Retro fitting the Blackjack 55

[Blackjack-sven]

maybe 16 pounds will be the weight of the parts left over after a saw run with 2 lehner 3080s

LOL Good one.

complete scale built weight should only come in around 16lbs. If you are serious email Andrew over in AUS and get a couple Neu motors through him. He is very good and will take the time to get you exactly what you want out of the build. Just make sure you know what you want ie. SAW or sport or any kind of handling which proboat doesnt specialize in but seeing a big boat fly across the water even straight is so sweet.

I will talk to Andrew at AUS, but first I'll need to know what AUS is.

[ozzie-crawl]

think he meens australia

[Boatman]

hmm. I have HPR 12" longer than bj55 and with everything I am only @ 23lbs. I should have been at 18 but I built things a bit heavy. Spinning 65mm props @ nearly 70mph. I dont know. I just try to help. It seems to do better than what bathroom fans would do. Do what you want.

[Boatman]

No-one offers free shipping, its in the price of the parts. You always pay shipping.

He matched sale price of offshore here and that was that. Not sure what you mean. If it were mr. Fine I would say you are spot on but Andrew is second to OSE on service and price. He is just far away so I usually order from here. You do have a point. Also I believe mr rclipos.com offers free shipping but I believe you are correct with that case.

[Brushless55]

How well do the BJ55s handle?

[Blackjack-sven]

I'm not really sure as I've only driven mine once last year in the fall. So you'll need the answer from someone else. But if anyone is interested in buying the hull I may part with it. But if I do part with it, it'll be for 300 bucks or more shipped in Canada or +ship outside. And this post may or may not go to the selling forum.

[Brushless55]

That was my intent asking if some knew how the blackjacks ran in the corners....
Not sure if many bought these boats, or liked them.

[Punisher 67]

hmm. I have HPR 12" longer than bj55 and with everything I am only @ 23lbs. I should have been at 18 but I built things a bit heavy. Spinning 65mm props @ nearly 70mph. I dont know. I just try to help. It seems to do better than what bathroom fans would do. Do what you want.

Be a nice guy and post your interior , you certainly have me curious

[Boatman]

I did not know we were counting packs...

Hull of c/f---12.5lbs
motors--3lbs
esc's-----1lbs
total hardware includes servo's linkage, drive cables --1lbs 12oz.
rx pack--- 2 oz
12S packs-- 4lbs

I will snap some tomorroweve. Thanks Peter. You and Gerwin have been always inspiration to my builds yours mostly mono's. I think the HPR hull to be just a few dozen notches better than proboats. take itfor what it is I suppose. Props spinning around 18,000rpm

[Punisher 67]

Thank you.......................

Well if you are only at 20lbs you certainly have done your homework on trimming the fat...........

[Brushless55]

I did not know we were counting packs...

Hull of c/f---12.5lbs
motors--3lbs
esc's-----1lbs
total hardware includes servo's linkage, drive cables --1lbs 12oz.
rx pack--- 2 oz
12S packs-- 4lbs

I will snap some tomorroweve. Thanks Peter. You and Gerwin have been always inspiration to my builds yours mostly mono's. I think the HPR hull to be just a few dozen notches better than proboats. take itfor what it is I suppose. Props spinning around 18,000rpm

Sounds fast!

[Blackjack-sven]

Props spinning around 18,000rpm

Really, thats all? How fast and what prop are you using? BTW how big is it? WOW that sounds bad
Oh and what is the best way to rip out the wooden frame on the inside so I can make my own?

[Brushless55]

Boatman, do you have a vid of your boat?

[Punisher 67]

hmm. I have HPR 12" longer than bj55 and with everything I am only @ 23lbs. I should have been at 18 but I built things a bit heavy. Spinning 65mm props @ nearly 70mph. I dont know. I just try to help. It seems to do better than what bathroom fans would do. Do what you want.

I wouldn't consider a 67 inch HPR at only 23lbs heavy , the three 2.33 hpr's ( 92 inch ) that I have seen powered by 3080's are all either close to 70lbs or slightly over

Please don't take this as an insult , its actually a compliment on keeping things very trim

[Boatman]

65mm props for speed. 62mm for fun. Call me a lye but I have chores to do for now. have fun with the blackjack. I dont see why or even how you could deal with 70lbs of rc boat. too much.