The official 36" zelos twin modding thread

[fweasel]

Any word on how these motor mounts turned out? Thanks

Stratus posted pictures of his carbon mounts in this post.

[menksters]

I will defiantly give this a try soon hoping it will help thanks for the tip! Btw I start to miss my zelos decals (i had them removed) any one knows where we can get just the decals? I can't find them anywhere..(sorry for the off-topic)

For this I have always used Callie graphics and they are far better then the OEM. Also mine now has some sweet hull graphics from Darkside studios, and also cut a sheet of the material for the bottom of hull as it is 3 layers thick. Can review photos on the regular thread. donnie

[MADRCER]

Darkside studios "Gear head" graphics

Donnie I got your back on this forum also...



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[menksters]

and I thank you Master Mark. donnie

[menksters]

Hull mods

What I have done with mine is to overlay the outside side edges with carbon fiber cloth using marine epoxy as my adhesive. Also run 2" wide C.F. strip along all interior seams. Then I filled the front points with a mixture of C.F chips and epoxy as well as C.F. cloth overlay at equipment tray. Lastly the Graphics. Think she's a pretty tough gal now.. Enjoy donnie

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Below is a picture of Donnie (menksters) with his boat that has the carbon overlay on the outside of that he was referring to above.


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[prepered]

Hi. Guys

Got my zelos 36 around one month ago. Nothing but problems out of the box. 1.st run after 8-10 min I lost shaft and prop I right side in the water :-( find out the flexshaft was binding in liner where it was solder on. Left side was fine except it was not straight where it was solder on but no binding issue .
Got a replacement flex shaft for right side on warranty and install it and align it. but same problem again start binding after 2,5 lipo pack.
I use graupner, heavy duty marine grease.
so what am I doing wrong can't make this boat run whiteout flexshaft problems.

[vinnyp]

First make sure your alignment is right. Don't put too much faith in how the boat came from the factory. You say the flex was binding in the liner where it was soldered. On mine, that cant happen. The solder joint is in the strut. The drive dog prevents the prop shaft from going past the strut and going that far into the liner. If not, you would not be able to adjust the strut height. You need the flexible part of the shaft to allow for movement.
Could you possible have the wrong flexshafts? Utmost importance is to MAKE SURE you have the flex shafts going in the right direction. The props should spin inwards. The winding on the flex shafts should tighten as they are turned. If not, big troubles will happen. I would also suggest getting a good set of flex shafts from OSE. Much better quality than the ones from ProBoat.
If the left side shaft is not soldered straight, don't use it. No good can come from that.

[prepered]

I can show a picture of the shafts / Flex. you can see how the right one get unsoldered. flex Zelos.jpg

[vinnyp]

That's real bad. Looks like you have the flexes spinning in the correct direction. There must be some sort of alignment issue there. That port flex is junk, don't use it. I would replace the liners as well. You should not have any issues if you get new flexes and get everything aligned properly. When you reinstall that strut, you will have to align it with the brass tubing. It does have quite a bit of wobble room there. I would also make sure that the other strut is aligned with the brass. Make sure you put some silicone sealer between the transom and strut, or it will leak.

[prepered]

Thanks I will do that when I get my after market flex shaft for both sides. tjek the replacement parts I get from proboat the are also faulty. https://youtu.be/RARyUByZ_HQ

[vinnyp]

Just saw your video. Wow..... Don't have a reason for that one. I hope the aftermarket OSE flexes you get will fix your issues.

[prepered]

Can any body help whit a part number for Zelos Twin drain plug mine fall out and I lost it.

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Can any body help whit a part number for Zelos Twin drain plug mine fall out and I lost it.

This one will work if you don't mind it being chrome.

https://www.amainhobbies.com/pro-boat-drain-plug-prb2239/p44721?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI--_4mK_T2QIVgbrACh34BweuEAQYBCABEgJHHfD_BwE

[prepered]

Thanks MADRCER.