Twin motor build questions

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  • Tabernacular
    Junior Member
    • Mar 2024
    • 1

    #1

    Twin motor build questions

    I am working on building out a twin motored boat, and would like to use the Traxxas Villain IV/Blast outdrives for it, would I be able to send flex shafts out of the hull directly to it or do I have to use the U-Joints that they use on the stock boats? I am not too familiar with flex shafts so I have no clue if that is even remotely viable.
  • fweasel
    master of some
    • Jul 2016
    • 4279

    #2
    If you plan on steering the boat with the outdrives, then the flex cables will likely not articulate enough and bind. I've seen flex cables run directly to "dummy" outboards with a rudder in place for steering.
    Vac-U-Tug Jr (13mph)

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