MHZ Racemaster build

[lenny]

Nice going.
Definitely different sound, Like an outrunner sound.

[Alfa Spirit]

This hull is incredible, looks fine with this strong setup. How do you feel torque effect on the boat?

[Make-a-Wake]

The right side dips a fair amount.....................i'm pretty sure its gonna need trim tabs at least

[Make-a-Wake]

Gonna get a chance here in the next day or two to give her one of my signature WOT run vids on the big lake!!!!!!

May slap on an s235

[Make-a-Wake]

I see 154.00.

Me too............

[lenny]

$112.00!!
http://fightercatracing.com/index.ph...emart&Itemid=1

Hey,
How do you get that esc price,
Are you a gold or platinum member ?

Thanks for any info.

[rc2266]

I see 112, but I'm a platinum member.

[Make-a-Wake]

Sweeeeeet.............is all can say about my buddies painting ability!!

This is what i have been working on lately rather than running/tweaking it.

Lots of sanding, getting the canopy to fit perfectly etc................

The canopy is so tight that i couldnt paint the inside lip or it wouldnt fit on!!

2 coats of white
2 coats of Pearl
Added the pinstripes
2 coats of clear

and Bingo.....................I love it!!

The second pic is the only one that remotely does the Pearl paint justice.

[lenny]

Looking good,
Did find away to seal the hatch with out taping it all the time ?
It just makes it so much easier to get in and out when testing things.

[Make-a-Wake]

Thanks Lenny, i am probably going to put a thin rubber gasket around the inside lip and then have 4 hatch screws hold it on...............no tape this way!

[lenny]

That will be nice,
I am trying to make all my boats like that.
Just some of the hatches are weak and need some TLC,
Like my P1 KOS hatch.

[Make-a-Wake]

I was using the big Swordfish 240hv for the initial test runs................but its a big honker!!

So, i figured i would try a Fightercat 200a 16s ESC to only run on 8s.................There were no dimensions on the ESC specs..................and it looked small like a T120..........................

Then it got here!! My word...!!!.......bigger than the SF240a!!

BUT.................its much thinner due mainly to my cap bank i added on the swordy.

I had to find a way to connect the ESC to the motor wires cuz there are just gold connectors for motor leads. I made some small jumpers and assumed the bullets were 5.5's on the ESC..............NOPE, so i tried 6.5's...........NOPE...............i guess they are 6mm..........kinda odd size to use I think. So, i had to thin down some 6.5's to fit and soldered them to the jumper with 8mm on the batt side for the parallel connectors.

The ESC sits nicely on top of the motor and the hatch has plenty of clearance now...................gonna get her out for a WOT run on the big lake in the next day or two!!!

[bruiser77]

the interior is looking serious and ready for business! I bet that pearl looks great in the sunlight, really liking the paint scheme. Looking forward to the vids to come. Good luck with the new set up, Bruiser

[Make-a-Wake]

Thanks Charles................I really love the simple look of it too with just the pinstripes, gonna paint a winshield then clear the canopy one last time.

I'm ready for the WOT runs with a 452/3 on it and an s245 as another trial prop.

[srislash]

That looks great M-a-W. I like the pearl,it looks great in certain lights.I just painted a hull that as a base.I'm looking forward to seeing how one of these big motors gets going.
Perhaps I'll grab one for next winters build.