1st build, got some questions.

[castellina]

Ok thank you.
Anyone got any info on the strut and rudder I posted?
Thanks,
kyle

[NativePaul]

I hadn't even noticed it was a cat strut, see that the strut sticks out forwards of the bracket, that wont work for a mono unless you have a flooded well which complicates things a bit much for a first build and you may not have room for anyway on a small boat, besides that the .150 flex is bigger heavier and draggier than necessary for a 28mm motor as I alluded to earlier, and it wont take a 4mm flex to use the best cheap props, overall it is not at all suited to your build. unfortunately OSE dont seem to have anything that is really suited so I would buy this strut.

OSE sell the rest of the gear, though as the 90/120A ESCs are out of stock I used the 60A you wanted, and removed the biggest (34.5mm) prop that is suitable for that motor.
OSE cart.jpg

I would use a 3s 4000-5000mAh pack. OSE sell a 3s 25c Hyperion pack which is a good pack and will work fine, but you could get a higher C rating and save a little money elsewhere.

[castellina]

Thank you Paul, this is exactly what I needed. For $15 I am going to wait for the 120A seaking to be available. I wouldn't want to get all this, and then fry my esc because it was to small.
Kyle

[castellina]

Getting the sides on now.

[castellina]

Hey guys, haven't posted in awhile. Here is where I'm at now.

[NativePaul]

Looking good so far, keep it up.

[castellina]

Thanks, just ordered all my electronics couple days ago.

[castellina]

Ok, I got all my electronics in, but I'm having trouble calibrating. Could it be the receiver and transmitter I'm using? I followed the directions in the manual, but the esc just keeps beeping.
Esc- seaking 120A v3
Motor- leopard 2860 2730kv
Transmitter- Hitec FM agressor
Receiver- Hitec FM HFS-03MT

Thanks.

[castellina]

Well I finally got it calibrated.
Anyways here is a pic of the boat with everything glued on. Just need To do some sanding and filling now.

[Bduncan]

take this for what it is worth. Electric Boating, while it seems simple enough it is far from simple or inexpensive even on a relative basis. boats burn up more electronics and motors than any other rc vehicles in average. Do yourself a favor and scrap the wooden hull and buy an inexpensive fiberglass hull. While many people may disagree, I think being too frugal will cost more sooner than later. Reminds me of my first set of starter golf clubs. 6 months later I figured out they were junk. My first boat went 30. 2 months later i thought 40 was blazing fast then 50 wasnt enough. Buy quality escs motors and components that are within your budget, but try to stretch a little and buy things you can grow with. Cheers

[castellina]

1st build, got some questions.

Hey I may make my own fiberglass hull later on and use this wooden one as the mold.
Anyways here is what I have now, it's been awhile since I posted.
I have a question, how do I keep water from coming in the front of the strut? Also where do I put the nylon washer that came with the flex shaft. I'm using graupner carbon props.
Thanks