small boat for fun running/bashing

[RS4rally1124]

wondering if there are any mono or cats ment for a .12 sized rc car engine.. have an old spare from my nitro tc that runs amazing but just no use for it right now and would really like a play boat for smaller ponds since im looking at bigger hulls for my race setup for lakes/

any help is great thanks a lot.

johnny

[Ron Olson]

I recently built one using a Delta Force 26 hull from Offshore Electrics. It took some doing but it was fairly easy to do.
That one was my fourth .12 mono. I do have a hull sitting in the basement now, kind of ugly but handles well plus one more that has hardly seen the water.
Here's what some of them look like.......

[RS4rally1124]

any chance that hull int he basement has hardware attached to it? lmk man that would be sweet if you happen to have one you want to sell... ive always been bad at custom dong boat stuff...

johnny

[Ron Olson]

I've got 3 with hardware hooked up. I can also set them up in whatever stage you need.
The yellow one shown above was sold about 3 weeks ago.
How it looked with the hatch on.......
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1209&d=1185318640

[RS4rally1124]

ahhhh need a password... well i have a radio and a .12 dynomite spare engine that i believe is goos... also an hpi .12ss i know is good. so yeah need everything other than servos and engine... lmk man thanks... and the pics you have there look pretty sweet look like fun little boats to get started on.


johnny

[Ron Olson]

The Dynamite is no speed demon as I had the SPD in a Nitro Fury.
Right now I'm having a rough time uploading shots from my 'puter thanks to my kid adding a program that messed them all up.

[RS4rally1124]

ugh, luckily my son is only 2 so no computers yet... but my little brother does that to me, so it can wait we have all winter, thanks mna.

johnny

[Ron Olson]

The hull that I've got that you might be interested in is the same as the white one above. The one up there was converted from an electric hull where the other was already started on the conversion when I bought it.
I'd rather sell them as a "Twofer" deal that way the owner can use either hull or have a spare as these hulls are kind of rare. The one that I'm offering to you is set up more for a lower powered engine which would be better for your Dynamite.

[RS4rally1124]

well thats sweet man... i gotta sell a few cars as i have too many collecting dust then we will talk about it... they look pretty sweet.


johnny

[RS4rally1124]

well i just bought 2 super hawaiis for 50$ from a guy on my car forums... so we will see how that goes.


johnny

[Ron Olson]

OK. I think that you'll find the Super Hawaii's are lightweight plastic hulls and not really made for nitro engines. The plastic doesn't like nitro spills either.
Keep in touch anyway.

[RCUK John]

wondering if there are any mono or cats ment for a .12 sized rc car engine.. have an old spare from my nitro tc that runs amazing but just no use for it right now and would really like a play boat for smaller ponds since im looking at bigger hulls for my race setup for lakes/

any help is great thanks a lot.

johnny

In the UK, OMRA Z Class is:
For local racing and ease of transport, a new Z class (up to 0.129 cu in) was started in 2001. These boats are the cheapest way to get started as a complete new boat can be built for £160.00 including the radio control but no electric starter. Several marine engines are available from Leo, MFA, ASP, SC and Magnum XL, Enya and OS. A model car engine can be converted if you have the facilities. The boats can be those usually used as fast electrics (about 24-33” long) but note that a fibreglass hull is much more suitable than an ABS hull for i/c engines. The fibreglass Dateline Cherokee might be a good starting point, but some commercial hulls can be expensive. There are a large number of Z-1’s and Z-2's competing and many 'Sportsman'.
Dateline Marine (Lloyd Stebbings) 01323 483399 (Eastbourne) mobile: 07885022436 www.datelinemarine.com DATELINEMARINE@aol.com
Cherokee 27" (Z class) Cherokee Chief 33" (Z and AA classes) Volante 24" (Z class), Miami 31" (Z and AA classes).

[RS4rally1124]

wow man thanks that helps out a lot...

ron yeah they are i noticed that last night, really thinking i like the looks and only costed me 50$ so im going to sell the one hull to my firend to make my money back and get one of these z class boats...

are the hulls you have that aproximate size and would satisfy the rules? i like the sound of that class. good starting point

thanks guys

johnny

[Ron Olson]

It's a Z class over there but A here in the IMPBA but appears to be basically the same rules.
I was talking to the person that bought my Delta Force (the yellow one above) and he's getting just under 50 MPH out of it but not with the enigine in the shot. It seems like he got a hot Rossi and using a Andy Brown 21 S pipe. This guy wouldn't blow smoke up my behind as if I told you his name, you'd know it from somewhere else, you might say that he's famous.
I above a lot of people would love ot see an "A" class run here to show the others how fast these little boats are and how much fun that we're having for a lot less money.

John, how about some more shots of your boat? I'd kind of like to see under the hatch.

[RCUK John]

John, how about some more shots of your boat? I'd kind of like to see under the hatch.


Only 3 pictures - not the best of shots.
Engine is a Thunder Tiger 25 (so not race legal).
Pipe is a Just Engines "Purple" pipe but modified to have my own purpose made water jacket.
The plastic Trim Tabs got dumped since they were difficult to set and my own purpose made tabs now fitted but no pictures of the change.
Boat runs like typical "cigarette" boat - right on the edge fast during turns.
Well made, fully joined hull in choice of colours. No plan or drawing though so it is all down to builder.