bby micro scat cat build

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heres the pic of my repair



i still have to sand it down but i ordered a new esc from hobbycity along with some epoxy to waterproof it

james

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Anything else Bill?

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Ok guys, I guess I'm gonna have to put that little sucker in the water with a 3.5 Ballistic series motor. The system is wired up, I just need to dump her in..

Sorry guys, been gettin' ready for the nats..
May have vid for you gents as early as tomorrow morn.. I've gotta get up at 5:30am to catch the glass

[BILL OXIDEAN]

heres the pic of my repair



i still have to sand it down but i ordered a new esc from hobbycity along with some epoxy to waterproof it

james

Yeah buddy, that's the way, don't give up on yer vessel..
I'm tellin' you bud, mine has been busted up REAL good SEVRAL times, but it still ticks. I blueprinted the bottom on mine which I'lll have pics for you soon, made a HUGE difference in the handling and power harnessing abillity.

Versatile little sucker, though It was set up originally as what I call a 'Big Block Micro" (one that holds an 05 sized motor). It runs SPLENDID on a 19-turn brushed motor and 2s lipo, let me tell you. Randy was absolutely thrilled when he saw how fast that cheap little setup got it goin'. I really like the boat. It was a struggle to make it work with so much power, but I got it.

I feel that the Micro Scat Cat although a micro taught me tons about cats. I came up with a few theories and discovered that it was the direction the fast guys had recently started going.

I run the strut shallow. it diminished any hop, and settled the hull quite well in the water..

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bill id really like to see what you mean by blueprinting the bottom im very close to giving up on it but their might be a shred of hope left, after the repair the epoxy added a lot of weight to that side and im finding it very hard to get good balance.



thanks,
James

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ive decided that im going to pick up a new micro scat cat in the race basic version this time.

bill would you mind throwing up a few pictures of how you blueprinted the hull...


-James

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Found some more build pics!!!

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hey bill where did you get that little bubble for the motor?

[BILL OXIDEAN]

hey bill where did you get that little bubble for the motor?

did Randy ship your boat yet? If not, I'm goin' in to the shop today or tomorrow..
Its a cockpit from a BBY Oval Master 21 Offshore hatch
Call Ran in a coulpla' hrs, he'll set you up.. At worst I think they only cost 10 buk

I ca'd it from both sides and was done with it..

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i havent ordered my boat but i think i am in a couple days and ill ask him about it

are you running lipo`s in parallel inside each sponson?


thanks,
James

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Yessir, 2p one in each sponson..
I'm running 4200's I was running 500's before!
With a big block, you'll need the weight of the cells to make it work, plus cats tend to eat up amps pretty good..

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i have 2 2s 1250mah packs that i would run in parallel with my feigao 11s i also have a 3s 1550 pack and i can probably pick up another one to run in parallel

how far forward are you running your packs?

thanks,
James

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Sounds great! I'd start out with 2s though to get the strut depth/angle and cg right..
You'll want to mount the strut nearly as high as it will go..

I've got the packs pretty far forward, but it will depend on your setup..
CG too far forward in that hull will cause hop beceause the weight is in the deadrise of the bow causing it to dip when the boat "settles"

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alright cool thanks for all your help!!!!!!




James

[BILL OXIDEAN]

alright cool thanks for all your help!!!!!!




James

Its the least I could do. bestow the Knowledge that was passed down to me from one of the greatest micro builders to ever live microhydros.com

As well as TREMENDOUS help and guidance from Mr. Randy Naylor.

Naylor designs arguably some of the fastest micro hulls on the planet.
The micro hydro bewilders me how much speed an power it can handle.

I was considering shooting for N-2 sport hydro with it Lol..
The thought DID cross my mind though