New twin rigger

[grsboats]

I have big hands so to place motors i have to be really patient .Yes all edges are very sharp as my rudder and props....looking forward for its maiden voyage. Gill

[urbs00007]

how close is right prop to rudder? if you turn left, that will sharpen the rudder! lol! maybe picture angle is weird, but looks too close ?

[grsboats]

Rudder is placed in front of the drive dog so no worries with sharpening it lol.Today I did the final touches..worked with COG and I can say it 's almost ready to run.Tomorrow with sharpen the small turn fin and play with propellors.Thanks Gill

[flraptor07]

Gill, you need to get this boat in the water, I'm dieing to see that triple digit maiden! I know it will do it!!

[Grazacind]

Looks very nice Gill. The pictures in the pool do you have the packs in it. Looks like my new 6s rigger with just enough flotation to keep the nose out. Lol.

[grsboats]

Andrew yes complete boat just lacking the turnfin and propellors.Today I worked with my three pairs of props and turnfin so boat definitevely will hit water this week.Flraptor be cold you can't be more anxious than me..hehe. thanks Gill

[grsboats]

John the blade rudder is far away from the propellor in case I have a left turn.Gill

[urbs00007]

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John the blade rudder is far away from the propellor in case I have a left turn.Gill

looks great gil. in the side view much easier to see. have you ever run 3 blades with electric rigger? good luck with your maiden run. triple digits !!!

[Rumdog]

Holy smokes, those props have some pitch!!!

[twissted]

I just love reading and learning from builds like this!
What pleasure you must have for the sport!
I learned how to install my motors using my big paws from this. Thank you.
I would buy one of your hulls in a secound if this was something I was into.
I do enjoy watching the videos that you have out also.
I just love watching speed in all it's forms.
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[grsboats]

John the V serie was a nice surprise for me despite the high lift but they worked great on my boats..my rigger equipped with a Tpower 4060(2040kv) ran 95mph on 6s so based on this experience we tried them on the twin (wood version) and voilá.....superb speed so we all here are looking forward to see how the maiden voyage of this baby will be next friday.Rumdog those prop are bone stock(3,5"pitch) but we are playing with higher pitches with no issues respecting limited running.Twissted thanks for your kind words and you are dead correct about my passion for the sport/hobby.I'm graduated dentist and spent my whole life studying,taking special courses in different countries and after twenty six years of a nice career I decided to change jobs and I'm glad I could do it with no regrets.......sea.surf....diving and boats all sizes are my second passion...first one my family and friends so share my humble experience here with all of you is part of my personal joy.Cheers Gill

[grsboats]

Today was the maiden voyage of this baby and after some hard passes I have the rudder bulkhead cracked probably due to the very high pressure of these lift propellors so boat went for repairs and hope have it ready soon.Gill
p.s complete video soon for a while; http://youtu.be/Fv5gqlExl44

[urbs00007]

Today was the maiden voyage of this baby and after some hard passes I have the rudder bulkhead cracked probably due to the very high pressure of these lift propellors so boat went for repairs and hope have it ready soon.Gill
p.s complete video soon for a while; http://youtu.be/Fv5gqlExl44

gil, how are you going to fix bulkhead? gussets? what is mounted in front of servo? receiver batteries?

[jcald2000]

Looks like the rudder servo mount failed. Aluminum servo mount cured mine.

[grsboats]

The problem is now solved with fiberglass roving around the rudder servo bulkhead...took me time to do this repair but now its much more strong.Yes in front there are the receiver and the battery.After a close inspection I can say the hull is in perfect shape and ready for more action.Unfortunetely the lake is not long enough so I will test props with less pitch and less lift just to see its maneuverability.thanks Gill