Noooo - Viking Funeral!

[mickvk]

Aw man, I burnt up my Hydro-1 rigger. It looks like a Mini-Y/Starhip from Minicat Racing USA but it's actually a special larger model in the same line that's not normally available. I'm so mad. I had a blow over and didn't know I cracked my hull seam. Since it landed on it's feet I kept motoring and then KERPLOOOEY. Smoke is not good! I figured your morbid sense of curiosity would enjoy a shot from the morgue! Oh well, you gotta pay to play :)

[Ub Hauled]

well.. at least the hull survived...

[Rumdog]

AHHHH that sucks! I've seen that hull before. Where the heck can you get one?

[nate]

Mini Cat racing starship.

[nate]

To me there SO UGLY!!! UGH!

[Simon.O.]

I have had mild burn ups too

What is blown, burnt and dead ??
A motor will often survive, ESC's can be bought back after wet or heat.

Tell us what you have or more importantly, did have !!
This is not so that I can laugh, but so that I may learn.

Bummer on the fire and I do know what it is like.

[mickvk]

well.. at least the hull survived...

I WISH the hull survived. Hull failure was the cause of the electronics failure. I guess I can reglass the hull though...

AHHHH that sucks! I've seen that hull before. Where the heck can you get one?

This was an evaluation unit at Minicat Racing... Don't know if Jim will get any more.

Mini Cat racing starship.

Close. Like I said, it's the model named Hydro-1. It's a larger version of the Starship/Mini-Y.

To me there SO UGLY!!! UGH!

Yeah, I hear ya. Akin to the flying lawnmower in aviation circles :)

[mickvk]

I have had mild burn ups too

What is blown, burnt and dead ??
A motor will often survive, ESC's can be bought back after wet or heat.

Tell us what you have or more importantly, did have !!
This is not so that I can laugh, but so that I may learn.

Bummer on the fire and I do know what it is like.

I was going pretty easy on it because I was having trouble getting effective steering... (No turn fin, trying to figure out a good battery position. Sadly this was a brand new model - third run!) Temps on previous runs were not an issue. I was not over loading it. Although I had just done a full corrosion-x bath on the esc, I believe it took on significant water due to the cracked hull seem. So it shorted and fried bad. The ESC was a Tenshock 110A. The Tenshock motor should survive to run another day but I have not tested it yet..

[sailr]

Wow! Sorry to hear! Tape the seam where it split. Mix up some 1 hour epoxy and thin it to thick cream consistency with denatured alcohol. Make a good sized batch. Pour it into one corner of the hull and then rotate the hull around, letting the epoxy run around the seams. You may want to do a pour in a couple of different places. When it sets up, you hull will be stronger than ever.

Your motor may well be OK.

[sailr]

I have one more of these left in White. She's pricey though. I sold that one to Mick at danged near cost....$500. These are a hot boat in Europe. Winning a lot of races in Hydro 1 class.

[sailr]

Hahaaha. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Wasn't it you that liked the diuble-ugly spaceship looking thing from China that I refuse to sell? I think the Hydro is pretty. Go figure, eh?

To me there SO UGLY!!! UGH!

[bustitup]

AHHHH that sucks! I've seen that hull before. Where the heck can you get one?

here ya go Doggy

http://cgi.ebay.com/fiber-glass-mini...4.c0.m14.l1262

[mickvk]

here ya go Doggy

http://cgi.ebay.com/fiber-glass-mini...4.c0.m14.l1262

No. For a few reasons:

• That's a Mini-y/Starship (420 mm) not a Hydro-1 (560mm).
• That auction is not eligible for sale in the US.
• That boat has a slower motor in it than the 3200kv available in the US.
• You may have heard of Minicat racing USA a few times in this thread.... They are the US Distributor

[bustitup]

http://www.tenshock.com/Aspde__EnProductShow.asp?ID=102

[sailr]

Yep. I have ONE of the Hydro-1's in stock. It's a MUCH larger version of the Starship.