Yup that Looks like it should do the job
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Do you have a link to Joe?
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minicatracing has the out runner coolers as well
$18 on this page
http://www.minicatracingusa.com/jollymotorparts.html
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The Manx has been sitting dormant, but I think I finally have my motivation back. I hope to see it float soon.
advanti, thanks for the info.
I have put a small ledge right behind the step, for the skin to adhear to. Then I covered the steps, and finialy trimed and rough sanded the overlaping edges. The step ledges still need a little work, but its starting to look like a cat. I need to get some more ply and a ca glue tip.
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I have done some work to the steps, I trued them up, and faced the backside of the step with 1/64 ply, there is still more work to be done on them, but they are close, and the hull sits perfectly flat on the table, no warp to it. I guess the steps are suppose to be stepped at the sides instead of blended to the hull side like I did, I'm not sure that it will effect the performance, but I am not an expert.
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You still did a good job on them
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The pic don't do justice to the straightness, once I get off my lazy butt, and get some ply, I can finish the bottom, and concentrate on powering it.
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Im thinking that they might actually work better on this size of rig, the closed on the outer side of the sponson might just trap an air pocket in there and help with lift
an RC rock crawler lost in a sea of boat parts.........
looking good ace
The Manx has been sitting dormant, but I think I finally have my motivation back. I hope to see it float soon.
Thanks. Hope to see a build thread for your soon.
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Finally got some more ply to finish the cat. Here I have covered the center bottom, and have sprayed spar varnish on the inside to protect the wood in case it gets wet, I will probably do one more coat of varnish, then I will start triming and sanding the top for skinning, and concentrate on powering it.
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You should sand the tops of the wood where the glue is going to be.
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I covered the center portion, and have added the supports for the side skin, and the top skin. Still more sanding to be done.
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I hate sanding
The Manx has been sitting dormant, but I think I finally have my motivation back. I hope to see it float soon.
Boat looks really good. Id have to agree about the sanding it sucks.
That is a given, that is why we have to do it well, because it makes us better than everyone else....................cough, gasp choke, LOL
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good news I have my plans and all my electronics, now to make some dust fly. I still need hardware, but I have some ideas on homemade units. (my thread will start soon)
Got any updates ACE? your dad has pulled way ahead now......
my build will take a while classes start tonight (I have school mon, tues, & weds night)
The Manx has been sitting dormant, but I think I finally have my motivation back. I hope to see it float soon.
Not really any updates, I filled some gaps with balsa filler and have to sand them smooth, I also sanded a little bit of the excess from the side skins. Now I am just held up at the motor part, I want to get that figured out before I put the top on so I can plan for the size of the hatch for easy motor removal, not impossible motor removal. I am waiting on some $$$ so probably no updates untill the 8th or 16th or so.
Cant wait to see your build thread, hope you have some good ideas for the struts? I am trying to figure out what to use, I would like to have stingers, but I will probably have to make my own.
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anything going on here? mine is on hold due to school and work keeping me busy
The Manx has been sitting dormant, but I think I finally have my motivation back. I hope to see it float soon.
Mine is on hold also, I have been broke lately, and need to fix my car (I work on them all day, so I put off working on mine) I hope to make some progress by the end of the month.
I did glue a couple small blocks of styrofoam into the sponsons, thats about it. I am trying to resist the urge to just cover the top before I get the motors in and mounted.
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Money, Money, Money, Mooooney, MONEY!!!!
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any news?
The Manx has been sitting dormant, but I think I finally have my motivation back. I hope to see it float soon.
Not yet, I was hoping to buy some stuff this weekend, but I just put my car on the rack at work and checked it out, its in bad shape, I guess thats what happens at 250k, so I'm trying to decide about fixing my poor honda, or selling it or just getting my priorities straight and finish the boat lol.
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Well, I got the rudder my dad made me, and I have mocked it up, and I couldn't wait, so I covered the sponson tips. I chose to use balsa because I can sand the edges so they are a soft edge for the top part of the boat, of course all bottom edges are sharp. I still have a lot of work to do, its still in "rough form" right now. Eventually I will buy the motor combos so that I can finish up the hull.
By the way, like my new method of storing my boats in the last pic, well at least till the wife sees it lol. The boom was a project for physics class in highschool, where we mounted it and hung 5 gallon bucket on the end and filled it with sand. Mine won, and went to take 1st place at a science olimpiad. It held the target weight without breaking, I think it was about 20lbs.
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ACE028 i just read throw your thread on this little cat,!! AWESOME MAN !!keep up the good work. Dad's hardware looks awesome. I've got to build me one of these baby's . cheers bonewar
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