Zipp 30" tunnel update

[Julio Almazan]

Hi:

Mike Hughes has offered to make a fiberglass version off one I would build specifically for pulling a mold. I would make one that could be used on a nitro version as well. I'm not sure the one I have now would clear a nitro radio box.
JD

That's good news, right?

 

[Mike Hughes]

If height is the issue, Just build the plug with longer skirts. Then it can be cut down to what ever someone wants.
Mike

 

[RobertDoak]

Hope to run it tonight

Mike..did you get your G30 wet ....

 

[mike walker]

Got it wet. ran one battery out started on the second and had servo trouble. but the boat ran great. reminder to self use a good servo not one that has been in another boat for 10 years

 

[Geraghty]

If you are going to use a K&B or REK lower , here is the location of the hinge pin.....C/L of the pin is even with the back of the sponsons....
Add a transom spacer block as needed to facilitate this hinge pin placement....

 

[Manuel Xavier]

If you are going to use a K&B or REK lower , here is the location of the hinge pin.....C/L of the pin is even with the back of the sponsons....
Add a transom spacer block as needed to facilitate this hinge pin placement....

With the thunder tiger should we adopt the same procedure?

 

[Wasted wages]

If you are going to use a K&B or REK lower , here is the location of the hinge pin.....C/L of the pin is even with the back of the sponsons....
Add a transom spacer block as needed to facilitate this hinge pin placement....

Pretty cool the way you did the steering servo...
great idea !

 

[Geraghty]

With the thunder tiger should we adopt the same procedure?

Using this with the Thunder Tiger would work just fine.....

 

[RobertDoak]

That is one good looking motor mount...

 

[Geraghty]

Pretty cool the way you did the steering servo...
great idea !

It makes the boat very easy to rig..........and I am old and into "easy".....

 

[Geraghty]

That is one good looking motor mount...

Thats the Capt Vic mount......very easy to adjust and change set up.....

 

[RobertDoak]

Thats the Capt Vic mount......very easy to adjust and change set up.....

Does Captain Vic still produce such a beautiful work of art.

 

[Geraghty]

Does Captain Vic still produce such a beautiful work of art.

As far as I know he does..... every once in awhile he will make a run and will list them for sale on IW.....Do a WTB on the For Sale section ......
Also do a search for Capt Vic on IW and send him a PM .....Possibly some one will have one for sale for a K&B mounting plate....
Capt Vic makes them both for O.S & K&B hinge plates.......

 

[ricwally]

Robert, I have bought about several mounts from him over the past few months. I think that he is stocking them now. If I am not mistaken they are $42 each shipped.
Like Rod said contact through IW or here is his email address. It is a little quicker. [email protected].

 

[RobertDoak]

Hey Guys....i did make contact with Capt Vic and he was very quick to respond....thanks very much for helping out with this...
Also zippkits boats #2 and 3 arrived ....center section is assembled and I'm sheeting the sponsons...i want this boat in the water Saturday...

 

[RobertDoak]

Boat #2 almost complete.....this will be setup with a K&B lower...flycolor 150amp esc and zippkits SSS 3656 2030kv motor...

 

[RobertDoak]

Hello guys...just a update...here is the second G30 off the build board and out of the spray booth...i will install all the running gear after the paint dries for a couple days...the paint is all krylon...
Gloss white....jungle green and silver glitter blast on top of the white.

 

[BretMartin]

Looks great. I will be getting back on mine soon.

 

[RobertDoak]

Hello everyone...
Just a quick update...its 6:30 am on Saturday june 5 and I took the g30 to a local pond for a quick short test run....you know...in-out kinda thing...well its AWESOME...drives like on rails...and zero weird quirks...super smooth and very quick with the zippkits recomended setup. It weighs in RTR at 5lbs 8oz + - a tick.....i will do a more complete test on Sunday at the club pond....but I like sofar where its at....thanks to Joe and Rod and the many others who worked to bring this to the market place...

 

[Geraghty]

David Hall was finally able to visit Wisconsin and help me run the boat so I
could see it on the water...and this water was rough......it has been a long time
coming and we had a blast......My RC boating tank is physically just about empty....
this has been very difficult for me .....

I am so very pleased for what we have accomplished......For what we
started out to do 15 months ago I believe we have accomplished that
mission.....For the newbie this is a great platform.......

The Zipp G-30 responds very well to set - up changes I.E. props ,
motor angle , motor height , CG changes , bad water and wind etc ,etc ,
etc....and I am very pleased with the steering rigging on S/N 0001 and the
installation of water-proof gear....

Everything you see in these videos is being run with the Zippkits parts
now available......I believe the REK lower is the last bridge for Zipp
to cross....This video is with a box stock REK set up.....

Tunnels do not drive or set-up like a hydro and are much harder to drive
at speed with "panache".....to be a great tunnel driver you have to be
able to drive with panache and the throttle.....the G-30 allows the
driver to do that with great success.....

The G-30 is easy to build , goes out , runs fast and comes back to the
shore.....In fact for the "newbie" on 3S it probably runs and accelerates
a little too fast......Probably a really good place to start for the newbie would be
2S......

I still have a couple of nagging questions I would like to answer and
want to try concerning the G-30 on liquid fuel, but for now I am so very pleased with
this effort.....

Thanks again to all who participated in this effort..........

Rod

P.S. The Zippkits Tugster Springer Tug for retrieval is "BITCHIN"!.....
We pulled Davids Prototype #2 back after it had spun a prop shaft......