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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
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This boat just like to mess with me... A LOT! Finally got her dialed. Again, powered by PB 1500s for our stock twin class. I was Running w/ Richt's EKOS I built for him w/ 1800KV outrunners (not stock twin drive).
Threw on some new props. Ran fantastic... until......
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That sucks! What was it someone said was broke in the vid? Rudder mount? Couldn't hear good.Catching Air!Comment
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It stuffed backwards into about an inch of water on the port stinger. It cracked the sponson transom and blew the stinger down about 5 or 10 degrees and to the inside about 10 or 15 degrees. Broke the stuffing tube support and bent the stuffing tube all to heck and stress cracked the bond between the motor mount and the hull. Other than the transom damage around where the stinger exits, there was no paint damage at all which made me as happy as the situation allowed.
On another note john, a raced the hpr today against a df cat twin... holy crap I love that hull.Comment
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dang buddy that was a nasty looking. Don't let that thing get the best of you! It was running darn good that's for sure!Comment
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Ive got it torn apart. Should get the stinger and new stuffing tube glassed back in tomorrow or Tuesday. Going to make a couple mods, do things a tad different and am going to do everything I can to have it back in the water for Sundays race. My twins got the best of me today with elements of surprise. I put my HPR on the bank too. LOL. But I was going pretty slow. Starboard LVC kicked in and turned it right, and right into a bank. I was cruising it back towards the end of the pond where my house is not far off the shoreline... well here. You can see. A little O.T. vid for you.
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Forgot to post this. This was spinning ABC three blades as in the vid of it when I skipped it into the bank above. I thought I liked the props until I ran against Brians twin UL1 power w/ 442s. It was a lot slower than I though with them. I went back to my cut down 47s last week and we run about the same speed again. No vids from last week... not sure why it didnt get recorded. BUT, on the last lap my steering servo failed. Oh well. it ran VERY well until then. Its a servo I had under water twice and it never worked as well after its second soaking. It was only a matter of time.
Anyway, heres 4 weeks ago
Last edited by tiqueman; 07-28-2015, 07:45 PM.Comment
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I know, old thread and you've sold the boat and it was re-sold on Ebay a while back. I'm going to take my G apart this fall winter and do it up as a twin with some inexpensive 2200kv motors 3660 size and 442 props.
Any idea Scott how long the struts stuck out from the sponson backs?? I still have all your pics saved from when you built this. I wish you had the motor mount templates to save me some work, lol...
Cheers!
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ray I did not sell that boat, I still have it in my possession. I don't recall the stinger length but I can cut you a set if you need them, ive got the file saved somewhere. And I have a set of carbon mounts in stock if you would like those as wellLast edited by tiqueman; 07-28-2015, 07:43 PM.Comment
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Thats cool. I saw a twin Geico much like yours on Ebay. Glad you still have it.
I would like a set, did you use lead teflon or speedmaster style?
Carbon mounts sound like you will save me some time. I'll let you know when I have some $$ ready.
Thank you! Nortavlag Bulc Comment
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Sorry, no link. It was a few months ago. Nortavlag Bulc Comment
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