Roadrash's boat project

[dana]

I have never setup hardware before so I don't know how it will preform, it seems to be a fudge off or is it right?

did you get some 7/32 brass with the unit? seems like you have cut the stuffing tube a little short but no biggie. if you have some 7/32 you can use it to bridge the gap from the stuffing tube to the strut housing. just cut a piece an inch long, put a drop of crazy glue onto the outside of the 7/32 and insert it about 3/16 into the stuffing tube. now the other end should slide right into the strut housing. thats what i did with mine

[roadrashracing]

I did but my tube is the same size if not a little bigger

[dana]

The blackjack stuffing tube is 1/4 inch... The 7/32 slides rite in snug

[roadrashracing]

guess I'll try removing some paint

[dana]

No the 7/32 goes inside the stuffing tube

[roadrashracing]

sorry I'm just not see it, I had the peice of stuffing tube I cut off, I cleaned it out, I even sanded down the end of the brass tube but it will not go in.

[roadrashracing]

then what do you do with the hull side?

[dana]

listen very carefully.... the stuffing tube in your boat is 1/4 diameter . you should have a 7/32 diameter tube you got with your ose strut. yes? take the 7/32 brass you got from ose and slide it into the 1/4 stuffing tube on the boat

[roadrashracing]

i THINK i GOT IT AFTER GRINDING THE END OF THE BRASS DOWN AND REMMING the stuffing tube it was a tight fit.

[roadrashracing]

Well it was a pretty good day, got all the hardware buttoned up

[G-UNIT]

open the gap a wee bit more.

[roadrashracing]

Boats ready for just a lot of wind for the next few days. Will I need an extra water pick up?

[G-UNIT]

Only if you think your components are getting to hot.

[roadrashracing]

Going to try it tomarrow

[roadrashracing]

2nd run today, still cold, a little windy but boat ran great, it did take a lot to get on to plane at times.



video http://www.flickr.com/photos/3897564...n/photostream/

Hard to drive and film at the same time