Project: MMM radioshack boat! lol

[Bondonutz]

Originally Posted by A RC Dude

ALMOST DONE!!!

You know a guy means business when he owns 6 hammers !? (top right)

[What's_nitro?]

I only see 1 roll of duct tape... What gives?

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

I only see 1 roll of duct tape... What gives?

haha, we have like 3 more rolls of other colored duct tape but they all are on the other side of the basement, were they should be lol

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

You know a guy means business when he owns 6 hammers !? (top right)

yea, all the non RC tools are my dad's, even the bench. He just never used it anymore and i had to have a place to put everything so he made me move it all to the workbench

Originally Posted by danhfvcsd

Hey man, don't forget to add some sort of floatation in there, like foam or the like - good luck! =)

I just did before i put all the tape over the front-thanks though!

Originally Posted by bustitup

I am just joking with you......interesting madness you got yourself into....we are all watching this build over at OSE...all the guys are pulling for you

good luck brother

Wow, haha, when i first joined the traxxas forum when i was 12 (i think), i wanted something like this that to happen but never thought it would. since then though, i really don't care very much for all the popularity, back then i was a nobody but not i just love to have fun regardless what ppl think and what do you know? Now i've got all the friends and all that i always wanted p.s. yea, i knew you were joking, but i'm still not really going to risk it, i'll have a friend (or me) their ready to jump in after it.




just saw today that out of a 24 stick bag of hot glue, i've used about 12-15 sticks just on keeping the boats togather! haha i don't think it's going anyware! but then again, 40mph with that much weight........idk better to be safe!



oh, and i'm only 16 by the way lol can you tell about what i'm going to major in in collage and all? haha

[Peter Zicha]

I had to log in to watch the video , I'll give you an A for originality....good luck

[BL_RV0]

Originally Posted by A RC Dude

oh, and i'm only 16 by the way lol can you tell about what i'm going to major in in collage and all? haha

Majour in UDT?
(use of duct tape)

[A RC Dude]

lol thanks!

It's done!!!!!



I also very quickly made a stand for it! lol

[What's_nitro?]

Call it "Red rocket".....

Video Video Video

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Call it "Red rocket".....

Video Video Video

humm....i'll think about it

here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWv_KELnojk

=P haha

[A RC Dude]

Just tested it! It really needs 2 things:

1. Weight in the front!
2. MORE WATERPROOFING!!!

it run for 5 mins before it started turning off from water in the ESC but, nothing's damaged as for as i know. the bars on the side kick up a ton of water in the curves making water flow in the part boat right above it were i couldn't tape it up! But with 10 glue sticks holding it togather, it prob doesn't need those bars.

The best part is that it turns even better than last time!!!!

[A RC Dude]

more boat modding!! lol this should (fingers crossed) be it!

so....to keep the front down, i added 2 of these nuts and a smaller one in the very front of the boat (yes, it still floats, pretty well actually)


It make sure the front end doesn't try to go underwater when i let off the throttle, i added this to push the front up if it goes too far down


last time i tested it, the leaked bad and the bars on the side would drag in the water and with the extra weight, it would only be worse! so i took the bars off (knowing that their should be plenty of glue holding it togather) and taped up the sides and holes in the back boat (left the screws in the front boat becouse it would be way too hard to get to them and they are sealed from the inside anyway. not to mention that they are right above the water wile running and they dig in in curves and lower speeds splashing water up, should be a good effect)


then, to kelp keep the back down, i found 2 long, bent peices of pretty thick aluminum, so i put them on the back at a slight angle to catch and throw water up.



and done! once again. i will test it saturday!

[What's_nitro?]

I know you put the wing on the front to solve one problem, but once you get going fast (which you will) that wing will actually negate effect of those big nuts you put in the nose ot the boat. Other than that it looks pretty good. You might as well just cover the whole boat in duct tape to be sure it's waterproof...

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

I know you put the wing on the front to solve one problem, but once you get going fast (which you will) that wing will actually negate effect of those big nuts you put in the nose ot the boat. Other than that it looks pretty good. You might as well just cover the whole boat in duct tape to be sure it's waterproof...

No, the wing wile the boat sits it just barly touching the water, once it started to move at about 8mph, the boat rises ontop of the water and the wing will be .5-1in off the water

and i was thinking of duct taping the hole top to make it a silver boat

[redshift]

Dude I think you made the world's first water-semi.... that thing needs a foghorn!

[What's_nitro?]

Concerning the wing- normally they provide downforce, but when you flip it upside-down it creates lift. So when you get going fast that upside-down wing is going to lift the boat up out of the water.

[redshift]

I pity the prop lol.