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  • tlandauer
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2011
    • 5666

    #1

    Picked these up here from fellow members!

    First up is a TFL Round Nose, this one I got from Ron1950. TFL sells these under the name Libero these days but if I am correct this predates the RTR .
    DSCN5108_5479.jpg DSCN5114_5474.jpg DSCN5118_5483.jpg DSCN5129_5489.jpgRon & Jim's Hydros 3-20-2014 001.jpg
    I added the vertical fin and trued the sponson pads, quite happy with the result!
    The other boat is a Vac-U-Pickle. Got it from jrmagooo, built by Doug Smock!
    They don't break the sound barrier but I love them!

    Last edited by tlandauer; 04-21-2014, 03:39 AM.
    Too many boats, not enough time...
  • 785boats
    Wet Track Racing
    • Nov 2008
    • 3169

    #2
    Very nice.
    Some of my favorite boats are not the fastest boats in the shed either. Just love the way they look & 'feel' on the water.
    See the danger. THEN DO IT ANYWAY!!!
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    • srislash
      Not there yet
      • Mar 2011
      • 7673

      #3
      I don't know, looking real good to me. My favs are the ones that always come back.

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      • ron1950
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Aug 2010
        • 3024

        #4
        Tim that's not my shovel nose its yours....I never made it go that fast in the one and only time I ran it.....(you made it look cool with that tail fin also)...but it did make me smile when on its maden run it ran good ....at the time I put it all together I didn't know squat about hydro's...( still don't know much lol)...watched your popeye vid with the 447/3 blade on it...its really going fast and looked great also
        MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
        74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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        • tlandauer
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Apr 2011
          • 5666

          #5
          Thanks guys!
          Ron, hope it didn't bother you as I keep calling "Ron's Hydro" , I have a habit of calling these boats by their previous owner's names, just a strange personal quirk. Guess I am a silly guy, I like to give credit to them and also feel friendly with them.
          Popeye runs pretty well but it has a temp issue that I am too lazy at the moment to look into. None of my other boats have such problem and honestly I don't think it's the set up. That Neu1515 1y runs hot and the other motor which was a Leopard 4074/2000kv runs cool.
          Too many boats, not enough time...

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          • ron1950
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Aug 2010
            • 3024

            #6
            No tim not bothered at all but u did all the work is all
            MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
            74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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            • Doug Smock
              Moderator
              • Apr 2007
              • 5272

              #7
              Good to see that pickle out there making laps again!
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              • kfxguy
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Oct 2013
                • 8746

                #8
                I really really like that red and orange hydro!
                32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) was

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                • tlandauer
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Apr 2011
                  • 5666

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Doug Smock
                  Good to see that pickle out there making laps again!
                  Thank you sir! I am having a blast and love the design!

                  Originally posted by kfxguy
                  I really really like that red and orange hydro!
                  Thank you , kfxguy,
                  It came with the original AquaCraft SV27 BL motor and Gen. I ESC, even that ran really well but I did not realize one of the cooling tubes was blocked and the cap puffed. Now it has brand new UL-1 motor and AC 60A ESC with the long cap, all components run cool.
                  Too many boats, not enough time...

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                  • tlandauer
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Apr 2011
                    • 5666

                    #10
                    TPPower Motor in the Round Nose

                    I swapped out the Proboat 1800kv motor with the TPPower motor. It is a 3630 ( 36x60) 10D (2100kv), since the motor is "d" wind, I am using a Turnigy 120a ESC with low timing.
                    Also installed an air dam ( a la Properchopper's windshield wiper refill variety )
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                    Last edited by tlandauer; 09-16-2014, 06:16 PM.
                    Too many boats, not enough time...

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                    • tlandauer
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 5666

                      #11
                      My Latest Addition to my fleet!

                      I got this from photohoward1! Thank you sir for the deal!
                      My second ML PS295, I am in love with all ML's boats but I know I won't be able to build them correctly so I did the next best thing that I could: patiently waiting for them to appear in the F/S forum !
                      I got this with a brand new Leopard 4074/2200kv, but since I am using the SeaKing 120a ESC, I wanted to have more margin, I bought a TP motor, it's a 3630 ( 36x60) sized, 10D wind , 2100kv. So far I love it. It's also in my Shovel nose from the above vid. I feel this motor is more suitable for me in this kind of application than the UL-1 motor.DSCN5457_5802.jpg DSCN5470_5815.jpg DSCN5460_5805.jpg DSCN5465_5810.jpg
                      I made a new "raised" inner lid for the radio box to accommodate the CC cap bank that I put on the SeaKing 120a ESC.
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                      Last edited by tlandauer; 05-30-2014, 08:25 PM.
                      Too many boats, not enough time...

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                      • tlandauer
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Apr 2011
                        • 5666

                        #12
                        Original inner lid and inside:

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                        Too many boats, not enough time...

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                        • kfxguy
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Oct 2013
                          • 8746

                          #13
                          Very nice!
                          32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) was

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                          • tlandauer
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Apr 2011
                            • 5666

                            #14
                            Originally posted by kfxguy
                            Very nice!
                            Thank you!

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                            Too many boats, not enough time...

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                            • tlandauer
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Apr 2011
                              • 5666

                              #15
                              I had this for two years but I did not run it simply because I wasn't sure how it will run after the "restoration" , but this is my early summer project and I realized I had to reseal practically every seam in the sponsons. ( the heat and climate changes did a number on this ) , I also redid the stuffing tube , original plan was an UL-1 motor but ultimately I went for a TPPOWER Motor 3640 7D ( 3670/2100kv) , Seaking 120a ESC. DSCN5607_5948.jpg DSCN5601_5942.jpg DSCN5602_5943.jpg DSCN5604_5945.jpg Zippkits JAE 21 1st run 002.jpg
                              Too many boats, not enough time...

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