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Diegoboy
07-04-2008, 10:40 PM
Alright! She's finally ready for a 1st run. Sat July 5th 2008 will be the day (weather permitting)

Here's the stats:
Aquacraft Mini Rio
Custom hardware by Lonewolf
Octura .098 flex cable to 1/8 prop shaft
Octura Flex hex coupler
Team Orion Captain 35 brushless ESC
Ammo 28-35-2700 brushless motor
OSE silicone water jacket (modded)
Novak XXL 2 ch RX
3S lipo
Stock prop
Stock servo
http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2377-sm.jpg (http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2377.jpg)

http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2375-sm.jpg (http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2375.jpg)

http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2378-sm.jpg (http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2378.jpg)

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I have been asked a lot about how she will sit in the water with all that HW on the transom.

Here's how she sat in the water "stock"

http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2211a-sm.jpg (http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2211a.jpg)

http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2212a-sm.jpg (http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2212a.jpg)

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Here's how she sits in the water now. RTR with battery!

http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2380-sm.jpg (http://www.diegoboy.com/misc/100_2380.jpg)

Doby
07-04-2008, 10:53 PM
Looking forward to this:flammes-09: :flammes-09: :flammes-09:

Diegoboy
07-05-2008, 08:36 AM
Me too. Lonewolf needs a review on the HW as well!

Diegoboy
07-05-2008, 10:13 PM
rain caused a delay in the 1st run. We'll see tomorrow.

Doby
07-05-2008, 10:26 PM
"Rain caused a delay",,,what,,are you afraid the boat is going to get wet !!!:bounce:

Diegoboy
07-05-2008, 10:55 PM
:lol: No, just me and my camera!