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Chris that baby is looking good! I am a little concerned about those drive shats/gears. I don't think they will make it through the first outing.....
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Ahhhhh....have faith my friend. The gears and shafts are much bigger and thicker than the picture suggests.
Everyone thought the BL motors were going to destroy the little gears in the EP1 outboards on my Scarab build including me. But they are holding up very well, I just took them apart after the last run and they still look new, no wear.
Keep in mind this has turned to another scale build, not a race build. Going easy on the throttle should make everything last longer. I still think the boat will hit 50 MPH.
For an all out speed boat I have plans for my next build. I'm going to convert my 50" Aeromarine Apache from gas to FE. Single huge motor mounted between the 5" stringers.Comment
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Alright Chris lets get this thing in the water bro ! You need to do a magic prop dance so they will get here soon! You have some truly unique builds. Very outside the norm that I am used to. Keep up the great work!FE BOATING: Less like a hobby and more like an addiction!Comment
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For the 50" Aeromarine, sounds like a Neu 2230 1Y on 12s would be in order!
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...u-2230&cat=117NEED PARALLEL CONNECTORS?? QUALITY 5.5MM, 8MM, 8 AND 10 AWG, GET THEM HERE:
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If my props and ESCs would arrive I could do a test run on this thing. I ordered some props from propshop UK weeks ago for the MHZ surface drives and they still haven't arrived. Then last week I ordered another set from propshop UK for these scale drives. So it could be another 2-3 weeks before I see them.
But a saving grace is Steve at OSE. He had some props that would work and they should be here in a day or two.
The real hold up are the ESC's from Hobby Hot in China. They were shipped on the 9th and there is no progress in the tracking. I'm guessing they are held up at customs something.
The props are the last step. What I need are the ESCs, I'm at a standstill without them. Once I get them I will be ready for a test within a day, but I feel it will be a week or more before they get here.Comment
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Yeah that boat is going to be the all out speed project, and I should be able to do it with almost no extra money out of pocket. I have the MHZ drives, flex shafts, props and motor couplers.For the 50" Aeromarine, sounds like a Neu 2230 1Y on 12s would be in order!
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...u-2230&cat=117
Being that this will be a single motor rig I can sell off one of each of the above mentioned items. The sale of that along with the pro mod Zenoah should fund the RX, motor and ESC. Thats all I would need to complete that build.
Out with the gasser, almost a shame as this engine is nearly brand new. It has less than an hour of run time on it. Between the engine, mods, tuned pipe and clutch I have about a grand into this engine.
This boat was 50+ MPH, but I think it will be faster with a big FE setup.
I'm going to take this purple gear off and use one of the MHZ drives, rudder and the Red Line trim tabs. Should look slick and haul azz.
Oh well......one thing at a time. I'll start a new build thread when I'm ready to take that one on. It will be a couple of months. For now I want to get this 54 Fountain running.Comment
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Chris,where did you get the RAMS bilge pump?That looks like a good idea.Comment
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I got the pump from e b a y. I think Harbor Models has them too. 25 bucks.Comment
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I can take the zenoah off ur hands when u do the conversion! :DFleet: 55" Quad inline T600 Cigarette boat, Twin Mean Machine, Twin T600 47" mystery mono, 4082 Surge Crusher, 1717 8s Genesis, 4074 Villain, "mini mono", 52" Bonzi, Prather Funcruiser, 2 DPI 3.5cc tunnels, 5' Styrofoam recover bargeComment
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This build is taking to long.....................Grand River Marine Modellers
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Yup.....all I need to splash this thing are the ESC's and about 2 hours of rigging time.
I have decided to run 4 packs so I'm also waiting on the other 2 batteries. But I can run it on two packs. Just need those damn ESCs.
The last tracking update they were in NY so hopefully it will only be a few more days.Comment
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Well it looks like a test run will happen this week. Finally my ESCs made it to Florida and are in the Miami sort facility which means delivery on Monday. Hell it only took 24 days to get here from China and they sat in NY for a week.
I'm never ordering anything from overseas again if they use the USPS. THEY SUCK!Comment
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OK I got some ESC's in today. After a quick hook up I wanted to do a quick test run. The boat jumps out of the water. But after that unfortunately nothing much more happens.
Being very familiar with how boats act I knew instantly the drives were too high. As soon as the boat gets close to getting on plane its like a jacuzzi behind the boat. Nothing but cavitation.
So.......I gotta do some modifications to move the drives down.Comment
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