My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Hi All.

I had a thread going about my Jordo Cat But I stuffed up the Painting and decide to sand her back and start again, ( painting yuk :))
Anyway I repainted the Jordo again and this time it came up a bit better, :D I received my Omen mod engine today and have most of the hardware ready to start building so hopefully during the next few weeks it will keep me busy. Daniel from Omen race engines who done the mod suggested I go for a 2in belly pipe from b h hanson so I reckon I will take his advice and go for that pipe.
Have a few pics to show now but over the next few weeks will post more.;)



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Take Care ... Henry. ;)

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Nice boat mate but if i were you id change the number on that omen powered boat to 666 :D.
Mart

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Should be a good runner!

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Especially if Damien is driving lol :),ok ok enough of the Omen jokes sory!!
Mart

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Im aiming for the 100kph/60mph mark if I get that speed then I will be happy.:)

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Painting all finished.. :eek: Now can start building.

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Have a Question for somebody, I was told about the height of the strut to the bottom of the hull, But I forgot, ??? So in this pic does it look OK and later on I can adjust it accordingly.. TIA.. ;)



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RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

hey m8 looking good now with new paint job,cant comment on your strut as mine is out the back,let me now when u finish to how she runs as mine doesnt have enough air getting in and you have seen the pictures,so keep us posted
thanks bob

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Engines In, Fuel tank and ects in also.



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And this is my self lube oil bottle, will be the same as a Rio setup. ??????? :eek:


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And bob no worries

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Looks good mate ,as for the strut its hard to tell from that pic maybe a pic of the boat from the side so we can see the height better.
Mart

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Hope this one helps, I remember reading here also where the height of the strut you should begin with but cant find the post. ???? ;)
As it is now, the top of the strut shaft is in line with the bottom of the hull. Thanks for any help..

Henry.

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Mines is 1/2" height measured from the bottom of the stuffing tube to bottom of sponson with a 2716 prop, you will need a GPS to find out its best speed by adjusting the strut height but without blowing the cat off.

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Thanks for that m8, As is im about on the money where it is now, Have a GPS,, And have read your posts about this Prop the 2716, will have to hunt around oz and see if I can pick one up.. Thanks again.

Henry.

Found then here, which 2716 you recommend. ?

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RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

in the picture the strut is below the sponsoon level, i beleive it needs to be 1/2" up from bottom

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I added the tube glassed up and everything, ( come out ok I think ) And I put on a 7016 prop just to show where Im at now. ( Temp)


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Sorry everybody ??? just a bit confused.. [&o]

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Just noticed the jordo cat has a very shallow tunnel height would be very flighty an not like rough water

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Was just on the phone to a m8 from Gatton way, He has a Jordo also and said the same thing which makes it more of a Challenge, Where I run its smooth all the time, But one day will fly this Jordo 100kph in the rough,, :eek: Um just need to set it up right.. :eek:


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RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

The only thing i dont like is where the rudder is,having it directly behind the prop its going to cause a lot of strain on your rudder servo and also its slower than having an offset one,but im sure it will run fine for a sports boat.
Mart

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

About 5 kg of ballast will help:)
On serious note still nice boat an has been designed with nice water in mind she will be fast in calm water with that tunnel set the bottom of prop hub level with hull bottoms
Your tunnel set up is similar to f1 style boats

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

strut is too low, Jordo races them fine in rough or calm water.

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Thats all I want m8, A sports boat.

I now raised the strut 5ml it kinda looks a bit better but I cant raise it anymore otherwise the prop will be in the boat instead of in the water, Just have to do a lot of testing when I finally get it wet. Thanks all for you comments. ;)

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RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

I'd recommend a mod 2716 20* prop for the top speed, but this prop is a bit hard to handle, your cat must have a high CG at laest 34-35% if you're planning to use it, a mod 2716 15* is much easier to run.

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Thanks for your advice m8, Will order one and see how she goes..

Henry.

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radio box in.

rudder is set ok, not to happy with the throttle set up but im working on that, Picking my pipe up tomorrow so hopefully wack that in the next day or two. Um she's a bit messy me boat on the inside but in the end look out.


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:)

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

4 batteries is too small, you need 5 rechargables and bigger ones would be better, at least 1500 mah's for a play boat. The rest looks good!

RE: My 48in Jordo Cat
 

Was looking at getting more battery power m8 Thanks, Still waiting on another receiver that I have ordered also. and is looking good hey, Im happy its coming along ok, cant wait to fire her up. ;)