21 inch bby oval racer build

[Jimmy Sterling]

Where is the water actually coming in to the boat ?

[phase]

through the stuffing tube/stinger..


i took the stinger apart and it looks like there used to be grease but i cleanned it

[Jimmy Sterling]

You might need to re-apply grease to your shaft. Depending on how much water is coming into the boat though, you might have the wrong sized shaft installed

[phase]

its just slowly dripping.. probably 1 drip every 10 sec.. but is there supposed to be any grease becuase there is none..

[Jimmy Sterling]

If its only a drop or two every ten seconds it should fixable if you just apply some grease to your shaft, it will help.

[phase]

can i use just normal. white lithium grease?

[Jimmy Sterling]

Not sure, I use the grim racer speed grease from OSE. I dont see why you could'nt use other greases though.

[phase]

yea i think im just gonna use that.. thanks

[Jedi Master]

Yes, something like this:

http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...od=dh-aqub9500

[phase]

yeah but i think i will just stick to what i have right now..

[Jimmy Sterling]

The grease that you have should work fine. You might find though that it will thin out rather quickly, so it may need to be reapplied more often.

[phase]

oh that really doesnt matter.. i will probably check everything after a couple races like i do on my cars..

[phase]

i got a fan today and im gonna use that to cool the esc.. im thinking on using a 6 cell 1100 mah pack for it..

[phase]

i might go pick up a dubro quick switch mount so i can turn the boat off and on from the outside..

[phase]

ok total price count-up!

115$ for hull
8$ for the peice of metal for moter mount
5$ for the scrap metal for turn fins
3$ for the bracket mounts for the turn fins
23$ for prop and flex shaft
17$ for custom stinger
appx 31$ for the scraps of metal for the custom rudder and mount
15$ for the custom cf steering rod
9$ for the scraps of metal to make the trim tabs
appx 36$ for the pvc tube, plywood, tmaxx a arms, and rc18t wheels for stand
23$ for red and black paint and clear coat
appx 10$ for the spectrum servo
17$ for the aluminum and brass tubes
10$ for 5 feet of high flow tubing
appx 100$ for all the electrics
15$ for all the balsa wood
95$ for the spectrum reciever
15$ for a huge container of lithium grease
=

my wallet is

a nice racer boat = priceless