nooob

I just got mine. It runs around 25 mph stock.

eas___1990

i had a head on colision with my buddy's dumas tunnel. went 4 foot in the air doing 2-3 barrel rolls and landed upside down. lucky it was only 3 foot out hulls didnt fair so well(specialy his) mine crack about 4 inches down the v. but i almost have my "replacment hull finished and i the think i will buy the hardware sometime this week.
ps. i havent been around here in while and i am seeing alot of new faces, welcome

hammer99055

i have had my nh for about 6 months just got a new .18 engine installed runs very well but keeps breaking props can anyone recomend a good prop thats fits the stock shaft

dicko

PM Grant Ed, he got a Berrylium prop for his, the guy he got it from even sharpened it for him. it's designed for the 18 engine's torque & rpm. it handles really well. he's running an OS 18.

GRANT ED

I use an Octura X-435. It was prepped by mark at props 4 U. I can recommend this prop.

hammer99055

thanks for the help i check it out

1/10nitro

I'v only just got my nitro hammer today and i dont no the best way to break it in should i use break in furl
(5% nitro) or should i use 20%

hammer99055

i would recomend 20%

GRANT ED

There is no such thing as "break in fuel" in nitro. The best fuel to break your engine in with is the normal fuel you will use. I also recommend 20%. I used 30% for a while but it made the engine very, very sensitive to needle settings.

1/10nitro

thanx coz when i bought my nh from hobby habbit they gave me 5% with the starter kit

GRANT ED

Take it back and make them give you 20%.

1/10nitro

thanx should i no any thing else about breaking it in

f16man

Hey wave walker you should name that hammer,,,,,, hop skip and jump ha ha ha

dicko

heat cycle it if you can & don't listen to HH. also set your turn fins up straight otherwise you will spend a bit of time upside down(clamp a piede of straight wood to them & set them up parallel to the keel line & set the ride fins flat to start with). if you end up flipping it, bring it back in & start it up straight away after you have cleared the water out of the engine. other wise you'll have a hell of a time starting it later.

wave waker

people who watch me while running in the park pond call her Speedy Gonzales

flyboy0614

I just got a NH a couple weeks ago and finally have it tuned and running on 20% fuel. After installing a new prop on it I got about 6 minutes of run time before the prop blades just broke off, leaving me to go retrieve the boat from the middle of a lake. Has anyone else had trouble with props breaking and is there any sort of break in procedure for new props to increase their life span?

Thanks

Ron Olson

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You might be tightening the prop nut too far. Take a sliver of fuel line (about 1/8" thick) and put it between the prop and prop nut. That will keep you from putting too much pressure on it and it'll work like a lock washer.
I'd advise that you buy a metal prop for it, they don't cost that much.

flyboy0614

What is a good metal prop to substitute for the stock one? Also, if I go metal, are there any sort of things I need to do differently before running it?

Ron Olson

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Try the Octura X-432 or X-435 on it. The only things that you'll have to do is to sharpen and balance it/them which isn't too hard with small props.

Muteki

Hi Wave Waker, I saw your videos on YouTube. I notice it was bouncing all over even though the lake was pretty calm. Did you ever fix that problem? I see they were posted a year ago. Perhaps you could post some new videos, because if it runs like that I don't want one, but other's I've seen, they glide real smooth on the water. Thanks.

suzukiboy

Gidday everyone

I just finished reading the whole thread.....
Some very intreresting idea's.

I received my secound hand Yello Nitro Hammer in the post yesterday.
In very good nick, except for the idiot who sold it to me left a whole tank of Nitro in it and the fuel line came off and everything is coated in Nitro including transmitter.
And a few hours of cleaning the sticky tape from the hull where the bubble wrap was.

I watched some of the video posted here and cann't wait to try it out.

Does anyone know if you can buy an original sticker kit of the Hammer?

Here are a few pics of my other RC boats.

Ron Olson

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Tower Hobbies should have the decals in stock or try your Aquacraft distributor in Oz for them.

dicko

don't bother with the aquacraqft distributor in oz, go straight to tower hobbies.

wave waker

hi there,

i really set it up to run like a dragters or bashing i would say...but if u like to have a smooth ride try to make the trim tab a lil' bit bigger and angled it until the sweet spot is found just my 2cents...but just remember with v-hull chine walkin' is norm...

1totrust

Hi Everybody,
I’m new here and I’d like to know if someone tried this before.
When I bought the Nitro Hammer I was pretty disappointed. The tank wasn’t air tight, and the low speed needle was so tight that the boat wouldn’t run at all when I took it out of the box. It was my first boat, after several nitro buggies, so I wasn’t aware that this boat couldn’t stand still and idle in the water. Also I didn’t know that it only has cooling for the engine when it’s moving. So before I even broke in the engine, I took the boat apart and customized it to my expectations.
First I put in a clutch from a buggy that I modified with an aluminum part, so that I can connect it to the shaft.
Then I put a nitro fuel pump in there to have cooling of the motor at all times.

It all works well and it is fun and easy to drive.