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Motors installed
Had my buddy cut me a motor mount plate and got the drives mocked up
Had my buddy cut me a motor mount plate and got the drives mocked up
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Motors in!
Motors are glued in, stuffing tubes in and escs wired!"Look good doin' it"
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Oh man it’s getting close!!Comment
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Ya, getting close. Need to figure elegant water pick up, clean motor access hatches and then seal her up.
After all the struggle and still barely convinced I’ll have cog adjustability, I’m having version 4.3 cut.. the sixth revision in 4 months.
Next version mods are to allow getting weight farther back easier.
Gonna call this design the “Wolverine X”. Possibly scale up to 48” and down to 17”. Once tested in battle, then into production."Look good doin' it"
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This will be the coolest boat anywhere
Perfect proportions fer sure 
2008 NAMBA P-Mono & P-Offshore Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder; '15 P-Cat, P-Ltd Cat 2-Lap
2009/2010 NAMBA P-Sport Hydro Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder, '13 SCSTA P-Ltd Cat High Points
'11 NAMBA [P-Ltd] : Mono, Offshore, OPC, Sport Hydro; '06 LSO, '12,'13,'14 P Ltd Cat /MonoComment
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Thanks Tony. Would you be up for testing a mlb prototype kit for me?
I’m working with mike and wanna have some key Fe racemasters test the build and performance of this guy."Look good doin' it"
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check yourPM box
2008 NAMBA P-Mono & P-Offshore Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder; '15 P-Cat, P-Ltd Cat 2-Lap
2009/2010 NAMBA P-Sport Hydro Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder, '13 SCSTA P-Ltd Cat High Points
'11 NAMBA [P-Ltd] : Mono, Offshore, OPC, Sport Hydro; '06 LSO, '12,'13,'14 P Ltd Cat /MonoComment
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Very innovative Jesse. Good job!Comment
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Why thank you mr. Legend! You saw v2.. the big one that needed twins to wins. This one ought to bo better."Look good doin' it"
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Hot Damn!!!
Love those outboards!!
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I personally would send the cooling output back into the outboard motor housings and then out the sides for a scale look, but then again, I'm nutz! :) The tubing going into the outboards would serve as the 'fuel' lines. :)Comment
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Some updates
This update will include success (as well as failure) learnings, which are as important as failure learnings but wayyy mo satisfying!
Failure:
1) ensure you will have cog adjustability between 25-35%. This version does not have the physical room to put electronics far enough back (thus the twin outboards and all the stupid hatches).
2) ensure you have logical steering rods exit points. Still working on this one...
Modification to next version: move the steps and point of inflection where deck really swoops down backwards and increase transom height from 1/2? to 1?.
Success:
1) no balsa! 1/16? ply is way faster to finish than balsa and fiberglass. Shape sanding with 80 grit then 150 then 220.
2) black dyed west systems sealant. This allow you to know when you have removed enough epoxy and it?s time to fill any depressions with bondo. Sanding started with 220 then 320 and 400 dry sanding.
3) wet sanding rules! I used all duplicor paints. For primer, I started with 400 dry, then 600 wet to get super smooth. After second coat of primer, I finished with 1000 grit wet sanding. Even after the black and clear, I hit it with 1000 wet sand. Final coat of clear I left alone.
Pics to come.."Look good doin' it"
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Paint!
This was all done outside in temps above 60deg F.
Graphics are modified from internet findings and cut on my vinyl cutter.
I still plan to paint canopy silver... it is black-poxy in these photos."Look good doin' it"
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