TFL Hobbies "Popeye" Hydro: P-Sport Hydro

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  • tlandauer
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2011
    • 5666

    #76
    Originally posted by 785boats
    I actually ordered a 4082 2200kv with mine. All that's needed is to get a 40mm tail ring & it bolts straight in. BUT, the 70mm cooling can that came with it won't fit between the ring & the mount, So I've had to use a 50mm long cooler. The battery & ESC still get hotter than the motor, which is only just warm.
    Thanks for the info! One last thing, did you run 4s1p or 4s2p?
    Sorry for all the pestering!
    Too many boats, not enough time...

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    • 785boats
      Wet Track Racing
      • Nov 2008
      • 3169

      #77
      No Problem.
      Only 1P allowed here in Australia for racing.
      See the danger. THEN DO IT ANYWAY!!!
      http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...hp?albumid=319
      http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...hp?albumid=320

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      • ron1950
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Aug 2010
        • 3024

        #78
        Originally posted by tlandauer
        May I ask you the reason for re-bending the stuffing tube?
        Well with th larger motor the angle was way off so had to get that right tryed everything i could think of before doing it Its not hard to do its just laying in there then j b weld it the angle u need Now iam worried the cg may be too far back But have to wait and see
        MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
        74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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        • LiPo Power
          DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
          • May 2009
          • 3186

          #79
          Just in case...
          Is never enough.....
          And second on Ron's opinion on the top of that...
          Also, floatation, floatation, floatation.... :-)

          Originally posted by tlandauer
          May I ask you the reason for re-bending the stuffing tube?
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          • tlandauer
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Apr 2011
            • 5666

            #80
            Originally posted by 785boats
            No Problem.
            Only 1P allowed here in Australia for racing.
            Thanks!
            Originally posted by ron1950
            Well with th larger motor the angle was way off so had to get that right tryed everything i could think of before doing it Its not hard to do its just laying in there then j b weld it the angle u need Now iam worried the cg may be too far back But have to wait and see
            I see, thanks for the heads up as I too want to drop a bigger motor.

            Originally posted by LiPo Power
            Just in case...
            Is never enough.....
            And second on Ron's opinion on the top of that...
            Also, floatation, floatation, floatation.... :-)
            Yeah! Love that JB Weld job, looks great, I will copy that as well and remember to add floataion!
            Thanks guys!
            Too many boats, not enough time...

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            • ron1950
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Aug 2010
              • 3024

              #81
              wish my yellow boat didnt have all this writing all over it lol my own fault as monica showed me pics of it before shipping .....now got the flex cut to right lenth..(alwasys a good thing) modified the motor mount with a drill to get better motor angle still lol.....had to sand the rudder so it would fit between the rudder brackets and swing freely...mock up the t180 position and battery placement...looks as if battery will have to be way forward to get decent cg....only real problem so far is that 2 or 3 of the set screws are missing// makes it harder to complete...lhs had the set screws so that's all over...
              Last edited by ron1950; 10-13-2013, 03:13 PM.
              MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
              74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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              • ron1950
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Aug 2010
                • 3024

                #82
                now set up the esc and find a place to put the rx and I guess ill be done
                MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                • 785boats
                  Wet Track Racing
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 3169

                  #83
                  Ron.
                  In mine there was a small RX tray to the right of the motor under the deck. Is there not one in yours? Also there was some foam cut & fitted in each sponson. I would have thought they all come like that.But extra foam is still needed.
                  Here's a couple of pics of the layout in mine. You can just see edge of the balloon around the RX at the edge of the deck in the first pic. The second one shows the RX & the foam.
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                  See the danger. THEN DO IT ANYWAY!!!
                  http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...hp?albumid=319
                  http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...hp?albumid=320

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                  • ron1950
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 3024

                    #84
                    well I am back on the road again so cant look at it now but if there was a rx tray I never saw it lol....glued a small 1/4 plywood slab to the floor and velcroed the mr3000 rx to it....wont get a chance to run it till the 24th .....

                    btw if u are using the stock motor mount and running a 40 mm motor like the 4074 or nue 1515 u will need this http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...d=ose-80600-RC

                    and u may need a short water cooling can as there is not much room between the braceing
                    MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                    74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                    • flraptor07
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Aug 2013
                      • 2451

                      #85
                      Monica says mine will be done 10/20 I got the green one with no lettering except the TFL logo on the rear, All hardware 40mm motor mount, no electronics. I'm Going bulletproof on electronics, Swordfish 220A ESC and Neu 1515 1y 2200kv motor, Savox SW 0231SG waterproof servo. should work good for my first P Sport Hydro.

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                      • ron1950
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 3024

                        #86
                        sounds good flap where do u run in fla?
                        MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                        74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                        • flraptor07
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Aug 2013
                          • 2451

                          #87
                          Originally posted by 785boats
                          Ron.
                          In mine there was a small RX tray to the right of the motor under the deck. Is there not one in yours? Also there was some foam cut & fitted in each sponson. I would have thought they all come like that.But extra foam is still needed.
                          Here's a couple of pics of the layout in mine. You can just see edge of the balloon around the RX at the edge of the deck in the first pic. The second one shows the RX & the foam.
                          How do you do the leads through the side of the hull for your + lead?

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                          • flraptor07
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Aug 2013
                            • 2451

                            #88
                            Originally posted by ron1950
                            sounds good flap where do u run in fla?
                            Well I just started with RC boats not to long ago, I'll be running @ Ackerman park with West Fl Model Boat Club and I test @ Bennett park in Bradenton

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                            • ron1950
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 3024

                              #89
                              cool I am a member there also....ill be down there in dec hopefully....I know some others in the club that are going to get this boat so will be fun...
                              MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                              74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                              • Doby
                                KANADA RULES!
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 7280

                                #90
                                Here's a shot of Roberts at speed in a corner..and a few others.. Just realized these pics should have gone in the P-Spec thread...oh well, nice pics anyway!

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                                Last edited by Doby; 10-15-2013, 03:23 PM.
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