dicko

on the hammer i use the nylon type, it sets quicker & bonds to the hull well. epoxy takes too long to set if you want a good job. only problem is the nylon one stinks a lot. 5 minute epoxy won't last in the long run.

oldschoolsdime92

so nylon fiberglass resin or nylon epoxy?

littlepiston

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im getting closer to the 45 mark it not stock

Ron Olson

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It seems like that hull is a polyester lay-up but I'm not sure.
Now go ditch that stand and make one out of PVC pipe to set it on. The problem is that the hull is bouncing when pull-starting the engine on the stand. Hold the engine down when starting it to help prevvent any more cracking.
If it isn't serious, put a little thin CA in the crack.

dicko

yeah, thats what i meant when i wrote nylon. had a menal blank. it is polyester.

oldschoolsdime92

well ill give the CA a go first becuase ive got some of that layin around

wave waker

kinda interesting how u do that? what's the set-up, if u don't mind?

littlepiston

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x435 prop A``little work to the sleeve and a mac's tunded pipe

wave waker

[sm=thumbup.gif]nice hardware..is that a stock carb? or .18 carb?

littlepiston

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[8D]hehehehhe 18 carb i had to chuck it up on my lathe and spin the neck down

oldschoolsdime92

got my boat out today for the first time of any length. It ran good. I ran three tanks of fuel through it. Im still trying to get used to the tunning of a boat over a car. and its been interesting. Should i be checking the temps like you do on a car? My boat was running about 180 degrees. Its darn cold outside, probably in the upper 30s when I had it out tonight.

sspower

I have been doing a little work on my hammer and thought I would share some pics. I put a bigger fuel tank in (4oz), and put a new rudder setup with built in water pick up. I got rid of the stock water pickup and filled the hole in the bottom and sanded smooth. I took out the car engine and put watercooled engine back in and that left me with the big hole in the hatch so I made a scoop to cover it. I know it may not look the best but, it looks better than the big gaping hole that would otherwise be there, it will have to do for now because I can't find the hatch in stock anywhere. Enough rambling here is a couple pics of progress so far.

wave waker

sspower, very neat boat, thus this thing hit water already? just kidding,,i'm installing same kind of rudder, btw, how it handle with that set-up?

sspower

I only have a couple runs on the current setup but seems to run very good so far

wave waker

here's mine with primer paint, the fuel tank just fit perfectly, i trimmed down the radio box of TS2 tunnel boat and this will be a water resistant, also i'm using a brass tubing for the water line and presure line to eliminate to much tubing, using same rudder with sspower...mods to install .18 OS engine, starter belt, SW36 turn fin, TC31 tuned pipe, adjustable trim tabs, Deans antenna, easy fueler, octura prop...this gonna be my Nitro Hammer EVO

sspower

Looks like a nice setup. Looking forward to seeing it finished[sm=thumbup.gif]

wave waker

nitro hammer before and now...the old one looks a radio shock boat

Winged Avenger

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Can you let me know what you are hopping up...our nitro's would really benefit. let us know whats in the works for experiment.


Regards,

Winged Avenger

RedBullVegas

pm me.

wave waker

ok, so far done installing all the mods, i realized almost nothing left from stock set-up..test run tommorow, hoping for the best and ready to send it back for paint job!, and still lookin' for air scoop.here's the mods i did.

- OS .18cvr engine
- 4 inches rudder and adjustable trim tab from aeromarine
- proboat sw36 turn fin, trimmed down
- deans antenna with stock rx and tx
- micro futaba servo for throttle, with stock steering servo
- ts2 radio box modified
- ts2 drain plug
- slimline excel fueler
- prather starter belt
- 4 oz. fuel tank from hayes product
- proboat tc31 tuned pipe
- 5 kinds of octura to be tested
- header cooling coil not yet connected till warm season comes
- brass tubing for water cooling line and pressure line just to hide some silicone line
- proboat tc31 water exit port

greedygibson

Hi there just got a hammer here in the uk still running it in but on the 3rd tank i let my 5 year old son have a steer. He was doing great till i looked away and then proceded to smash it into the wooden side of boat pond ooooooooops. Anyway am in the process of repairing the front end but while i was at it i decided to make a scoop as well, i got the bottom of a 2 ltr coke bottle and cut out one of the bumpy bits and have covered this with p40 and sanded it down. This is looking ok if you had more patiance than me you could make a great scoop.

Greedy

wave waker

do u have pics pls?..i used the pvc elbow and milk jug handle as my air scoop before but i wanna new look..


btw, i was in the pond this pm, just ran 2 fuel tank for break-in, this OS .18 cvr is very easy to run, it keeps goin and goin like energizer, though i didn't push hard but lot of juice with this motor, the rudder is very much streamlined and creating less drag compare to the stock, i thought my trim tabs are overkill size but it make the boat pretty stable, bow raises as the speed picking up and it will just stick on there no porpoise, i used the stock prop and pretty obvious it's under prop now, need to put bigger one...i'm not sure if the motor is really loud or the tuned pipe i'm using that makes it loud, now i need a muffler, i don't wanna kick-out from the park pond i'm running boat[:-]..i'l try to complete my break-in tomorrow before the cold temp. set-in.....i remember when i newly got this and first time to run this hammer i'm so frustrated coz i spend more time pulling it to start and fishing it back because it stall.[:@][:@]

RedBullVegas

The CVR-M or even the AQU18 is a louder engine. Though a Macs Tuned Pipe will be a bit quieter, it can get costly. As for teh scoop, I made a wooden mold from a piece of balsa block from the LHS and a piece of plastic from the LHS that can be bent with heat. Scroll back and you will see it ( the red and silver boat w/ the checkered flag sides) The scoop is a little bigger than scale, but works very well. The nice thing about the plastic is, you can bend it and shape it however you want.

Winged Avenger

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If anyone is interested I am selling mine. check out my ad or PM!!

Thanks to all ,

Winged Avenger

wave waker

thanks for the scoop idea,,,btw, ran the boat this pm, it is loud when running wide open, i really need a muffler,,,tested different props, i like most the prop from proboat sun dancer boat, boat still pretty stable but there are occassion nose will dive in,,, do no when i can be in the pond,weather is getting crappy...