers all laminated together.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000311.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00032.jpg

Laminated parts all,put together with bulkheads.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00036.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00035.jpg
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[F1 madness]

finnally managed to get get abit more done,just gotta to make sure is square and flat in all the right places and start glueing it altogether.

Centre bulk head and rear closure panel,along with some surports.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000431.jpg

Centre bulkhead test fitted in place.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000451.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000441.jpg

Ill shall now carry on marking out the floor and inner sponson bottoms to add some strength.

[F1 madness]

some pieces cut out and ready for glueing into position.

Upper and lower wings 2mm lite-ply,cut and sanded.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000481.jpg
Upper wings test fitted.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000461.jpg
Lower wings test fitted.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000471.jpg.

Will start the centre hull bottom/floor now.

[ozboater]

nice work fella

[F1 madness]

nice work fella

Cheers bud,getting their slowly LOL

[F1 madness]

Main hull bottom/floor pieces cut and sanded ready for test fitting.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00052.jpg
Main hull bottom/floor test fitted.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC000491.jpg
Inside veiw of main hull test fitted.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00050.jpg
Rear closure piece test fitted.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00051.jpg

Just gonna glue these for tonight and let them dry before starting on stringers and sponsons.

[F1 madness]

Heres some more pics of progress,centre hull bottom now glued in,the rear bulkhead closure panel,and solid balsa glue into position at the sponson tips,will sand and shape to give a solid tip:

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00061.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00062.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00063.jpg

Will concentrate on stringers and sponson bottoms today,will post more pics asap

[F1 madness]

some pics of the the balsa tips sanded to shape and stringers now glued in.
its certainly starting to take shape.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00078.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00081.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00080.jpg

Sponson bottoms now cut and ready for test fit.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00077.jpg

[ace028]

Sweet build man! Makes me want to start working on my wood cat.

[F1 madness]

Sweet build man! Makes me want to start working on my wood cat.

Cheers ace,stay tuned theres more to come shortly.
What size cat you building,dont forget pics :thumbup:

[F1 madness]

And some more pics LOL
bottom of sponsons now glued into position ready to start side of sponsons,will do these tomorrow.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00084.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00083.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00082.jpg

[ace028]

Cheers ace,stay tuned theres more to come shortly.
What size cat you building,dont forget pics :thumbup:


Its a 16" cat that will be twin powered, its mini catamaran build version 2.


Looking good man. :thumbup1:

[F1 madness]

Its a 16" cat that will be twin powered, its mini catamaran build version 2.


Looking good man. :thumbup1:

Cheers mate
Cool,iv just building a 24"cat heres a link have a look see what you think just gotta get the hardware now.http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?t=15581

[F1 madness]

Sponson side now cut and glued on,sanded all the overlapping edges and is looking good.
sponson side cut and ready to be glued.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00085.jpg
sponson sides now glued.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00086.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00088.jpg
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http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00089.jpg

[NativePaul]

That looks like a nice cat, I have to get around to making an F1 boat some day. Have you molded your canopy and outboard or do you carve them from balsa/foam?

[F1 madness]

That looks like a nice cat, I have to get around to making an F1 boat some day. Have you molded your canopy and outboard or do you carve them from balsa/foam?

Normally make a framework and carve it from balsa,like this 1 (34"F1)
this is another iv built,but awaiting outboard leg before i can finish it:
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00174.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00172.jpg

[ozzie-crawl]

you scratch build guys never cease to amaze me with your skills
thats some very nice work,hope this ones fairs better for you :buttrock:

[F1 madness]

you scratch build guys never cease to amaze me with your skills
thats some very nice work,hope this ones fairs better for you :buttrock:

Cheers ozzie i hope so to want to start having some fun with them now :thumbup::thumbup:

[NativePaul]

Admirable, canopies are my least favorite part of building boats which is all that puts me off building an F1 cat as the canopy is so big, I tend to stick to offshore looking jobbies but I really should do F1s for both the self-righting ability and the scale looks, my cats are similarly proportioned to an F1 cat for good turning in oval racing but have bugger-all room inside them and look a little strange with there little bubble canopies.

