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  • calcagno45
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Mar 2008
    • 1006

    #16
    I think he said he was "syncing" the forum, that may be the problem.
    My prop hasn't been wet in a while.

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    • Jeff Wohlt
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Jan 2008
      • 2716

      #17
      I also could not see them a couple hours ago but now they are there.
      www.rcraceboat.com

      [email protected]

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      • Darin Jordan
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Apr 2007
        • 8335

        #18
        Yayyyy...
        Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
        "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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        • calcagno45
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Mar 2008
          • 1006

          #19
          Yep! I can see them also.

          Darin- care to share the price of that kit?
          My prop hasn't been wet in a while.

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          • Darin Jordan
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Apr 2007
            • 8335

            #20
            Originally posted by calcagno45
            Yep! I can see them also.

            Darin- care to share the price of that kit?
            You'll have to ask Brian... I had a whole mess of stuff he did for me and I paid him for all of it... and I'm not sure what the breakdown was...

            Whatever it was... it was worth it!
            Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
            "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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            • raptor347
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Jul 2007
              • 1089

              #21
              Originally posted by Jeff Wohlt
              Is that a rear ride pad at the top of the pic? Also, where is the parting line on the tub/mid 1/2 or top...looks great man. Good job. Are you using West Systems?
              Yes that's a rear ride pad. Parting line is mid way up the side but it's not assembled the way they traditionally have been.

              I'm finishing using up the last of some german resin. I'll be using the MAS epoxy in the future.
              Brian "Snowman" Buaas
              Team Castle Creations
              NAMBA FE Chairman

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              • raptor347
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Jul 2007
                • 1089

                #22
                Originally posted by calcagno45
                Yep! I can see them also.

                Darin- care to share the price of that kit?
                They are going to run $250 shipped in the lower 48.

                Email me for order info [email protected]
                Brian "Snowman" Buaas
                Team Castle Creations
                NAMBA FE Chairman

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                • Jeff Wohlt
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 2716

                  #23
                  Are are using the ride pad just for lift purposes? Does the stuffing tube stay inside the ride pad? Looks good....I love working with FG but have had a want for vac forming lately.

                  Everyone was clammering for a picklefork hydro so I am working on somehting but not sure when I will get it together to make a mold from it.
                  www.rcraceboat.com

                  [email protected]

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                  • raptor347
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 1089

                    #24
                    The ride pad really stabilizes the boat in rough water. How much lift it creates is a function of what type of prop you are using.
                    Brian "Snowman" Buaas
                    Team Castle Creations
                    NAMBA FE Chairman

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                    • detox
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Jun 2008
                      • 2318

                      #25
                      Originally posted by raptor347
                      The ride pad really stabilizes the boat in rough water. How much lift it creates is a function of what type of prop you are using.
                      As in "lifter prop"?

                      The angle of the strut also plays a big part doesn't it? Tucking the strut under the boat will help lift rear (stern) of the boat during a run, but will also cause sponsons to run wetter (more drag on sponsons).
                      Last edited by detox; 01-22-2009, 08:26 PM.

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                      • raptor347
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 1089

                        #26
                        High lift props will use the lift created by the pad less than a low lift prop. You really don't want to run more than about a degree of negative on the strut.

                        If I have to put more than about .030 under the front of the strut, it's time to bend the prop.
                        Brian "Snowman" Buaas
                        Team Castle Creations
                        NAMBA FE Chairman

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                        • minigazz
                          Member
                          • Mar 2011
                          • 85

                          #27
                          Hi, did you make the hull, it looks like one piece! How many layers of fibreglass is there and what type is it (woven or matting)?

                          Thanks

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