MRP Fountain - steps and outdrive(s)

[Make-a-Wake]

Thanks Tom.....................the original one he posted is gone................ Love the wave jumping vid, got some major air!

[Jesse J]

thanks Tom, ya I fixed the links. I replaced the original one that I saved out wrong. Sorry for the confusion, the links above and in Tom's post work now.

Man I went out the next night just me n the boat, must have been 1 foot waves - windy all day. I had to go to the upwind part of the pond to be able to get her up on plane. But running down wind - 10-20' long jumps!! huge and what a blast!

Darin's Prather 230 prop showed up and Egneg will be sending me my X447 in a week or so. I just got my cooling can and HOLY cow is it a monster. I will have to redrill the mount holes for the longer spacing.

[Make-a-Wake]

Jesse.............answered your questions a few posts back................didnt know if you saw it.

[Jesse J]

Yep thanks. I used to do my mounts that way, but I feel a lot better with serious hold down. Glad to hear you are reinforcing the transom, you won't regret it. I am looking forward to seeing some action photos/vids of yours. How she sits, and especially how she rides. I was expecting mine to be a little drier and out of the water... guess not. I will next be trying 6S, will get some vids posted.

[Meniscus]

Jesse, have you looked at the models from Team Lindenau? You might get some good ideas there.

[Make-a-Wake]

6s on glass will be insane!! My boats rear sits way down like yours when at rest in the water. I'm working on the transom at this very moment.........I found a "hitch" in the rudder. When it moves from just off dead center it grabs a bit in either direction............there was a small burr...........ground it down.

[OshkoshMono]

Here is that link about great stuff foam : http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9542488/printable.htm
I hope you guys never have problems! Maybe I'm just overly nervous with this being my first build....???

[Jesse J]

Thanks, always good to get lots of sides to techniques.

[Make-a-Wake]

Hey Jesse...............i noticed in your vid that you dont have any trim tabs.............seems to work out fine. Should i remove mine?

Also, finished the transom repair! Extended the rudder while i was at it.

[justintime2w8]

My thought is no tabs unless you need them. Got my used battery, it was junk it bottomed out before I could even get a lap in., I guess I will need a deans male to traxxas plug so I can try yours.
I ran today, no problems and managed to drive it in:-) no fishing for me.

[Make-a-Wake]

I'll check to see if i have a male deans..............is it the small one?

[justintime2w8]

They are the big ones, oh and I got the novak 828 today. Have a bit of soldering before I can test it though.

[j.m.]

Your using a brushed motor?

Jon

[justintime2w8]

No, the 828 is for a Dumas American Enterprise. I had been talking to Carl about what esc to use for 24v and two 900 size brushed motors.
My 24" has two brushless sets in it.

[Jesse J]

Hey Jesse...............i noticed in your vid that you dont have any trim tabs.............seems to work out fine. Should i remove mine?

Also, finished the transom repair! Extended the rudder while i was at it.

Ya no tabs unless you need em. I wanted to see. She don't seem to need em to me. If I could add some to a third servo, then I could use them to get her out of the hole and adjust as I rode, but as it is, I think all she may need are some turn fins.