Darin's P-Limited OPC Lynx build

[ron1950]

what no run off?

lol

[Chuck E Cheese]

always jealous of darins builds..

[properchopper]

So nice to see when a plan (build) comes together. But even nicer is to hear of some good racing action to counterract the mumbo-jumbo of the keyboard insurgencies . Congrat's to You & Brian & the others who raced. Thanks for putting it into some welcome reporting.

Toby's got it RIGHT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI7YzUKE_wI

[Darin Jordan]

Looks like Jerry Dunlap did it again! Got some fun shots from the races... Was going to wait to paint the hull until after I got the boat sorted a bit and decided if it was going to work or not...

I'm planning the paint now!

[Darin Jordan]

For a few weeks now, I've been trying to make my own mold so I could lay-up a Carbon fiber battery/ESC cover for this Lynx that would be something more than just the flat cover that I have on it now. Just wanted more room above the battery/ESC so I can have more combination options in the future, and also to make it easier to tape down.

After TWO previous attempts, and with a LOT of help and advice and shopping lists from Brian, I finally pulled a mold that will work!

Has one small spot in a non-critical area (area will be trimmed out after the part is made, you can see it at the top-left portion of the mold) that chipped and left a piece behind on the plug, but otherwise, I think I have a clean mold to work from.

I'm going to attempt to pull a part from it tomorrow and see how it turns out.

[Ub Hauled]

VERY cool Darin...

[Darin Jordan]

Thought I'd share a pic of the finished battery/ESC cover. Turned out pretty good for my first molding experience. The finish isn't perfect, but I'm told when you vacuum bag, that can often be the case.

I ran the boat this weekend and the extra room over the battery REALLY helped a lot. Makes taping very easy and I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.

I may re-do the battery access area to give me a little more room to get the cells in and out, but otherwise, this boat is ready for paint. Ran great this weekend!!

[properchopper]

Came out realy nice . Good idea on the connectors; I've thought of doing that myself to solve sealing issues-motor/speedy replacement. Does the extra set of connectors generate any additional heat ? - just curious.

[dana]

That outboard looks nice... Link to it? Pricey?

[dana]

Came out realy nice . Good idea on the connectors; I've thought of doing that myself to solve sealing issues-motor/speedy replacement. Does the extra set of connectors generate any additional heat ? - just curious.

I did that same thing with the connection from motor to esc a while back when I did an aeromarine predator. It worked out good for me. No excessive heat in my case

[Darin Jordan]

Does the extra set of connectors generate any additional heat ? - just curious.

Thanks, Tony...

Excessive heat?? Well... I don't know... The motor has yet to come back over 100-degrees, so I'm not sure I'm actually pushing it yet... Average amp-draw thus far is 86-amps... and it seems to be VERY fast just like it is. Wires are all very short, so I really don't think I'm losing anything through those connectors. It sure makes life much easier!

[properchopper]

Thanks, Tony...

Excessive heat?? Well... I don't know... The motor has yet to come back over 100-degrees, so I'm not sure I'm actually pushing it yet... Average amp-draw thus far is 86-amps... and it seems to be VERY fast just like it is. Wires are all very short, so I really don't think I'm losing anything through those connectors. It sure makes life much easier!

Good, that settles it. Next tunnel I build will use that connector configuration ( I actually have some "dual" connectors I made for my last tunnel which I didn't use). Now if I can only find ROOM for another boat in my tiny apartment

[Darin Jordan]

Good, that settles it. Next tunnel I build will use that connector configuration

Tony, I also used REALLY big wire for the pass-throughs... I think it's 8-awg... scraps from a Castle ICE 200... :D I'm still using 5.5 contacts on my motor wires... haven't really seen a need to change them to 6.5's yet, but perhaps in the future... That's a LOT of soldering and swap-out to have to do!

[properchopper]

Tony, I also used REALLY big wire for the pass-throughs... I think it's 8-awg... scraps from a Castle ICE 200... :D I'm still using 5.5 contacts on my motor wires... haven't really seen a need to change them to 6.5's yet, but perhaps in the future... That's a LOT of soldering and swap-out to have to do!

Actually the way I was going to do it was just to have two connectors soldered back-to-back and installed on the back of the box to allow access from the speedy and motor - no wires between the connectors. I need to build a new tunnel; my Herb Stewart is just too darn heavy at 30" (unless a P-OPC class ever emerges) Right now I'm thinking TS-3 for the simplicity and price - I like the ML295 but me & wood boats (and the buoey in turn one at Legg) don't get along.

[Darin Jordan]

my Herb Stewart is just too darn heavy at 30" (unless a P-OPC class ever emerges) Right now I'm thinking TS-3 for the simplicity and price - I like the ML295 but me & wood boats (and the buoey in turn one at Legg) don't get along.

Tony,

The Lynx is a 30" boat... :D

As we've both seen, it's hard to beat a well-setup TS-3, especially for the price.

I'd still love to see what I could do with a Stiletto if I could get one made that was about 2lbs lighter. I think it's a good design, that would work well if it were just a little lighter.