30" Custom Cat

[ray schrauwen]

I wondered what that Cat was like. Nice. It would be good for LSO.

[Piranha2]

yz120.....what motor / esc combo are you using???? I'm interested in this cat.

[yz120]

it`s the motor esc combo he has offered. it`s a pulso. w/16-3600 cells

[Piranha2]

thanks yz.......do you have any pics of the bottom of the hull? of your boat? Skunk says he does airbrush too? hmm....it'll be interesting!!!

[yz120]

iv`e yet to take any pics.
i think skunk has a few of the bottom posted somewhere on here or ebay.

[Skunk Works]

Hey all,

Glad to hear the results of the 45mm prop! Think I need to put this on all the future builds.

Few pics of the setup YZ has and a vid @ 12 cells....... From Steve's RC Flix site. Other boat paint jobs on there also.

http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1048

Pic of the stepped bottom attached here somewhere also.



I am using speedmaster hardware now. Working with a shop for my own hardware design, going to be some time to get that project completed.

Just want to throw an important note in here also. Without Steve and OSE's service, none of what my shop does and will be doing would be possible, that is the bottomline! It all started with my first Cen AJ off ebay and wanted to upgrade it...... It is my pleasure to purchase the build components, radios, etc from OSE and look forward to supporting OSE in the future.

The name for the shop.....My dad is retired air-force, 30 years plus with the refueling group here in New Hampshire. We share a love for planes and the shop name comes from the experimental division of Lockheed Martin......makers of the SR71, F117 stealth, F22 raptor and the JSF. Just seemed fitting and a sort of tribute in a way.

Anyway, good to hear the boat is performing well out there.

Talk to you later,

Scott

[Piranha2]

Thanks for the hull bottom pic.....looks good....can't wait !!!

[Jeepers]

nice cat! does one have to buy one on ebay? or is there a web site for it? you guys say its fast but how does it handle in the turns? I have been looking for a cat for some time other than the ones that are out there already.

[Jeepers]

what is the hull made of? I cant tell from the pics

[Piranha2]

Jeepers...it's a fiberglass stepped hull...Skunk seems to be a reasonable guy to deal with...his builds are mostly prototypes right now....contact him and see where it goes from there.

[Piranha2]

She arrived today. Luckily unharmed, no thanks to UPS! Check out the pics with my SW26RS. Hope to be able to run her early next week. Will let everyone know how she performs. Thanks Scott and Skunk Works!!!

[Piranha2]

Still having the shutdown problems......has to be the ESC, only common thread on all my runs......motor is not even warm......packs the same.....ESC not warm either.......any ideas would be appreciated......has YZ had any of this similar problem????

[yz120]

i`ve had mine shut down only once.
it was 116deg. that day and the water temp was around 85deg.
it came back to live almost emediately so i brought her in and found quite abit of water in the hull, thinking i got the receiver batts wet i dried them and havent had a problem since.