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Old 08-02-2007 | 01:22 AM
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Default RE: Just picked this up, could be a good project

What an effort. You really shoe-horned those motors into the outboard motor housings. Certainly is a Frankenstein monster, especially with those massive wires coming out the top. [sm=tongue_smile.gif]

Can't wait to see some action pics and learn about your performance results.

On a similar note, I just unwrapped a package that came in; a Mitsuwa Family Cruiser albeit with one Mercury outboard. Nice boat and has probably the same lower hull as yours but a taller superstructure. Would like to keep the motor stock and try for an RC conversion similar to yours in the near future. Perhaps some kind of voltage regulator can keep the power from a larger battery pack in the right range for long term operation...

For anyone else interested in these boats, which I initially thought were out of production, I've found a U.S. distributor with a fairly comprehensive lineup: http://www.bluefincorp.com/products....d=108&m_id=108

Aside from that, they are found on ebay quite frequently it seems.

-Harq
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