RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Rick was running one of the long muffled pipes either from CMB or a copy, kinda like his NR muffled pipe before he lost it in the pond. It was 73 db off pipe and 77 db on pipe. We'll get all the results posted soon.
Posted on: 6/16/2013 5:00 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Gonna try to get my NR 5-port powerhead mounted up today for testing on the Vision tunnel. Get it broken-in so that I have 2 engines for that race boat. Spare engines are nice when traveling to big races like Ottawa.
Posted on: 6/15/2013 5:00 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
42 trees planted so far, 9 more to go. Gonna try to get the last 9 planted on the south side in the low area. No water hose over there, but it's suppose to rain a lot tomorrow. Neil, not sure what's the problem with your CMB 21 VAC. I thought for sure it would run good for you as it was looking good this spring, but now it seems to not stay running..... Have you ruled out your fuel system? Roger had issues with a customer's gasser and sure enough, after all the stuff looked at, it was a clogged fuel outlet in the tank setup.....
Posted on: 6/12/2013 10:57 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
36 trees planted so far..... :)
Posted on: 6/11/2013 8:02 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
20 trees planted so far. 16 for the Smith Road barrier and 4 on the south end of the pond. And plenty of rain today..... Only running 20 Tunnel and 20 Hydro in Elmira. Don't feel like getting anything else ready. Rick, if you plant trees over the weekend, you can turn the water hose on at the house by the sun room. You just need to flip the knob on at the Y-connecter. You'll see what I mean.
Posted on: 6/6/2013 1:26 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: advanced builder I hope to live as long as that redwood. [/quote] Is that a Dawn Redwood that you gave me?
Posted on: 6/5/2013 2:00 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: advanced builder I went with 1/8 scale hydro .21 rugger .67 rigger EF rigger right? gas sport hydro no open rigger. this season. Now I gotta get the 1/8 scale ready. the only time to race her. [/quote] Yup, 67 rigger would go in E/F classes. 10 trees now planted 10 feet apart to form a barrier between the pond and Smith Road. Planted roughly half way between the pond and road.
Posted on: 6/5/2013 8:34 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Since we're not holding anymore races this year, I decided to move two of the picnic tables back to the hot pits. It will be easier mowing anyways.... I need some late night work in the hobby room to finish my Zippkit 45 rigger. I signed up for D-hydro for Ottawa so it NEEDS to get done soon..... Neil, you running D-hydro in Ottawa? I see you signed up for Open Rigger, you running your .67 SG?
Posted on: 6/3/2013 7:20 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: 21 Tunnel Talk
Any 20 tunnel will be tricky to set up for windy weather.
Posted on: 6/3/2013 4:08 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Rick was right, the trees in the stream look fine. I planted 2 more when I got home. Neil's tree looked better as well, so I planted Neil's Redwood. The Redwood is the first to form the row that will block the view from the road. This is especially important if the farmer eventually sells her land and houses come in across the steet. Thinking ahead.
Posted on: 6/2/2013 6:01 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: 21 Tunnel Talk
[quote]ORIGINAL: keola Hello every 1  Im looking to purchase a Vision or a lynx tunnel 3.5 , I cant seem to find those  tunnels anywhere. I have tried to sign up with International waters but for 3 weeks now I have got no response from the host of that forum.  Or does any 1 have some good advice for a great hull that will be running in some what smooth water with occationally tiny chop. Whats new ? [/quote] Sounds like Tom, the admin at IW, is having troubles with signing up new members. He announced that he is currently trying to fix it. IW is THE SITE for all nitro related boat stuff.
Posted on: 6/2/2013 8:14 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: .21 Zippkit ready to go
Any damage Neil?
