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Updated with pics of the final product!!! 
Hi guys. I’ve been working on this boat for longer than I want to admit. I was ready to bookshelf this whole thing and buy a GP335 to race next year, but thought…why not try to build this thing! At least it will provide some entertainment value. So here goes the build thread/clown show……
I tweaked the CAD model over the last few months and tried to think of all the pros and cons of current boats that I own, and how I could address each. Everything is limited to ‘my experience’, hence why other opinions are always welcome.
I started with a ‘cab forward’ approach. I’ve always struggled to get more weight up front on almost every FE boat I’ve owned so far. I’m hoping this approach will result in no weight added in the sponsons. Who knows, it may just end up nose diving!!
I also wanted flat tape all around, thus the separate nose cone. Easy, robust seal, and maintains the scale/sport look.
Packaging is anoter problem I’ve had, especially with (2) 4S batts for full P, so I planned everything around (2) 4S 5000mah packs. A hydra 240 will fit between the batts, so that should cover pretty much any ESC I plan to use.
Vented sponsons are a must. The faster and faster these things go, the less air I find I need to trap underneath…
The transom will be at the absolute minimum width per the NAMBA rule.
I have some time off next week, so hopefully I can start building it soon...
VIDS OF THE COMPLETED BOAT:
http://youtu.be/LOq1bfLUj1I <-- mojo racing vid!!!!
Hi guys. I’ve been working on this boat for longer than I want to admit. I was ready to bookshelf this whole thing and buy a GP335 to race next year, but thought…why not try to build this thing! At least it will provide some entertainment value. So here goes the build thread/clown show……
I tweaked the CAD model over the last few months and tried to think of all the pros and cons of current boats that I own, and how I could address each. Everything is limited to ‘my experience’, hence why other opinions are always welcome.
I started with a ‘cab forward’ approach. I’ve always struggled to get more weight up front on almost every FE boat I’ve owned so far. I’m hoping this approach will result in no weight added in the sponsons. Who knows, it may just end up nose diving!!
I also wanted flat tape all around, thus the separate nose cone. Easy, robust seal, and maintains the scale/sport look.
Packaging is anoter problem I’ve had, especially with (2) 4S batts for full P, so I planned everything around (2) 4S 5000mah packs. A hydra 240 will fit between the batts, so that should cover pretty much any ESC I plan to use.
Vented sponsons are a must. The faster and faster these things go, the less air I find I need to trap underneath…
The transom will be at the absolute minimum width per the NAMBA rule.
I have some time off next week, so hopefully I can start building it soon...
VIDS OF THE COMPLETED BOAT:
http://youtu.be/LOq1bfLUj1I <-- mojo racing vid!!!!
!!!! There's not enough room on this thread to post all the posibilites 
Nortavlag Bulc 
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