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As long as your motor mount doesn't twist or flex the hull it should be ok, there are a-lot of diffrent ways to stregthen a hull... Many put the cf in and resin and make them beautiful works of art....Its probably fine....Does your boat have rails or strakes ? , if you have rails you should be fine......
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"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
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I think the hull is sturdy enough in stock form, we layed a layer of fiberglass cloth in the hull and one on the hatch because we run our boats pretty hard.
The rudder is the one Steve sells. I really like them. The bushings are brass and there is minimum play in it.
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I managed to pick up a Dx3s (spm3140) TX only here in Australia for a good price and also a mr3000 so Im now ready to run once it all get's here and I get it all together.
How important is it to have an antenna outside the hull, I read someone had the antenna wire velcroed up under the hatch but he never went on to say how it went, can I get away with doing something like that?Comment
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"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
--Albert EinsteinComment
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I really don't know if it's got rails or not, Im yet to see the hull in person, I've ordered it from OSE, hope to see it soon. I suppose I'll just try a few antenna mount options b4 drilling any holes,
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been doing more reading and just wondering why OSE recommend using a seperate rx instead of a bec with the swordfish 240hv? I have rx batteries but was planning on using a castle creations bec, which way should I go? I'm just trying to gather as much info as possible so I can build it the day it comes in the mail.Comment
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There are a couple reasons, first is safety , if your esc or the built in bec malfunctions you could have a runaway boat with no steering and you could injure somebody. Second are built in failsafes on your radio work as long as you have a dependable powersource supplying them......sometimes the motors amp draw can be enouph to cut power to an esc's built in bec and shut you down.....Runing high c rating lipos is best to avoid voltage drops ...."Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
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The hv 240 has no built in bec. A castle bec or rx pack will work fine.Comment
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I finally started receiving some gear today, I got the mr3000 and DX3S. I deceided to throw a stand together, could anyone with a hull of similar design tell me if it'll sit well on this stand b4 I glue and paint it?Comment
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Looks good ! It has a big and stable foundation , looks like alot of work ! After building my new dog a big dog house I threw together a stand for my 31'' Rico. Designed it so it could fit along side all my crap on the work bench and not bump the nose on anything, took me about a half hour to make ! Best stand I ever built !"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
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well I got all my gear today except for the 9/32 brass tube, everything else look good. Im thinking of putting some foam filler in the nose, about an inch or two and then stuffing it with pool noodles for floation. I feel like the hull is a tad weak to hold nearly 1kg of batteries so Im thinking that I may have to strenghten the bottom, should I just make some rails and add some fibre cloth or what do I do? please give me some tips or good links.Comment
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I would strengthen hull to be on the safe side......If you would prefer not to do rails might I recomend a motor mount like this....They are 6'' long and 3'' wide and will handle all 1500 series type motors and a 1717 with out a water jacket , but for you I can make a slightly wider mount, the regulate mounts shown will probably fit a 1717 with a jacket but you might need to shorten the jacket a couple mm.( pic # 4).
.........They are , perfect for your ap..
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
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line it with carbon fiber and rails is the best but rails glassed in would probablly be sufficient
i line all of my hulls with cf, everything from a 13" gecko to a 51" gas rio...see my fleet
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I have a few ideas on my set up but would like some reassurance on which set up will work better, I think I know how I'll add support for each lay out but Im not to sure on a few things. eg. Would it make much difference to the motor if it's at a distance from the esc? Im planning on running seperate water in's and out for the motor and esc, would the waterflow be effected too much when travelling over the distance when placed up front? I'm a little partical to the motor up front and batteries in the middle of the cog, but I would nearly have to add wire for the esc-motor connection, from what I'm reading, I'm not sure it's much of an idea, and does the stuffing tube length come in to it at all, eg. too short/long? Please help me out and give me a few tip's, I just don't want to get too far started and find I'm heading in the wrong direction.
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