BBY's 1/8 Pro Boat build

[RandyatBBY]

U ever datalog the 3040?What guise you gonna do this proboat in?

I do not have a data loger. Sorry

[RandyatBBY]

Ran the boat sunday little video.

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7759/j2w.mp4

[fuse01]

sweet

[eagle1]

Man I'm liking what i see. I cant believe how it split the water like that from a stand still! Looking good Randy. Have a question I finish the wiring and when i plug in the batteries there is a crazy ark that happens is this normal?

[RandyatBBY]

Man I'm liking what i see. I cant believe how it split the water like that from a stand still! Looking good Randy. Have a question I finish the wiring and when i plug in the batteries there is a crazy ark that happens is this normal?

Yes it is the capacitors loading up. There is a way to stop it, but I never had the right parts.

The launch is great with a high power motor, not all motors will do that.

[magnum500sw]

just finished reading this post entirely , nice build . i am at preasant building a miss formula 1/8 pro boat . i picked up the hull brand new off someone who needed it gone . i have a big castle going in ,780kv. i have a question .. why cool the stuffing tube ? i am a nube at the big F.E. and one more was that the boat in this build on the latest posted vid ?

[RandyatBBY]

just finished reading this post entirely , nice build . i am at preasant building a miss formula 1/8 pro boat . i picked up the hull brand new off someone who needed it gone . i have a big castle going in ,780kv. i have a question .. why cool the stuffing tube ? i am a nube at the big F.E. and one more was that the boat in this build on the latest posted vid ?

I run with out the Teflon liner to make a more bullet proof setup. This will heat up the stuffing tube, so I cool it to keep the epoxy from becoming soft ware it comes threw the hull.

[magnum500sw]

How long would the Teflon last? Is this something that I should address ? This boat will never see any competition . I'll be happy for 50mph any day . My main goal is reliability. Thanks for the reply

[RandyatBBY]

It is not bad idea. to run a non Teflon setup with 1/4 shafts. What happens with the Teflon is it gets hot and fuses with the cable and stuffing tube. This will lock the drive line up and the flex will break. Then the boat is dead in the water with a possable leak to sink the boat or damage the Electronics. I build them for $40 bones.

[RandyatBBY]

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[eagle1]

Hey long time no here from you almost a year base on my last post here! Lots has change had my first race did the winter nationals in florida as my first one. Ops
should have did a local one first, I still did well and a learned a bunch. Still have the proboat never finish it should do something with or sell it! I need some of that carbon fiber powder!
Luis

[Espresso]

Is this Proboat Hydro still running? Would love to see it all painted and hitting the water.

[RandyatBBY]

I changed the bottom a lot and going to do some other changes on the top. I have been building a new garage at home taking all my week end time so having a hard time getting back to this one.

[Wtaylor3]

Updates?

[RandyatBBY]

Updates?

Re ferbed a gas Elam 1/8 and nothing on the re-do yet.