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Old 12-12-2009 | 11:09 AM
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Transom reinforcement

Old 12-12-2009 | 11:11 AM
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Stinger mount

Old 12-12-2009 | 11:16 AM
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final view of bottom



Hull reinforcement


hardware


Old 12-12-2009 | 11:22 AM
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KD36-60-11L modifying

Old 12-12-2009 | 11:26 AM
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ESC making
My old design:


A new one

Old 12-12-2009 | 01:27 PM
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Holy Crap!!!
Old 12-12-2009 | 03:54 PM
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Make that two...
Old 12-12-2009 | 03:57 PM
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i saw this Sponson mod thread a week ago and it put me off buying her, i wonder why the stock hull has it flat; most odd, because all the cats i've seen are as per your excellent mod.
in addition, the bloke from AStec told me, that there is something wrong with her hull that limits her top speed, i think she needs reinforcing inside, this is even odder, because this guy was trying to sell her to me

but you've strengethened yours inside, so she'll probably be ok., this is the one us Brits call the HOR APPARITION, she's quite popular, she's the same hull as the VENOM ( i think)

Old 12-12-2009 | 06:29 PM
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They are flat because it is a H&M clone. The original had flat isharper sponsons.

Adding what Rull did, makes it more stable in the rough.

I also think since the drives are lower that prop changes will be more noticeable.
Old 12-12-2009 | 06:52 PM
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i wonder why they made this cat a single screw, whilst the other chinese versions are all twin screws, cheaper i suppose, it'll be interesting to see how well this cat goes with all these great mods.

Old 12-13-2009 | 01:53 AM
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makes it more stable in the rough.
It makes more stable at rough and more stable at speed even on calm water
Old 12-18-2009 | 11:14 AM
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ORIGINAL: Rull

makes it more stable in the rough.
It makes more stable at rough and more stable at speed even on calm water
Rull

what size is the triangular cross- section on the Sponson, so i can look for it this weekend.

thanks

Old 12-18-2009 | 12:19 PM
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Have you seen the attachment in the post#7 of the thread? Or I don`t understand what do you mean exactly.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9037694

Old 12-18-2009 | 01:09 PM
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sorry i didn't see it, that's great thanks

it's quite large too, i might have trouble finding that size
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I need to get someone to cut it on a table saw or a millwork place.
Old 12-18-2009 | 06:42 PM
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Look for airplane trailing edges. One size is 6mm x 30mm high triangle, it should be ok. At least this is what I use for ridepads...
Old 12-21-2009 | 04:08 PM
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Were are you getting your stingers from. They look really nice.
Old 12-21-2009 | 06:02 PM
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self made
Old 12-21-2009 | 11:50 PM
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How much would you charge for two more.
Old 12-22-2009 | 02:15 AM
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Individual work in not cheap.
For cheap stingers try to find something here
http://stores.ebay.com/Head-of-the-R...34Q2ec0Q2em322
Old 12-22-2009 | 08:21 AM
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Are you gonna sand the sponsons after you've sprayed them ?
Old 12-22-2009 | 08:48 AM
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I know that a bit sanding give additional few km/h. So I`ll try to do it and check
Old 12-22-2009 | 09:59 AM
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Putting all the effort in blueprinting the bottom and improving the edges, and then making the edges round by spraying them.
Such a shame.
IF (!!) you spray a hulls bottom, always spray with the nose pointing down.
So the boat is in a vertical position.
Old 12-22-2009 | 10:37 AM
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ok
you are talking about angle sharping. Tell me what difference will between angles with 0.5 and 0.1 mm radius in my hull?
I understand that 0.1 is better than 0.5. But how much?
Old 12-22-2009 | 11:37 AM
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0.1 vs 0.5 is a 500% improvement
All little bits help.
I really like your build, don't get me wrong.


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