rico 31" mono, neu 1521

[HOTWATER]

i also just got the "v" mount and it is perfect. i think all the monos are within a few degrees from each other so it doesnt really matter...

TC is that a 29" or 31"? mine is going to be similar motor placement to yours. yours does look good with theat schultz though, i must admit... and wow those are some serious turn fins....

Thanks Chuck and mopar!

Chuck, those parts are too cool all buffed out like that...very nice! What type of buffer did you use? What polishing compound?

-Kent

[Chuck E Cheese]

i have been using a bench grinder with a buffing wheel (it is actually a buffer, about $100 from sears) with the white "general" compond followed bu brown "finish" compound. wash with soap and water and a little never dull and presto........ my mount and other parts were pretty rough at the start and i didnt even sand them fisrt..

http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00922625000P?vName=Tools+%26+Equipment&cName=Power+Tools&keyword=buffer&prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=L2

http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00964147000P?vName=Tools+%26+Equipment&cName=Power+Tools&keyword=buffing&prdNo=10&blockNo=10&blockType=L10

http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00964148000P?vName=Tools+%26+Equipment&cName=Power+Tools&keyword=buffing&prdNo=11&blockNo=11&blockType=L11

[Chuck E Cheese]

ok i got the rails glassed in, used some 1" cf tape. came out good, i was worried about getting it sealed good on the outside edge but no problem. i used a few drops of ca to hold the cf in place, applied the resin then installed it in the hull and added another application. ritchie told me the hull was made with polyurathane resin but i used epoxy anyway. the poly smells to strong and i do all this stuff on the lani of my apartment..... dont want to upset the miss's

[Chuck E Cheese]

a little more work. i found another cc240 in the box so i am sticking with that. installed a shelf for the esc, got connectors on (8mm motor, 5.5 ea battery. i soldered the wires together under the heat shrink rather than using a paralllel adaptor), stuffing tube bent and installed (still need to seal at trandsom).. i decided to go 1/4 tube with liner rather than no liner (i like the quiet smoother sound)
will carry on more tomorrow

[OshkoshMono]

Lookin good!

[Chuck E Cheese]

getting closer.......

[Chuck E Cheese]

ok, made a new rudder bracket (at mopers request), ruder linkage, bec soldered in, flex shaft cut and esc programed. water lines and a little leak testing and i am ready to go....

[Chuck E Cheese]

done deal, i am going to try and run her tomorrow after work. i will post results.

[Chuck E Cheese]

ok, hit the water today for one set of batteries. super windy and pretty rough conditions. i didnt bring anything other than batteries and a temp gun. the results were good, although i didnt gps it it was easy running high 50;s on a 447/3. i ran it 1 minute and checked for leaks, not a drop temps were cold, after a 2 minute run the temps were; batteries 92, motor 102 and esc caps 110. pretty happy with those numbers and speed. i ran everything flat netural and cog at 28%. it seemed as if it could use a little either negitive on the strut or trim tabs to lower the nose a hair as it was pretty loose but i want to wait for a calmer day to dial on it. although i was very happy with the way it ran in the wind there is a little room for improvement. under hard acceleration in the rough it seemed to chine walk just a little and was running looser than i like. after spending some time i am sure this thing is a keeper. i must say the quality of the hull is great and it seems like it can handle speeds well above 60 with some set-up

[BakedMopar]

Once you get her dialed in Chuck she'll definetly be a runner.

[Chuck E Cheese]

i was super stoked when i charged the batteries, after 3 minutes i used less than 4000 out of 8000... that is pretty good... will run again tomorrow and work on the set-up,,, dont worry moper, she is a runner allready, just needs a litle tlc

[Krowbar69]

Sweet looking boat Chuck E... Thats one i wrote down on my wish list.. very cool!!

[westbeach]

Chuck and George,

Does the Rico Mono require trim tabs? Being a deep vee and all? Will be getting a Rico mono soon. Looking at hardware and setups. Have you guys tried running w/o trimtab at all?? Thanks

[BakedMopar]

I never tried it without. I know with these BIG ones little adjustment makes a big difference.

[Chuck E Cheese]

i just followed mopars build on the hardware, it was also recomended by ritchie the manufacture of the hull. all the builds i have seen have trim tabs and every mono i have ever built i used tabs...