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I gave up on this after I tore it all down.....has some real nice modification parts like a protective input grate to stop rocks from entering ...also a real nice skid guard.....a special machined 2.3 tp 3.5 coupler to join drive shaft to motor......motor water cooler........micro servos........two brushless motors and a 35amp esc.......all parts are brand new

these things crank when they are built properly and this one has all the good stuff....just needs assembly

$95 plus shipping


check this link for all the info
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_79..._1/key_/tm.htm

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/...-58-49_898.jpg

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I need a 2.3mm to 3.17mm coupler. anyone know where I can get one?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_EV...GzMPK_P9oGQ%3D</p>

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I finally got my coupler drilled out on a lathe and put my boat together. Here ss the first video of it in the water. The camera used was my old dig camera but it
turned out ok. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgrtme1NFxc

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Hi crew, awesome forum here, built a Aeroflyte platypus swamp boat when i was 15 now 15 years later got interested again.. thanks for all the inspiration.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yaz0CDIVAk

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Awesome Vid olliechristo.

I half expected to see a few crocks swim past!!!

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Yay, I'm back in Oz after a month's world wind tour of Europe and Asia, soooo nice to be back :)<div></div><div>I've gone and purchased the remaining parts for my NQD Jet Boat project, but I have a question relating to the ESC.</div><div>I initially wanted to buy a hobbywing water cooled ESC, but have now stumbled across ESCs that are essentially half the price of the hobbywing ones... Does any of you have experience with these?</div><div></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">ESC
</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(AU$52.50)Hobbywing Seaking-60A Brushless ESC for Boat (Version 2)</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">
</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(</span>http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140359810...#ht_2855wt_952<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; ">)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(AU$20.76)Mystery 80A Brushless ESC</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(</span>http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RC-80A-ES...ht_3947wt_1033<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; ">)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(AU$23.00)Force Control 60A Water proof/ cooled Brushless ESC</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(</span>http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/60A-Watec...ht_2796wt_1139<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; ">)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; ">
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; ">
</span></div><div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">I'd very much like your</span>opinions<span style="font-size: 9pt;">on this setup, and these ESCs, I'm waiting on stuff to be sent from the US and China, but I'd still like to order the ESC soonish if possible :) (keen as mustard to get the boat in the water)</span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; ">
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Here's the list of the items (and prices) I've bought so far for the boat, plus glue, hoses and copper tubing for water cooling</span></div><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Boat
</span><s><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(AU$59.00)NQDTear Into jet boat</span></s><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">RadioGear
</span><s><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(AU$43.95)FS-GT3B2.4Ghz 3ch Transmitter (with 1 receiver)
(AU$16.00)HPIsf-10W waterproof servo</span></s><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Motor
</span><s><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(AU$53.54)HOBBYWINGSeaking B28 3900Kv Brushless Motor</span></s><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">
<s>(AU$9.56)UniversalJoint (motor coupler), 3mm to 2.3mm</s></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Battery</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(may buybigger at a later stage, might also just parallel connect the batteries, got 3 intotal)</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">
<s>(AU$12.60)2x11.1v 1200mah 20c BQY Lipo Battery - some Chinese brand</s></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Charger
</span><s><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(AU$70.00)eXTREMERacing R-605 Balance Charger + 5A Mains Power</span></s><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">
</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">
</font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">Cheers for your help :)</font></p></div>

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got the jet drive pulled apart and modified to take the new coupler i bought to be able to fit the bigger engine :)<div>I had to change the length of the shaft, as it wouldn't fit onto the coupler properly. I also had to modify the coupler a tiny bit to get it to fit in the "tunnel" in the jet drive

I hope this beast of a coupler will hold up OK, otherwise I'll just enlarge the original one with a drill ;)</div>

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First I pulled the pump out and did the brass sleeve mod. Drilled a hole through the case and one side of the sleeve for a grease port. Plugged it with a grub screw. Heavily glued the pump back in the hull with marine goop. Sprayed the inside of the hull with two light coats of bedliner. I punched a hole in my first hull very easy. Now it takes a beating! Running a turnigy 3900Kv inrunner with hand bent aluminum cooling coils and Graupner 3.2 to 2.3 coupler. Turnigy 60 amp marine esc and HK-GT2 2.4 Ghz TX/RX. Stainless steel mesh from a sink strainer over the intake. Oh, and a metal gear mini servo. Reciever is plasti-dipped (sprayed) and connections are silicone glued (heavily). I have two with this set up and another with a 1/16 vxl setup.
http://img.tapatalk.com/32870438-80d8-bb0f.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/32870438-80ef-6565.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/32870438-8101-97b8.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/32870438-8120-f429.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d03620ca-831d-3e95.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d03620ca-8349-d753.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d03620ca-8517-ffea.jpgand the foam spacer to hold the battery to the right countering the weight of the esc.
also check out my jet-boat lauch and recovery with my wraith http://youtu.be/Wus1UYNDLO4
and the beached tear into http://youtu.be/qS1Xdoofjb0

