Wolf in Sheeps clothing

[Make-a-Wake]

Thanks Kevin, just cant get over how small these bearings are, close up pic of one here..............cost me about 3 bucks each.............had to have a $50 minimum order from the co. i bought them from.

Blowup of bearing:

[NorCalZ71]

Looks sick!. I'm gonna have to start collecting parts for this build as soon as I get the hornet running right.

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[Make-a-Wake]

Some more done............been a bit busy so a little on the slow side for this build.

1st pic - Motor mounts back in and larger diameter brass tubes now installed
2nd pic - I used the stock transom holes but had to bore them out a bit, still used the stock rubber gaskets(stretched just a tad) for sealing the holes around the tubes, looks clean.
3rd pic - New brass tubes extend out a little farther than stock due to the new steel u-joints being a few mm shorter, 5mm bearings installed.
4th pic - 5mm i.d. and 8mm o.d. bearings popped in tightly................like it!

[cenracer]

Since the hull is certainly "limited" in speed i'm thinking low 40's would be my goal............................we'll see.

Mid 40's or anything close to that will be perfect. I don't expect it to go any faster, I was just hoping it would get out of the lower 30's.. I have a lot of experience with fast r/c, although ground and air based.. water will be my next challenge.. I love to push the limits of things that were not designed to go very fast.. LOL

[Make-a-Wake]

Make a wake.. I was looking at those motors and the same esc.. thats what I was going to use.. I might go for larger batteries (5000) but that would be the only change.. What kind of speed do you think you can get out of that setup?

Since the hull is certainly "limited" in speed i'm thinking low 40's would be my goal............................we'll see.

[cenracer]

Make a wake.. I was looking at those motors and the same esc.. thats what I was going to use.. I might go for larger batteries (5000) but that would be the only change.. What kind of speed do you think you can get out of that setup?

[Make-a-Wake]

you ARE a dawg! Now it might be time to follow your lead - I never really liked the EVX2 set up as it was in there. Looks like I have a Christmas list for me started...

I use EVX's in land rigs.................even the marine version..............i just pull off the rubber cooling thingy...................they are great ESC's for 12-14 cell nimhs or 4s lipos. Building a semi scale Tundra with an Emaxx chassis using an EVX2 and a single Graupner 700 8.4bb on 14 cells.

[Jesse J]

you ARE a dawg! Now it might be time to follow your lead - I never really liked the EVX2 set up as it was in there. Looks like I have a Christmas list for me started...

[Make-a-Wake]

Yes, but do you have reverse?

Yep, and the solid shafts allow use of it!

[Jesse J]

Yes, but do you have reverse?

[Make-a-Wake]

I dont know how much farther you can keep the cost down than the 16 bucks i spent for each motor..............brand new too! Crazy cheap for a decent motor in my book

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s..._Inrunner.html

Speedo's were only 34 bucks apiece - http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s..._Boat_ESC.html

and batts a paltry 23 each - http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Lipo_Pack.html

I think i was a pretty good shopper!

[cenracer]

Will do, Make a wake.. I just finished helping my son set up another quad copter.. He's into these things.. and then its off to the boat. We just got dumped on with 16 inches of snow saturday into sunday so boating is out for a while.. Lost power for a while and just got it back... I have to start somewhere.. what would you recommend for motors and speed control? I'm looking to keep cost down on this one.. Looking for good speed, mid 30's would be good..

[srislash]

I'm gonna have to pay attention as well.I've got a old Graupner Portofino to mod at some time.Same setup twin drives 2-1 ratio.It still has the X440's on it.It's tre cool to revive the old stuff.

[Chris Harris]

It was my first boat too! But I was born in 1989... haha

Oh man, now your makin me feel old. J/K That's the year I graduated High School LOL



Chris

[Make-a-Wake]

Thanks gents!!

Tag along Brushless55................. cenracer - hopefully we can get it all right sharing some info.................Jesse - i could swear you had a mild brushless setup, although i saw yours on youtube and it was just kinda puttin' around LOL................. Jacked - yep, 3rd Villain, i have two 6s single drive IV's as well!

You guys will never believe this but i won another one that was way down on my watch list on ebay, forgot i even bid on it, then saw it when it came to the top with me leading, kept hopin' for someone to outbid me, but won it for only 51 bucks, and it looks nicer than this one. I guess i will have one to just leave stock and put up on the shelf to become a classic one day.

The one i just won: http://www.ebay.com/itm/260880341213...84.m1439.l2649

A few more pics, I had to bore out the tube holes in the mount to 11/32's, now the larger brass tubes fit. The reason for the larger tubes is because the 5mm i.d. flanged bearings have an 8mm o.d. and the pop right in to 11/32 brass tubes. This driveline is gonna be silky smooth i hope!

2nd pic below is with the stock aluminum tubes, in the 3rd pic the shaft hole has been bored on the one on the left. 4th pic is the new brass tube fittin' in nicely, 5th pic are the 4000 3s 30c batts, motors, and two 60a Turnigy's............man, you just cant beat a Turnigy ESC.