Ordering parts??

[Steven Vaccaro]

What the hell? Steven just will not respond to inquiries. I give up on OSE.

What should have been fun has turned into two weeks of scouring the internet for parts and coming up with having to place a dozen orders with a dozen different places with no idea if the parts are the right ones and making zero progress.

Instead of fun it's a total frustrating pain in the azz.

Where else can I go for parts? There's a whole pile of stuff I need to finish these projects and if there's really no one else out there selling this crap I guess I'm better off knowing it now and getting out of this hobby because this is ridiculous and not at all fun.

First of all I hate to be blunt, but the banner add, the forum post and the contact page of OSE "ALL" say that I'm closed for vacation. BUT I have still responsed to your email while on vacation. Not sure what else you want from me? Here it is the email and the time stamp.

From: OffshoreElectrics [mailto:.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:39 AM
To: 'Robin'
Subject: RE: OffShore Electrics Inquiry

Hi Steven, since you were closed and I couldn’t find anyplace to get the items needed to finish the Titan 27” for 6s like we discussed I managed to find a used UL1 to play with for the weekend.

I sent you this message Sunday via your store’s contact form, but it seems you didn’t get it.Links get picked up by spam and kicked out sometimes.

Now I have two boats to hop up J

To recap, these will both be powered by 6s30c2650 packs (440g ea) wired parallel. I have checked, they do physically fit both boats.

I would like to take them as far as I can right out of the gate including upgrading the ul1 to a .187 shaft. The Titan already has a .187 in it.

I’d like a nice selection of props too. Up to $100 worth. After shattering the UL1’s stock prop I’m not wild about plastic, but I suppose for tuning the carbon ones would be ok. If I could get one polished and sharpened one that you think will be the best guess, I’ll polish the rest of the bare ones myself.

So, if you could do a sanity check on the items I’ve selected make sure these will work for what I’m trying to do. Also, if I’m missing anything I’ll need, like a .187 collet for the ul1 which I can already see I’ve missed.

And my last request is if you could offer a discount I’d sure appreciate it. Perhaps a “20% the economy is in the crapper” discount? J
Sure would be great and I could place the order asap.

Anyway, below is a list of items

Thanks,
Robin




Details Name Unit Price Quantity Total Select

AquaCraft Vertical Fins RED UL-1 Superior $20.99 1$20.99 [ ]Fin Color: - Red Fins pn#aqub9302- -
These are stock fins. Same as you have on the UL-1

AquaCraft Hydro Turn Fin CNC Black Anodized $20.99 1$20.99 [ ]
This is the stock fin on the Ul-1. It will not work on a titan.

Feigao 540XL "Extra Long" Sized Brushless Motor $69.99 2$139.98 [ ]feigao 540XL: - 540 13XL 1,339 RPM / Volt- -
This is a good motor for 6s. It will draw 50-70 amps at its efficiency range. Prop to draw about 50 amps and make sure your esc and batteries will handle it.

OSE Black XL Water Jacket for Feigao 540 XL & L Sized Motors $16.99 2$33.98 [ ]
This will work with that 540 feigao motor you picked.

Octura Brass Bullet Nut for 3/16" shaft $2.99 2$5.98 [ ]
This will work with a Octura and hughey 3/16” shaft with 10/32 threads. Not the ul-1

Octura Large Drive Dog for 3/16" Prop Shafts $2.99 1$2.99 [ ]
I would use the small drive dog. It gives you the ability to use the smaller hub props.

Hughey .187 Assembled Cable for 3/16" Propellers $23.99 1$23.99 [ ]
This is a good size for that power.

Carbon Fiber Turn Fin Set $22.95 1$22.95 [ ] Sub Total: $271.85 Delete
To small for the 29. I would use the metal larger fins.Product ID: tfl-506b71

As far as props go, its impossible to make exact recommendations. The problem is that every setup(depending on how its built) and water conditions are different.
If you shattered a ul-1 prop, you probably hit something. If it was metal, more damage would have been done. I would suggest some Graupner 2317 props.
Start with a 2317.40 and work upwards with testing.
If you don’t want carbon filled props, start with a Octura x440 and work upwards in size.

Steven
OSE

[ozzie-crawl]

not trying to start a flame war but i think some times us hobby people let our obsessive compulsive order get out of hand
yes it can be frustrating when we cant get parts but vendors are people to so they need time of,get sick,need holidays
every time i order from steve i recieve my items with in 4-6 days to australia,i cant get parts here much quicker and if i do its usally 3-4 times the price
the last big order (big for me) was $670 a.u (about $480u.s)
did i ask for a discount,no way as i dont think you will find any were that can match steves prices and if you do guaranteed they wont ship it to australia in 4-6 days
just my 2c scott

[Diegoboy]

MonsterMaxx,

Good luck.

[MonsterMaxx]

I put all this marine crap in a closet, locked the door from the inside, and went flying. At least I know when I break a part in a bird I can get a response in a reasonable time, and if they don't, there's 100 other places I can get parts.

This 'only one store on the planet has parts' thing is not fun, I'm done with it for a while

c ya bye

[Diegoboy]

I feel better already!

[Steven Vaccaro]

I put all this marine crap in a closet, locked the door from the inside, and went flying. At least I know when I break a part in a bird I can get a response in a reasonable time, and if they don't, there's 100 other places I can get parts.

This 'only one store on the planet has parts' thing is not fun, I'm done with it for a while

c ya bye

Thats the response I wanted to hear after you blasted me for not responding.

There are 100's of places to get parts. The problem is that you dont want just parts, you needed answers and tech support to what you needed. Sometimes that can't be found quickly.

[ozzie-crawl]

sounds like we are sorry to here he wont be back

[sailr]

happy flyin monstermaxx. You just crapped in your own mess kit on this forum! Keep that closet door locked.

[Tom M]

He probably should've locked himself in that closet

[Diegoboy]

I'm done with it for a while
c ya bye

Must be A.D.D. That was a short "while"

[screwball]

hahahaha it took me a second but then i realized that he was online lol!

[ksm2001]

WOW! Hate to see how he would react if something really serious happened in his life .

[screwball]

you mean to tell me that fe`s arent really serious in your life?!?!?!?! lol jk

[ozzie-crawl]

anyone giving up on FE must have serious mental problems

[Boatman]

You guys are crazy funny sometimes. Reminds me of another fella that I read his thread on here before I joined. It was great. I remember his SV would do like 70mph on a modded esc or something running NIMH cells. Not worth digging up but it was a blast read over and over.