Cananzi

jimi

yeah its shaped and glassed and had its keel on. just made the lid an hour ago and its drying. im really not being to fussy with this custom board first time round i just want to bulid one to get the feel of things then ill build again but its coming up pretty good so far. ive left the tail really fat so i can make a rudder compartment like the plastic boards.

man its a long process!!ill try post some pics tomorra

bobs a lucky man!!! wish it got like that here on the goldy

Surfhouse

Hey i got a question, one of the chicks foot came off and i am thinking about epoxing it back to the board and putting a little extra on both feet to try to keep it more balanced

itsfishi

stick with the o ring system

RC Surfer

The original Surfer dude had a very stiff deck, all others need to stiffen the deck by grafite rod, tape (lamenate type) or cloth.
The doll needs the "O" ring system to keep brakage to a minimum.
When the doll gets hit by a wave sideways, it's enough force to lift the deckrail and let water in,
to check this simply hold the front of the board and push the doll over and watch the deck lid rail lift you'll see what
I'm talking about. After all this is what is going to happen in the surf! GaranteedLater Dudes. BB

surfcurls

The New China Lisa (2011 Mold) Actually Has A Stiffer Deck That The Original Kyosho.

Some New Video & News:

I'm So Stoked, Pete Hodgson Pro Surf Photog @ North Shore Oahu Is Stoked At The First Video He Shot With My Extreme Rc Surfer I custom Built For Him. Best Video Still To Come Fo Shure

Just A Sample Of Whatz Coming Movie Wize...


Sea Sum Start Fun Here: [link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgkcHYK5Qtk[/link]SURFCURLS / GO PRO / PETE HODGSON / 2011

skowowski

I finally went for an RC Surf this weekend, Damn I forgot how much fun this is, especially on some clean waist height waves.

Bought some new props, shaft and motor (sounded a little rusty) and charging up the batteries to see if I can get another session this week : )

Wooo hooo!

Cananzi

seb

good to see your still rc surfing!!!

Surfhouse

My Rc surfers left turning is bad my right turning is fine, 

K-H2o

Hi House Bra I would think that you have something binding. or the pushrod housingisnotsecured well enough Disconnect the pushrod from the servo arm and hold the servo arm andsee if you get proper movement when you turn thetransmiter wheel, and then. manuallypush and pullthe pushrod to see if it is working the rudder. Hold the rudder with your other hand andgiving some resistance .
Good Luck!!Aloha Karl

Jimi Findrix

House Dude,

The stock NQD rudders are strong and work quite good but they ALWAYS get twisted.
This is because of the way that the arm fits on top of the shaft. (Cheap)
If you get washed up on the sand or do a big air and come down hard then the the rudder can often slip inside the arm.

This may not be the reason that you are having problems at the moment but it will be an issue.

Anyway, just unscrew the rudder and make sure the arm has not slipped.
Make sure your servo is centered when you screw every thing down secure.
Do the things Karl says and with a bit of testing you should be able to get it turning pretty evenly both ways.

Then hit some 2 - 3 foot offshore perfection, speed down the line and punch the lip just as it throws out.
Your machine will do some crazy rolling airs and sooner or later it will come down hard on the rudder and it will slip out of position.
Your board will start doing donuts and you will probably have to swim out and rescue it.

I use the NQD rudder in my Kyosho but it has the plastic shaft cut off and has a 4mm steel shaft and arm.
Since I modified my rudder it has never slipped again.

Have you managed to stop all the water getting in yet???

Good Luck!

Sea ya.

JIMI
(Gero - W. A.)

skowowski

I use a drop or two of super glue when putting the old rudder and arm together, once glued it doesn't move. However when you want to pull them apart for what ever reason it can be difficult.

I remember the old days when it would just do donuts, funny now but damn annoying back then!

RC Surfer

Surfing in offshore winds could be hazardist to the little dudes health,
you'll have to be very confident it won't die in the line up or OUTSIDE!
In my case, I got tangled up with a surfer and it rendered my little guy
helpless, water was real cold, had my street clothes on, no board with me, 
lucky a surfer figuard it out after seeing me waving my arms, screaming and 
motioning my hand across my throat, dead, he figured it out and after
a good paddle, retreaved my dude otherwise it would of been GONE!
I was lucky and thankful! A good $800 out to sea would of been a real BUMMER!!!
Later dudes BB

Jimi Findrix

Yeah, BB sure is right about being prepared for the worse,

When your board runs out of battery or breaks down on the outside or out in the channel it can get the adrenalin goin' a bit.
But, that is why I say,

ALWAYSTAKEABOARDANDWETTIEOR ATLEASTBEPREPAREDTOSWIM (Just in case the Dude starts floating off to China)

But just like real surfing, there is nothing like offshore perfection and the little guys go so much better with nice clean lines coming in.
My Dude won't even go out unless it is offshore. (LOL)
I don't blame him, afte all, "Who wants to be at the beach when its onshore and blown out???"

It is all just part of the RC Surfing BLAST!!!

Have fun guys.


Sea ya.


JIMI
(Gero - W. A.)

icemandan

I see lots been happening in the last few weeks

I back in Gero for another week

at them moment i doing something really dumb with a jet drive which has nothing to do with RC surfers

but i would like to make a surfer with the same drive unit i putting in this Boat.

Dan

jefahead

Hi guys,

here is some footage of my model board No 2. It lack of swell a lot but the surf is running sweet.

<iframe width="1280" height="750" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kOp8MypWGCc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


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Cananzi

jefahead

nice board mate.......looks like it should surf well.
looks pretty quick what sort of run time are you getting?

jefahead

Cananzi,

On the vid I use 3S 2650MAh pack, i stopped after 7 min and still had about 3.6V / cell, so I guess I can get arround 15 min by slowing down a bit

I suppose it all depends on how heavy is your board and how hard you drive it. Anyway I got 3300MAh packs now it should gives a little extra.

How are you progressing with your custom board? are you going to fit the battery in front of the engine (thats what i do) or at the back?

Clement

Cananzi

jefa

on my NQD boards i was using 3s 5000mah on 3.4volt cutoff and getting around 23-25mins.

the full custom board is progressing nicely. basically waiting on parts ,shafts etc. I have placed the lipo more towards the middle to centre the weight and gone with an extra lengthed shaft. the 5000mah 4s fits in easy so i might even go higher mah lipo once its all up n running.

hoping for runtimes 30-40mins, fingers crossed :-)

jefahead

My new buddy is on its way

Lolocarrera

good job jefahead

jefahead

Hey lolo,

I guess your going to use the yellow one for the next paralympic rc surf game,
at this stage he is a dead winner, make sure you keep practicing, youdon't want to bebeatten by a hit by a truck lisawho knows.

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RC HAWAIIAN STYLE

hello rc surfers


finally got my computer fixed . alot has happen sence i have been gone you guys are killing it . got some small waves in california but not as good australias coast.. maui john

jocktime

Nice Video

Jimi Findrix

Great vid, as usual!

JIMI

Cananzi