So jealous...I've been thinking about a bot for a while but not sure where I can run it, d'ya reckon the hunter river is deep enough or big enough to run one?
Lake St Clair old mate! The bloody hunter river is more like a creek. Hardly any water in it after the mines suck it dry.
Lake St Clair will be perfect!
Ha Ha! I'm sure it will be worth every cent. I hope to have a big boat like that one day. I have seen a few on ebay pretty cheap, probably not as good quality but still functional if treated right.
I bet the wait is killing you! I know I would be running out to greet the postie every day.
Mate you will have a ton of fun with the boat. Beffore you know it you have about 15 boats and get addicted to going fast. Heading down the straights at about 80mph then toss it into the turn at full throttle great fun. Quick tip though buy yourself a rescue boat like a cheap inflatable to pick it up when it stops.
Here's a curly one! I used to race boats with the SMPBA years ago and we use to put course sandpaper on the bottom of the hull to stop the hull sticking to the water.
It seemed to work and for a whole season most were doing it with good results. The fad died off after a while, don't know why. No bull, it's true.
The theory was that it created tiny air bubbles between the hull and the water so the boat was riding on a cushion of air.
Most of us sand the shine off the bottom with 400 wet and dry. This creates adhesion with the water which is faster than a gloss finish. We tested some hulls in the Uni water test tank and there is a difference not much but a bit.
I like to run saw boats and at the speeds we run I am not sure it makes a difference.
Nice work bro, got the water bug... Mate they haul ass, just stay away from salt... Just one boat hey??? Yeah gw sure... I'm on my 6th and it runs dual brushless lehners. Can get crazy expensive but so much fun and so f'n quick..
Salt water if fine tiny, I have run my apache in salt water a few times, As long as you give them a thorough clean when done there shouldn't be any issues.
Its actually meant to make them a little quicker as they are more buoyant well thats what they say
Gday Tiny. I miss you. Seriously... How have you been? How is ya bride and your cute lil puppy's (and her puppy's too... LOL) I hope you are all doing well.
First launch was a failure as a tiny grub screw that hold the prop on the shaft fell out so the boat no moovie forwards.
Second launch was a failure as I broke the prop shaft by making the simple mistake of placing the boat in the water at idle and didn't "throw it". As there is no clutch and it is direct drive, as soon as it hit the water, it snapped.... Bugger.
Will be down on the Hawkesbury with my dad in his Bass fishing boat next weekend, so spare parts are ordered and i will be ready for my third attempt at launching this thing!!
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