Revolt 30 just received - Stock Transom needs QC!

[Heaving Earth]

Dana,

I believe if I use the plummer's putty I won't have to wait until it dries so I am going to go this route first and see how it behaves. I am eager for the maiden run.

Good time saver tip!

[gyrotron]

Well guys, second time I have fallen in love; first my wife and now plummers putty ... worked like a charm Out for the maiden run C-ya!

[tlandauer]

[QUOTE=gyrotron;441404]Well guys, second time I have fallen in love; first my wife and now plummers putty ... worked like a charm Out for the maiden run C-ya![/QUOTE

Have fun!

[Heaving Earth]

Glad to hear it!

[dana]

awesome bro… ive been telling people about plumbers putty on here for some time.. but mostly people dont listen. nice to hear somebody took my advise

[gyrotron]

awesome bro… ive been telling people about plumbers putty on here for some time.. but mostly people dont listen. nice to hear somebody took my advise

Guys,

This is what I did. Bought an ACE 3/4" plummer's putty roll, the width fits perfectly on the rudder bracket base of the Revolt 30, I custom cutted the length, then I pushed the bracket against a flat surface to flaten the piece of putty until I got a 1mm film like thickness, removed with an exacto the putty excess and then removed the nonstick backing paper. With a piercing driver I made a hole the diameter of the back plate screw and removed away the excess putty around the hole, positioned the rudder bracket back in place, tightened the screw to the back plate and finally removed the excess putty around the bracket base on the exterior of the hull. Voila! no more leaking plus since I did not have to wait for the seal to cure or dry I was in the water in no time. Thank you Dana and Tlandauer for the suggestions

P.S.: Maiden run was a total success. This thing is fast but a battery thirsty tazmanian devil

[siberianhusky]

Going to have to give that stuff a try. I had never seen a post about it before.
Cheers

[gyrotron]

Going to have to give that stuff a try. I had never seen a post about it before.
Cheers

Don't hesitate to try it when the opportunity arises. I am glad I can contribute to the forum with something usefull to others. Keep boating !

[Doby]

Define "battery thirsty".....

[tlandauer]

plumbers putty also works good. plus it never dries out and is removable, and isnt made with silicone, so future glueing or painting is ok

That is the second thing i learned today. I am in a little town vacationing in Idaho, actually drove into town center's Ace Hardware to look for this stuff but they closed at 6pm, dang.
Will go tomorrow, guess i am sick with FE.
Love this forum, Thanks!

[dana]

Ace hardwares hours are terrible

[gyrotron]

Define "battery thirsty".....

Well I guess the reference point I am using for such definition is my other boat which is a Thunder Tiger Outlaw Jr which sucks a 3s 2200 mAh battery in about five mins to 3.65v and the Revolt 30 takes a 4s 5000mAh battery in 3 mins to 3.60v. Since I am a newbie it appeared to me, compaired to the Outlaw, that the Revolt was a power hungry boat...thats all