NEW Pro Boat "ZELOS 36" Twin Cat

[Keagan-Z06]

Keagan, sorry to see what happened to your boat. It looks to me that as hard as the impact was, the thickness of the hull prevented a water breach, right?


If you want to fix it, it's really easy.
1-Knock off all the fiber glass that's hanging off.
2-Seal all the damaged glass with thin CA glue.
3-Scuff the paint around the damaged area with 400 grit sandpaper.
4-Bondo makes a product called "Bondo Hair" or "Bondo Glass"which is Bondo fiberglass resin mixed with fiberglass shavings.
5-Mix harder in to a small portion and apply as best you can to shape the hull back to it's original shape.
6-I add more Bondo than what is necessary and once dry I start shaping with a rough wood file.
7-Once you have the basic shape with the rough file, then you start sanding.
8-Once sanded smooth I use light weight body filler putty to fill in any pin holes.


If it were any other boat, I'd say this stuff may be too heavy, but given the weight of the Zelos 36, I feel this product will do the job well.



I've repaired a Zelos 48 that my old Director ran in to a pole this way and a Rockstar 48 that I ran in to a buoy, as well. To finish it off, I'd paint the tips of the sponsons flat black and you'll never know it was ran up on shore.

Rafael,

Aside from my initial shock, the first thing I thought was that the Zelos took that hit like a champ! No water breach per crash. I did have water breach but Im thinking its because of a loose pickup hose to the ESC. I will take the boat to a boat yard here that makes boats. I don't think I will be able to get back the same color, thats my only problem. If I have to order the paint then I will be out another week or 2 before use.

[Keagan-Z06]

I've repaired a Zelos 48 that my old Director ran in to a pole this way and a Rockstar 48 that I ran in to a buoy, as well. To finish it off, I'd paint the tips of the sponsons flat black and you'll never know it was ran up on shore.

Missed this part, my Dad suggested the same thing about the tip of the boat with black paint, I'm just not sure how it would of looked?

[JPriami]

Here is the video I shot & edited of running rc boats at Luther lake. March 26th 2016. Be aware this is a large video file (2gb). So only watch it if you have a fast Internet connection via wifi or PC. You might want to consider downloading it then watching it. The link to download the video directly is the last link. It's a 1080p 60 fps video that's high quality. So if it glitch or buffers your connection isn't able to keep up for Web streaming. Boats run: traxxas spartan, proboat zelos & venom king of shaves. All only running 14.8v so they are not running at top speed. Special thanks to Chris Oliphant & Dickson parks dept.

http://www.jpriami.com/video/3_26_16.html

http://www.jpriami.com/video/videos/3_26_16.mp4

[forescott]

Has anybody used any of the CNC props that OSE has?

They have a 42mm in left hand and right hand rotation, 2.32" total pitch.

Just wondering if they would be a valid option for someone, like myself, that doesn't enjoy sharpening & balancing.

I just ordered a set of CNC 442's to try out. I hate balancing props. My hands are too big and my eyes aren't soo good anymore. I think they are a great option.

[JPriami]

Let me know how those work for you forescott.
I just ordered a pair of abc 1815-17 to try.

[Plp350z]

I have too 5000 50c venoms
The boat is running at max speed it is stock
My battery leads are 4 in long
It is melting at the batter connection on the black wire
In to the y connection

[gman350]

Thanks guys. I bought a set of the CNC props to try.

I was actually intending on buying the S&B X442s, but they were out of stock.

I tried doing some smaller props in the past and just wasn't very happy with my results.

There are quite a few videos on Youtube, I think I have a pdf that Grim Racer made also.

[gman350]

I have too 5000 50c venoms
The boat is running at max speed it is stock
My battery leads are 4 in long
It is melting at the batter connection on the black wire
In to the y connection

The Y connection that is on the adapter harness that comes with the boat?

[Plp350z]

Yes

[JPriami]

They say not to run it at its max speed on 22.2v for more than a good pass. Then do cool down laps then high speed pass. That the solder will melt off that harness.

[Plp350z]

Thanks man I will try it

[gman350]

Here is the video I shot & edited of running rc boats at Luther lake. March 26th 2016. Be aware this is a large video file (2gb). So only watch it if you have a fast Internet connection via wifi or PC. You might want to consider downloading it then watching it. The link to download the video directly is the last link. It's a 1080p 60 fps video that's high quality. So if it glitch or buffers your connection isn't able to keep up for Web streaming. Boats run: traxxas spartan, proboat zelos & venom king of shaves. All only running 14.8v so they are not running at top speed. Special thanks to Chris Oliphant & Dickson parks dept.

http://www.jpriami.com/video/3_26_16.html

http://www.jpriami.com/video/videos/3_26_16.mp4

Nice video. That looks like a neat place to run boats.

[Keagan-Z06]

Cannot get that video to play for the life of me. Even on our "high speed" connection at work. Started off great but never got pass the Spartan

[gman350]

My interwebs is pretty fast and I ended up having to download the video to watch it, took about 15 minutes, it's a 2GB file.

[JPriami]

Yeah a lot of folks have had trouble with the video streaming. I didn't want to shrink it down anymore because you start to loose quality. Thanks for giving it a try tho.