ML Boatworks 1/8th Scale Newton 172 Extreme Prop Walk

[Greg Stamatis]

2 1/2" to 3" should get it done. Since it's a straight blade angle in towards hull 7-10 degrees. Keep in mind the more angle the less tolerant the boat will be for left turn corrections.

Don,

Thank you so much for all the help. There is so much to these boats.

 

[Greg Stamatis]

2 1/2" to 3" should get it done. Since it's a straight blade angle in towards hull 7-10 degrees. Keep in mind the more angle the less tolerant the boat will be for left turn corrections.

Don,
Thank you for all the help. Being new to RC Hydros, there's a lot to digest.

 

[Greg Stamatis]

Does anyone have a template for cutting the cowling (window slots) for the Lexan canopy?

 

[Greg Stamatis]

Greg,

Sorry i can offer you any advise but i am building exactly the same hull and setup right now. it won't be finished for a few months but would love to hear your feed back on it and setup once you get it dialled in.

Neal,

I have finally got the boat set up to run straight and true with the help of everyone in this thread and it runs awesome. Runs dead straight at full throttle and corners on a dime. A lot of fun. It handles quite well and makes it easy for this novice driver keep it on the water.

 

[Neal Hyland]

Neal,

I have finally got the boat set up to run straight and true with the help of everyone in this thread and it runs awesome. Runs dead straight at full throttle and corners on a dime. A lot of fun. It handles quite well and makes it easy for this novice driver keep it on the water.

Awesome. Any videos to share. would be great to see it run.

 

[Greg Stamatis]

Happy New Year everyone. Thought I'd share pictures of the new tail feathers printed up this past week.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Tails look really good. Are they heavier or lighter than what you originally used?

 

[Greg Stamatis]

They weigh 78 grams each. The wood ones weighed 74 grams and the assembled fiberglass ones weighed 105 grams each. I fabricated the wood ones because the fiberglass feathers made the boat a bit tail heavy.

The % infill can be reduced some to make them even lighter (I used 15% as some overkill; 10% would be sufficient) What I like is the slots for the mounting tabs and screw holes are all reinforced naturally as a part of the print wall thickness. They are printed from PLA Plus which is not brittle like regular PLA. Very close to ABS, but can print at regular nozzle temps.