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Started by lastRites, April 08, 2013, 09:45:59 PM

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lastRites

April 08, 2013, 09:45:59 PM
I have made quite a few air-boats, but they are not as dramatically fast as the conventional boats running around with huge cocktails behind them ;D So now I intend to make one around the 2200KV 2826 motor I have laying around or a 1550KV donkey motor.
I know there are any accomplished boat builders on this forum who can guide me   :salute:
I want to know what are different parts that I need to get to make my speedboat. I have gone through most of the great threads here, especially by VC and Roopeshkrishna. I am thinking of making the hull out of HD thermocole and covering with epoxy and glass fiber.

Would someone please list the parts I need to get for the boat? I will be getting everything from hobbyking as I have got some credit saved up there.  :P
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VC

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April 08, 2013, 11:21:17 PM
We are talking cross purposes here. I am a skinflint and almost everything, except Tx/Rx, motor, servo, esc and battery, are built from scratch. I've tried using universal joints on my current builds and hope to achieve some success with them. Roopesh is on a different league and I certainly don't belong to the same platform. Maharana is a Maestro at classic scratchbuilding. There are others who have produced showroom quality builds. Scour the forum and you will find them. I remember a red speedboat, beautifully finished, damned if I can recall the builder. Hang on let me check.
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VC

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April 08, 2013, 11:49:27 PM
Check these threads and contact the builders for advice on purchases of parts from HK:

http://www.rcindia.org/boats/scratch-build-atlas-van-lines-boat/
http://www.rcindia.org/boats/build-log-of-rcindia-user-anandparanjpe%27s-boat/
http://www.rcindia.org/boats/funboat-gtd/
http://www.rcindia.org/boats/speed-boat-from-foam-board/
http://www.rcindia.org/boats/rc-airboat-%27agni%27/

You must definitely touch base with Maharana and Roopesh/Rathi Krishna (whichever Ego state is on the ascendant now) they have a wealth of knowledge to share.
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lastRites

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April 09, 2013, 10:26:19 AM
The third thread you listed is mine :P
I am quite comfortable building airboats.. I just need to know the parts I need to get before I can start building my boat. Stuff like the prop shaft, propellers, stuffing tube etc. As I said earlier, I have gone through most of the other threads, but I am yet to come upon a parts list. I used to use a ball point pen refill for a flex shaft when I was a kid, but I don't think it would work with a BLDC :P
There are a lot of little bits that go into a prop driven boat, and am afraid if I order on my own I would leave out some part. As always I am on a shoestring budget and ordering a second time is not a luxury I can afford :P
It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic,
Of all things physical and metaphysical,
Of all things human and all things super-human,
Of all true manifestations of the head,
Of the heart, of the soul,
That the life is recognizable in its expression,
That form ever follows function. This is the law.

lastRites

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April 09, 2013, 07:53:53 PM
I have read up some threads and these parts seem to be the basic building blocks of a simple boat:
1) Hull
2) Rudder Hardware
- rudder blade
- mounting bracket
- control linkage
3) Drive Hardware
- drive shaft
- coupler
- stuffing tube/box
4) Prop
5) Motor
6) ESC
7) Servo
8) Receiver
9) Battery

Now I am unsure about the drive gear part..
It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic,
Of all things physical and metaphysical,
Of all things human and all things super-human,
Of all true manifestations of the head,
Of the heart, of the soul,
That the life is recognizable in its expression,
That form ever follows function. This is the law.

lastRites

#5
April 12, 2013, 09:23:02 AM
Anybody has any detailed pics of their boat's drivetrain from which I can get a better understanding of the parts??
It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic,
Of all things physical and metaphysical,
Of all things human and all things super-human,
Of all true manifestations of the head,
Of the heart, of the soul,
That the life is recognizable in its expression,
That form ever follows function. This is the law.
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