MHZ 114 RTR Build

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Hello all.
I received my RTR MHZ 114 from Germany today so lets take a look. Why RTR, I come from the Heli world where we bolt things together. Long story short I do not have the skill-sets to construct a boat.

Not Long ago I bought a MHZ 114 from a gent online and I was amazed, but when I started wanting to build one myself I quickly realized.... forget it... sanding , gluing, painting, cutting HUH

So I bought A rtr kit that I can bolt my parts in.

We will start with picture of the Hull and hardware. Please tell me if the build looks correct.
Here we go

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Can't connect water hose.....


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Trays are not even.... but they are coming out.... NATA2Run is making me some liposleds

Not sure how I will get them out (gulp)

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The drive are supposed to be High Speed but I don't see any marking on them...

Water pickups are plastic

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Motors will be
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Servo and collets
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ESC's
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Ok lets try to mount the motor....opps too long
I'm screwed...

[keithbradley]

I think those flat bottom drives are what they call "high speed". They look Toed in...could just be the pic though.

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So far it looks like the collets will not work i need collets that are haft the length??
I will be searching

[TheShaddix]

you can get H&M collets (https://www.rocketcityracing.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1906&category_id=245)

I measured them against the MBP ones and they are exactly the size you need according to your pics. They are about 1/4th of an inch shorter. The only problem is your motor shafts don't have any recess, you'll have to add some if you go with h&m collets as they use grub screws. They'll also fit right through those holes on your mounts so you'll be able to slide them even closer to the motors to get more clearance.

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@TheShaddix
Thank you I will try to order some.

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Ok found out from Germany that you must use

"In case this is the Mystic You need the motor SSS 4082/200 and coupling
# 1036"

So now I must sell my two brand new 2250 LMT and order two cheaper motor and collets.

Let you know when they get here If I don't sell it

[iop65]

why "must" you use those sss motors and sell the lehners?

i just think in your case , with little knowledge in the boat hobby , it's strange to get this boat with the lehners
but now you got them ,why sell them and loose money?

you can also loose that oiling stuff at the flex end and maybe shorten the flex a bit so the mbp collets fit?

[iridebikes247]

Bad idea, don't sell the lehners .

Remove the oiler piece and then it looks like things will fit fine. They are completely unnecessary with our boats especially considering they only run for 5 minutes max. The oiler is a bad idea in the event it ever loosens say good bye to that side of your boat.

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Good idea but i dont know how...

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Anybody in Los Angeles??? I will pay for help

[TheShaddix]

I'm in SD if you need help, well, the north county of SD by camp Pendelton.

[iridebikes247]

The oiler is secured to the stuffing tube with 2 screws, thats it.

The oiler is purely a bolt on part. Unless buying a rtr high end boat from a stateside dealer, 90% of the time a little finesse will be required. Boats are nothing like cars or helis, which explains how many are independently built. There are guys out there that have been in the hobby for 20 years and would f'up a mystic horribly "attempting," to build one, and there are guys that have been in the hobby 6 months that get one to go 90 mph, all comes down to taking a few extra minutes here and there and trying to figure it out.

Considering the cost of lehners and mgm controllers its clear you're serious about the boat, it would be hard to screw it up if you listen to people on the forum.

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@iridebikes247 your right bite the bullet and learn... thank you for the pep talk... and thank you all for the frank advice. Boats are really harder than helis. Much harder. I may have bite off more that i can chew... I may sell all this stuff and build a simple boat from scratch (with everyones kind help) anyone want to buy a boat LOL

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@nata2run how are my custom lipo sleds progressing?

[Fast One]

Hi Tim, miss gieco arrived yesterday. All I can say is what a damm good looking paint job!. Very nice and packed perfectly.
Thank you!.

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@fastone wonderful!! I will miss her. Please take some shots of her on that beautiful island of yours. did you find the $100.00 bill i sent you? LOL

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Update: the RTR kit requires a low profile servo. What low profile servo is the preferred one?

[nata2run]

I like the Savox 1252 fits nicely in that hull but there are plenty others of cause

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Hi All This boat is on the shelf and never going to be used... Look for her in the for sale section.

Cheers

[kfxguy]

Why. Overcome the issues and finish it