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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/10/2004 1:27:50 PM   
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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/11/2004 6:04:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have everything cut out and ready except the bottom and sides. I ordered the wood monday and it didn't get here today. That really sucks because I have nothing to do this weekend.

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/11/2004 6:20:29 AM   
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That's what I tell my son and it doesn't do any good. He says that he isn't THAT bored.

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/11/2004 10:34:51 AM   
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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/11/2004 10:36:04 AM   
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I've been all over Perth Hobby Stores today to find this new header.
I have to do some dremel work on it to get it to match my engines exhaust profile and cut the top to match the water cooling head.

Is it any better ??? Not as low as the last one..... .

Will take the exhaust straight from the new header to the transom...... Not dog legging it to the centre.....

Also got the collet for the flexi drive . 3/16 flexi to 3/16 shaft, running x440/3 prop.

John, did you make your skid fins the same length as the plans??? Did you sharpen one side or both ?? (if one, which side(for anti prop walk))....

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/11/2004 2:51:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		That should work much better. You might use the silicone coupler to get yourself a little more angle if needed.
I hope that you meant X440/3!

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/11/2004 10:17:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		I first made my skid fins and trim tabs from some soft aluminum I had laying around my shop. They worked fine until I got the boat airborne during a timing run. The fins bent very easily. Now I have a sheet of 6061 T6 aluminum to make new fins from. Yes, the fins and tabs are the same as what's on the plans. Tabs are sharpened to a knife leading edge, square trailing edge. The leading edge taper is equal on both sides. I'm not one to re-invent the wheel if it doesn't need it. I figured that John Finch did his homework on the fins so I stuck with his design. They work just fine.

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/12/2004 12:12:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		So, how far are you mac? Can I see a pic of your fins john.

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/12/2004 3:05:26 AM   
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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/13/2004 4:02:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks John. So Mac, hows the building going?

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/13/2004 9:01:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Didn't get much of a chance to do anything on the hull ( busy doing the christmas work functions).
At this point, I have the hull together and the transom glued in place, will try to do some tonight and during the week...

Got just about everything for it, engine, tuned pipe, flexi drive, rudder, engine mounts, transmitter, servos, reciever, fuel tanks, fail safe and all the wood. Will send photos of some of the gear I will be using.



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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/13/2004 1:24:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Some day I'll tell you how to make radio box exit seals that don't turn into a black gummy mess in the presence of fuel. If you look closely at my boat pictures you may be able to figure out what I do.

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/13/2004 3:24:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		John, Hmmm let me guess Brass tube with fuel tube then another layer over first tubing, forming a tight seal over steel rod.....maybe if you are a little kinky, some vaseline(petrolium jelly) to lube the rod and seall out water.

What do you seal the lid with, 3M seal tape ??????

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/13/2004 4:43:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		Don't need honeymoon grease. The fuel residue does a good job and the pinch of the silicone on silcone does a good job of pinching down to the pushrod diameter. The radio box cover is held down with hockey stick tape. Do you know what Hockey is?

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RE: 'Wild Thing' Construction Pictures - 12/13/2004 4:48:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		The radio box cover can also be held down with weather sealing tape also. I doubt that you can find any down there since the temp is 38C. Still to hot for me! Our friendly boating suppliers rape you over the cost of "Radio Box Tape". There is a better way.

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