brushless mini rio hardware options

[larryrose11]

OK, after a bit of a hiatus, I have finally got some shots together, in all the ugly details.
You can see more detail in the shots than in life it seems!


You can see that I used the stock motor mount, and I'm glad I did, because the balance point for this hull seems to be about the middle of the front access hole.
The yellow in the bottom of the hull is the 3 layers of 3/4 of fiberglass.
you can also see the cover I made for the coupler, because it is tight in there, and I want rotations parts covered. Im trying out some new hatch gasket which I use with hatch tape too, but Im not sure it works any better than just the hatch tape. I also replaced the tubing alon the side, because I wanted something tougher.

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It runs great in rough chop too.
Here is a vid of it in chop, running on 2 cells.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lz6FH4jO3E

[larryrose11]

I just put a 3s pack in, IT FLEW!!
Then in short order, my coupler, which was a stock unit I bored out to fit my motor, failed. I lost the prop and shaft. Lucky for me, I was in shallow water at the time, so I retrieved the boat.
Order placed, should have new parts soon.

[larryrose11]

My boat was bobbing up and down, (porposing) and I feel it is probably from the 4-5 mm shim you can see on the last pic of post #16. Im going to remove that.
Also, Im learned a bit about this stuff, as this was my first boat. That motor, is too much for this boat. Not too much power, but too heavy. The motor with the jacket comes in @ 170g, an is capable of more than the ESC can supply. A
Tenshock N1025*17 3200 KV Motor is just 64g, and the cooling jacket cant be more than 30g. This motor would be a much better choice.

Just be aware that the CG of this boat needs to be about the middle of the front access hatch. So, as I put a lighter motor in there, I will need to er-position the ESC closer to the bow.

Also, stick to props 32 MM and smaller. Bigger props just make it torque roll.

[nultater]

Appreciate the post and tips. I'm brand new to RC boating. Just got a mini RIO and working out how to get it planing right (right now the rear sits low, and the prop just froths the water). Reading these posts has been helping lots!

[larryrose11]

no proble
the org powertrain sucks. ge somthing better. I was there too. look what a boat like the Mini Rio can doo with the right powertrain
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ad.php?t=24094
post 7 he taalks about the powertrain.
Also, this site has a lot of info:
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/info.php