Project VooDoo mono build

[rearwheelin]

The cool factor is higher with the clamps ��

[Mxkid261]

Are you going to try the flier esc in this one?

[Lone-Wolf]

I use these type , I get them in a bag of 100 . They have a 3m backing and stick great, just run a small zip tie through it and around the wires .Attachment 148376

I gotta get my hands on a bag of these or something similar, nothing I hate more than dangling wires...that for the tip guys!

[kfxguy]

Are you going to try the flier esc in this one?

I'm not sure. I'm gonna try to incorporate a mount that will fit it. Then I'll weigh it and maybe see if it actually will float (lol ) and Ill make some runs with it. I might as well, I may be surprised to find that it sticks to the water better with it. When I want to go roundy round I'll drop weight out of it and go down to 4cells. So yea I guess I'll try it.


I haven't been in the shop the past few days. The wife said my shop is on vacation till after Christmas lol. It's killing me but I better listen to keep the peace. We all know how women can be. Lol

[bob horowitz]

Travis,
Happy holidays to you and yours. Where did you get those little wire clamps. I really like them. I can even use them at work.
Regards,
Bob

[kfxguy]

Travis,
Happy holidays to you and yours. Where did you get those little wire clamps. I really like them. I can even use them at work.
Regards,
Bob

Same to you!


Here you go

https://www.mcmaster.com/#pipe-routing-clamps/=15mf4rd

[kfxguy]

Wassup fellas! Been a little busy with the holidays and been super busy at work so I've been worn out in the evenings so not much progress. I did have to put things on hold anyway because I didn't like my rudder setup. Made a call to Harry over at speedmaster and he got me fixed up quickly. The problem was the rudder I chose, the bracket was just too big and heavy. It took up too much room on the transom also. I knew I could adapt a smaller one because I did that on my (steves) shocker. It works great and looks great on it so that's what I'm going with. Here's some pics and explanation

Look how big it is.





Problem is look at the pin. It's much larger on the big setup. Luckily I had the perfect size brass tube to shim I in the horn.

[srislash]

Good plan there Trav, coming along. Belated Merry Christmas pal. And hope for a Happy New Years for you and the family.

[rayzerdesigns]

Which rudder is that

[kfxguy]

Which rudder is that

It's a speedmaster 1" it's in the ose store.

[kfxguy]

Good plan there Trav, coming along. Belated Merry Christmas pal. And hope for a Happy New Years for you and the family.

Thanks and sorry for the late reply. Same to you and your family.

[complacent_one]

Man...I was all excited to see some progress, when my subscription notification came in. Let's see some progress on ole Voodoo...

[kfxguy]

Man...I was all excited to see some progress, when my subscription notification came in. Let's see some progress on ole Voodoo...

I apologize. I really have been wanting to progress on this but I've had some snafus in life along the way. Wife insisted that I finish the last room that I had to do flooring in. I got started over the weekend and should finish this week. To top it off, last Thursday I started having nosebleeds. I had then a few weeks ago on the other side of my nose. The cauterized it and it didn't come back on that side. I went Monday to a specialist and he cauterized the other side. So far it's holding up but the blood I was swallowing made me sick all week and very tired, so no shop for me. I normally stay up till midnight, I've been going to bed around 9 all week. I feel like I'm getting back to normal now so I'll be in the shop in the next few days. I'm excited too, I miss it! I love being in my shop and tinkering with stuff.

[complacent_one]

Travis...Sorry to hear about the health stuff, bud. No need to apologize, just bustin' your chops. Looking forward to seeing the progress on Voodoo!!

[Shooter]

Hope you feel better. Doesn't sound fun. Love the build so far. The carbon over the ESC is a nice touch. I'm also a fan of the wire clamps! Regarding the hole in the gelcoat, step drills do a beautiful job of it! They also make continuous step drills, even better.

[kfxguy]

Thanks fellas. I hope I'm on the uphill now. This keep getting down like this is for the birds.

[rearwheelin]

Holly crap man your nose is on the fug tard deeking you over and the wife want a floor installer....lol.... just do wut-ch-U has to do !!

[kfxguy]

Holly crap man your nose is on the fug tard deeking you over and the wife want a floor installer....lol.... just do wut-ch-U has to do !!

Well long story short, I'm on blood thinners for the rest of my life, I have not let that stop me from weight training. So I've been taking this stuff called dhea that's supposed to boost testosterone because at 40 yrs old I need any boost I can get. Well both times I had nose bleeds I was on this stuff. My boss mentioned to me that he had a couple nosebleeds while on it but didn't think anything of it. Well mine get so bad they don't stop because I read that it has a bad interaction with warfarin (blood thinner im on). So I didn't have a fighting chance taking it. Guess I should have believed the warning but you know how on tv they always have these drug ads and list the side effects which usually is pretty bad side effects but is usually rare.....well I guess that's how I treated it. My fault. The first time it happened I missed almost a week of work. This time luckily I learned how to manage the bleeds better and I went to a specialist, he cauterized it and I went right back to work. Yes I've learned a lesson and no I won't be taking that crap anymore lol.

