Scale Boat

USS Drum · 01-30-12, 08:32 PM

Are you going too paint a name on the bow?

AVGWarhawk · 01-30-12, 09:51 PM

Stern name Sweet Melissa. License number on the bow.

AVGWarhawk · 02-12-12, 06:09 PM

Update on the boat.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...4&postcount=99

nikimcbee · 02-12-12, 07:41 PM

Watch out! your battery cables are going to rub against your drive shaft

. And if you know how to solder. I'd replace the tamiya plugs w/ deans plugs. I spent friday replacing mine. (I melted the tamiya ones

)

So when are we going sailing?

nikimcbee · 02-12-12, 07:42 PM

nevermind, I didn't see you had a box for your cables.

AVGWarhawk · 02-12-12, 08:12 PM

I'm guessing the link to the picture did not work. Click here for video:
http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q...urrent=042.mp4

I have a box the wires run through to avoid getting tangled or some how cut if a driveshaft/u-joint decides to go south.

I hope to have the boat on the bay next weekend. The temps dropped this weekend and the wind picked up. Choppy waters.

AVGWarhawk · 02-12-12, 08:15 PM

Quote:

I'd replace the tamiya plugs w/ deans plugs. I spent friday replacing mine.

Those are bullet connectors. The motors come with preinstalled bullet connectors so I purchased the female ends to complete the circuit. Thus far no issues. See the video as I run them up.

Running it hard I get very little heat anywhere. These are 23 turn motors. The 12 turn motor you more than likely have are hot runners. Perhaps this is the cause for frying wires.

01-30-12, 09:51 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Stern name Sweet Melissa. License number on the bow. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-12-12, 06:09 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Update on the boat. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...4&postcount=99 __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-12-12, 07:41 PM	#4
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Watch out! your battery cables are going to rub against your drive shaft. And if you know how to solder. I'd replace the tamiya plugs w/ deans plugs. I spent friday replacing mine. (I melted the tamiya ones) So when are we going sailing? __________________

02-12-12, 07:42 PM	#5
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	nevermind, I didn't see you had a box for your cables. __________________

02-12-12, 08:12 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm guessing the link to the picture did not work. Click here for video: http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q...urrent=042.mp4 I have a box the wires run through to avoid getting tangled or some how cut if a driveshaft/u-joint decides to go south. I hope to have the boat on the bay next weekend. The temps dropped this weekend and the wind picked up. Choppy waters. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-30-12, 08:32 PM	#1
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Are you going too paint a name on the bow?