56-1nch Venom P-1 gas to brushless question

[forescott]

Determined to finally get this boat in the water this weekend. Bought some thin plexiglass from tap plastics and heated and bent a piece into place. Epoxied it in the best I could. Got a little epoxy on the windshield so I decided to paint the whole window section black from underneath to cover any imperfections. Now i'm gonna fill the front section of the canopy with 2 part foam to ensure their wont be any leaks and keep the canopy afloat if it somehow comes off.

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[forescott]

Got my program box yesterday. All ready for a trial run. 57mm carbon 2-blade on 8s lipo. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359336900.237495.jpg

[forescott]

Little more done today. Sealed up the old kill switch hole with a drain plug from an old mean machine, layed the velcro in the battery trays, reinforced some of the wood stringers with extra epoxy, and polished a 1/2 inch piece of brass tube and filled it with epoxy to take the place of the gas exaust pipe where it exited the hull.

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[forescott]

Almost there. Made some battery trays out of 2" aluminum flat stock and 1/2 x 3/4-90. Pop riveted the pieces together an used two bolts each to attach them to the stringers. I will use some epoxy on the other side of the trays where they sit on the hull. I'm just gonna lay some 2" velcro on the trays. A little wood glue and some small screws to attach the esc mount. Just gonna use some velcro and a couple of zip ties to hold the esc in place. I want the esc to come out easy so I can remove it for reading data logging info. Just waiting on some more 8mm bullets I ordered and then seal up all the holes and openings in the canopy.

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[forescott]

Made a small mounting plate out of 3/16 hobby grade plywood that I'm going to mount on top of the stringers just in front of the motor. This will allow for the wires from the esc to drop down under the plate and give them room to bend.

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[lenny]

Hey,
That worked out great.
And looking nice and clean.

[forescott]

I got a little work done to the p-1. Motor mounted, flex shaft cut, cooling lines hooked up. Next im going to mount the sf300 and make up some battery trays.
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[justski]

Did you sell the motor.OK SORRY I SEEN IT NOW

[Doby]

Actually i took a second look, if I turn the motor mounts updide down and dremmel away a little epoxy, i think I might get the motor back enough to use the stock stuffing tube. Thanks for prompting me to take a second look doby!

No problem...my standard consulting fee applies though.....

[lenny]

That sounds like a good fix,
Or just flip the front one around and the back one flipped around and upside down.
Are you going to mod the trim tabs / Turn fins ?
Like I did on my P1 35"and just add good turn fins.

[forescott]

Makes sense!

Actually i took a second look, if I turn the motor mounts upside down and dremmel away a little epoxy, i think I might get the motor back enough to use the stock stuffing tube. Thanks for prompting me to take a second look doby!

[Doby]

Because the motor gets closer to the bottom of the hull the further back I move it, and it hits the steps in the hull.

Makes sense!

[justski]

This is a brand new boat. The motor has never been fired. Im thinking $120 shipped for the complete motor, mounts, clutch, tuned pipe.

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i am sorry if i over looked it but do you still have the motor??

[forescott]

The hardest part is going to be extending and supporting the stuffing tube extension,

Hey,
Just put a outer tube over the inner tubes about 1 1/2" to tie them together and epoxy it.

yeah, the stuffing tube is weird too. The aluminum tube is away oversized and there is at least 2 layers of teflon tube inside to make up the difference. I have some brass tube that Im going to weave in between some of the teflon and make a support at the motor from some hobby grade ply and hold it with some glass cloth and epoxy.

[forescott]

Just a thought, but why not just move the motor closer to the stuffing tube, rather than extending it?

Because the motor gets closer to the bottom of the hull the further back I move it, and it hits the steps in the hull.