Triton Build

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Starting on a build of a Triton that I bought in the swap shop(Brand New). Right now, I am building the back piece using wood and a layer of carbon fiber I had laying around. I like the look of the carbon fiber better than just raw wood.

I was able to get the inside pieces from Joseph Toth the builder of the boat and the boat stand. The funny story is I was emailing him back and forth and I told him there was not a good way to pay him since it costs 30 dollars to do a wire and he does not take paypal. His reply was to the effect of "I will ship you the parts". Something got lost in translation. I checked back with him and he had indeed shipped the parts, but we had not yet figured out how to get paid! I ended up paying someone else in another country who did have paypal and is a part supplier for him. Chuckle.

I took some pictures of all the parts on hand for the build(all bought from Steven). I should get the bulkhead epoxied in tomorrow night and will start installing the hardware over the course of this week and next.

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Battery Placement

I am pondering where I will set the motor. I have seen where the mount point is on a Triton that comes almost ready to run. That is like the picture I have where the motor is closer to the stern of the boat. I am contemplating pushing the motor forward in the boat. What this does, is enable me to be more flexible on my batter placement and even potentially get a battery mounted up against the water chamber. Getting enough weight for the roll over is an issue. On the other Triton I have(bought it used in the swap shop) I had to put lead weight on the water chamber to get the roll to work. Would like to avoid that if I can. I am looking for input on this. I think I can still get the CG worked out because I can shift the battery on the other side forward as needed or mount it up in the bow as I have seen on other examples. I had read somewhere that the ideal CG for this boat is about 8.5 inches in. My father in-law was kind enough to hold the battery while I took the pic.

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As you can see in the previous pics I have two different motors to pick from.
1. 1515/1Y 2200 Kv
2 1521/1.5D 1860Kv 8mm Shaft

I am not going to really race this boat so I am leaning toward the milder 1521. Not sure though. I will be using a Turnigy 180 for the esc running 4s2p.

[Rumdog]

Yep, use the 1521. You could run 5s2p on that motor as well. Tritons Rock!

[BHChieftain]

I have a syncron with a flood chamber running a neu 1515. That motor is perfect for my boat, I thing you are gonna want the 1521 for the triton.

On battery placement, I put one pack as far back as I can along the flood chamber (on edge), and the second pack goes in the nose on the left-side floor. It'll roll without any additional weighting that way.

Chief

[CornelP]

I think it would be better to have the motor as forward as possible, this way you can install two batteries vertical against the wall. I ended up doing a different motor support (narrow) so one of the batteries can be mounted between motor and wall. The more weight on that side, the faster it flips...

[BHChieftain]

I have a syncron with a flood chamber running a neu 1515. That motor is perfect for my boat, I thing you are gonna want the 1521 for the triton.

On battery placement, I put one pack as far back as I can along the flood chamber (on edge), and the second pack goes in the nose on the left-side floor. It'll roll without any additional weighting that way.

Chief

Here's a picture,
Chief

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Thanks for the suggestions. I am concerned about placing the motor foward and then discovering that somehow I have messed up the handling of the boat in turns. Chief, thanks for the pics. I wish I could fit the battery to the side of the motor like yours in the synchron, but since I am using a 14.4 volt battery (4s2p) it is twice as thick as your example and will not fit.

Cornel, interesting on the thinner motor mount. I am going to take a another look and see if that gets me enough room. I am gathering you did that on a Triton with the larger pack size and it fit? That would be the best of both worlds if it works. I do have an Etti motor mount that I ordered a few days ago that might work better.

[CornelP]

It's not a Triton, but a hull with similar size and space (my Wasabi 650). See the pics for ideas.
I can now fit one 4200 4S pack or two 5000 2S in series, without issues. It is a lot better to run with two packs against the wall, the 4S pack takes the weight back to the center, having a longer time to turn the boat...

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Trim Tabs. If you notice the comparison of Joseph's fiberglass insert and my carbon fiber one you will see that mine completely covers the back of the boat. The reason is, I wanted a good mount point for the trim tabs. I believe the original design does not have trimtabs and thus there is no need to beef up both sides of the boat to mount. I am thinking of leaving the trim tabs off to start and then adding them later if needed. Not sure if any other Triton owners have some experience with this?

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It's not a Triton, but a hull with similar size and space (my Wasabi 650). See the pics for ideas.
I can now fit one 4200 4S pack or two 5000 2S in series, without issues. It is a lot better to run with two packs against the wall, the 4S pack takes the weight back to the center, having a longer time to turn the boat...

Wow. now that is a "skinny" motor mount. Where did you get that?

[CornelP]

I made the drawing in Corel, sent it to and engraving shop and they cut it for me. I just added a few holes and threads.

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I made the drawing in Corel, sent it to and engraving shop and they cut it for me. I just added a few holes and threads.

I was afraid that would be the answer. Chuckle. Well, when I get home tonight I am going to play around with it and see if it is even possible to get the motor next to the battery from a space perspective. Otherwise, it looks like I will push the motor further up the hull and make the room that way.

[CornelP]

If you look at Chief's picture carefully, you will see he actually cut the support to fit the battery. You can cut a bit more to make it flush with the motor on one side...

[BHChieftain]

If you look at Chief's picture carefully, you will see he actually cut the support to fit the battery. You can cut a bit more to make it flush with the motor on one side...

Wish I could take credit for that, but that's the way it came-- the motor mount is made from epoxy and one side is indeed cut away to make room for the pack.

Chief