TFL Hobbies "Popeye" Hydro: P-Sport Hydro

[Jlov]

Thx Tim got a lot done tonite, mounted motor and stuffing tube bracket. Got rigger and rudder mounted and ran water lines. Got a nice lil dual water outlet on side. Just used Velcro for battery and ESC mounts for now. I will epoxy them later. Just got to mount servo holder and drill stuffing tub and install linkage rod for rudder tomorrow and may be able to take a few runs out back. Im happy with the way the guy did the paint and airbrushing.

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[tlandauer]

Wow, you do fast work! I understand, sometimes I feel like I am being driven by a force, and just had to finish the work. lol...
Looks great, love that dual water outlet.

[Jlov]

Yes if it was up to me I would work out here all night till I was done but girlfriend is texting me to come to bed....lol So I will finish tommo. Tired and its 3 am here so don't want to be drilling my first stuffing tube under these conditions anyway


Oh and yea I still have to shim that turn fin

[Fluid]

?...girlfriend is texting me to come to bed....don't want to be drilling my first stuffing tube under these conditions...

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[Jlov]

LMAO Fluid ....reading it now sounds a little different......Anyways did get the stuffing tube drilled(twice) Heres a few pics

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[lenny]

I guess with that said,
Practice a few times with girlfriend makes perfect.

Ps.
You should take the in water line going to the mount,
And change it so it is going to the low nipple on the jacket first.
Than out the top nipple of the jacket to the mount nipples and out exit port,
It will let any air out in the jacket and line and should give better cooling to.
In the long run because it fills the jacket to the top and than over flows out the top nipple.

Something like this.
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[SloHD]

Jlov- what do you think of those "banjo" 90's? It looks like you had to shim them? Or is it just for looks?

[flraptor07]

WOW Jeff, That thing looks badass! The paint is awsome and you're doing a great job on the rest of it!

[Jlov]

Thx Lenny will change that
SloHD I snapped the regular 4mm nipple on water jacket and ordered those 5mm banjos from Kintec and just tapped a new thread to 5mm. They look nice too.
Thx Chris I got everything in now and just bench tested it and seems fine. About to walk out back and drop in in the water for first time...

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[flraptor07]

Cool man let us know how it goes, get some video if you can.

[Jlov]

Got a few nice passes in and then it quit running and when I brought it in saw smoke. Pulled cowling and ESC was on fire!! 036.jpg

[ron1950]

bummer ,,,what esc was that and was it marine or aircraft with a water cooler? just wondering as I am too lazy to look back a few pages....get ya a t 180 its cheep but never had a problem with any in my boats...shows they are in stock in usa wearhouse

[Jlov]

It was the older style Swordfish 200amp.. I bought it on RC Groups for $75 and was told it was new......On the hunt for a new one now

[Doby]

Did you check your temps after a couple of laps?

[flraptor07]

It was the older style Swordfish 200amp.. I bought it on RC Groups for $75 and was told it was new......On the hunt for a new one now

Hey Jeff did it get wet?