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    Thanks, that was my first thought. Now I know I'm on the right track.

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    Quick question....

    Should the drives be level? I've attached a pic, please let me know if this looks correct.

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    Brad, you should have the option to be level as its a good starting point for setting up the boat. You may find as you go faster there will likely be a need to put some negative angle into the drive.. It's looking really good! Take your time and it will pay off in the end.
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    Thanks Kent.

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    Hey Brad, I was just doing some clean up and found the stock HPR motor mounts. You have yours?
    Drives look good BTW

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    Quote Originally Posted by fweasel View Post
    I was using long straight edge pressed up against the inside of the sponson and took measurements at two points on the drive tube.
    and ditto. And if you want to take it a step further run tubes/shafts in places of the prop shafts to extend your reading out further. I think I used 6mm brass 12” long and a 3ft straight edge along sponsons.
    Hope I’m not too late on this one

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    Thanks, got all the mounts from Kent.

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    Hey Brad, how's your build going? You still working on this?

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    Hi Ryan
    I'm still working the build. Looking good so far, I've really taken my time getting the hull ready for paint. There were loads of tiny cracks in the gel coat and the one of the sponson tip was damaged in transit from Switzerland so I've had some repair work to do. Its a 100% now though.

    Living in South Africa has also made it a bit challenging to find little bits and pieces like washers and screws so I've had to import all that stuff, it took eight LONG weeks for my washers to arrive.

    I'll post a few more pics of my progress.

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    Nice to hear it’s coming along Brad. I hear you on the little bits, I ordered coloured washers from HK during Chinese New Year and I still don’t have them.

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    Yes, good to hear. I'm planning a hpr115 for my next project, so keeping an eye on how you guys do things

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    Hi All,

    I have finally got the motor mounts and servo holder glued in and and like a true first time boat building novice decided to lay carbon fiber down to strengthen the mounts.
    ..that was indeed a character building experience. The end result seems to have worked out nicely though.

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    Coming along nice. Don't sell yourself short, the build looks really good. 3M Panel Bond is something I see used with great results on servo and motor mounts and the results are often very tidy and neat. I have not used it myself yet, but will on my next project.
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    Yup, looks good, nice and clean. Nice work Brad

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    Thanks guys

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    Hi Guys,

    Quick question, I read in this forum that guys use black silicon to mount their battery trays. Would this be advisable for my boat?

    Thanks

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    Yep! I use black aquarium silicone sealant, recommended to me by several builders. I wish you could mount everything inside the hull with that stuff because its so easy to keep neat and clean lines.
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    Awesome, thanks Ryan.

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    Hi guys,
    I'd like to order my servo today. How many KG's of torque does it need?

    Thanks.

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    Low profile around 10kg something like savox 1251 will do fine. But there are many servos you can use depending on wallet.
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    Ok cool, thanks Kent.

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    Hi All

    I'm sourcing some pipe for the through hull pickups. What should the inside diameter be?

    Thanks

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    The factory inlets installed on my HPR are made from tubing that measure 0.166" which is a little over 4mm on the inside diameter.
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    Cool,

    Thanks Ryan

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    Photo update..
    Servo and ESCs are in.

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    Looks awesome
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    Thanks.

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    Quick photo update...finished the water pickups today. Took forever to find 4mm pipe, eventually found some at a hydraulics machine shop.

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