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Built this with parts from my Mini Rio project that I abandoned.
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Ad some more pictures and specs that looks pretty interesting
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The first picture is the plastic mount that I made for the speed control
The speed control is for an SV27
The motor is an Ammo 28-35-2700
The battery is a 3S1500 Mah 25C pack
The second picture is the hardware it's for the mini hydro from mini cat racing
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This is what happend today when the rudder hit some unkown object that is submerged in the local pond.
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I cut this hole so I could get to the crack from the inside
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Five Minute Epoxy to the rescue!!
Last edited by jfabcustom; 12-17-2008, 11:16 PM.Sixty percent of the time, It works, Everytime!Comment
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I used five minute epoxy on the crack. Once it set I decided to fill the rest of the hull with foam. I had already filled the bow.
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That's it for now. I'll try to get video once it runs again, provided it's longer than 40 seconds.Sixty percent of the time, It works, Everytime!Comment
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New Hull, New hardware
This is a new hull with a new inline strut/rudder bracket that I designed and scratched out on my Dad's Bridgeport Mill. The blue anodized parts are from Mini Cat Racing and the raw aluminum part is what I designed. The component layout inside the hull will be different this time as well to accomadate a much lower C/G. Hull is ready to be tub tested. If she doesn't leak I'll just need to make a longer rudder pushrod and she'll be ready to run.
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Good looking build. I'm curious to find out what the transom weight is and how it sits in the water. Have you figured out where the COB is?IMPBA: 7-Time FE World Record Holder "Don't think outside the box. Rather, refuse to admit that the box exists in the first place!"
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Not yet I just finnished the tub test. No leaks! It didn't seem to weigh the transom much more than the previous setup. None of the internal components had been installed at that point(speed control, reciever, batt, ETC.) So it was hard to tell. I'll get a pic in the tub when she's all together. maybee tonight.Sixty percent of the time, It works, Everytime!Comment
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Ok here are some pics. In the first two the hull is balanced at 4.5" from transom which is about 32% of the 14" Hull
Next is the layout inside the hull
and these two are how it sits in the water. it doesn't sit much lower in the rear than it did with the previous setup.
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Any thoughts/Comments?Sixty percent of the time, It works, Everytime!Comment
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I'd say try it and see how it runs!
Also, wash the bathtub
LOL => you asked for thoughts/comments! Or put a mat down to cover it up next time J/K
Make sure you get a video of the maiden voyage! We're looking forward to seeing how she runs.IMPBA: 7-Time FE World Record Holder "Don't think outside the box. Rather, refuse to admit that the box exists in the first place!"
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Your right! I guess it is about time for a CLR treatment in the tub? LOL! The fact that I work with metal all day doesn't help the tub's situation either. I'll make sure to get a video next time I run the boat. I should be able to run it soon since the weather here just cleared up today. Although the pond may still be in pretty rough shape due to the storms we had. It's only knee deep and it fills with leaves and twigs sometimes.Sixty percent of the time, It works, Everytime!Comment
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