i did the same thing detox did and its holding up great, only ran the boat two times and it really takes a pounding on turns but its holding up great.
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Is this still necessary on the recently received boats? I thought this had been fixed? My buddy got one and he reports that this area is as rigid as can be...Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
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I don't know if it's been fixed...I've read nothing, heard nothing....seen nothing on it!
I do know my double epoxy injection fixed the backing plate area but I developed cracks everywhere else to include this latest one.
Oh...my boat has a lot of miles on it already...well over 50 since I injected it.Attached FilesComment
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I don't know if it's been fixed...I've read nothing, heard nothing....seen nothing on it!
I do know my double epoxy injection fixed the backing plate area but I developed cracks everywhere else to include this latest one.
Oh...my boat has a lot of miles on it already...well over 50 since I injected it.Comment
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I'm trying gorilla glue in this turn fin area. I've had great luck with strenghten landing gears with giant scale rc planes. So when it hardens its very hard foam. We shall see. I'll let you guys know on that. Now how do you set the strut hight and angle I'm gonna stick with the 40/52mm 3 blade for the time being I just need to set the hight and angle. Also can I run with out the turn fin I don't race and I understand it will help in turning but will I be able even to steer at all without it?Last edited by brad65; 04-28-2009, 05:33 PM.Pro Boat Apache 24 Brushless, Thunder Cat 31
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They didn't send the correct color either, but I was willing to take it anyway, until I found the crack.
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Well it's hard, hard as a rock now. I love gorilla glue. Now I know the small plate inside is permintly in place with weak nuts/alum plate inside. But the structure is rock solid. Now I need to make a larger foot print bracket to spread to surface load out. I will use welders glue once new bracket is install and if that's brakes off the boat well I must have hit a brick wall LOL. Anyway im so happy with the gorilla glue that I'm thinking of using it else where. Any other areas I need to know about??Last edited by brad65; 04-29-2009, 11:27 AM.Pro Boat Apache 24 Brushless, Thunder Cat 31
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Here is the one I received just last Wed.
They didn't send the correct color either, but I was willing to take it anyway, until I found the crack.
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Well it's hard, hard as a rock now. I love gorilla glue. Now I know the small plate inside is permintly in place with weak nuts/alum plate inside. But the structure is rock solid. Now I need to make a larger foot print bracket to spread to surface load out. I will use welders glue once new bracket is install and if that's brakes off the boat well I must have hit a brick wall LOL. Anyway im so happy with the gorilla glue is was thinking of using it else where. Any other areas I need to know about??Comment
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Yea...I never thought about the Gorilla glue...it works great on everything else but you have to use it sparingly because it expands. Not a problem inside the hull. It does say you need the parts to be damp first...did you do that? I'm thinking about injecting some into my fin area on top of the epoxy.
Now can someone show me how to measure the strut angle, pleasePro Boat Apache 24 Brushless, Thunder Cat 31
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That is what I did after making the reinforcements to mine.Attached FilesComment
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hmmmmm...
...me thinks just a piece of clear duct tape would work just fine if the hole is kept to a size smaller than the width of the tape. I would need 3 holes...one port, one starboard and one forward to fix the leading edge mess. With all the glue I've already applied I'm not sure what would be the best patch material. I definitely want to beef up the backing plate and trade out the turn fin bracket bolts with something better.
I'm thinking I need to glass as much as of the sponson as I can get to on the turn fin side since it's already cracked in so many places.
I can't wait to see the mess I made with the epoxy injections.
Thanks for the idea LuckyDuc!Comment
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It is actually the plastic material from the packaging on one of my children's toys. Plexy glass can be a PITA to work with for such a small piece. Tape would work fine too.Comment
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