New owner, some questions on salt water use / after run / setup

[tlandauer]

Are there any other sites that you know of that sell pre balanced and sharpened props? Now, I don't want to run mine without one. afraid I will damage the bushings in the strut from a bad factory balanced prop.

arggg.. now more time need to wait till I get it in the water :-(

Order a "K" series prop, OSE ships real fast, it's cheap. Order 42mm and 45mm and have fun, I totally agree with Doby that these props are so under rated.

[Tharr62]

What is a K prop? Is this the CNC props they sell? Which prop on their site do you mean? I will order it right now!

[tlandauer]

What is a K prop? Is this the CNC props they sell? Which prop on their site do you mean? I will order it right now!

POST #37, I linked every prop I discussed here, the "K" prop is a composite material prop, note that I don't like to use the word plastic because it has negative connotation.

[Tharr62]

Ah!! How silly of me.. I did not see the links!

And, what direction do I need (spinning direction)?

[tlandauer]

Ah!! How silly of me.. I did not see the links!

And, what direction do I need (spinning direction)?

Normal direction!! Meaning CCW, when the site says "RIGHT Hand Turn , CW, or REVERSE" ------DO NOT BUY! LOL...
leading edge should be on the left side of the prop on the TOP BLADE when looking at picture!

[Tharr62]

Got it.

I ordered a few of the "K" props (42mm).. and I got one of the CNC'ed ones (42mm).

None of them needed to be balanced, so I should be safe vs. taking a chance on the stock prop. Hopefully this was the smarter move.. and being patcient will prevent an issue that I would no doubt have had with the "RTR" gear.

I put my name on the email list for the M445 (sharpened and balanced). So, when I get the email, I will buy one of those as well!

[tlandauer]

Got it.

I ordered a few of the "K" props (42mm).. and I got one of the CNC'ed ones (42mm).

None of them needed to be balanced, so I should be safe vs. taking a chance on the stock prop. Hopefully this was the smarter move.. and being patcient will prevent an issue that I would no doubt have had with the "RTR" gear.

I put my name on the email list for the M445 (sharpened and balanced). So, when I get the email, I will buy one of those as well!

[Tharr62]

and.. more reading on the forum.. and another question..

Deans.

The many 4S packs I have to use in this boat are deans. Will this be okay with the stock gear, on 4S?

I understand if I want to move to 5S, or 6S then I will need better connections.. but, will the deans be okay for now on 4S?

[tlandauer]

and.. more reading on the forum.. and another question..

Deans.

The many 4S packs I have to use in this boat are deans. Will this be okay with the stock gear, on 4S?

I understand if I want to move to 5S, or 6S then I will need better connections.. but, will the deans be okay for now on 4S?

I thought Proboat uses their "blue plug"... Deans are ok for now, many people would tell you to change your connectors to 5.5mm bullet which I agree whole heartedly and am using them as well, but if you are set to go and don't want to change for the first time, in reality, you are ok, just watch out , the Deans plug may get very warm (hot)
4s I run 5.5mm bullet, but that depends on what motor you are running. On my Aqua Craft UL-1, I left the Deans alone. My Insane 34 Mono I have a Castle-Neu 1515 and yes, I use 5.5mm bullet.

[capnswanny]

You could also post in the Want To Buy forum if OSE it's out of stock...

Got it.

I ordered a few of the "K" props (42mm).. and I got one of the CNC'ed ones (42mm).

None of them needed to be balanced, so I should be safe vs. taking a chance on the stock prop. Hopefully this was the smarter move.. and being patcient will prevent an issue that I would no doubt have had with the "RTR" gear.

I put my name on the email list for the M445 (sharpened and balanced). So, when I get the email, I will buy one of those as well!

[Tharr62]

I thought Proboat uses their "blue plug".

Correct.. I changed over to deans when I got the boat, as all my packs are already deans.

[Tharr62]

Well..

Today, I got the new collet.. and .187 cable from OSE. Nice!

The new collet has two set screws for the motor. However, the flat on the motor is only big enough for one of them. Is this okay?

After all.. the stock one only had one set screw too!

Thoughts?

I honestly don't feel comfortable messing with the motor, making more of a flat. Will it simply work okay with one screw? Again, the stock one had only one, so it makes me think this will be fine?

[tlandauer]

The Octura 5mm-.187 collet is a big one, I am surprised it has enough room, using one set screw should be fine, just use loc tight on there other one, keep it in there is what I do, subjectively I think that maintans the balance bwtter.
The collets I gave you the links before were for 5mm-.150, that the "short" version would fit, I am always on the look out for a good smaller one, would you mind post a picture?

[Tharr62]

Thanks so much! After thinking about more.. I decided to Dermal a better flat.. and just use both grubs. LOL. I had a bit that worked well, and all is well.

Here is the pic of the final install with everything about ready for the water...

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[tlandauer]

Thanks! That looks really great! I see, you got the TFL collet. I like them but on one occation it slipped on the cable and I had to roll out the dingy. Moral to the story is always do what Fluid taught me: put a dap of anti-seize compound on the threads of the collet, it will reduce galling and enable you to tighten much more without ever hurting the machined threads in there. Here is what I use and is sold in almost all AUTO PARTS store. Link:http://www.amazon.com/Permatex-81343...eize+lubricant