nothinbetr2do

hi boat dudes, i was just wondering if it would be possible to put my spare baja 5b motor into a boat? sorry to sound dumb, it's that i have a motor just laying around. so i was wondering if i could use it. thanks guys

rcguy1411

shouldent be a problem just dont run a closed cockpit as its air cooled there are tones of weedeater s running around the ponds

nothinbetr2do

nice, i didn't really know. so i can put it in there. can you list a good cat hull for this, it's a 26cc with a 28.5 non-race ported head? thanks

OLD_SLOW and in the WAY

here is a shot of an air cooled conversion i used to build... take a look at the starter end mounts they are simply some aluminum angle with longer screws and some standoffs

MrMikeG

You must be getting old Larry, certainly looks water cooled to me!

OLD_SLOW and in the WAY

I am old ... dirt and me share birthdays

hahah i get it, but the key word here is conversion

nothinbetr2do

how would i hook up a drive line? can i keep the clutch or can i run some kinda direct drive? thanks

OLD_SLOW and in the WAY

Get ahold of Zac at american rc...great guy, good prices tell him fastratfink sent ya


http://www.americanrcboats.com/

nothinbetr2do

ok, what about a hull, what size would be best? i would like to get a cat(but open to anything). it'll be for fairly calm water, maybe alittle more. always a pond, so no current. you guys have any good ones in mind? thanks

jacob711

a mono would be best to fit one of these engines into, because they have a big flywheel they cant be mounted as low in the hull as marine motors so putting them in a cat above the tunnel would make them a little unstable but im not totally sure on that

depends how much you want to spend on a hull, this one is a cheap one but they are very good quality http://cgi.ebay.com/47-deep-V-mono-b...742.m153.l1262

MrMikeG

They work fine in a Cat, have to put your motor at an angle anyway!
The only problem is running with out a cowl on a cat is an easy way to hydraulic your motor.

martno1fan

How about the easy vee from Zippkits its a wooden kit its simple to build ,very fast and very strong when built.I havent built this one but i can vouch for Joes kits having built the Rockett hydro from him.Price is very good and they go together in a matter of a few days.Been an open hatch style boat they are ideal for air cooled motors in fact theres a video of it running with one ,heres a link to his site and the vid.
Mart
[link]http://www.zippkits.com/[/link]

[link]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TEWpjEjV5tg[/link]

nothinbetr2do

thanks guys for all the great ideas. i think i'll stay away from a cat, the v's look great. this is going to be a fun winter project for me, and i'll get to use a motor i already have. i'm sure i will have more questions, thanks for helping me get a start