Aeromarine Team Believer with updated hatch build. Special

[rearwheelin]

She is lined up now that I'm not sure if I want to run a aero marine oiler lolimage.jpg

[rearwheelin]

This looks like a good starting point , need to sink the bushing into the strut for my thrust washers.image.jpg

[rearwheelin]

I have been second guessing it myself . I'm a skeptic because if this thing goes south I don't want to re do it.image.jpg

[rearwheelin]

Ok so moved on to custom . Thank you for the input everyone . image.jpg

[rearwheelin]

I think just to make things simple on this boat I will just forget about thrusting at the transom and make it a motor thruster . I just don't see any sense in going against the grain anymore. She is going to get a nice little oil can right here. image.jpg

[rearwheelin]

Mock up bracket for oilerimage.jpgimage.jpg

[rearwheelin]

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[rearwheelin]

Im going put it up higher now.image.jpg

[rearwheelin]

Pulling apart mount to make hole for oiler mount and make upper motor plate hole adjustable for tilt .image.jpg

[rearwheelin]

Fitting good time to get the tank JB welded on
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[Fella1340]

Looking great, any reason you decided not to use the aeromarine unit? Just thought it might have saved some of the oil flinging mess. I'm guessing you just went with what works on other builds you've done. Placing the thrust washers at the strut is a good idea imo. If you new approximately how much the cable wound up you could have the thrust washers engage just before it goes fully wound. As long as the thrust washers are OK for use submerged in water it really makes sense to do it there. I'm not convinced yet that there a necessity on our boats and see them potentially causing more problems than they help. I'm basing this off use in other applications than rc boats. I think using good sealed bearings in the motor and relubing/replacing as required is the easier way to go. Many ways to skin a cat though:-)! Keep up the excellent work.

[rearwheelin]

Fella from my personal experience I have found that the cable doesn't wind up much but not to say it doesn't :) What I like about the thrust washers with the oiler system is the washers get oiled too. This is my setup on my T29 running .150 cable CC1515 , 4s WFO for 4 minutes . Cable is in good shape and I only use grease with a liner. The grease is gone after 4 minutes so that tells me the cable windings push it all out threw the strut bushing. The way the flex windings wrap they push oil down the stuffing tube out the strut . The washers always came back slick and in good shape.image.jpg

[rearwheelin]

This QuickSteel stuff works great
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[rearwheelin]

I got this idea from kfxguy :)
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[rearwheelin]

Peeled the tape after 1 hr and a half hr later the JB isn't running. Got the first stage of JB on the tank . JB and cf bond great. I think this is as far as I'm going to go for a couple days.
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