I'm sure, some read the thread title, and said to themselves, "You don't 'build' a SonicWake. The SonicWake is an RTR boat.". To that, I'd say, "You're correct...but, I'm still building one." And, by that, I don't mean I'm 'upgrading' an RTR SonicWake...I do mean, literally, I'm 'building' one.
Let me explain: Approx 2-3 years ago, I bought a spare SonicWake hull, and had someone do a custom skin on it (technically, I ordered the hull, and had it delivered directly to him...and, once the skin was complete, be shipped the hull to me). The original idea was to transfer everything from my purchased SonicWake into the skinned hull, and keep the original hull as a backup. Well, I never made the components swap...and, in these past 2-3 years, I've come to realize that the original hull appears to be easily surviving (I don't do anything "extreme" with this boat). With the original, I've run both 4S & 6S, even though the motor was truly better suited for 4S. So, I've decided to make that boat a 4S-dedicated SonicWake, and I'll now be taking the skinned hull, and building it into a 6S-dedicated SonicWake.
I've built at least a couple dozen land vehicles...but, admittedly, am a newb where building a boat is concerned. Although I do have a Drifter Micro hull from H&M, I still haven't started building it...so, technically, this SonicWake will be my first boat 'build'. I know, it isn't much, and a good portion of the work has already been done for me...but, I think it will be a great way to learn the building process (my second build will be a jet boat, built using the TFL 1151 Jet Boat hull, thus another step closer to doing a true/full build).
I'm not going to include any photos (at least, more yet) of the hull, but only because I've shown photos of the hull in other threads...so, those who've seen those photos will have a slight advantage over those who've never seen it. As for the parts, themselves, I did have to pick up some ProBoat parts...primarily, the motor mount, since it's not a 'typical' motor mount. Also included in the ProBoat parts is the stuffing tube, Miscellaneous Hardware package, and a waterproof receiver box (how 'waterproof' it truly is remains to be seen).
Next on the list is parts from OSE, namely the flex shaft w/ drive dog & bullet nut, Speedmaster coupler, cooling line connectors, 8mm connectors (for ESC-motor connections on multiple boats), some Teflon washers, SSS 3682 1650kv motor, motor cooling jacket, HW Seaking 180A ESC, fiberglass ESC mount, TFL Stinger, and servo horn (I would have preferred red, but blue will still do). Additional parts include a TFL Stinger V1 adapter plate from Mad Lizard, and a Power HD waterproof servo from *** (ie. don't remember where I got it from).
Finally, I got several parts from RC Boat Bitz is Australia - rudder, turn fins, trim tabs, water outlets, and large tubing, all in red.
Why so much in red? For those who know the hull, you should have figured it out...and, for those not knowing the hull, you'll soon understand. To the best of my non-existent boat building knowledge, I believe I have everything (except ESC-battery connectors, which are coming) I need. If anyone knows of any parts I'm missing, please, feel free to point them out. When I built my first computer almost 30 years ago, I had no clue what I was doing, and I've built dozens of computers since (mostly for other people), so I'm mostly confident I'll complete this one correctly...but, again, I don't really know what I'm doing, so any 'input' would be appreciated.
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