my brushless super hawaii project

[eclipse]

ok so i am building a super hawaii brushless boat.i bought my SH at my local hobby shop.it was sitting on the shelf gathering dust for about 5 years and i told myself one day i will buy it.so about a year ago i decided to buy it and i bargand with the people to lower the price so i managed to lower it down to 80$ amazingly.that same day i put it together and ran it and i said wow this thing is slow so the next day i decided to run 2 battery packs(o yea it had the mechanical speed controler)and i gave it full throtel and it was almost twice as fast.i brought it out to the middle of the lake and i heard a loud skiping noise and my boat stoped.i waited almost an hour for my bout to drift back to the bank i took it apart and the gears where totaly stripped and the bushings where destroyed.thats when i decided the brushless project is on.so basicly it was sitting on my shelf for a year untill i finaly decided to start. i will have pics once my camera charges on what i did so far.

[z400]

i own a dual Brushless super hawaii



fun boat
i'll be watching this thread

[phase]

haha im getting that rudder from you for this project for my brother.. just pm him about those rudders

[eclipse]

hey does anyone have any suggestions on the rudder i should use and also z400 what motor and esc did you use im planing to use just one motor but do you have any vids of your super hawaii? i want it to be fast.
thanks
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[eclipse]

will have pics up probly later tonight

[eclipse]

here yall go

[eclipse]

more
inside gutted out

[z400]

how much you want for it?


Edit- Those trim tabs look really low...

[eclipse]

im not tryna sell it its my project.
those trim tabs i made myself and i have no clue were to put them so i put them very low i can always redo them.

[z400]

lol man

thats not a good idea at all.
that boat is plastic.
you need to make sure that what your installing is the right part, need ot make sure it will work with other parts you will use, and you also need to make sure that it is in the right position before you go mounting anything.

ABS plastic is fragile.
Your not going to want to drill holes every where in it.
and you dont want to make mistakes such as the one you made with the trim tabs.


Hope your reinforcing the transom while your doing this project.
Am also hope'n that your not planning on cutting out that big section
of plastic there in the battery compartment.

that wall provides ALOT of support for many areas IMO.
its there for a reason. i wouldnt go hacking to much of the plastic away if i were you.

[eclipse]

well i actualy didnt know all this info wen i cut/drilled.yea i did cut that hatch into the battery compartment i put lots of foam in there so it wont sink im a newbee to this boat world lol.i will be planing to reinforce parts with carbon fiber though.lots of info and help will be needed thanks...
eclipse

[z400]

ah man you already hacked it up..



thats horrible.
lol

that boat hasnt been in production for years.
Vintage.

oh well.
your learning
and your going to have fun with it im guessing.

sad to see another SH get cut up thought



Well....

good luck with it.
ask questions when needed.
im no longer interested in buying it though.
even though ur not interested in selling it haha

[eclipse]

lol yup its a vintage.i love it too.dont worry after im finnished its not going to be sad nomore.well finaly i have some people like you helping me thanks verry much

[z400]

Yeah


so what are you doing about the outdrive?

keeping what you have or swapping it out for something else?

[eclipse]

for now keeping it.you see thats the stock one i majurly cut it up for it not to be the turning outdrive.it got bearings also

[z400]

Bearings?


hmm..


what happend to the bushings?

[eclipse]

new goodies,
here yall go
seringe with lithium grease

5min apoxy extra strength

balsa wood


apoxied in wood really strong.motor mount ontop whene i get it

[eclipse]

Bearings?


hmm..


what happend to the bushings?

yea they melted lol i like bearings anyway will get ceramic ones later

[Doozie870]

I run a lot of abs boats, looks to be hard to reinforce the way it is, I would gut it and remove the first bulkhead from the stern completely, as well as the tray looking area in front of it. you can beef these areas back up later. getting a nice open work area at the bottom of the hull to lay things out would be first Imo.

[eclipse]

i no i was thinking of that but i want to keep it the way it is no more cutting lol

[z400]

i recommend you move the motor to the compartment that is in the middle of the boat instead of the rear compartment.

[eclipse]

i was also thinking of that but i want to keep the stock rear end.i dont want to do that untill i get a hook up for the stinger.btw when is the rudders going to come to you i realyy need to buy one off you lol

[eclipse]

i had to do it man i coppied your watter outlet idea looks killer

[eclipse]

lol

[z400]

you have the water outlet backwards...



and you dont need a stinger to mount the motor up front.
im running blackjack steerable outdrives for now.
Will be swapping to full Speed Master hardware


dunno when rudders will be here

[eclipse]

lol its not backwords
can you show pics of how you did the motor in the middle thing.

[z400]

I suggest editing that.


we dont put up with stuff like that around here.
what went on between the both of you isnt the forums buisness.
its between you and him.


I didnt build the boat.
i bought it the way it is.

i did blow it up though.
thats why it is torn apart.

im heading out for a few parties for the night.
i'll get some pictures up later.



ok, your water outlet isnt backwards.
im not sure what i was thinking.


after studying it and looking closer. it is pointing in the correct direction.


i cant take credit for the way the boat sits at the moment.
But i can take credit for the way it will be sitting in a few months or so.

[eclipse]

o ok ye i will.
what did u explode?

[z400]

2 lipos and both ESC's

[eclipse]

lol