What part of sunny England do you live in? I've been trying to figure out ST for a while with no luck, I'm in Horsham, West Sussex.

[F1 madness]

im a yamyam,cannock,staffordshire lol

[F1 madness]

here you go some more pics of the build,top decks now skinned and sanded.rear of the sponsons completed and transom been laminated with birch ply.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00111.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00113.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00112.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00114.jpg

[F1 madness]

And some more,test fitting the out-board,to see where iv gotta add pass through brass tubes,for wiring and steering + watercooling for ESC.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00116.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00117.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00115.jpg

[F1 madness]

Well got materials now to start the canopy and nose,will post some pics asap

[F1 madness]

here you go boys
4" x 3" balsa that i use to make nose and top half of canopy:
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00155.jpg
Bottom half of canopy built and glued,and test fitted.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00156.jpg
nose on and started to shape it
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00157.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00158.jpg

[cybercrxt]

Your workmanship is great. But the ride pad runs flat way way to far forward. It will run fine going straight. Just don't turn!

[F1 madness]

Heres the cowl and nose sanded to roughly the shape,just needs final sand down to get that last bit of finess:
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001621.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001611.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001631.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001641.jpg

[F1 madness]

1 of the rear closure panel,with brass tubes inserted,the three at the top are for the motor wires 4mm id so can plug them straight in,and use plugs on the ESC on the oposite side/inside of hull.
The 2 outer 1s are for the steering cables and the 2 centre 1s are for cooling pipes in/out for the ESC.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001651.jpg

[F1 madness]

Some new pics after a final sanding down:
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001671.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001661.jpg
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http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001701.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00171.jpg

[F1 madness]

got some more done,the servo mounted in,all the tubes are resined in and resined inside the transom area,put it all together and bench tested it all and all is working as it should.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001741.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001731.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001721.jpg

just gotta get it ready now sealing up and starting the paint process

[bigpapa]

man thats some awsome work you do daz :)

[F1 madness]

Thanks bigpapa,i do try LOL

[bigpapa]

will be in touch my friend 4 sure

[F1 madness]

will be in touch my friend 4 sure

No worries

[F1 madness]

well managed to get a couple of coats of resin on to seal it the wood,so once hardened up will get a couple of pics,then will sand it down ready for for filling and priming

[F1 madness]

here you go
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001851.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00186.jpg
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http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00187.jpg

[rchippie]

Your work looks Awsome :thumbup1:. Is the whole thing Balsa wood, if it is how strong will it be compared to hulls like the Vs-1 & others that are made of Birch plywood ?.

[F1 madness]

Alrite bud,only the top of the canopy and nose are balsa,then used 1/4 marine grade ply bulkheads,the rest is then 2mm & 3mm lite-ply.
Cant compare it to others as iv never seen them close up,but its fairly strong and light

[bigpapa]

daz looking good, good luck tonight on the sanding and preping, ttyl todd

[rchippie]

Alrite bud,only the top of the canopy and nose are balsa,then used 1/4 marine grade ply bulkheads,the rest is then 2mm & 3mm lite-ply.
Cant compare it to others as iv never seen them close up,but its fairly strong and light

I was not aware you used plywood as well. Like i said your work looks AWSOME :thumbup1:. If you lived closer i would have you build a hull for me :laugh:.

[F1 madness]

daz looking good, good luck tonight on the sanding and preping, ttyl todd

thanks bud,this is where you get sore fingers and sneezing all nite LOL


I was not aware you used plywood as well. Like i said your work looks AWSOME :thumbup1:. If you lived closer i would have you build a hull for me :laugh:.

No probs mate,i could always ship:confused2:

[beau0090_99]

Love it, those lines are amazing. Great work.
C

[F1 madness]

Cheers bud,thanks

[F1 madness]

here you go some more pics in primer,flatted down marker coat which reveals any small defects that the eye cant see,got a couple to sort but nothing major.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002001.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002011.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002021.jpg
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http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002041.jpg
almost ready for topcoat,hopefully later today

[TotalPackage]

Nice!

