What to do with this old CAT?

[Rich]

I was cleaning out the basement and came across my first electric boat...yes I said first Electric Boat! Anyway, it originally had twin 550 can motors geared to one prop with a steerable strut. It measures 29.5" by 10" and is made out of abs plastic. I was reading forescott's twin outboard build and it wasn't long to make the jump that this old cat needs an outboard. The proboat outboard is what I plan to use.

Problems:
1. The seam where the two halves of the hull would get in the way of mounting the outboard, any ideas there?

2. The old drive shaft has a molded outlet on the bottom, this would cause massive cavitation problems, should I grind it off and seal it? or could I just lower the motor?

3. What motor should I use? and what prop? I'm not looking to break any speed records with this one, just want to give it life. Ok ....Maybe in the low 40's

Here are some Pics:

[drwayne]

put it back in the basement !

[Brushlessracev]

put it back in the basement !

Make a good recovery boat.

[Rich]

put it back in the basement !

ok I'm not going to lie that was funny!

Brushlessracev...a recovery boat? That's a good idea I think ill do that!

[Brushlessracev]

ok I'm not going to lie that was funny!

Brushlessracev...a recovery boat? That's a good idea I think ill do that!

I purchased a $30.00 boat on ebay works great.

[dana]

make it a recovery boat

[Make-a-Wake]

I'd sure be tempted to throw the Proboat OB on it and run it with mild brushless.

[domwilson]

Here is an interesting thread... http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_31...tm.htm#6615142

[Rich]

So we got recovery boat as an option, but I use a fishing rod for recovery. And I have one for the OB option...hmm I like both ideas, but it would suck to bring two boats to the lake and have only run one for recovery. I am still leaning toward the mild brushless OB though. I just don't know what setup I should go with? UL-1 motor on 2s? maybe?

[Make-a-Wake]

This is actually a bit higher than the mild, but the PB can handle it. Its a Leopard 36x60mm motor. The PB outboard has 56mm length motor in it but the wires come out the top of the motor. These wires come out the side.......it should be a perfect fit. I'd go 4s with it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/rc-boat-hi-power...b0d21&x=41&y=4

[Brushlessracev]

This is actually a bit higher than the mild, but the PB can handle it. Its a Leopard 36x60mm motor. The PB outboard has 56mm length motor in it but the wires come out the top of the motor. These wires come out the side.......it should be a perfect fit. I'd go 4s with it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/rc-boat-hi-power...b0d21&x=41&y=4

I am looking at putting one of them in my Miss Vegas build.

[domwilson]

Is the ABS brittle? Maybe for ease of build, go with a proboat motor inboard on 4s?

[Rich]

This is actually a bit higher than the mild, but the PB can handle it. Its a Leopard 36x60mm motor. The PB outboard has 56mm length motor in it but the wires come out the top of the motor. These wires come out the side.......it should be a perfect fit. I'd go 4s with it.



http://cgi.ebay.com/rc-boat-hi-power...b0d21&x=41&y=4

I like leopard motors they work awesome! Got to see if I can get my hands on one!

Is the ABS brittle? Maybe for ease of build, go with a proboat motor inboard on 4s?

That's a good question I'll have to see what shape the hull is in...