Newbie,Needs help with leak!

[motoxbob11]

You can tell just by looking at the picture that the stuffing tube is not lined up right from the factory! I bet the bend in it just before it comes up to the motor is more of a "crimp" than a bend also. Put a new one in. Good luck.

[rocket-ron]

motoxbob11,yeah,it was off to the side. I re-alighned the motor mount/and motor to center it in the stuffing tube,and all is well now,except the crack in the coupler. Ron

[rocket-ron]

Well,after rebuilding the boat ,sealing aligning,and ripping out items not needed,I got it on the water! It porposed,but after a few adjustments,it was flying! I ran it about 7-8minutes the last run of the evening,and it was running with about the last 3 inches of the hull in the water,rocking slightly side to side at full throttle. The inside was bone dry,I also made a washer out of some fuel tubing (about 1/8 inch) and ran it back on the drive shaft against the drive dog. I'm not sure if it keeps the water out,or the grease in,but there was very little water in the drive line when I got home and removed it! This boat is a BLAST! Ron

[motoxbob11]

Good job on setting it up and keeping it dry. I don't use the washer on the drive shaft but it might make a difference. Make sure that everything is taped up so it can stay dry even when it is upside down for awhile as you go out to retrieve it! 8 minutes is a pretty long run so make sure you aren't heating the motor up too much.

[rocket-ron]

Yeah,I should shut it down eariler,I guess(too much fun). It never hit the shut off(if there is a low voltage shut off for the Ni-Mi's). The cooling system was putting out a good stream of water,but I prouably should shut it down after 5 minutes,and let it cool out anyway. Ron