@rubinmeneps - For me it was a little different. I'm used to building aircraft out of balsa and poplar ply. This kit was mostly mahogany and marine ply with lots of epoxy for adhesive. The instructions were on the plans, but it wasn't difficult to assemble. I did rotate the power pylon 180 degrees for the electric setup and changed the design of the rudder (made an airfoil out of it in stead of flat ply).
It's kind of hard to tell, since I had a bunch of the hardware already, but if I had to put a total on it I'd say around $300. The kit is ~30, motor 50, esc 40, 2ch radio 50, battery ~100 (3s2p lipo) and some misc stuff (like paint, glue, etc). You'd still need a lipo charger which can run about 100.
Unfortunately I did not do a build thread on this. I did make one major change during the build, that being the rudder. The only other changes from stock was using lexan for the hatch, cosmetic trim (mahogany instead of basswood, the seat GI Joe is sitting on, etc), and routing a power extension cable from the radio compartment aft and up through the rear deck for the motor. Sealing was done with Krylon gloss clear. I'll try to take some detail pix and post the link to them.
6" is all that will fit on this boat without having to fabricate a new engine pylon. I tried a 6x4 3 blade, and it did get on plane, but flat out it was about the same speed as 1/2 throttle now. As it is now, it jumps on plane in less than 5', even with 2 2100mAh 3 cell LiPo's on board (hooked up in parallel for 4200 mAh total), or toting an onboard camera. Thanks for the input though. Glad you liked the vid.
Nice! Maybe I will go brushless with mine, but it seems a shame, it's so retro.
6" prop is small for this boat. I think it will be even better with a larger prop and lower pitch, try APCE 8x4. I found with brushed 370 that 75W in would barely get it to plane on direct 6.5x3, but the same power in with 3:1 reduction on a 9x4" at about 6500 rpm it leaps onto plane.
was the boat hard to fabricate... pls fill me in. cheers!
rubinmeneps 1 year ago
@rubinmeneps - For me it was a little different. I'm used to building aircraft out of balsa and poplar ply. This kit was mostly mahogany and marine ply with lots of epoxy for adhesive. The instructions were on the plans, but it wasn't difficult to assemble. I did rotate the power pylon 180 degrees for the electric setup and changed the design of the rudder (made an airfoil out of it in stead of flat ply).
Error4O1 1 year ago
@Error4O1 ure pretty much a simple fixin genius.... thanks for the info
rubinmeneps 1 year ago
I built about 45% of a Lil' Swamp Buggy several years ago.....and then sold the whole business on EBay....haha!
chipperdoda 2 years ago
very good
Idalithaa 2 years ago
how much money did you put into this total. and please send me some links to where you got this. i really apreciate it.
Ruger7Henry8 2 years ago
It's kind of hard to tell, since I had a bunch of the hardware already, but if I had to put a total on it I'd say around $300. The kit is ~30, motor 50, esc 40, 2ch radio 50, battery ~100 (3s2p lipo) and some misc stuff (like paint, glue, etc). You'd still need a lipo charger which can run about 100.
Error4O1 2 years ago
Wow, That is so cool. Do you have a build thread or something for the boat. I need to make one of these. Electric is the way to go.
Very cool.
Please get back to me
Thanks
skullcrusher491 3 years ago
Unfortunately I did not do a build thread on this. I did make one major change during the build, that being the rudder. The only other changes from stock was using lexan for the hatch, cosmetic trim (mahogany instead of basswood, the seat GI Joe is sitting on, etc), and routing a power extension cable from the radio compartment aft and up through the rear deck for the motor. Sealing was done with Krylon gloss clear. I'll try to take some detail pix and post the link to them.
Error4O1 3 years ago
What motor are you running on the boat?
moehawkkid 3 years ago
E-Flight Park 370 outrunner 1080 Kv. brushless.
Error4O1 3 years ago
6" is all that will fit on this boat without having to fabricate a new engine pylon. I tried a 6x4 3 blade, and it did get on plane, but flat out it was about the same speed as 1/2 throttle now. As it is now, it jumps on plane in less than 5', even with 2 2100mAh 3 cell LiPo's on board (hooked up in parallel for 4200 mAh total), or toting an onboard camera. Thanks for the input though. Glad you liked the vid.
Error4O1 3 years ago
Nice! Maybe I will go brushless with mine, but it seems a shame, it's so retro.
6" prop is small for this boat. I think it will be even better with a larger prop and lower pitch, try APCE 8x4. I found with brushed 370 that 75W in would barely get it to plane on direct 6.5x3, but the same power in with 3:1 reduction on a 9x4" at about 6500 rpm it leaps onto plane.
Great fun with this boat!
drgrit 3 years ago