Looking for someone interested in a build

[Doby]

Is that budget 1000.00 including batteries? That could have a major impact on your project.

Also, the Rio EP is not stepped. Ask me how I know.....http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ad.php?t=10449

[Corey]

I must be stupid or something, cause I can't find this drive "MTC Powertrimm V"! Can this be put onto a boat like the rio ep?

[westbeach]

It is right here ->http://206.206.85.209/xtdoc/Details....0&store=mhzusa

I must be stupid or something, cause I can't find this drive "MTC Powertrimm V"! Can this be put onto a boat like the rio ep?

[Corey]

Thanks you Westbeach. The surface drive seems cheaper than the outdrives? As far as the budget and the budget isn't exact, just like to keep it close.

[Gerwin Brommer]

outdrives are surface-drives aswell :-)
With the powertrimms you'll need a rudder aswell.

[Corey]

Not trying to argue since i'm looking for advice, but a surface drive is just that, it runs on the surface and only half the prop is in the water given a revolution. The out-drives i'm referring to are like a merc-cruiser or bravo one, where the drive is completely in the water and trim levels are adjustable. I'm familiar with real powerboats, been around a friends Fountain 32' Fever for years "hence the fountain style i'm going after".

[Jeff Wohlt]

You want a couple of these

[Gerwin Brommer]

To me the drives in Jeffs pic are outdrives and they sure are not submerged !

[ozzie-crawl]

gerwin posted pics of this awhile back, now i know its not a z drive
but it has like covers at the back to give it a scale look,maybe some thing similar could be done.
boy i still drool every time i look at these pics

[Gerwin Brommer]

Ozzie.

These covers are no covers, but part of the hull.
The drives are the same as used on large cats.
Hull is MHZ's Kiton.

[ozzie-crawl]

now you mention it and i have a closer look i see that it is part of the hull
i probably never noticed as i was always to busy drooling

[Gerwin Brommer]

Sorry for going offtopic, but :

Ozzie, wanna drool some more ?

http://www.mb-forum.at/video_kiton_hans_105_kmh.wmv

[Norman2]

Not trying to argue since i'm looking for advice, but a surface drive is just that, it runs on the surface and only half the prop is in the water given a revolution. The out-drives i'm referring to are like a merc-cruiser or bravo one, where the drive is completely in the water and trim levels are adjustable. I'm familiar with real powerboats, been around a friends Fountain 32' Fever for years "hence the fountain style i'm going after".

Hi Corey, You are incorrect in stating surface drives on R/C boats are halfway
in the water. On a deep-vee hull like the fountain the propeller and shaft unit are
completely underwater and trim level is adjustable with the strut angle. Regards
Norman2

[Gerwin Brommer]

http://images.google.nl/imgres?imgurl=http://www.h-ri.com/Product/ASD/ASD_Cut_GN_LG.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.h-ri.com/Product/ASD/ASD_04.html&usg=__tS9PJ5aj5T-EZBZd_1Zj3s9tgKg=&h=375&w=496&sz=57&hl=nl&start=13&um=1&tbnid=hIFH76CO2IC6YM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsub%2Bsurface%2Bdrives%26hl%3Dnl%26rlz%3D1T4GPTB_nlNL304NL305%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

and :

http://images.google.nl/imgres?imgurl=http://boatdesign.net/gallery/data/511/4mkIIonettore.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/14&usg=__iwcek8dP9kri-nubOodnJ26uIm0=&h=308&w=432&sz=19&hl=nl&start=60&um=1&tbnid=1k7c0b7pMtiHrM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsub%2Bsurface%2Bdrives%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Dnl%26rlz%3D1T4GPTB_nlNL304NL305%26sa%3DN%26start%3D54%26um%3D1

[Gerwin Brommer]

Norman2 :

Can you give me a pic or example of a rc-deep-vee with NO surface drive ?