bk bandit s cat

[hammertime]

well shes almost done..... just have to hook up the driveshaft to the motor and were set...... ill be runnin her tonight or tom either way pics and video will be posted!!

[SJFE]

ill be runnin her tonight or tom
Or Tom...what are ya sayin if you cant run tonight your givin her to me for testing?????:D ;)

[lferguson]

Can you get some video?

[Doug Smock]

Good luck!!!!:cool:

[hammertime]

thanx..... im going to try and get video.... my camera isnt working :( my buddy is supposed to go with me

[hammertime]

well i ran it today......... no video yet sry i will have some by sunday........ first run was good but i noticed that i had the srut too deep top speed est about 30 with the super vee motor and esc..... went home did a few more mods to the drive and repeaked the batts.... major difference and its all dialed in..... runs flat and strait no porosing at all... 12 cell about 35 or so..... not too much different from the sv..... when i take video of it i will have the other motor and esc in it.... should be a lot faster.... also gonna run 16 cells..... all in all i would say my first build was a success.

[Doug Smock]

First build huh?:cool: Congratulations Hammertime!!!!:)

Doug

[SJFE]

Nice job man!!!!..Now make with the video:D

[lferguson]

Awesome man.... I am impressed... My first one took a lot longer than that.:p

[SJFE]

Uhhh my first one still isent done...cause I wont leave it alone!!!...lol

[hammertime]

yea lol..... just a question how deep should the srut be set on catamarans i think it might be too deep still

[Fluid]

Strut depth depends on the hull, motor, speed, prop. The baseline is usually found by:

* Setting the boat flat on a table
* Adjusting the strut to be flat and level on the tabletop.
* Rudder perpendicular to tabletop.

This should get you close, but you may find that a bit up or down will perform a bit better. CG placement also effects the strut setting, usually between 30-35% ahead of the transoms, not the extreme back of the boat.

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[hammertime]

ok yea right now i have it set where the middle of the shaft is even with the transoms i guess im pretty much on runs flat and stable

[hammertime]

sat ill be runnin her on video hopfully ill have the other motor and esc in i think it will be faster.... first i have to figure out how to keep water out!! i think its commin in through the strut and up the stuffing tube

[lferguson]

first i have to figure out how to keep water out!! i think its commin in through the strut and up the stuffing tube
Grease! I learned this simple trick last month. I think everyone but me knew about it. I use the same grease that I use for my flex cable. Works great, really great. went from about a table spoon or two in the hull after every run to virtually a drop or two.

[boater76]

Hey Fluid would that be the same way for V's too?

Ken

[lferguson]

Hey Drew,
Here are some good vids of your boat. Thought you might like to see this.
http://speedjunkies.gmxhome.de/page3.html

[Fluid]

Hey Fluid would that be the same way for V's too?Uhhh...would what be the same? If you mean strut adjustment, that depends a lot on the hull. It is a good place to start, although you may have to make further adjustments just like the cat drivers.



Grease! I learned this simple trick last month....
I'm not a big fan of grease. It can work, but it creates more drag and is messy. The better way to do it, IMO at least, is to use a gland at the inboard end of the shaft. Use a length of silicone tubing slipped over the inside end of the stuffing tube, allowing a short length to hang over the end to just lightly touch the cable/shaft. This lasts a long time and keeps virtually all the water out - grease or no grease. The second short piece of tubing shown on top of the seal below can be left off for flex cable, the wire needs a tighter seal. I use regular clear tubing too, the color doesn't matter.



http://i18.tinypic.com/29vifyq.jpg
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[hammertime]

yea im having a problem with water gettin in ill try this out

[hammertime]

thanks for the vids iferguson pretty sweet.... the other motor will be in monday sould be a lot faster esp since im using crap off brand batts only 12 cells and im makin 2 8 cell batts out of intellect 3600 should be a biiiiiig diff cant wait...... also raied the strut a lil more and move the prop back some now using a x440 thing is skoooootin about 40 im guessing with the sv motor shoots a decent roostertail too!!! i think its about as good as it gets on tweekin it now more power and batts hehehe

[lferguson]

About that roostertail.. Just remeber youhave the prop under the transom... Jay might be able to confirm (or discredit) this, but Ithing the spray will be minimal...

