littlepiston

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well i have to go to work now so

toyotatruckin

hay looking good. let me know your up and running weight also what did your hardware run you, Im eather gonna build my own or the strudder on the firefighter boats site looks good. fullers has some good sets to

littlepiston

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Octura 3" Aluminum Wedge Rudder. $29.95

Octura 3/16" Aluminum Strut $15.95

Assembled .130 cable with 3/16 to 1/8" step down propeller shaft, Teflon Tubing & bullet nut. $19.



i also just ordered this this will make it better for mounting the rudder the strut
Solinger Rudder, bracket & 3/16" strut.
no flex cable $88.99

littlepiston

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rigger dry is 1#8oz +2 oz of fuel so RTF is 1# 10oz

ran the engine she runs great sounds powerfull we will see

toyotatruckin

the weight that its at with that motor should make the little sucker scoot right along! from looking at the pictures it looks like you are using micro servos for both throttle and rudder, if so the only thing i see that might give you trouble would be the rudder servo. Not sure though, if its a metal gear running on 5 cells might just do the job.

littlepiston

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you know i thought about that the rudder servo mis a hs 56 servo (parkflyer) but ive had this same servo in the watter and it had plenty of power ,,if not i will order and hs 81

ryan_t888

Looks great littlepiston. Keep the pics coming.
What plans did you end up using? Did you receive mine?
The servo might be a little weak for a rudder. I use something similar on my flat foamie although it has tons of speed and lots of torque for its purpose.

Ryan

toyotatruckin

I use hs 81 on throttle for your rudder try what you have but I would at least put an hs81 mg on your rudder. Did I hear someone has plans to give out!?

littlepiston

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thanks for the plans ryan ,, but i use the firefighter plans then i took it down to 20" i have rolled plans for the stock 12 rigger adn for an 18" rigger because i had them make me 18" 20" and 22" size plans,, and the 20" is the size of the hull not including the sponsons

waterbug

If you haven’t put any clear on the center section make sure that you keep its’ exposure to the sun to a minimum. Most epoxies don’t hold up well to UV rays. Most people give them a light shot of clear to protect the epoxy.

Nice looking boat. I keep thinking that I am going to build a very small rigger with a brushless motor and light weight lithium cells, but it hasn’t made it to the top of my list yet.

littlepiston

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done!!!!!!!! ready for water[sm=drowning.gif]

ryan_t888

Looks awesome!

Get some video, PLEASE.

Ryan

toyotatruckin

If it runs as good as it looks youll have a winner!

littlepiston

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if i had a way to get video i would but i have no way i have a buddy that has a camer that will do digi video but he dont like boats there too much troble for him

littlepiston

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Ok guys i have got to build wild thing .09 !!!!! its been itch me to buy the plans ,,but i have a deal for someone that might have or be abale to get a extra set for me . i have an extra set of rigger .12 plans i would trade,, any takers

Curt Conrad

Hello,
first i have to say a real great work you've done and i hope she's running as good as she looks like! Now i have a question:
I have two of these .09 russian engines and i want to put it in an very small ( usually built electric ) hydroplane. I already converted the engine to watercooled marine engine but it has only a venturi and no carb for throtteling. What carb have you used ? What do you think about installing a exhaust throttle? Would it work?
Regards from Germany
Curt

Kelly Miller

curt, K&B used the exhaust throttle for a long time and it worked ok. have you been able to find out from the manufacturer if they make a carb for the engine? I will look for some info to send you.

Kelly Miller

Sam Miller Racing

littlepiston

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curt i used an os 12 carb

i ran the boat today its fast but i need to ajust the turn fin and i need to change the rudder to the other side the boat luches out after the turn witchy makes me belive that its cavatating in the turn so more test to come i also need to do miner timing adjusting to the EX of the engine and make the tunded pipe longer [&:]

Ron Olson

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You might have to end up by putting a sponson on the port side. I know that you don't want to build a tiny rear one but you may have to.
On my .12 'rigger, I have small ones underneath like the Andy Brown 'riggers. Boy, those were fun to build! [:'(]

littlepiston

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might but im going to try it again till i have it tuned and see if it lacks it
on my 21 rigger if i install my sponsonc on the rear the SOB will not run right it hates them i pull them off and it tracks vary good and faster the with them so off they go

littlepiston

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Curt i used these two carbos on two diffrent but same .09 engines. i had to turn the neck down on my lathe to get them to work. i have two engine with with the pinch bolts on them,, but it is easy to make a pinch bolt ,you will need one"R" two
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXLP01&P=7
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Ron you were right !!! bingGO! this think is fast!!! and the rear sponsons work great still testing and when i get it all trimed out and running smoth its time to tweek the engine!!!! here is some more pics i must run it on glassy water or else,,, well lets just say its on "its" second Con rod!!!! D'oh[X(]

littlepiston

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ok guys got it to fly today after many adjustments i finaly got it it is going to close to 40mph still thats fast for a small boat no vids yet and thanks for all you suport this thing is fun

ryan_t888

Happy to hear the good news!

Does that mean there will be?

Ryan

littlepiston

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teah if i can find some one to take it and host it

Ron Olson

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Hosting it is no big deal once you get one to upload, www.rcflix.com is now a legal site for us to use and it's all boat pix and vid's!