1/6 Scale Drag Boats

[Jrod2604]

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I use universal joints from cortis, in usa somewhere lol
Never failed.

What ever happened with this boat?

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Looking good. Do you have an MPH goal?

[Jrod2604]

Thanku, 80 plus would be fun, 100 mph would be even better! Im sure i will have to adjust my strut angle, cg with batteries and play with the motor timing and props before i can set any goals!

[srislash]

Hull is base coated and cleared, all together, leak/float tested, still need to add my prop and lipos, spun aluminum fuel tank should be here thursday, mags and wiring on the motor soon, Randy is working on a windshield decal and after some testing i hope to get some graphics done to finish her off! Looking forward to making some test passes soon!

Looking good!!

[Jrod2604]

Thanku, still some work to do but shouldnt be too long

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I tried to get this painted, but I could not get a painter to do it. So we ended up using decals. It turned out better than I hoped for. I was able to get a hold of the sign shop that did the original wrap on this boat and they were kind enough to send me the artwork. So I resized it, printed it, then installed. I am still working on a working parachute because this boat coasts for a long time when slowing down and I dont want to apply brakes at speed. I plan on taking it to Lake Ming in two weeks to the drag boat races. They said I could run it down the course and get some pics. I will post pics when possible.20191004_120812.jpg

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Heres the real Spirit of Texas.47396655_2114047561996054_921400888789041152_o.jpg

[RandyatBBY]

I tried to get this painted, but I could not get a painter to do it. So we ended up using decals. It turned out better than I hoped for. I was able to get a hold of the sign shop that did the original wrap on this boat and they were kind enough to send me the artwork. So I resized it, printed it, then installed. I am still working on a working parachute because this boat coasts for a long time when slowing down and I dont want to apply brakes at speed. I plan on taking it to Lake Ming in two weeks to the drag boat races. They said I could run it down the course and get some pics. I will post pics when possible.[ATTACH=CONFIG]166693[/ATTACH]

Did you make it? any news?

[drwayne]

What ever happened with this boat?

Upgraded to lehner 3080/6, avoided the usa gearbox (not up to power available).. went WD200.... designed, created, tested, proved 600a esc for the lehner demands... hoping production starts soon at hifei
It's always been Moe than the hull to get this running
Hull has run dozens of times under various power systems... videos on ytb and fb.
Never intnded these to be a cheap build !

Wayne Schutte PhdCSE BaSE BaEE. Australian, & damn proud of it YOUTUBE
@ 36" H&M Maritmo twin1512/1800 6S1P 88mph @ 40" drag hydro#1 twin 5692 12S1P .....always for fun @

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Did you make it? any news?

Well, I was asked to bring it out last Friday, So on Wednesday I took it to the lake to make sure all was good. Got it lined up and pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. The boat was about 25 feet from shore, and I had no way to rescue it at the time. The wind was slowly pushing it towards shore, but after about 20 - 25 minutes, it sank. Come to find out, there was a small pencil sized hole (for motor mounts) that did not get covered by decals. Main problem was, set screw on motor coupler came loose. So..., no, I did not take it to lake Ming because I want it to perform like it can for the crowd. I would have not been happy for all this to happen in front of a crowd of Drag Boat fans waiting so see this thing fly. Its funny, the few people that have seen it, cant believe that this Model thing can go 100+ mph. More than one guy said " ya, but thats scale mph right? I reply "nope, thats real 100 mph" People are dazzled.

On another note: I have done a little more testing, and was finally able to get some data from my ESC. From zero to 78mph took right at 2 seconds, pulling a max of 277 amps. I am able to go full throttle from the start and have yet to hold it FT for more than 2 seconds. I probably need about 500 feet of water for zero to 100 mph. On launch, it gets a little pissed off a first, but settles in and goes fast right now!. I am just getting started with this boat, and I will post results as they come. I plan on being ready for lake Ming next month.

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Upgraded to lehner 3080/6, avoided the usa gearbox (not up to power available).. went WD200.... designed, created, tested, proved 600a esc for the lehner demands... hoping production starts soon at hifei
It's always been Moe than the hull to get this running
Hull has run dozens of times under various power systems... videos on ytb and fb.
Never intnded these to be a cheap build !

Wayne Schutte PhdCSE BaSE BaEE. Australian, & damn proud of it YOUTUBE
@ 36" H&M Maritmo twin1512/1800 6S1P 88mph @ 40" drag hydro#1 twin 5692 12S1P .....always for fun @

I have no idea what this means, but thats ok. Can you tell where YT videos are, I followed your project on here while I waited for mine to be built, until there
was no more info on your boat. The videos I did see, it looked to be a bit ill handling, did you ever get it dialed in?

[RandyatBBY]

Well, I was asked to bring it out last Friday, So on Wednesday I took it to the lake to make sure all was good. Got it lined up and pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. The boat was about 25 feet from shore, and I had no way to rescue it at the time. The wind was slowly pushing it towards shore, but after about 20 - 25 minutes, it sank. Come to find out, there was a small pencil sized hole (for motor mounts) that did not get covered by decals. Main problem was, set screw on motor coupler came loose. So..., no, I did not take it to lake Ming because I want it to perform like it can for the crowd. I would have not been happy for all this to happen in front of a crowd of Drag Boat fans waiting so see this thing fly. Its funny, the few people that have seen it, cant believe that this Model thing can go 100+ mph. More than one guy said " ya, but thats scale mph right? I reply "nope, thats real 100 mph" People are dazzled.

On another note: I have done a little more testing, and was finally able to get some data from my ESC. From zero to 78mph took right at 2 seconds, pulling a max of 277 amps. I am able to go full throttle from the start and have yet to hold it FT for more than 2 seconds. I probably need about 500 feet of water for zero to 100 mph. On launch, it gets a little pissed off a first, but settles in and goes fast right now!. I am just getting started with this boat, and I will post results as they come. I plan on being ready for lake Ming next month.

Sorry for your scare. it is allways the little things that get us.

If we ever get together up in Northern California we have lake Merced in SF that is just great place. Drivers stand is about 30 feet up on a hill and the lake is a mile long.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/Lake+Merced/@37.7197001,-122.5024269,15z?hl=en

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Wow, Lake Merced looks nice. Here is where I have been going. I run where the white markers are. The island makes it hard to go full speed across the lake without hitting ground.

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