Posted on: 6/2/2013 8:09 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: parshallboatworks Millers would have had them on burn pile by the end of week..Planting time nearly gone.. will be cooler this week so it will be perfect planting!! the trees will be fine.. the leaves didnt even burn off. they have turned nice dark green and matured. putting them in water and shade was the correct thing to do<img src=''http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif'' alt='''' />..Not sure if Bruce is going to Elmira. Do not think I can afford the trip either.. [/quote] Good to know! I was getting worried for a second there. :) I sleep in my car to save money. So it's gas to Elmira and back, plus entry fees. Your van probably drinks the gas pretty good though. My kids did great with the nitro T-Maxx 3.3 this weekend! They say they like RC cars more than RC boats.... [X(] Oh well.... :)
Posted on: 6/2/2013 8:03 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: parshallboatworks YOU CAN'T FOOL ME NEIL!!!! I SAW YA KISSIN THAT WHIPLASH!!! Notice he didn't tell you all he launched his ''date'' about 10' on shore off turn 4....LOL.. came into the wind and she launched... he has video to prove it!! Neil,Bruce and I ran today,Bob coached and was mechanic... HEY!! who knew the head bolts on a gasser needed to be tight??????? MABY thats why I (we) couldnt get BULLITT running consistantly.... changed gasket,ring and put my new ZIPPKIT pipe and Gizmo header on all cleaned up and ready to run again!!! did a bit of prop balance work too.. we shal see... the leaves are hardening up on trees sitting in creek in shade, was kinda hot today didn't do any planting,besides Neil trying to plant gas hydro on north-east shore... maby tomorrow, I have a bit of time before bro-in-laws calling hrs... they are at 4 so coming out in am to try Bullitt mods.and hopefully do some planting seeing it will be cooler this week.... [/quote] How do you know when the trees are too dried up to plant? I would rather not spend time planting dead trees.... Should have kept them at Miller's Nursery until we had time to get the job done I think. I got two planted the night before we left for camping, but that's it. Glad Bruce hooked up with you guys. Is he coming to Elmira this weekend?
Posted on: 6/2/2013 7:07 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
LOL! Tom, Cindy, your 45 twin is looking great!! Yes, bring it to Ottawa. I just signed up for that race! It's going to be a blast! Neil, congrats on the date! ;)
Posted on: 6/1/2013 6:56 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Yes, those pictures! :) Rick's friend, Linn, likes scale models. I told him a Zippkit gas thunder boat would be perfect for him. He was watching us run all Sunday, but no one brought a thunder boat.
Posted on: 9/18/2012 3:07 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: engineman351 Hey Joe...we missed you at Elmira...especially in T-Boat!!! I sent you a PM too. Roger [/quote] He had more fun at Hobart! [:D] They posted some pictures of Joe's Barbie T-boat on IW. They say it ran very well in the rough!
Posted on: 9/18/2012 12:14 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Yes, the island is back. Crazy drought this year. Normally the inlet is flowing a little water this time a year, but it is stone dry. It'll fill back up no problem in the spring time. The island is a problem for new guys. [:D] But Team Stony Pond are precision drivers, so no problem. [;)] Neil and I ran side by side with our .21 riggers. Allot of fun!
Posted on: 9/17/2012 8:46 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: Slideblues Hey Craig, I Like it! Man the stance is perfect...... Saw the space frame and suspension pieces at your site. All top shelf serious comp quality. You guys do nice work, Gene [/quote] Thanks! My brother did the welding and all the welds are holding up! :) I did most of the designing. Autocrossing was fun, but I find RC boat racing more fun. It's a more relaxed atmosphere and you get more wheel time.