[bigpapa]

wow daz thats awsome cannot wait to see final product

[F1 madness]

cheers guys,will post some pics once i can get the topcoats on it,got 1 of them days today here there and everywhere LOL:doh:

[F1 madness]

here you go some more pics LOL
Finished in high white gloss,gonna gently flat it and lacque it,should look good:D
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002111.jpg
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[beau0090_99]

wow, I am very impressed, it looks beautiful. You're just as great a painter as boat builder. I am quite jealous.

[bigpapa]

dam'n you killin me dazzzzzzzzz

[F1 madness]

wow, I am very impressed, it looks beautiful. You're just as great a painter as boat builder. I am quite jealous.

Thank you,but theres nothing to be jealous of:thumbup1:


dam'n you killin me dazzzzzzzzz

cheers papa,resusitation a little hard from this side of the globe LOL

[Rumdog]

Impressive work, sir. It came out very nice!

[F1 madness]

Cheer rumdog,thank you

There is a couple of small bits im not happy with,but hey i built from wood with no fancy tools just handtools so gotta expect some small bits.

[Rumdog]

Yep, it always seems that when you make something yourself, YOU are the one who notices every flaw. I hate that feeling. I made a turn fin bracket at work today, and started over 3 different times. I'm still not too happy with the looks, but I'll settle for it. It won't really be seen anyhow.

Will you be running this tunnel on a 4s setup?

[F1 madness]

At the moment the out board iv got runs 3600kv,on 3s & 34mm prop,but am looking at ordering a lower kv so i can run a larger prop,but heres the clause can only get a 40mm prop on max,so need to run higher kv to make up for it,hence why iv designed my own outboard once iv got that sorted will run scorpion hk3026 1900kv on 4s or 5s.
but till then im stuck LoL

[Rumdog]

The UL-1 setup, motor at least will work great! You could run the x440/3 and she will fly! How long do ya think before you get the first aluminum outboard?

[F1 madness]

The UL-1 setup, motor at least will work great! You could run the x440/3 and she will fly! How long do ya think before you get the first aluminum outboard?

never thought of that LOL.
going to see some1 tomorrow about the outboard so will hopefully know more then,also awaiting reply to have it injection moulded aswell,so im on the case so to speak,its just waitng on everybody else LOL

[HYDROJERRY]

Dang Daz you got builds going on all over man,, ill be watching the 40'' cat build (sweet),,:buttrock:

[F1 madness]

some pics just mounted the outboard and sorted out the cooling pipes,wires etc.just wait for bellows hopefully be here tomorrow
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002241.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002231.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC002221.jpg

[F1 madness]

Dang Daz you got builds going on all over man,, ill be watching the 40'' cat build (sweet),,:buttrock:

I sleep and dream of the next design LOL
Iv got a couple on the go at mo but keeps me busy

[HYDROJERRY]

I to have like 5 going at once but i think its more fun to build them then running them but wright now i get to haul one to the lake or two, get all my crap down there, run one boat till its done and pack up but just got some more batts so now i can run two different ones,,,more fun.

[F1 madness]

cool,i love building them especially from nothing,it a real challenge to get them looking good and performing well.

[F1 madness]

just weighed the boat with everything in including quite a big 3s lipo and it is 4lbs 10oz,do you think this is heavy,what you reckon

[bigpapa]

not at all ,think its gonna be a rocket depending on prop ............

[F1 madness]

gonna try it first on 34mm,1.4p prop then if all ok might stick a 38m,1.4p on just to see if it will cope with it LOL

[bigpapa]

kool i gotta see video of this lol

[F1 madness]

gotta get it wet 1st LOL
will get some vids as soon as it hits water :popcorn2:

[bigpapa]

yup, thats what i'am waiting on 4 sure ............

