Nikko Barracuda

[Hrnts69]

I have my very 1st boat "Nikko Barracuda" in pieces and iam wondering if there is some way i can bring it back to life. All of the electronics are missing, so i was planning on goin with 280/370 size electronics. But ill have to grind all the existing posts down. So ive got some questions:

- What hardware should i use for this small boat? And how do i make sure that no water leaks threw the holes?

-The hull is plastic, so to make new mounts of the motor, and servo. What can i do so i dont have to drill holes threw the bottom of hull? Could i like bondo or superglue the mounts to the bottom?

Sorry for the lame questions, iam new to the "building" part. So iam not familer with the materials.

Thanks
Blake

[Diegoboy]

How 'bout some pics Blake. It would help a lot! Thanks

[Hrnts69]

I can post some pics up 2nite. Since all the boat threads all have read, they fiberglassed all the mounts in? Is that the normal procedure?

[Flying Scotsman]

Toss that hull and look at some others, you are waisting your money
Douggie the bad

[Diegoboy]

I'll be waiting...

I can post some pics up 2nite. Since all the boat threads all have read, they fiberglassed all the mounts in? Is that the normal procedure?

Not always, but it makes for a strong attachment to the hull!

[Flying Scotsman]

Danny, it would be great, if this US member had some command of the English language, to explain what he is trying to achieve. Dutch, Germans and others have a better command of a foreign language and an understanding of FE. A Douggie rant

Douggie the good

[Diegoboy]

I'm constantly around people that have little or no command of the English language. That doesn't make them any less human or any less smart. It's obvious he wants to take an RTR toy and get better performance out of it. I love to do this type of project & have done it many times. I don't think he, or anyone else, for that matter, intends to enter a modified toy in a race. It's all about the fun. If he can make this thing faster, it'll be that much more fun for him.

[Flying Scotsman]

Agreed on all points. apart from modifying old RTR boats


Douggie

[Diegoboy]

[Hrnts69]

Sorry for my poor English. I was typing during study hall. So it had to be fast.

What iam trying to achieve with this boat is to make it back into a runner. Iam not planning to build this into a true Fast Electric. Thats what the Herb Stewart Tunnel hull is for that i just bought off of here is for.

Iam asking, since there are so many drilled posts in this hull, iam wondering if i can shave them down then lay a layer of fiberglass down to give it strength. Then iam wonderin how to mount the servo and motor mounts, and iam wondering witch way to do it. Ive seen boats that they glued a piece of balsa to the bottom of the hull, then drilled into that to hold down the motor mount or servo mount. But i also seen boats that the mounts themselves are fiberglassed to the bottom of the hull.

And since the rudder system on the boat is crappy, iam wanting to put a micro hardware on it. But since the back of the hull is thin, should i build it up with fiberglass then mount everything to it?

I will have pics for everybody tonite so they can see what iam talking about. Iam currently at work.

Sorry for all the missunderstanding