56-1nch Venom P-1 gas to brushless question

[Alfa Spirit]

I' ve got a 50'' Fountain P1 hull, I would like a twin setup, it' s not easy to find the right setup

[lenny]

Hey Scott,
That sound pretty good to me,
You are going FE with it right ?
What else will you not using that is in it ?
Gas tank anything else ?
Let me know and we can make a package deal on the stuff I think.

[forescott]

Hey Scott,
That sound pretty good to me,
You are going FE with it right ?
What else will you be not using that is in it ?
Gas tank anything else ?
Let me know and we can make a package deal on the stuff I think.

Yup, gonna run the castle 2028 and ice 200hv on 10s.
I would throw the gas tank and kill switch too, keeping the radio box and servos, transom hardware and propshaft/flex.

[forescott]

Just found this on youtube. Pretty much what I'm looking for.

[lenny]

Hey that looks pretty good Scott,
Dose he say what motor he is running and on what S cells ?
It sound a little ruff in the drive I think,
May be some binding on the flex shaft.
Where do you find your boat at for sale ?

[forescott]

Its actually a fine design build. I think 5692 motor set up for 10s, but they call their motors nemesis gold, and I'm not sure of the esc. I got mine on ebay. Just found a new one at towerhobbies in the scratch and dent section with box damage only for $720. If you have super saver club membership you can save an additional 50-105 bucks and free shipping.

Hey I sent you 2-pms regarding the parts. Do you still want em??

[lenny]

Yes Scott,
Just sent you a pm.

[Alfa Spirit]

Just found this on youtube. Pretty much what I'm looking for.

This Fountain KOS is not very fast, Have a look to this 58" deep vee twin setup with two 4092, 8S on each motor

[forescott]

Just got my castle 2028 today. Now waiting for the hydra ice i ordered to come in.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1356132575.816544.jpg

[forescott]

Got some more parts this week. Just waiting on my motor mount and new stepped down flex shaft so I can run 3/16 inch props. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1357427870.882670.jpg

[forescott]

Got a chance to work on the p-1 a little today. 2028 mounted up to the rail mount from southriverrc.com. Turns out the stock flex shaft is kinda weird. 1/4 inch flex into 1/4 inch prop shaft with 5mm step down, and the stinger has 5mm bearings. Same setup as the little p-1 but bigger. i think I,m gonna use the stock shaft and try opening up some 3/16 props to 5mm.(not much of a difference) also the rear motor mount holes line up perfectly with the stock gas mount holes!

i have a swordfish 300 coming tomorrow from OSE that I think will mount nicely right in front of the motor where the stock gas tank was.(I'm using the castle ice 200 in another hull for now)This is turning to be a pretty simple conversion. The hardest part is going to be extending and supporting the stuffing tube extension, and building some battery trays.

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[lenny]

The hardest part is going to be extending and supporting the stuffing tube extension,

Hey,
Just put a outer tube over the inner tubes about 1 1/2" to tie them together and epoxy it.

[Doby]

Just a thought, but why not just move the motor closer to the stuffing tube, rather than extending it?

[forescott]

Just a thought, but why not just move the motor closer to the stuffing tube, rather than extending it?

Because the motor gets closer to the bottom of the hull the further back I move it, and it hits the steps in the hull.

[forescott]

The hardest part is going to be extending and supporting the stuffing tube extension,

Hey,
Just put a outer tube over the inner tubes about 1 1/2" to tie them together and epoxy it.

yeah, the stuffing tube is weird too. The aluminum tube is away oversized and there is at least 2 layers of teflon tube inside to make up the difference. I have some brass tube that Im going to weave in between some of the teflon and make a support at the motor from some hobby grade ply and hold it with some glass cloth and epoxy.