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bought this ESC, <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); ">Force Control 60A Water proof/ cooled Brushless ESC, for US$23 rather than AU$23, so another buck saved ;)</span><div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">
</font><div style="background-color: rgb(251, 252, 255); "><font face="Verdana, sans-serif">if it craps out, I can always get another or upgrade to the better more expensive Hobbywing one :D I figured, why not try it out, I'll let you know how it goes :)</font></div></div>

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Just a note...

Your water inlet is blocking the jet outlet!

You barely need *ANY* pipe protruding into the nozzle - the force of the water jet will take care of the water feed.

Trust me, I know - I started with an inlet like in your pics, but have slowly filed it back so that it's just a little bit more than flush with the inside of the jet nozzle - the water feed works just as well, but the water jet thrust is *much* better.

-Rob

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need some help
 i can't fine a replacement impeller. even looked at e-bay.

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here's the full jet drive, there are props on there as well, but the pic doesn't look 100% right, you could ask the seller of the jet drive though<div>
</div><div>http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-x-NQD-7...ht_1958wt_1163</div><div>
</div><div>AU$22.99 at present time :)</div><div>
</div><div>Hope that helps you,</div><div>Martin</div>

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We had lots of rain this past week but finally got some sunshine so i took the jet boat out for a bit of fun. had a blast eventho i flipped it at the end. ;-)

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...noppers001.mp4

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Hi, does anyone know where I can buy this boat with great price?
Thanks

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a good price seems to be around the $59 mark in Australian dollars, I found one link on eBay<div>
</div><div>http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-25-Scal...item27c3301529</div><div>
</div><div>most, if not all of us have bought via eBay or similar</div><div>
</div><div>Good luck</div><div>Martin</div>

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You gotta love NWAR. Plenty of water here. Looks like the boat is still running strong Jeff! :D

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I haven't posted here for a while, but here's a vid of our jet boats at Albany Creek in Brisbane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3jiw...p;feature=plcp

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Nice vid Shev, can't wait to get mine finished (waiting on parts)

Is there anyone around the Sunshine Coast that would be keen to hit a couple of creeks? Or anyone in the vicinity who'd be keen (I could always be convinced to drive to Brisbane)

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yeah you do good work sundog, the boat still runs great! unless it gets some water inside and the motor or the esc gets a bit wet. thats happened a couple times but after it dries out its ok. i need to put a drain plug in it so that i can get water out easier.

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thats an awesome vid shev! i havent tried any fancy video editing or adding music or anything like that yet. what do you use to do that? i may give it a try one of these days.

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Great Video shev! Where did you get the scale headers/exhaust? Looks great!.

Thanks,

Hankinator

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Idont know how to copy the ebay add, but this was the cheapest I found and just installed it on my boat. Just copy and paste this onto ebay and it should take you right to the guy I bought from. Still waiting on parts to get mine up and running, but it looks good on the outside =)

Where is everyone finding the Air cleaner I see guys installing in the middle of the headers?<span><h1 class="vi-is1-titleH1">Losi New Header Set, Chrome: Slider LOSB8147</h1></span>

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Thanks fellas.

As said by duckdogs, the headers are from the losi slider. If you want to make an air cleaner, you could be a little creative with a milk cap or some kind of bottle cap.

The editing software here was Adobe Premier, but I don't have the setting right from the GoPro to the Software. The GoPro is right, but I'm doing something wrong when I set up the editing software - too many options for a novice like me!

Seehuusen, there's a guy in Brissy that I'll probably catch up with next week to go for a jetboat run. There's also a few people on the Sunny Coast with jetboatswho may be interested. I'll send you a message later. Do you have any good spots on the sunny coast for a run? I'm happy to drive where ever for a decent jet boat run!

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Thanks for the info on the headers (duck and shev). Here is my rig with fresh paint. Begging for a set of headers and air cleaner.

One of these in now my desktop image....not bad for an iphone photo. Also one of my MiniMono.

Thanks,

Hank