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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
How about a small bass scoop over the inlet pipe just to guide a bit more water in Roger
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI alan yes I could but it would mean sacrificing motor battery life to run it or lugging around another power source so unessary weight. The cooling works fine its just the visual effects I lost unfortunately when the boat did its first te …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Just a thought, I think you would get a better flow of water at slower speeds (as against fast electric boats) if you did not have the connection into the ally tube, the joint will cause some loss of flow, but in saying that, it does look g …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Could you fit a car windscreen pump to give you more pressure, just a thought. Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Thanks for feedback nice to see its getting read. Yes those inlets and exhausts where turned on a small lathe. I bought it second hand and am learning to use it. I have to confess though they were made by Peter henshaw hs93. My handy work f …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Attention to detail is amazing! Most of us would have just used silicon tubing from the water inlet but the ally tube idea makes it a really neat job. Do you turn all your own brass fittings like the inlets and outlets?
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
On to something that I REALLY wanted from the beginning, working exhausts, well, at least the Impression they work. The water from the cooling pickups goes up the tube, along the ally tube, into motor mount, into esc, then back down the boa …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
It was pure luck that we had not yet final cut the shafts, so still had enough shaft to accomodate the cooling blocks. The shafts in the pictures are not the ones fitted into the boat, incase you think they keep getting removed! On fitting …
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Aerokits 46" twin screw brushless conversion
HI P D, very nice of you to give me a breif mention in your blog, looks like a terrific job mate, HS93 would have been proud of you, the motor that was in it was either a Hectoperm (large motor) or Decaperm (smaller motor) you got the right …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Thanks Dave, I'm glad I did it now, that was a bit of luck!
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Good question from Alan, whta happens if one of the motors dies, the only difficult part of removal is the can is an interference fit, so needs a bit of teasing off. There is a 3mm grub screw at the back of the motor that grabs the shaft. I …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
easy peasy! undo the 3mm grub screw at the back of the motor case, undo the two retaining screws in the mount, hold the prop, and twist off the motor can, then the motor. The can is an interference fit, so needs a bit of teasing. Both motor …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Think I might have found the BUT. But what if the motor goes kaput, could entail a lot of work. Like, how do you get the motor out with the shaft attached. Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
SOUNDS like a good idea, there must be a BUT somewhere Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI Paul and Alan Resin and wood will form a very brittle surface which in the event of a hard knock will smash the wood underneath. The addition of a fine class cloth provides a glass reinforced plastic surface (GRP) which is much stronger …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
HI Alan, the front end of these boats are prone to leaking over time, probably due to the acute angle and getting knocked about. I have seen a few delaminate, my 3 footer was real bad, it started to rot from the inside. The glass cloth will …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
Now the problem with this set up is there is no room for error, everything needs to line up right, or it will shake to bits. I ordered the shafts from a UK supplier, who will remain nameless. I had a real bad time with them, spent a small f …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboattwin screw brushless conversion
HI Roger, the picture of wheelhouse detail was one of a load of pictures I havwe collected over the last few years, its a real nice pic Use what you can Shaun, I stole most of my idea's!
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Aerokits 46" Fireboattwin screw brushless conversion
Quality job but all these ideas you keep coming up with for me to steal means I'll never get mine on the water. Shaun
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Aerokits 46" Fireboattwin screw brushless conversion
Very nice Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
can I ask why you used glass cloth (which is a pain to do) on the deck, would not just a coat of resin have done the job? Alan
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Aerokits 46" Fireboattwin screw brushless conversion
Brilliant job, can I ask where did you find the wheelhouse photos? Roger
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Aerokits 46" Fireboattwin screw brushless conversion
Throttle and compass made from scraps
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
My wheelhouse required some rebuilding, it was damaged, so I used the opportunity to do some interior detail. Using an original picture of the interior detail, the dashboard was fashioned out of plywood. The dials cut out from some online p …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
on the previous picture, you can see how far out the windows were. The new plasticard sides are epoxied to the sides, virtually ready for paint with very little prep required. I should have mentioned this at the beginning, my boat is modell …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
The cabin sides, well if anyone is familiar with these aerokits boats, the cabin windows are never equal and straight, it really bugged me with my smaller 3 foot version, the cabin windows being unequal and not straight, so I have decided t …
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Aerokits 46" Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion
As you can probably tell, I'm racing through the glassing, and paint prep. its a real Important part of the build, but I found it soooo boring! Not long before the real interesting stuff comes along, especially the driveline Time to turn th …
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Always looks better with a coat of paint, you feel as though you are getting some where. I too have had trouble with that filler, it has good filler properties if put it on in a few light coats but I always seem to have trouble with the top …