[IRON-PAWW]

Respect Travis. My wife is on blood thinner injections every night. Gawd... with my needle phobia and all. But I get "instructed" how to spend my spare time too. Happy husband..... no strife..... heh heh heh. Anyhow glad you're on the improve. Interested to see how this build plays out.

[rearwheelin]

Well long story short, I'm on blood thinners for the rest of my life, I have not let that stop me from weight training. So I've been taking this stuff called dhea that's supposed to boost testosterone because at 40 yrs old I need any boost I can get. Well both times I had nose bleeds I was on this stuff. My boss mentioned to me that he had a couple nosebleeds while on it but didn't think anything of it. Well mine get so bad they don't stop because I read that it has a bad interaction with warfarin (blood thinner im on). So I didn't have a fighting chance taking it. Guess I should have believed the warning but you know how on tv they always have these drug ads and list the side effects which usually is pretty bad side effects but is usually rare.....well I guess that's how I treated it. My fault. The first time it happened I missed almost a week of work. This time luckily I learned how to manage the bleeds better and I went to a specialist, he cauterized it and I went right back to work. Yes I've learned a lesson and no I won't be taking that crap anymore lol.

just text me next time you feel you need to tell me this much

[kfxguy]

just text me next time you feel you need to tell me this much

Pahahaha!

[kfxguy]

Little update. Life's been getting in the way lately but I managed to sneak out to the shop for a couple hours and make a little headway. I filled in the booboo with epoxy and that was a couple weeks ago, I'm pretty sure it's cured by now lol, so I flat sanded it level. Turned out perfect. When the boat is painted you'll never see it.




I decided to drill a few more holes and mount the rudder. I cut my carbon plate out make my servo and receiver mount. The servo height and the rudder mounting all come into play together. I mocked it up to make sure the biggest prop I'll use won't come close to hitting the rudder and then went to drilling. I used a trick someone mentioned so the gelcoat doesn't crack again, I countersunk my holes a tad once I drilled them. Worked like a charm. Thanks for that whoever gave me that tip! I got to use my new table top band saw to cut the carbon. Don't try to use a blade meant for wood, carbon will eat its lunch in short order. I had ordered a high speed steel blade a while back (twice the price of regular blades!) and I'm glad I did. The wood blade cut it all crooked, put the proper blade on and it was like I was cutting through paper and it was perfectly straight. Lesson learned, don't get in a hurry and use the wrong crap. Take the time and swap blades, this was the first time swapping blades and I figured it was going to be a pita like my big floor band saw, nope. Cake walk.

[Tamelesstgr]

Looking good

[complacent_one]

Looks great, Travis!!

[Mxkid261]

Good to see you found some time to get back on into the shop

[ray schrauwen]

I apologize. I really have been wanting to progress on this but I've had some snafus in life along the way. Wife insisted that I finish the last room that I had to do flooring in. I got started over the weekend and should finish this week. To top it off, last Thursday I started having nosebleeds. I had then a few weeks ago on the other side of my nose. The cauterized it and it didn't come back on that side. I went Monday to a specialist and he cauterized the other side. So far it's holding up but the blood I was swallowing made me sick all week and very tired, so no shop for me. I normally stay up till midnight, I've been going to bed around 9 all week. I feel like I'm getting back to normal now so I'll be in the shop in the next few days. I'm excited too, I miss it! I love being in my shop and tinkering with stuff.

I know how you feel. I'm not as bad off as yourself however Having a heart condition being in a wheelchair makes getting proper cardio difficult in the winter here.
Glad to hear you are on the mend. I'm finally getting the building bug and February is almost half over! Anyway, you get to work and so will I.
GBless, stay healthy, have fun and eat well!

[Mxkid261]

-I'm finally getting the building bug and February is almost half over! -

Better hurry up, ice will be gone before you know it! I know I'm patiently waiting Lol

[kfxguy]

Hey guys, boat has been on the back burner for a bit. Just busy with house stuff. I messed with it some the other night. I'm trying to get back on it.

[srislash]

Sometimes it is tuff finding the Mojo isn't it Trav?

[kfxguy]

Sometimes it is tuff finding the Mojo isn't it Trav?

Yes it is. I did work on it again night before last. I got the servo mount plate cut out and I had to make a trim ring on the lathe. I messed up. When I drilled the pass through hole for the steering linkage evidently I wasn't paying attention. I drilled it too close to the rudder bracket and I would have had to bend the linkage for it to line up with the rudder horn. Ugh. I ended up filling the hole with white epoxy and moving it over. Now I feel better about it but you can see a little of the boogering. The boat will be painted so I can fix it then but for now I made a little angled trim ring to hide it and it actually looks nice and flows with everything so I may just keep it on there. I'll post some pics this evening. I'm getting ready to mount the servo and other electronics so it will be down hill from there.