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Forum: RC Scale Boating
05-23-2016, 09:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,453
Posted By chrispoulton

Water cooling for scale motor boats

Hi all, i'm about to start building my Chris Craft Constellation kit by Lindberg. I am swapping the brushed motors to 1100kv brushless on 2 or 3 cell lipo. I plan to use watercooled mounts for the...
Forum: RC Airboats
06-21-2014, 10:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,314
Posted By chrispoulton

thanky you guys. gotrpm, where is the cg in...

thanky you guys. gotrpm, where is the cg in relation to the step? i guess it needs to be somewhere behind the step? would you measure this as a percentage between the step and the back of the floats?...
Forum: RC Airboats
06-21-2014, 09:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,314
Posted By chrispoulton

thanks arcdude. i want to go electric really. at...

thanks arcdude. i want to go electric really. at a wild guess i'm thinking around 600 watts but i have no idea what prop rpm to look for. from my experience with planes a 40 should spin a 10x6 prop...
Forum: RC Airboats
06-21-2014, 06:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,314
Posted By chrispoulton

Airboat using seaplane floats

hi all, i'm new to airboats so please excuse the total lack of knowledge here.
i've just got my hands on a new pair of 40-size aircraft floats by hobbyking. they are 83cm / 33inches long, and weigh...
Forum: Speed - Electric
04-08-2014, 11:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 766
Posted By chrispoulton

forgot to mention, this is quite a heavy hull and...

forgot to mention, this is quite a heavy hull and i want a single motor setup.
Forum: Speed - Electric
04-08-2014, 11:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 766
Posted By chrispoulton

Brushless setup for Aeromarine Sprintcat 36

Hi, just got a 36" Sprintcat and binning the motor/esc that came with it as they dont work and the esc is not even watercooled! can you suggest an inexpensive (hobbyking?) setup that will see the cat...
Forum: Speed - Electric
02-19-2014, 11:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 637
Posted By chrispoulton

Feigao 540XL

Hi all, just bought an old aeromarine sprintcat 36 with a Feigao 540XL and Mystry 200A esc but with no prop or shaft. from what i can see there are several kv ratings available and my motor is not...
Forum: Speed - Electric
12-27-2013, 01:18 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 978
Posted By chrispoulton

vintage graupner cobra

hi folks, need some advise please. i've just found an old graupner cobra kit i had bought some 15 years ago and want to assemble it. this is a 22" deep vee boat, originally designed around a brushed...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
08-19-2013, 05:32 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,923
Posted By chrispoulton

Robbe Najade Modifications

Hi all,
just bought my second rc electric boat, an old Robbe Najade, NIB.
Have read about the single prop setup causing a list to the right and would like to go for a twin motor installation here,...
Forum: Speed - Electric
06-05-2013, 11:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,184
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: 50 inch Apache

thanks Mart, any idea what prop size and number of blades i should be looking at? what about shaft diameter? sorry about all the qeustions but i am totally new to electric boats.
Forum: Speed - Electric
05-27-2013, 11:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,184
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: 50 inch Apache

I've just realised i have a new, unused turnigy t600, 880kv motor which was destined for a ducted fan plane project, but I've now stopped flying. so I'm thinking of ordering a second one for this...
Forum: Speed - Electric
05-20-2013, 12:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,184
Posted By chrispoulton

50 inch Apache

Hi, I've been offered an unused 50" Apache hull/deck/cockpit with no hardware at all, and would prefer a FE setup over gas/nitro.
would also prefer a twin setup over single, purely for symmetry on...
Forum: Speed - Electric
09-04-2012, 07:06 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 477
Posted By chrispoulton

Converting IC to Electric

Hi all,
I have just been given a model boat hull which used to have an HP 61 Gold Cup engine in it. The hull was designed by my Dad using 8 designs from Renato Levi, a well-known Italian offshore...
Forum: Classic RC Pattern Flying
04-01-2012, 12:13 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,474
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: Pacemaker

NICE WORK STEVE!!!!!!!
Can't wait to receive the Rapture 50 kit and get building, although I very much doubt I can match your finish:(
Seeing as you're 'going retro' how...
Forum: Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft
04-01-2012, 11:34 AM
Replies: 224
Views: 77,014
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: Cessna Skymaster 336 (Royal Kit )

Hi Everyone
Has anyone built this kit so that the wings split just outboard of the booms? I'm not too confident of the way the booms come apart and then the wing is in one piece. There used to be a...
Forum: Electric RC Jets
12-08-2011, 12:18 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 984
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: RCM F-4 conversion?

hey catspaw, i've been thinking of building this one too. Been told that a single 120mm edf unit would be more efficient (and sound better) than 2 smaller units. I recently bought a cheapo 127mm edf...
Forum: Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft
10-26-2011, 11:06 AM
Replies: 224
Views: 77,014
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: Cessna Skymaster 336 (Royal Kit )

Hi everyone, I should be getting my hands on one of these in the coming days, still in box.  Has anyone built it in a way that the centre wing section and booms/tail remain fixed (but still removable...
Forum: Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft
10-02-2011, 06:46 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 16,571
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: New Twin Commanche ARF

Has anyone else flown this plane?  What are the undercarriage mounts like?  Typical ARF rubbish, or half decent?
Forum: Scale RC Helicopters
02-05-2011, 10:26 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,809
Posted By chrispoulton

Jet Ranger fuselage hirobo shuttle plus

Hi,
I am totally new to helis (other than hovering a t-rex 450 for a while), and have just bought a hirobo shuttle plus kit, and a kyosho nexus 30 to learn on. Iplan to transfer the kyosho's engine...
Forum: RC Scale Boating
08-07-2010, 03:50 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,675
Posted By chrispoulton

Coronet 21 Explorer II Plans/Kit

Hi, does anyone here know of any scale (even if not perfect scale) pland or a kit for a Coronet 21 Explorer II. The full size boat (just bought one) is 21 feet long, with a small cabin and inboard...
Forum: ARF or RTF
07-24-2010, 11:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,318
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: Fascination 50

forgot to mention.....before you glue a reinforcing piece underneath the undercarriage plate (the natural underneath, which becomes above when you are working on the fuselage inverted on the bench),...
Forum: ARF or RTF
07-23-2010, 02:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,318
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: Fascination 50

I modified mine from new, before flying it. Basically Ipulled out the bottom bits, that are designed to house the silencer, then Imade a new ply mounting plate using decent birch ply. I then glued...
Forum: Speed - Electric
06-22-2010, 07:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,168
Posted By chrispoulton

RE: fast-ish scale offshore boat

hey guys Thanks.  Pretty overwhelming responses there.  On looks (and maybe performance) the Venom king of shaves looks great, but is a bit steep at around us550.  The one grabbing my attention most...
Forum: Speed - Electric
06-21-2010, 02:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,168
Posted By chrispoulton

fast-ish scale offshore boat

Hi, I'm totally new to rc boats (but I've been flying nitro and electric rc planes for years so I'm not new to the rc world), and I want a scale or semi-scale offshore racing boat, 24-32 inches in...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
05-08-2010, 02:19 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,226
Posted By chrispoulton

Stearman Balsa Kit

Anybody know of a full balsa kit for a Stearman. Nothing too big, around 65 to 70 inch span would be perfect. Been trying to get hold of one by Sterling but can't find any. Any ideas? Thanks.</p>
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