Some Thoughts
Hello and welcome to OSE.
I found this thread and thought I'd butt in just to see if my input could be enlightening. Before I go further I need to get off my chest the fact that Steven V. at OSE is probably one, if not the BEST vendor of anything anywhere. Any of us old guys that have been around here since the early days can verify that and stand up for him. He'll make things right to the best of his ability. One thing 'tho is that in this hobby, like cars, motorcycles and just about anything else that gets upgraded or repaired is at the mercy of the "things that should fit together often don't " situation. Simple "bolt-ons" refuse to cooperate and I can fully understand your consternation. Given that Steven's store, which carries copious parts puts him at the mercy of the manufacturers he buys from and often needs to trust their specs. Some of us prefer parts to go "push-pull / click-click," others like myself enjoy customizing stuff to solve these issues. It's all good. My best friend and riding partner builds old-school choppers from parts catalogs and if we break down on the road he can find a bike shop and buy a part to replace what gave up the ghost. If my bike breaks down I need a full machine shop to re-fab most of what my scoot consists of 'cause I designed and built most of my ride from ideas in my head.
Every custom FE boat I've built for my clients has a fair amount of off-the-shelf parts but most all are specially modded for better fitment / performance. Some examples :
https://forums.offshoreelectrics.com...at-RCBOATBUILD
If you have trouble getting stuff to work as desired I'll make them right at no charge - just get them to me at my shop in L.A. and I'll ship them back at my expense when I'm done.(no hulls) It's good to see that you have a nice Father/Son model boating hobby going. It gets better all the time and you'll find tons of info right here along with some cool peeps.
Rock On,
Tony / rcboatbuild@hotmail.com
2008 NAMBA P-Mono & P-Offshore Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder; '15 P-Cat, P-Ltd Cat 2-Lap
2009/2010 NAMBA P-Sport Hydro Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder, '13 SCSTA P-Ltd Cat High Points
'11 NAMBA [P-Ltd] : Mono, Offshore, OPC, Sport Hydro; '06 LSO, '12,'13,'14 P Ltd Cat /Mono
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