Converting at gas boat to electric, need advise.

[srislash]

Yes, I have the same problem.

As I look up and all around me and see a sea of boats.

But than I go up the ladder and though the hole in the ceiling into the roof rafters.

And say to my self there is lots of room up hear for more stuff.

I have the same back up space buddy. Unfortunately it is too low and the opening too small to squezze that up there. Mounting on the fireplace mantle is out as well. It would get me too many question from,er,umm, 'HER'. Hehe

[stelerzman]

Believe me, I would really love to get this boat, but I fear it would force a DEvorce.

[stelerzman]

Question, I want to run my boat on 5s. I have 2s and 3s nanos, both are 5000mah and 65c -130c batteries.
Both batteries are new, I purchased them at the same time. I've only run the 2s briefly maybe 5 or 6 times. Can this be done safely?
I assume that the 3s should be installed on the left side to help keep the boat more stable in the turns. Do I have this correct?

Thanks guys.

[lenny]

Yes that should work fine,
Just run them in series and do a two minute run and check temps of everything.
I would say full run time max 4 minutes and see how many mah go back in at full charge.
What was the temp of your last runs on 4s ?

[stelerzman]

Thanks lenny, my last temps were 103° on the motor and everything else was 100° or under.

[lenny]

With the 5s you may see that your temps go down some with that setup,
Just run smart and have some fun and lube the flex shaft good this time.
Also do not forget to take some video's of it running from land in long straight lines left to right,
So we can see how well it is riding in the water and how much air gap is under the hull.

[stelerzman]

Gotcha Rest assured from now on I'll double check the shaft. I hope to get out today, I have some things to do.

[stelerzman]

New pics

Update on paint and hardware.

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[srislash]

Paint looks great. Have a good run.

[stelerzman]

Thanks, I gave it the Krylon Touch. Lolol.

[stelerzman]

The video is done uploading in real time, I'm in the process of making a slow motion video to go along with the other one.
Both videos will be posted tonight.

[stelerzman]

I got to hit the lake today but had an issue, It seams the stuffing tube shifted in the flood tube, which pushed the stuffing in the coupler. It made a scary scound. Anyway, I did get some pretty good video and here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39N3gmv1rLI&feature=youtu.be

Please post your thoughts, Thanks.

[lenny]

The paint job looks very cool.
It has a good mean look to it,
And made me start thinking about something like this when I first saw it.

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[stelerzman]

Trust me, it looks better in pic's and vid's then in person. Thanks for the complement.

[srislash]

Well I would say a tad wet running yet. But about right for chop or race water. Looks good and stable.
So that stuffing tube? Was it glued into the strut?