Starship Rigger

[sailr]

Interesting upgrades and information regarding the turn fin placement!

[SweetAccord]

I know this is an old thread, but for people that still may read it, if you have a Starship, you can make the front sponsons act like floatation devices by sealing up the small seam from the inside of the boat with epoxy or other to save weight and give you space inside the already small hull.

Here's mine: http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...chmentid=86544

Hope that helps.

[Insaniac]

I know this is an old thread, but for people that still may read it, if you have a Starship, you can make the front sponsons act like floatation devices by sealing up the small seam from the inside of the boat with epoxy or other to save weight and give you space inside the already small hull.

Here's mine: http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...chmentid=86544

Hope that helps.

Did that with my first one (sold it) and now my second one a week ago...works great...nice clean solution that leaves extra room.

[SweetAccord]

[NativePaul]

I dislike using trapped air for flotation, because if you crash hard and the hull is compromised you loose all your floatation just when you need it, and if your hull is not compromised you don't need the flotation.

Have any of you added carbon booms to your Tenshock riggers, I saw a number of both the Mini and the Hydro1 version at the last worlds and the majority of them had at least one secondary boom added to control the sponson's angle of attack better.

[SweetAccord]

You have a point about floatation, but for me the lake I run at has nothing to crash into and I've been running there for years. The water is calm and I've yet been able to flip it, but my case may not be fitting for others so floatation is a must if you have obstacles in the lake you can hit.

As for the carbon booms, I don't see the need to add anything to the stock design as I don't race professionally and stock it's great. They must run at very high speeds to need to mod it to that point! But that's neat though. :) I wish someone would make these hulls dirt cheap less electronics for 100.00 like 3D printing or something out of wood or plastic, the design is so awesome for such a small boat, I love it.

Thank you for sharing, I alway like to see what others are doing. What kind of KV and props are they running do you know? Any videos of their runs?

[SweetAccord]

On side note, this is the funnies thing I've seen yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKBLp3UsXPo


This one is my favorite videos showing what this hull can really do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG571aBymKs


All my favorite videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_c6_mwzB9E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZJjAcYjrRY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoPuUuX2hk8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k36dQ7KoTzw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr-8FcELANY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbaVC3vukBs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCqXReHnBbg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2U-DiiqyJw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj_31b-l6-c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7pBEoJ-44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTHSG_2qhic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k-jNZVEQYM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXU0uavNgLY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC7Wk2A9MJc

Enjoy!

[ray schrauwen]

I like the extra booms on your yellow starship Paul. I have a cheap HK copy that has some flex to it and you just helped me solve how to decrease it. Thanks for the pics!
I have a 28mm Heli-max 2580kv 6 pole motor for it I got new for $10 on fleabay. Another project not started yet.
Looks like my hull could use ride pads with sharp trailing edges for the sponsons.

I'd prefer a cf one but, this is a low budget build.

[SweetAccord]

I don't think the yellow Tenshock is his.

[NativePaul]

It is for efficiency more than speed, I suspect we are running no faster than many sport boaters, and certainly slower than American racers, but when you are trying to go fast on limited power the last thing you want is for the sponsons angle of attack to be changing as when it lowers it will have more wetted area and not only slow you down but you will consume more power accelerating back up to speed.

They are not mine, the examples in the photos belonged to the Bulgarian team.

The Minis are typically powered by Tenshock 1025/17 or Ts Viper 1515/16 for 3s and Tenschock 1025/13 for 2s, the Hydro1 Ts Viper 1530/8 or Leopard 2860/3400 for 3s or TS Viper 1530/5 or Leopard 2860 5050kv on 2s.

The one in the second video in SweetAccord's second post is the Hydro1 version not the Mini Hydro.

[SweetAccord]

I think I've seen someone do 4s on a Tenshock, crazy.