New Addition

[Joey Jones]

Got myself a new addition to the family tonight. I probably should have started this endeavor in October. I'll have to rush to make next month's practice date, but that's part of the fun. Shawn does excellent work!

And it's a good bit bigger than the Sport boat...so that'll take some getting used to...Which should be a lot of fun!

 

[Robert Pickard]

They are awesome boats

 

[Wayne Johnstone]

Is that the 40?

 

[Joey Jones]

Is that the 40?

G' Day Wayne,

Yes sir, it is. And it's beautiful!

-Joey

 

[moparbarn]

I love the stark whiteness of a race vehicle waiting to be built (-; It reminds me of an old school body in white factory race car. No frills, just one purpose = WINNING!!

Nice ride, joey. Do it justice.

 

[Joey Jones]

I love the stark whiteness of a race vehicle waiting to be built (-; It reminds me of an old school body in white factory race car. No frills, just one purpose = WINNING!!

Nice ride, joey. Do it justice.

Thanks Robin. I hope I can as well....although, that's a steep wish for a newb!

-Joey

 

[moparbarn]

You will (-;

 

[Beau Parsons]

Joey,

Got to love the Vision the craftmanship and attention to detail, I love both of mine, post some pictures when she is all rigged up.

Beau

 

[Joey Jones]

Joey,

Got to love the Vision the craftmanship and attention to detail, I love both of mine, post some pictures when she is all rigged up.

Beau

Hey Beau!

Yeah, I am a big fan of Shawn's work. Good stuff. I'm trying my best to get this thing together. I'll put up some pics as I make noteworthy progress. Hopefully soon! Testing season is upon us!

-Joey

 

[bzubee]

What engine and pipe Joey? Go HI Torque for the steering servo.

 

[Joey Jones]

What engine and pipe Joey? Go HI Torque for the steering servo.

Hey Bill.

I've got the Novarossi .46 to power it. Going to run a Lawless lower.

I got the Silver Bullet pipe. Mr. Monohan does nice work!

I got a steer servo that'll have 157 oz/in of torque at 6v. I'm running direct LiFe, like on my Sport boat. Think that'll suffice?

https://www.servocity.com/html/hs-5646wp_servo.html#.VOo4tTW37tQ

By the way, I may not be able to make practice next weekend. Some folks in the office have taken Friday off, and I just released our new Cray supercomputer to the masses....I doubt I'll be able to break away. Stinks, too, I've been itching to get some more laps around the buoys. I'll see y'all the next time, though. Hopefully with 2 boats (and warmer weather) this time!

-Joey

 

[Rene Danner]

Looking good Joey!! Interesting cavitation plate in the background..

 

[Joey Jones]

Looking good Joey!! Interesting cavitation plate in the background..

Thanks Rene! Yeah, it is interesting as all get-out. I'm thinking I'll end up running this thing, provided it doesn't change performance for the worse vs the std cav plate. We'll see !! You gotta hand it to Mr. Fred...it looks really cool.

 

[Rene Danner]

It looks sick.. I like it, good luck with your build and testing..

 

[Kris Flynn]

Shawn is a perfectionist thats for sure. Great workmanship!

That will NOT be enough servo...you want a 1/4 scale servo and around 300oz in my opinion

Hitec make one that fits and so do Savox but I have not tried them

 

[Joey Jones]

Shawn is a perfectionist thats for sure. Great workmanship!

That will NOT be enough servo...you want a 1/4 scale servo and around 300oz in my opinion

Hitec make one that fits and so do Savox but I have not tried them

Thanks for the info, Kris. Much appreciated! I'll get an upgrade on the way.

-Joey

 

[bzubee]

What Kris said at least 200 to 300 oz torque. They do make some digital ones that high in a standard size.

 

[RonShaw]

Joey,

I run the Hitec 7950th in the 3.5 mod and 7990th in the 7.5 mod and that way there is never a problem turning. Keep us posted.

 

[moparbarn]

Joey, I have had excellent results with savox servos. Some of their higher torque "standard" size servos are a little taller than say a 3305 futaba or a 545 hitec, but have fit in my nitro & gas mounts no problem. Zero issues/failures in the 3 years since I started using them, don't let the price fool ya (-;, jmho.

 

[Joey Jones]

Many thanks for the advise, gents! I am certainly grateful.

Robin, I've seen helis with Savox electronics in them, and I've never head any negative about them. When you're talking a >200+ oz/inch rating, their price is very good! Looks like I've got a few more items to add to the research list!

Thanks again!

-Joey