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Look great Bea! Nice little mod on the rudder bracket as well.
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what u guys think of the flex shaft angle? and my dual water pick up are approx centered in the rear ride pad hopfully that is far enough back?Comment
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uhh I didnt even notice that. Looks kinda drastic in the pic. You really want your motor to be inline w/ the end of the stuffing tube. It looks as though the flex continues to bend to get to the moter. Thats going to cause a lot of heat and stress on that part of the flex and may cause premature failure.
Pick ups shoudl be okay where they are, but you wont know for sure until you run. Ive got mine a bit further back and they work well.Comment
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Scott's right about the stuffing tube. Ideally when you grease the flex and send it into the stuffing tube it should go perfectly into the coupler with no help.....I deff. would address that issue before running it. Less headache in the long run.FE BOATING: Less like a hobby and more like an addiction!Comment
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really think its that bad? it spins free and i plan to lube it b4 each run maby anin run oiler? i really dont wanna rip it out and the space is so tight i dont think i can make it much betterComment
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You can always try it first, but I think you may not be happy with the results and will always wonder how much faster it would be with that area fixed. (at least thats what i would wonder)FE BOATING: Less like a hobby and more like an addiction!Comment
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true, if i notice the stuffing tube gettin hot or any drive shaft wear i will redo them..Comment
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Mine run in perfect. I run a liner and my tubes get pretty hot. If it were me.. I would take the time now and re-do them. It will be worth it in the long run. Theres nothing like puting all the time and effort into a beautiful build such as you have to find something you thought may happen, happen. I do not see that bend being a good situation at all. Ive been there, so close to done and want to get it wet.. but your not going to be happy if it does something like snap in a way and lock your motor quickly, then theres goes an ESC and possibly a motor? Or rips apart and twists the stuffing tube and damages your hull. Id rather be safe than sorry. Mishaps are not always just an easy fix.... Just my .02Comment
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Kinda hard to see but you get the idea....Comment
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damn nice... my mounts put the motor alot higher up and i wanted them as far back as possible to allow me to put the 2 heavy 5s 5800 in each sponson to keep the weight a lil lower in the boat as opposed to having them in the tub.. that being said the stuffing tube has too have a lil more bend in em... i really really dont wanna rip both the mounts n stuffing tubes out, i just put them in! they spin free, im thinkin some sort of active lube system, i got a few ideas and i think i got the room up front... we will see. i have no teflon in my btw.. and tique where did you get those servo arm linkages i like them alot, and is that a cable or wire?Comment
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I dont think you have to remove the motor mounts, just snake the tubes back down towards the motor shaft rather than it stopping in an upward direction. I dont think it will matter how you try to lube it, that edges where the flex leaves the tube is not going to be good. Its going to produce a lot of heat and wear. It may spin free, but that doesnt mean its not going to have a hot spot. I learned this the hard way on a gas cat, but at the strut end. I broke 6, 30 dollar cables all within 15 minutes of thier first run until I finally let the LHS look at it and he found the spot where things didnt quite line up. I fixed it and since then am on the same shaft for a few years now. IMO it would be well worth the couple hours to remove and re-do.
The linkages are from Dubro
And its running pull pull on aircraft aileron control cable from SullivanComment
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Looking sick ben, sticker is facing the wrong way but the paint job is awesome. Shouldnt be too hard to redo them, still waiting on ESCs anyway, might aswell fix it while your waiting anyway. You gotta get it done already so you can run it with my new one before I break it.
Also Tiq, are those green gromets on end of your stuffing tubes used to keep water out? Whered you get them?????????????Comment
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too late lolComment
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If it really messes up, just move the motors forward and that'll give you less angle on the shafts.Comment
Yes, they are to keep water out and keep grease sling out for the most part as well. They are actually greenish blue from the color of the grease and they are 
cut pieces of silicone water cooling line.
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