[hammertime]

its not huge but its there..... im lovin the way this thing sits on the water at full speed its soooooo stable

[hammertime]

videos will be commin by sunday!!!

[lferguson]

Sooooo.... Video? You can't tease us like this you know..

[SJFE]

Yeah really man....

[hammertime]

i have it but i havnt had time to upload it i tried the other day but i cuoldnt figure it out?? do i need to join photobucket or somethin??

[lferguson]

I don't care what you do....I just want to see that baby move. LOL Heck e-mail it to me if you have too.

[SJFE]

The bucket is the ticket IMO. It's free give it a shot. Uploads take about 10 minutes per 70 megs or so.

[hammertime]

ok ima join photo bucket then

[hammertime]

well i joined photobucket but decided to reeshoot the video..... its a ton faster with the sv motor on 14 cells and im in the proccess of doin a custom paint job......ill reshoot in a few days..... wait till you see the paint.......sweeeeeeet!! look for it by wed i hope to have it ready....sorry to be teasin you guys so much with the video but i dont have a camera at hand i have to wait till a friend or someone can shoot for me...... i think you guys will like the finished project!!

[SJFE]

Blaha Blaha Blaha...FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAN...POST IT!!!!!!!!:D

[hammertime]

lol im tryin.....i want it to be real impressive.......im hopin by wed.....the paint is done gotta put a clear coat on her and then ill shoot vid

[hammertime]

i was thinkin this winter changin it up a little....... 2 sv units and esc on 24 cells.....there is enough room i tinkered with it the other day..... i clocked it at 41.3 with the sv motor on 14 cells with a x440 3 blade prop already......how much faster would 2 be and do you guys think it would be too much......i sure love the way it runs now though and it basically gives rough water the finger and dominates it.....fourties is fast too but insane is better lol

[hammertime]

well its ready and im leavin now to go run it.........ON VIDEO WOOOOHOOOO.......... then i need to figure out how to post it....... im off to run.....ps this run will only be on 14 cells and they are not that great.... all my ib 3600 are apart to make some 8 and 9 cell packs....

[hammertime]

ok soo i know i said ill have video a looooong time ago........... well i now have an 8xl and a 100a oemrc sentilon esc.....12 cells.........and im starting with a x438............ speed control and motor coupler should be here today.......... i also put an inline strudder on it........ran it once with my old motor in it and on gps it hit 44.7......... no video yet but if all goes as planned sunday i should have video.......... im goin to take some pics of it today of what i have done so far...............hope you guys like it

[Tunda]

Dont you feel bad for all the excuses you been telling us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hammertime]

iiiiim wasted right nowm wow zx

[SJFE]

Ya know it's not bad enough ya buy the boat 3 minutes before I see it...No ya teaz me with the prospect of videos now for months......Comonnnnnnnnnn :)

[Tunda]

Maybe he got a DUI while running his boat..................

[hammertime]

lol..........ran it today and its realllllly fast not sure no gps but im guessing high 40s........then i broke the flex shaft.....im going to fix it and hopefully run it again......... i hope my girlfriend will acctually take video this time....... pic of it will at least be up tom

[hammertime]

well 1 hour away from video!!!!! girlfriend said when she gets back in town she would run up there with me.........pics and video by tonight keep an eye out

[Jeepers]

:p you have been saying that for months now:p :D get with it already:D :

[hammertime]

video is done upload comming soon........pics too.......the only problem is my servo went bad about 1 min into it and ducks were in the way at the begining so i had to putt around to scare them off........ then there are only about 2 or 3 fast passes b/c i couldnt control it b/c of the servo........ got a couple good passes though

[hammertime]

here are the pics

[saleens7]

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[hammertime]

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/banditcat_album/?action=view&current=P7220227.jpg

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/banditcat_album/?action=view&current=P7220225.jpg

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/banditcat_album/?action=view&current=P7220224.jpg

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/banditcat_album/?action=view&current=P7220223.jpg

vidoes here

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/banditcat_album/?action=view&current=bd9ae043.flv

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w119/banditcat_album/?action=view&current=ac04e714.flv

[hammertime]

it really sucked b/c there were a lot of ducks and i couldnt control the boat very well b/c the srevo was screwed up and the it stopped working