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Only thing I have to do is spend a little quality time on the prop.
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Good news, I have the esc installed and ready to hit the water. After the initial test, I had wired the esc to the motor back wards. This is now all fixed. I'm now working on the prop. Should be done by saturday.
Also made an airdam and will install that after I get her on the waterfor testing. Here are some pic's.
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Nice, I just received my Air Dam from Kintec the carbon fiber one. I'll be testing it out on sunday, got a few props to test as well. x644 and x945 2-blade CNC props.Q: Do you know the difference between Men and Boys...?
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Looks great so far, and I admire your courage to do your own prop!
This is more of a question rather than advise---love your air dam , where did you get that aluminum piece? I like to know if there an advantage to leave the edge serrated?
I did order both kinds from Kintec, I must say I prefer the wedged one more than the square CF piece.Too many boats, not enough time...
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The airdam is made from plastic corner molding, it's screwed to the wall over drywall then they apply drywall mud over it. The holes help hold the drywall mud to the molding. I have a *!***!***!***!** ton of it left over from my last remodel job.Looks great so far, and I admire your courage to do your own prop!
This is more of a question rather than advise---love your air dam , where did you get that aluminum piece? I like to know if there an advantage to leave the edge serrated?
I did order both kinds from Kintec, I must say I prefer the wedged one more than the square CF piece.
I'll test it out and see how it works and let ya know.Comment
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Thanks! Keep us posted!The airdam is made from plastic corner molding, it's screwed to the wall over drywall then they apply drywall mud over it. The holes help hold the drywall mud to the molding. I have a *!***!***!***!** ton of it left over from my last remodel job.
I'll test it out and see how it works and let ya know.
Too many boats, not enough time...Comment
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No problem, will do. I hope a friend of mine shows up to record the runs on HD video. That will give you the info you need.
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Just finished ballancing and sharpening the prop. It took a few hours but I think it's ready to go. I'll post pic's soon.
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Here are the pic's of the prop I b/s'ed today.
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How does it look? It's balanced nicely. It never stopped in the same place twice.
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That is alot of labor of love. Looks good. Glad it is balanced to that extend!!
Which prop is this? I have one observation and please do not take it wrong: in the second photo, I see a bit of the cast flashing ( is it what it's called? ) , you might have already removed it, but I think you might want to file it off eventually.Too many boats, not enough time...Comment
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Thank you, and yes it's a bit time consuming, I started out using a dremal with a 120 grit sanding drum to knock off the majority of the material. After I was done with that I smoothed it out with 400 grit sandpaper buy hand. What you see is the result of too much pressure from the dremal, I took too much material off at that location.That is alot of labor of love. Looks good. Glad it is balanced to that extend!!
Which prop is this? I have one observation and please do not take it wrong: in the second photo, I see a bit of the cast flashing ( is it what it's called? ) , you might have already removed it, but I think you might want to file it off eventually.
The prop is a GrimRacer 40x57. I'll run it the way it is and see how it works. I'll post up the info for a point of reference and a learning experience. I can't wait to drop her in the water.
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How did it go today ? How did you like the air dam? IQ: Do you know the difference between Men and Boys...?
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Things didn't go according to plan. I found out one of the four batteries I have is dead, so I had very limited run time. The first thing I wanted to test was the GR 40X57 prop I just finished balancing and sharpening, that didn't go well. I must have screwed it up because it didn't get the boat on plane at all. I even launched it by hand to get it going, it was a total flop. That's when I put the stock prop back on, I was able to get her on plane, then I ran into some weeds and it made a weird noise. I brought it in to check it out and couldn't find anything wrong. Needless to say I didn't get a chance to install the airdam. DAMN.
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