New Motley Crew Stock Build +
I recently bought a new Motley Crew (MC) hull and hardware for a great deal and assembled it with new stock electronics for a good friend.
(Stock electronics were pulled from a Revolt)
AQ 36x56 1800kV 6pole
AQ 60amp esc
2x2s in series for 4s
Stock Rudd servo
Along the way I applied some awesome mods that I learned from this forum (A Big Thanks! to Tony the Properchopper).
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And so it begins....
I was unsure of the flexyness in the stock canopy and it is a relatively large one at that. I suspect that the new owner may want to upgrade this hull at some point (larger motor, etc.) so I decided to do an inlay to the cano and added some reinforcements.
The stock ribs on it, while a great idea from Aquacraft, were not adhered to the canopy very well. They popped off with minimal effort. If anyone were running this boat in stock fashion, I would, at least, check that your ribs are glue in securely.
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In the last pic you will note some blue painters tape from front to rear. The hull has a curve to it where the canopy attaches and originally the canopy didn't sit perfectly flat. As I was applying an inlay anyway, I am using the tape to add more curve to the hatch for a better fit.
New Motley Crew Stock Build +
Next I reused one of the Canopy ribs to add some rigidity to the hulls interior. I scuffed the paint with 220 grit sandpaper and 30min epoxied it in
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Out of CF plate I cutout and bolted a piece to the motor mount.
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I then just used the motor mount as a guide and drilled holes for the motor shaft and mounting screws. I also decided to drill a hole at the base of the plate to allow me to bolt it to a piece of thick gray styrene angle (similar to what I used on the canopy) that I will epoxy to the hull floor too.
The end result is very rigid and the flex in the hull's tub floor is very minimal now.
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New Motley Crew Stock Build +
The self adhesive Velcro with straps for the pair of 2s packs this boat will be running are very nicely done. I bought them from PureTech on line.
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You will note that the motor wires pass through a hole drilled in the Carbon motor plate. I took great care to ensure that the wires will not be cut into by the plate from vibrations or general shifting of things while running. There is a plastic grommet installed in the pass through to protect the wire. Carbon fiber can be sharp and is conductive! This can be a recipe for disaster if you are careless.
In a good old newbie fashion I had accidentally ordered the wrong size capacitors last summer for building cap banks. Lol.
I have been using them here and there when I can. This is one such occasion.
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New Motley Crew Stock Build +
And all done with a few quick personal touches.
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I was pleased with the handling of the boat in a mostly stock form.
Full throttle turns no problem. Very stable.
Started with a Grimm 42x55. Balanced and sharpened.
The system ran a little warm but the 5.5mm motor connectors were hot!
Top speed 36mph
I put a CNC X440 on the MC and BAM things ran much cooler and speed increased to 39.6mph!!
This is without any hardware adjustments. Only battery CG.
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Please overlook the lake side fix of clear hatch tape over the exposed motor bullet cons in the last pick. That was redone with new shrink.
Oh and I forgot. One last mod before maiden...
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Air Dam. Installed with double sided tape. I used hatch tape to hold it in place for a little while but then removed it before running.
The owner of this boat lives several hours away from me, so it will be some time before I get to experiment with this hull any further.
Thanks for checking out this build!!
New Motley Crew Stock Build +
Thanks and I appreciate the feedback!
I must admit the rearward interior white rib was placed in too quickly and in retrospect I wish I had done that differently. And one day I just might.
The packs are now being run up against it. And the new owner is happy with how it performs.
Thanks again for the tips!!! :beerchug: