carbon fiber inlay

[kfxguy]

Awesome job! I hope we get some video of the boat on the water. It looks so cool
inside now, it must be faster! Have you got another project lined up we can tune into
next?

Lmao. I just wrecked it! I was being a dumbass and was trying to splash my kids on the bank. Well. I ran it aground at full speed. I managed to go right through my recovery boat and destroyed it completely. Time to build another. Lol. The geico suffered minor damage. It did crack the hull in a few places. Good thing I can fiberglass. Hahaha. Im laughing to keep from crying right now. Here's some damage pics. Bent the offset rudder bracket. Everything I did stayed put tho. I wanted it a different color anyway.

I have 4 projects coming up in the next few days if you want me to start a thread on them.
Im building a 37" carbon fiber daytona for my buddy
Building a much better recovery boat
Im getting a carbon fiber cheetah to finish for myself
And im building myself a 26" bling rocket on steroids.


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[Fella1340]

Awesome job! I hope we get some video of the boat on the water. It looks so cool
inside now, it must be faster! Have you got another project lined up we can tune into
next?

[johnf]

Looks good

[kfxguy]

An amazing improvement.

Thanks buddy!

[rickwess]

An amazing improvement.

[kfxguy]

Well im done! I rerouted the water lines like everyone suggested. So here's the before:

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And here's the finished result. I ended up using know weld 5 minute epoxy to hold the servo plate down. After about an hour, I tried to rip it out (yea ida been made because I would have to fix it! Better than fixing that out on the lake tho!) And that puppy wouldn't budge. Maybe I can go run it today.

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And I thought these were nifty to keep my hoses nice and neat

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[lenny]

Hi,
You should spin the water jacket so the back nipple is on top and use that nipple as the water exit,
Always run water line in to the low and out to the highest point on the jacket.
It will cool the motor a lot better that way,
Because the water will have to over flow the jacket to get out of the top nipple and take more heat with it to.

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]107368[/ATTACH]Here's my motor mounted. Little embarrassed that its slightly crooked. Either it moved on me even tho I thought it was taped in good or my eyes were crooked at the time. Lol. O well. At least the mount is slotted and can make up for it.

[rickwess]

I did that so the motor doesn't get heated water from the esc. Is it not worth it?

Water will take the path of least resistance. You risk starving one of lines downstream of the "Y" of that precious cooling fluid.

[Fella1340]

What a difference from stock to where you are now! Congrats on a job well done. I think the advice
given on changing your cooling configuration is what needsI to happen. LFrom what I have seen from the simplest refit to the multi thousand dollar jobs is to change your cooling to what the fellas above have suggested. The only other thing you may want to do is get a dual pickup rudder (I assume they would be available due to the popularity of the hull) and run a separate line to your motor and esc. Maybe another project for another day! Anyways, the outcome must have been worth all that hard work. Great job! Lets see some more video of this thing ripping up the water!

[srislash]

I did that so the motor doesn't get heated water from the esc. Is it not worth it?

I really wouldn't worry about it. You would be better off keeping a consistent steady/even flow rate.

[kfxguy]

I did that so the motor doesn't get heated water from the esc. Is it not worth it?

[srislash]

Looks good, but not sure what's up with the T and Y fittings on the cooling lines? I would suggest to keep it simple and run to the ESC first then the motor.

I agree. Same setup that I have in one of mine and absolutely no heat issues.

[Rocstar]

Looks good, but not sure what's up with the T and Y fittings on the cooling lines? I would suggest to keep it simple and run to the ESC first then the motor.

[kfxguy]

So I figured I might as well put together what I can while the servo stuff cures. Its all done but that.

Added a thru transom connector for cooling. No biggie here, just thought it looked cleaner.

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Here's the almost completed setup. Yes....I used industrial strength Velcro for the esc and receiver. Im sure a few of of you guys are cringing at that, but im not sure im going to keep this esc for one and for two, I've flipped it a number of times and never was the esc or receiver hanging. Its pretty hard to detach them with the good velcro im using (I know I know...its still velcro) but until I settle on an esc, this will have to do. So go easy on me. Lol.

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Btw, the wires and hoses will be more tidy looking once my cf hold Downs are done.

[rickwess]

But if im not mistaken isn't graphite and carbon fiber the same materials?

They're both made up of carbon atoms, but graphite is a crystalline material that makes it soft and brittle.