54" Scarab Hull - Trip or Quad Outboards

[Make-a-Wake]

When you get your interest back ask a couple of the more experienced builders here about running Brushless motors at half speed. You have done an outstanding job on this and I would hate to see your electrics go poof and burn this pretty baby down!

Seems to me that i remember reading that at half throttle there is a tremendous about heat build up but not sure!

The piece of equipment that takes a beating at half throttle is the ESC. The ESC has to work MANY times harder to manage the voltage and it will cause ripple current effects............heat buildup.....................blown ESC's.

Did he mention running it at half throttle alot?

[Eodman]

If I remeber right he indicated not looking to run wide open all the time. Could be wrong you know drugs from the sixties and all!

[Make-a-Wake]

If I remeber right he indicated not looking to run wide open all the time. Could be wrong you know drugs from the sixties and all!

Yep, there were drugs in the 80's too, i can assure you!

[Boaterguy]

now it's flux and speed grease! (ooh a pretty unicorn)

[PlayinHookySPI]

Not really sure what happened. I put it away to work on some planes and never got the motivation to get back on it.
I need to clean up my work bench and try to get started on it again. Its a big project and im very detail oriented and i got a little overwelmed with all i have left.

I will Definatly need some help wiring this thing up. I have never run electrics, much less built my own custom setup.
I do worry about spending all this time and money just to have it catch fire the first run. I want to make sure i do it right.
I dont plan on running full throttle all the time but will probably open her up on the straight aways.
I also plan on running 2 electric fuel/water pumps to constantly pump water, one for the esc's and one for the motors so i dont have to rely on speed for cooling.
Itll cool itself down even sitting still.
I dont have much freshwater around here and dont plan on running it the salt very much, so it wont get much run time.
Once i get it finished and running, itll probably go up for sale for a high price, if it sales, great, if not, ill use it whenever i can.
Ill get on it soon. You guys have given me some motivation to finish it now.
Stay Tuned

[Jesse J]

Did you reverse one of the props? Or do all three spin same direction?

[Boaterguy]

^ remember to switch out one of the flexes if you do that.

[PlayinHookySPI]

Yes i have reversed one of them with a new reverse flex shaft. Do not have props yet. Gonna wait till im totally done so i know what my final weight is to try to select the props.

[brooks93]

very cool build.

[ScarabChris]

Damn I have been gone for a while and look what I come back to. Someone trying to top my scale center console build, and doing an amazing job too. I was a little disappointed it ended here. I was so hoping to see a video of this thing running.

Come on finish it already!!!!!

I am just getting back into using my boats. I take the big Fountain out in the real boat and run it at the local sand bar.

[Arctic Fire]

Still waiting for this awesome project.. poke poke, get to it!

[Fluid]

He hasn't posted in over 11 months, although he did visit last November....





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[tunnelvission]

This is one bad to the bone build.... I hope you regain intrest, would love to see it completed!! Amazing job by the way

[PlayinHookySPI]

Man, Has it really been 11 months. Im sorry guys, i plan on finishing it. Hopefully this year, keep on me. lol
I stare at this boat EVERY day and dream of what it will be like when i finish it.
Ive been working on several new planes and keep buying fullsize boats, fixing em up and reselling them. All that in between running fishing charters.
I promise, im going to finish it. Actaully right now im going to clean up my work bench and get it down and start working on it.
Updates to come.

[tunnelvission]

YEAH !!!!!! There's the spirit !!!!!! Man the boat looks amazing, I'm glad we're gunna see it finished soon!!!