TFL Hobbies "Popeye" Hydro: P-Sport Hydro

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  • Jlov
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2013
    • 825

    #526
    I got my Popeye hull back from airbrushing. Heres a few pics.....

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    Ill be up late tonite starting to mount everything in...

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    • tlandauer
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Apr 2011
      • 5666

      #527
      It is sooo beautiful! Jeff, you out did yourself!!
      Too many boats, not enough time...

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      • Jlov
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2013
        • 825

        #528
        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
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Apr 2011
          • 5666

          #529
          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.
          Too many boats, not enough time...

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          • Jlov
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2013
            • 825

            #530
            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

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            • Fluid
              Fast and Furious
              • Apr 2007
              • 8011

              #531
              ?...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
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2013
                • 825

                #532
                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
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Sep 2010
                  • 4294

                  #533
                  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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                  ? ONLY IF THEY WORK

                  My youtube videos.http://www.youtube.com/user/61manx?feature=mhee

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                  • SloHD
                    Slow Electric Addict!
                    • Apr 2013
                    • 337

                    #534
                    Jlov- what do you think of those "banjo" 90's? It looks like you had to shim them? Or is it just for looks?

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                    • flraptor07
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Aug 2013
                      • 2451

                      #535
                      WOW Jeff, That thing looks badass! The paint is awsome and you're doing a great job on the rest of it!

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                      • Jlov
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2013
                        • 825

                        #536
                        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
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Aug 2013
                          • 2451

                          #537
                          Cool man let us know how it goes, get some video if you can.

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                          • Jlov
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2013
                            • 825

                            #538
                            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

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                            • ron1950
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 3024

                              #539
                              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
                              MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                              74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                              • Jlov
                                Senior Member
                                • Nov 2013
                                • 825

                                #540
                                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

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