VENOM EKOS 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER

[scubasteve95]

You're really tempting me, but I have to decline. I may end up using them with the 10xl's later so I think I'll hold on to them for now. Thanks for the generous offer though.

i had to give it a shot....thanx anyway.

[VIKOS]

LOL just get 442's and have them balance and sharpened before they come. I'm thinkin the CF way might be the best way over brass or metal being heavy..as for boat sitting low water only comes up below the deck not on the hatch unless your moving in reverse. But I'd slide your packs a bit forward if you have that much water coming in. Running the boat tomorrow after a loss shaft that twisted and broke.

[forescott]

Let us know how it goes!

[VIKOS]

ran really good need to add some more epoxy on the left motor just a tad..still a lil looser than the right..which makes me wonder if it snapped due t omovement in the stinger housing. Gona work on that tomorrow. Also noticed that removing the front battery tray wall and running the batteries up a bit with stingers at -1 help alot with keeping the bow down at speeds..but on choppy conditions you see alot of nose digging when not at high speeds.

[Jeff Wohlt]

Did you break one of my wire drives?

[forescott]

I think he's got flex cables and you're collets.

[VIKOS]

Did you break one of my wire drives?

Flex shafts..but order two sets from you and the upgraded 4 set screw couplers. Couplers are awesome kept the flex shaft lodged in the hole lol. Again I think its from movement of the motor. Just added some more epoxy and she's stiff as nails probably more so than the stock glassing job. shafts are still awesome jeff getting ready to order the wire drives but use the couplers you have for wire drives..don't like the idea of so many ways just to tighten the collets. The couplers work flawless. I'll just etch a spot in the wire drives for the screws to fit into.

[scubasteve95]

LOL just get 442's and have them balance and sharpened before they come.

where?
i can find a set of 42's in cf and
ose will not s&b props you buy from them ....
you have to buy them from him already done.
prob just go with kintec..there afew bucks more
but aleast i'll get them.

[forescott]

where?
i can find a set of 42's in cf and
ose will not s&b props you buy from them ....
you have to buy them from him already done.
prob just go with kintec..there afew bucks more
but aleast i'll get them.

Ose has a section for balanced and sharpened props. Unfortunately they are out of stock. The 442's are metal not CF. They don't make a CF-42, just a 40.

[forescott]

Flex shafts..but order two sets from you and the upgraded 4 set screw couplers. Couplers are awesome kept the flex shaft lodged in the hole lol. Again I think its from movement of the motor. Just added some more epoxy and she's stiff as nails probably more so than the stock glassing job. shafts are still awesome jeff getting ready to order the wire drives but use the couplers you have for wire drives..don't like the idea of so many ways just to tighten the collets. The couplers work flawless. I'll just etch a spot in the wire drives for the screws to fit into.

Which is a coupler and which is a collet?? OSE lists both styles as couplers.

[LarrysDrifter]

Which is a coupler and which is a collet?? OSE lists both styles as couplers.

From my understanding,a collet is something that you use wrenches on-the same that we run on our EKOS.A coupler is what the stock EKOS has with the set-screws.

[scubasteve95]

from my understanding,a collet is something that you use wrenches on-the same that we run on our ekos.a coupler is what the stock ekos has with the set-screws.

correct

[VIKOS]

yep for the right term of course both are a form of coupler but most gas boats and nitros run collets..personally the couplers for wire drive that jeff has will just barely fit the wire drives..meaning unlike the flex style theres no opening thats a lil bigger its about the exact size the nyou have two sets of sets screws piercing the wire drives which makes for a really good hold.my flex couplers hold amazingly..can't amagine the wire drive couplers...

[forescott]

The thing about using set screw couplers on the flex cables is, if you're cables are not soldered, then the set screws tend to mangle the cables over time and they begin to un-wind.

[scubasteve95]

The thing about using set screw couplers on the flex cables is, if you're cables are not soldered, then the set screws tend to mangle the cables over time and they begin to un-wind.

very true...
its real easy to do to....
anyone who changed a battery connector can do it.