[F1 madness]

just awaiting a couple of bits then it will get wet:confused1:

[F1 madness]

Basically finished,apart from bellows to seal the steering rods.
I think it looks damn good:D:D
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001842.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001852.jpg
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[bigpapa]

man thats killer good job as usual

[F1 madness]

Thanks bigpapa,im certainly happy with,once i get the bellows,hopefully tomorrow is to charge batts and off we go LOL,will be interesting to see how she flys

[bigpapa]

hell i would be so excited i could not sleep lol

[F1 madness]

Im defo excited,just wished i could take it now,but not without the bellows,cos once i put them on just gotta add a little thread lock to the grub screws that hold the rods

[bigpapa]

i understand tommorrow will be here soon enough my friend have some tea and a fag and chill out good job........

[F1 madness]

Already am bud,then gonna crack on with the twin outboard cat build,lots to do:popcorn2:

[bigpapa]

happy building daz maybe when you get the twin outboard finished and get tired of it , maybe i can talk you into selling her to me .......... but its gotta be green lol

[F1 madness]

OK bud we will have to see LOL

[beau0090_99]

Daz,
You have done a great job. I like papa am very excited to see it run. Good luck.
C

[F1 madness]

cheers bud,will let you know once i get some vids :thumbup::thumbup:

[bigpapa]

good deal ..............

[F1 madness]

will have to wait and see what happens but if i do get rid youd be the first to know LOL

[bigpapa]

tks my friend ..........

[F1 madness]

No probs bigpapa:buttrock:

[F1 madness]

Just got back and parts have arrived,so just gotta install them set it up and charge batts,if got enough time will take it to get wet and capture a couple of vids:buttrock::rockon2::banana:

[bigpapa]

kool ,great news on a friday , cannot wait to see the pics , good luck and be safe

[F1 madness]

BAD NEWS,while setting up and adjusting trims,the flexi snap in the outboard.

Good news is thank god i got a spare so gonna have to sort that first,so dont think it will get wet today and im out all day tomorrow,so hopefully sunday if nothing else happens

[bigpapa]

Daz that sounds like my luck lol, well i'am sure you will get it figured out 4 sure, well about to leave to go out of town for the weekend with the wife and boy's a well needed r@r 4 sure take care and good luck.............

http://www.cajunpalms.com/

[F1 madness]

tell me about it not happy but 1 of them things,just glad it happened here while testing rather than stopping in the middle of nowhere,and got to go swimming to retreive.
Think i need to build a retreival boat MMMMMMMMMM

[F1 madness]

Flexi fixed and bellows all on
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001862.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001853.jpg
ready to get wet again now:popcorn2:

[F1 madness]

been out all day today,but will take it tomorrw and get it wet and see ow it goes,will try and get some vids and post asap:thumbup::thumbup:

[F1 madness]

got it wet and disaster to be fair,didnt even do a run and the motor gave out,but this is the motor that was run previously on the f1 24" and when it flipped the motor was submerged,dried it out and tested before i went,it did sound a little rough,so shouldnt of bothered really should of just brought a new motor.

[F1 madness]

Right here we go iv just spent a short whil modifying the outboard,i robbed the cooling plate from an old burned out ESC drilled some holes and came up with this,not sure if this motor is up to it, and gonna run it on 6s,2p but will give it go LOL.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001863.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001854.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001844.jpg

What you reckon

[F1 madness]

Just made a little plastic disc to sit on top of the motor to reduce water going in.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001882.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001872.jpg

Also was having problems getting a ny prop bigger than 40mm on,but made a couple of mods and can just sqeese 1 on with out it hitting anything.
will give it a run tomorrow and see how i get on and try and get some vids.

[bigpapa]

sorry to here that daz sure you will get something to wk 4 sure good luck

[F1 madness]

this set up should be ok,but will know more once i take it and try it,if not iv got a scorpion HK3026,1900kv icould try but means getting a couple of new batts,either 4s or 5s,and run a 42mm 3blade prop

[F1 madness]

Just got back from maiden run and all i can say is what a laugh,didnt expect that motor to go as it did,very very windy caused some problems,and need to make a couple of adjustments,was gonna do there but time is clocking on so just ran to get some vids

[F1 madness]

Heres the link for the vids enjoy
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?t=16958

[Rumdog]

Man she moved out real nice!

