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Outstanding job Mario, I've followed you through this build and I'm building an Envy rigger right now. I'm not at your skill level but sure trying. Thanks for taking the time to post all your work.

Great job Tom. Thanks for the info and pic. I think I'll steal your design and do something similar.

I'm usually pretty good about maintenance but I didn't necessarily lube it every time I ran it. I only ran it maybe 8 or 10 times, (not in the same day with lube after 2 or 3 runs.) I suspect there may have been another issue or some sort of debris that got in there to cause the premature...

Thanks Tom. I'm still relearning everything after being away for over 10 years. In my other two boats I did in fact add an oilier.

Thanks John, that makes sense. Seems like most agree that the brass sleeve type seems to work the best from what I've been reading.

Thats looking excellent Chris. What hardware and engine are you going with?

I reamed out the strut and made my own bushing like the article below. Luckily the strut wasn't damaged. https://www.modelgasboats.com/magazine/how-to-articles-mainmenu-606/328-make-your-own-strut-bushings

The strut is from Zipkits and uses two bushings. Here is a link to it. 1/4 Inch Extended Strut [3488] - $22.00 : Welcome to Zippkits!, Model Boat Kits and Accessories!

I had a strut bushing go on me after only about 10 runs or so. I always pull the cable after a days runs and grease everything. Should I be doing that or at least shooting some grease in the grease port on the strut after every run? I'll recheck all my props for balance but I balance and sharpen...

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I just purchased some water slide decals in both white and clear to try and make some graphics. I'm trying to figure out how to, or what program to use to modify the images for printing. Would one of these programs for the Cricut be used? I'm also thinking of getting a vinyl cutter.

That look great Paul. What program do you use on the computer? Something like paint? or a photo editing type?

Yeah that is what I was planning on doing too. Thanks for the tips.

I have some water slide sheets coming in both clear and white that I plan on making some custom decals for the boats. Has anyone tried this and what do you use for a program to create your decals? Any good places to look for some sort of clip art or images related to the R/C hobby? In a quick...

Thanks, I was going to scratch build a gasser like the FE I'm building right now but I just decided to order the Zippkits Envy. Can't hardly scratch build it for the price they get and don't have to source all the supplies, cut wood out, etc.

Can anyone tell me what the tub and sponson length and height is on the gas outriggers?

Thanks guy's for the info. I haven't decided if I'm going to buy it yet. Its been around 15 or 20 years since my last nitro boat and I'm still trying to figure out if its worth it or not. It is a nice looking AC boats nitro cat with the two engines, old Futaba FM radio, glow plugs, starter...

I ran across a deal on an older AC nitro cat with a couple of OPS .67 engines. One engine has a red head and the other in the boat has a blue head. They both have four head bolts and rear slide looking carbs. Any idea when they were made and if you can still get parts for them? Were they any...

Yeah that's why I haven't split the lines yet, I don't have a Y fitting, just T's. I'll order some up or maybe add another water pickup also. I like the "Y" idea better than the "T" idea too.

I will touch up the paint where I modified some things and still need to polish a bit more on the clear coat, I just wanted to get things together. I had a micro switch ignition cut off from an old model so I made a mount for it using a micro servo to activate it on a third channel. I set the...