Hey guys.
well this is my other boat i have had for about 10yrs now i think. eeek thats a long time lol.
Well bought it as a nitro boat. Cant remember the guys name but he builds the "rivercraft" woodies.
He built/helped his son build this boat and he got it running then lost interest so i stepped in lol n bought it.
Got it home n could never get the nitro motor running properly. Was lowish on compression so that wouldnt of helped.
It would start n rev no worries. Chuck i it water n off it goes. but just wouldnt rev out. tried TINY props big props lol. Then ended up screwing the tune up so bad i couldnt get it running any longer than 30secs lol.
ANYWAYS it has sat dormant on the shelf for a while n have always thought i shoud convert it to brushless.
WELL i have started finally. using a Novak GTB esc and losi 10.5t motor. I KNOW isnt exactly a boat motor or esc but the gtb is water proof. I have made a alloy water cooling block for the gtb. I tried making the copper tube cooler for motor but looks crap lol so will buy one soon.
A few weeks ago when i was in shed i knocked it off the shelf getting something else and smashed the back of the hull and the shaft tube.
I have cut it out n put new bit of wood in. fixed and reinforced the crack in the side and fixed up prop shaft n area.
Needs some paint now but thats when i finish it.
Still toying up the idea of running a surface prop n strut on it but think i will just get it going as is n see how it goes.
anyways is useless without pics.
The motor in this pic os a old brushed motor i was using just to fit up.
well this is my other boat i have had for about 10yrs now i think. eeek thats a long time lol.
Well bought it as a nitro boat. Cant remember the guys name but he builds the "rivercraft" woodies.
He built/helped his son build this boat and he got it running then lost interest so i stepped in lol n bought it.
Got it home n could never get the nitro motor running properly. Was lowish on compression so that wouldnt of helped.
It would start n rev no worries. Chuck i it water n off it goes. but just wouldnt rev out. tried TINY props big props lol. Then ended up screwing the tune up so bad i couldnt get it running any longer than 30secs lol.
ANYWAYS it has sat dormant on the shelf for a while n have always thought i shoud convert it to brushless.
WELL i have started finally. using a Novak GTB esc and losi 10.5t motor. I KNOW isnt exactly a boat motor or esc but the gtb is water proof. I have made a alloy water cooling block for the gtb. I tried making the copper tube cooler for motor but looks crap lol so will buy one soon.
A few weeks ago when i was in shed i knocked it off the shelf getting something else and smashed the back of the hull and the shaft tube.
I have cut it out n put new bit of wood in. fixed and reinforced the crack in the side and fixed up prop shaft n area.
Needs some paint now but thats when i finish it.
Still toying up the idea of running a surface prop n strut on it but think i will just get it going as is n see how it goes.
anyways is useless without pics.
The motor in this pic os a old brushed motor i was using just to fit up.