[F1 madness]

will be better once iv made some adjustments,but was surprised how the motor pulled was spinning a 38mm prop was having some cavition once iv played with it abit more will try a 40mm

[F1 madness]

here you bigpapa as requested LOL
This is what im running at

Scorpion S-3020-12 outrunner on 6s,2p
RC Max 120amp ESC
2 x overlander 3s,20C,3200mah in series
futaba 3004 servo
38mm cf prop

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001922.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001911-1.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001901.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC001931.jpg

[bigpapa]

one question dos motor get water over spray in it ??? or can you make a cover 4 it just curious daz........ nice set up love the boat

[bigpapa]

what about 2 0f thease on your 36" fe-1 ??????
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=grp-2380-11

[F1 madness]

one question dos motor get water over spray in it ??? or can you make a cover 4 it just curious daz........ nice set up love the boat

Cheers papa
didnt get wet at all even when it flipped LOL,but i did place a disc on top,i have got a cowl to go round it but wanted to keep it open for extra cooling

[F1 madness]

what about 2 0f thease on your 36" fe-1 ??????
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=grp-2380-11

I have looked at these,but iv heard they cant handle much power as they keep breaking flexis.so want somthing more durable and reliable

[bigpapa]

kool saw the disk was just curious..........

[F1 madness]

kool saw the disk was just curious..........

No worries :thumbup1:

[bigpapa]

lol i trust ya just a thought looked kinda cool

[F1 madness]

I even looked at the 800,the 1 with the bevel gears,but thats the same.
Agree would look awesome and scale like but want to run big power LOL

[bigpapa]

i can understand the big power thing lol

[F1 madness]

Bigger boat,big power LOL
Quote form jeremy clarkson MORE POWER LOL

[bigpapa]

little boat big power big boat huge power lol good luck on testing today if you hit the water daz

[F1 madness]

Hopefully will be going shortly,been shopping most of the day :doh:
My OS leg has turned up aswell so can think about getting my 34" F1 done now aswell LOL,iv started a thread for it

[bigpapa]

busy bust day 4 ya it seems you need a little fun daz like a trip to the water maybe

[F1 madness]

Just got back actually hence why i not been on for while.
Im gonna rip the guts out of it and move it round having porpoising problems even after trying loads of adjustments and moving batts back and forward,but cant get the batts far enough back,so gonna mount servo at the front and make a mounting plate for the ESC and RX and slide a batt underneath then 1 in front of it.
ITs all fun and trial and error but i'll get there.
Also snapped another flexi LOL so gotta find another for it

Will post vids as soon as iv uploaded them to youtube

[bigpapa]

yes sir the fun never stops for sure but you will make it perfect as usual ,so good luck and have a cup of tea and a smoke 4 me my friend

:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

[F1 madness]

Will do bud,then gonna have somthing to eat and make a start,so i can get it ready for the water again :popcorn2:

[bigpapa]

take care ttyl

[F1 madness]

here we go ripped out everything gonna start putting back together with some mods.
The only thing is now im on the limit of the outboard im running,snapped 2 flexis in 3 runs,so im thinking of changing to the new OS leg that i got for the 34" and ordering another but this wont hold up the build as i can swap and change for now just to get it ready for paint.
What you guys reckon wise move:doh:

[bigpapa]

boy that sounds like fun fun again ...............

[F1 madness]

Tell me about it gonna have to re-adjust everything but hopefully be more reliable
and better overall

[F1 madness]

here we go this is the new proposed setup:
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00233.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00232.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00231.jpg
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/retic79/F1%20boats/DSC00230.jpg

Gotta modify the transom,to use this lower unit but not that hard.
Also gonna order motor-mount and coupler soon

[bigpapa]

looking good daz

[F1 madness]

ill do some more tomorrow im just doing some on the twin out-board cat,looking good so far,will post pics later

[bigpapa]

you take good care of my twin boat lol good luck

[F1 madness]

Dont worry i will LOL

[TotalPackage]

When you redesign your outdrive just remeber you need .187 cable @ least

[F1 madness]

When you redesign your outdrive just remeber you need .187 cable @ least

is that the same as 3/16 (4.76mm) if so thats how i designed to run,so can run bigger motors and bigger props