Replacement Propeller strut for Proboat Mystic

[Darin Jordan]

These things are so much fun, I know how we all like to modify them, but what is the advantage of this over the stock setup?

Much improved strut bushing... The stock strut bushings wear quickly and get pretty loose...

[MORIDE]

Thanks Darin, I appreciate all your posts and insight about these boats, I have a Mystic and MG, I also have allot of RC products and I think these are the best stock performance products that I own. I know we all mod them as have I, but they are really great out of the box actually.

[Darin Jordan]

Thanks Darin, I appreciate all your posts and insight about these boats, I have a Mystic and MG, I also have allot of RC products and I think these are the best stock performance products that I own. I know we all mod them as have I, but they are really great out of the box actually.

You are welcome.

Just like the nylon bushings that used to come in the Traxxas Stampedes, and other "production compromises" that exist in almost any RTR RC vehicle, none of these are perfect. What I tried to do with these was get Pro Boat to focus on providing a solid base platform... the important, hard to change stuff, like hulls, motor layout, etc., and make everything else relatively simple to swap out for better quality stuff, once the stock parts wore, out. Seems to have worked thus far.

I like these boats as well... I think I'll have a BJ29 and a new IM31 V2 to run for this season... Looking forward to trying to continue the development!

[Garrett]

I just installed that strut with the skeg on it, and with little modifcations to the piece it fits really well. now, I've just got to test it. thats the fun part. as far as modifications went, I had to grind the main strut because it was too wide to match the dual stock rudder assemblies that I made, and slide the engine back on the mounts to suck up the flex cable. other than that, it looks wicked. Dual Rudders, with a skeg on the Prop Strut. Thanks for the Help Everyone and Darin.

[MAMBA2200]

got any pics of the finished product i would love to see it

[Garrett]

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Here's the pics guys, I'll have more soon.

[St3alth_Frenzy]

Here's the pics guys, I'll have more soon.

how do you like the dual rudder setup? As im looking to do that to mine.

[Garrett]

It handles really well, she turns on a dime. more so now than it did before.

[Darin Jordan]

Looks interesting... Will be interested to hear how it works...

Just a little advice... the stuffing tube appears to be bent down below the level of the strut. You should really try to reshape it to get it to be a smoother bend to the strut. A pain, I know... this brass is pretty hard from China.

On my Elam, I had to do it by carefully covering the bottom of the hull with wet rags, etc... pulling the teflon and flexshaft out, and then "annealing" the metal so it would bend easier...

You definitely don't want it hanging down below the level of the strut if you can avoid it.

[Garrett]

awesome, thanks for the tip.

[Garrett]

Here ya go guys, I figured yall would be interested as to how she handles. it was a little windy lastnight, but it was the only free time I could grab.

Take 1 http://youtu.be/DADBXgZB4Vw

Take 2 http://youtu.be/4gn_vN1_u3g