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1/8 Scale Turn Fins.
Just a quick question on 1/8 scale turn fins for you guys over there in the States.
Are there rules governing the style of fin on a 1/8 scaly hydro?
I mean, as in a straight canted fin or a hooked fin.
If there are no rules, what tends to be the preferred style?
Cheers.
Paul.
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There are at least two sanctioning race bodies that I am aware of and then there are local club rules as well. I can tell you here is the rule book for Namba racing:
http://namba.com/content/library/rul...a_rulebook.pdf See section 21 and 28(electric specific rules) I have seen them both ways, slightly hooked in and also just straight. I have not raced the 1/8 scales yet, so others may have more knowledge on this. I do have one 1/8 scale and am building my second as we speak. There is a the National Boat Race (Namba) happening in Dallas in one month and they are runing 1/8 scale in a spec. class.
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I run in NAMBA and Mostly FE no rules on shape. A long time ago there wa a rule on Position but not any more.
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I just looks at the rule book for IMPBA FE - 1/8 scale
NO mention of rule for turn fin.
Best turn fins for 1/8 scale Hydro's or other large boats.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...nium-Turn-Fins
or contact Randy directly at :
randy_rap@cogeco.ca
Larry
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The best turn fins for 1/8th scale (and many others) are from Dick Tyndall but unfortunately due to said popularity he has quite a back log of orders.
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Sorry guys.
I didn't notice the last few posts until just now.
Thanks for the information guys. It is much appreciated.
In the interest of scale, I went with an Accu-Tech straight fin with a home made angled bracket.
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Cheers.
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As I said before all my 8th scale turn fins start here; https://zippkits.com/index.php?main_...roducts_id=697
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Mojo Racing Products has new large fins for 8th scale hydros. I would recommend the 0.056" model for FE hydros
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https://www.mojoracingproducts.com/c...plane-turn-fin
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Thanks for the tip, just ordered the 1/8 scale turn fin and bracket from them for my upcoming 8255 build. I was having a hard time finding any turn fins in stock anywhere.