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  • LiPo Power
    DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
    • May 2009
    • 3186

    #1

    Bellows To Hull quastion...

    Simple quastion:
    What would be the best product to install bellows/rubber boots to the hull?
    I know some use silicone but is there something better?
    A to B
    Check picture please.
    Thank You
    Robert
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    Canada
  • ron1950
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Aug 2010
    • 3024

    #2
    i used a little 5 min epoxy on mine then some silicone ..either is good for me...just remember tape doesent stick to anything siliconed
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    • marko500
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2008
      • 861

      #3
      I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

      Mark

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      • JimClark
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Apr 2007
        • 5907

        #4
        some don't even use them
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        • siberianhusky
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Dec 2009
          • 2187

          #5
          Goop or shoe goo.
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          • kookie_guy
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2008
            • 897

            #6
            CA glue. Install the boot into the hole, put a drop in one spot, and the CA will flow around the complete perimeter giving a solid seal.

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            • dana
              Banned
              • Mar 2010
              • 3573

              #7
              Originally posted by marko500
              I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

              Mark
              i really like this idea. makes me want to rip all my boots out and redo them lol

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              • blizard05
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2007
                • 576

                #8
                Originally posted by marko500
                I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

                Mark
                I do the same thing,but use a peice of plastic from a bic pen
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                • sailr
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Nov 2007
                  • 6927

                  #9
                  This is the same way I do it but I leave aout 3/8" sticking out. That gives you a more secure surface to zip tie your boot to. I never glue them. Some glues will deteriorate the rubber boat over time.

                  Originally posted by marko500
                  I usually epoxy a piece of brass tube into the hull with a 1/4" or so sticking out. Then slide the bellows over the tube. Secure with a zip tie or a piece of silicone line stretched over it to act as a clamp. You could also glue it on but you'll destroy the boot if you ever want to remove it.

                  Mark
                  Mini Cat Racing USA
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                  • Darin Jordan
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 8335

                    #10
                    If you are working on the Stiletto and are replacing the bellows, I'd listen to the guys on the brass tubing, making sure to run it all the way through and gluing it on both the battery tray side and the radio side. I think the way the factory installs the bellows on this boat is part of the reason it gets water inside it from time to time when overturned.

                    I do the same at the back of the boat, even so far as to add two more holes back there and running the wires for the ESC/Motor connection out individual holes so they can be better sealed.
                    Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                    "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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                    • LiPo Power
                      DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
                      • May 2009
                      • 3186

                      #11
                      Great help, thank You!
                      DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
                      Canada

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