HPR C5009 Bulletproof Animal build.

[Chrisg81983]

Thanks Chris,
I do appreciate your input! It won't kill me to just try different configurations and see what works out best.
There are many, more experienced guys on here than I am and it's those I need to help me through this build!
This boat is my 'show boat' she's the one that will come out to wow the crowds at the race days....
Never will be a SAW boat and definitely not a racer! (nothing in my club this fast!) but for me, this is getting about the best I can.
Sure, I can spend 2/3 times as much on ESC'S and motors but why??? My lakes not so big and there are other users on the lake at the same time.

Plus, I just can't justify it... I will at some point get data logging for it but I have a big vacation soon that I have to pay for so that's taking my money for now... Snowboarding.... My other love!!! ;-)

I can't wait to get paint on this thing too!!! What do you think of my paint scheme??? Anyone???

Yeah man snowboarding is the way to go come winter. Thats where you will find me every weekend. Anyway you can achieve speeds that are fast enough with the setup you run. I am actually thinking of trying something similar out.

[Yamadori]

Dave,
And if you go just laterally from stuffing tubes with these...

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[vvviivvv]

hey dave, where abouts in the uk are you?

[KillerDave]

Hi there Chris,
I LOVE snowboarding and I dio it all year round. This weekend, I took part in a freestyle course! It was awesome but my legs are killing me now! Lol...
I am sure it's a good set-up and should achieve some good speed. I'd love the magic 100 but I would be happy with anything over 80...

Yamadori, I have that part and there is no way it would go in without moving the drive line outboard. This would not be ideal!
Plus the system I have is proven so I don't think I have any worries???
Thank you for the input though, I do appreciate it very much. :-)

hey dave, where abouts in the uk are you?

Hi vvviivvv,
I'm in Buckinghamsire. If I remember correctly, you're in the Lakes???

[Chrisg81983]

There is pretty much no way this can fit. The problem is that the drive pretty much is rite I line where the twinn pickup would need to be. That means the stuffing tube would go rite over top of the pickup. The easiest and most efficient way is to use a sstandard piece of k&s brass tubing. The space left for this tube is very minimal after drive is installed. It can be a real pain in the a$$ if only a few mm off from where it needs to be. These twin pickups work well in boats were you have a ton of space.

[KillerDave]

This is very true!
My last twin was a HOR32 (Head of the River) and that was unreal tight!!!
I thought that this being much bigger would be a breeze.... It is better but not much...
Well...
I don't think much is going to happen this side of Christmas with all the stuff going on and going on holiday...

So, happy Christmas to you all and i'll be back on it in the new year!

[KillerDave]

Hi folks!
I've not done anything on the HPR as yet, I've just had too much on my plate... :-/

Anyway, I've had some bad news.. The club I have been a member of since 1988 has folded... so for now, I have no water! this doesn't mean I am giving up on this build, far from it! I am going to start again soon and get paint on it too! (see my concept above) let me know what you think??? It helps to encourage me! :-)

There is so little that needs doing but I do have a question...

On the HPR prop shafts, I have fitted the drive dog up to the ledge on the shaft but when it's in the drive with the prop on, there is still a little shaft showing with no thread on it, so the prop is still loose. Do I cut the thread down further??? I know this seems obvious but I just need to know...

[Mattwarner]

Where abouts in the uk are you?

[srislash]

On my (brand new) HPR stuff, there is a 4mm or so spacer on the shaft. Guess that is what it is for.

[Mattwarner]

Where abouts in the uk are you?

Sorry just seen the earlier post!

[Chrisg81983]

The nylon spacer goes behind drivedog its sits between that and the flanged bearing in the drive. To take up that extra play you can use a metric lock washer to sit between the locknut and prop. This should be thick enough for what you need, and smaller than the hub of prop. This is what I need to do on all my hpr's.

[nata2run]

Hmm, that's strange. On all mine there was plenty of thread, except on one of the MHZ's I added a washer between prop and lock nut. It worked fine, and still balanced.

[nata2run]

LOL Chris just answered

[srislash]

The nylon spacer goes behind drivedog its sits between that and the flanged bearing in the drive. To take up that extra play you can use a metric lock washer to sit between the locknut and prop. This should be thick enough for what you need, and smaller than the hub of prop. This is what I need to do on all my hpr's.

I have a aluminum sleeve like spacer with mine. As well as the usual nylon squish spacer.

[KillerDave]

Milton Keynes... You???