Oval Master Refurb

[Jimmy Sterling]

Did you ever run a 440 3 blade ? How hot was the motor running the 437 ?

I was plannning on running it or an M445

[Jimmy Sterling]

Latest pics,

Finished colour, just waiting to get some decals to spray the clear over (take about a week)

All hardware polished

This forum is getting reallllly slow, it took me 5 minutes to load that last post

[tylerm]

Hardware looks really good dude, how did you get that colour?

[Jimmy Sterling]

Thanks, When you say colour are you referring to the Green or the finish on the hardware

[tylerm]

The finish on the hardware

[Jimmy Sterling]

Hardware looks really good dude, how did you get that colour?

Alot of hard work and time, probaly took me a solid 1 hour of polishing to get it like that. I have a polishing bit setup on dads drill press and it works great, polished up just about anything

[Jimmy Sterling]

More pictures

As I filled all of the old holes for water cooling etc, I have relocated them and drilled new ones. I decided to have both my water pickup and outlet on the transom of the boat - I am actually using an octura inlet as an outlet (polished) and I mounted the antenna as high as I could on the side of the hull.

I have only mounted the 9XL in the boat for mockup purposes to see where the best spot to mount the speedy is as I plan to run a PB motor

I am also tossing about whether or not I should paint the TF mounts and the Solinger mount the same colour as the hull.

Jimmy

[calcagno45]

nah, don't paint the mounts! leave them natural/polished!!

Looks good tho!!!

Is that a safety disconnect loop on the front by the foam?

[Jimmy Sterling]

I'm only painting the TF mounts and yes that is a safety loop. Our club is affiliated with the AMPBA (Australian Model Power Boat Accosiation) and its a rule that all boats have a safety loop if they want too race.

[Jimmy Sterling]

Funnily enough the Octura inlet works better as an outlet as it fires the water upwards instead of straight overboard - should be easier to see when the boat is running

[Jimmy Sterling]

Latest pictures

Now waiting on decals for clear coat

[jwt]

Jimmy
you have got a green t/fin bracket and a blue washer on the outside of it,,
that doesnt work ??

tms

[Jimmy Sterling]

you have got a green t/fin bracket and a blue washer on the outside of it,,
that doesnt work ??

Yeah I know, I'm working tommorow and I plan to pick some green ones up


I also want make some headers for the lid with some left over large diameter brass tubing I found a the bottom of the draw, should help it go faster



Jimmy

[Scott T]

Jimmy
you have got a green t/fin bracket and a blue washer on the outside of it,,
that doesnt work ??

tms

Uh Oh, the King of Bling has spoken!

Looking good Jim, will it be ready to test on the 14th?

[Jimmy Sterling]

Uh Oh, the King of Bling has spoken!

As for the 14th, I'll take mine if you take yours