Posted on: 9/11/2012 3:23 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: Blackout [quote]ORIGINAL: Slideblues Autocross? Wait a minute I just had a lite go on...... Craig is this you? Holy smoke man I had no idea, Duh! Way cool Dude! Gene [/quote] Yes, that is me in my Factory Five Cobra. [:D] My brother and I built our own cobra frame and we autocrossed that too. I still have the cobra and plan to put it on the street in a couple years
Posted on: 9/11/2012 7:12 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: Slideblues Autocross? Wait a minute I just had a lite go on...... Craig is this you? Holy smoke man I had no idea, Duh! Way cool Dude! Gene [/quote] Yes, that is me in my Factory Five Cobra. [:D] My brother and I built our own cobra frame and we autocrossed that too. I still have the cobra and plan to put it on the street in a couple years when I get the time... :)
Posted on: 9/10/2012 6:14 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: advanced builder Craig the more I pull on the cord ,the more I like your starter. My nitro pop-ed- over a few times just adding the glow driver, this summer. Never seen that one before. Gas is kinda over this season for me. All my gas engines need rebuilding. I didn't want to break anything more this season. Gas just chew up leaves. Walt's old insane sport hydro, may get some time in. Haven't wanted to drive her as she looks show room. I can be hard on a hull as everyone has seen. I better practice some first. I'll be ready this week or weekend. I have 2 sets of pipe/header combo to test on my .21 rigger. I cut the carbon fiber pipe so that the header will slide inside the pipe 8 1/2-long. The AB is cut to 8 3/4 @ the wide spot [/quote] If you're nervous about your new gas sport hydro, just wait till spring when Stony Pond will be larger. But, I'm pretty sure that will be easier to drive than your .45 rigger.... My .20 rigger was twitchy with the h-7 this past weekend. The boat turns a lot smoother with the Zippkit 1450 prop. I will need to test speeds between the two just to make sure and try other props for next year. I did not have enough speed to over take Walt or Scott, so unless I get the start and hold tight on the bouys, I'll be taking second. Another note Neil. Some of us drove to the inside of bouy 4 because we were driving the Ottawa course that was off a little. It took a little getting used to Brick Pond again. Who would think... [:D]
Posted on: 9/10/2012 2:48 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: engineman351 Craig, Starting the gassers made me think of a safety tip we have a habit of ignoring. When the boat is not in the Hot Pits or simply on your work table...you should disconnect the plug wire. My Gas Sport Hydro literally started with just one pop of a compression cycle when I was getting some fuel to the carb. If I was removing/tightening the prop nut and the piston popped over tdc, it could have started the same way. Roger [/quote] Yup, that's a good safety tip for sure. Normally I follow it, but not all the time.... The electric boats have a similar safety issue as they can have a mind of their own once pluged in....
Posted on: 9/10/2012 12:17 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Glow Plug
[quote]ORIGINAL: wholehog What range glow plug do I need to use for 55% nitro? Thanks [/quote] I run OD Blues with 50% nitro. That is considered a cold plug. In theory, more nitro needs a colder plug, but different engines may like different plugs....
Posted on: 9/10/2012 9:08 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: advanced builder thanks guys ,I listened to the weather man ,bad ideal. I did get some work done,boat related. I've been rebuilding a few nitro engines. Bearings should be here today. I took in a .67 CMB black head CHEAP???? must be a aftermarket water jacket. I've modified the engine. [X(] I can't wait to test her.So look out. ,Going into the cat. I took my real boat out of the water. My one fishing buddy came down with cancer,Not good at all. allin 2 months. He looks real badalready. got a bad feeling about him. Mostly sad feeling [/quote] Neil, sorry to hear about your friend. Cancer is a terrible thing, as we all know. I was telling Bob, our winters are way too long to miss a boat race over bad weather. I learned this back when I was autocrossing... You weren't the only one that thought it would be a wash out, many other regulars did not show. Roger, I like my starter belt. It seems the stock engines need 5 pulls to start where mod engines are much easier to start. I needed 5 pulls to start Rick's Thunder Boat each race.
Posted on: 9/10/2012 8:43 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Sounds like Hobart had worse weather than we did! Only 3 rounds of racing and a lot of heats with very few finishing. That sucks for sure... Neil, we all missed you! There were some good racing in Elmira, even with the lower turnout. Thunder Boat had some good races with 4 boat heats. I had fun racing Scott and Walt in 20 hydro and lapping the 20 tunnels every other lap. :) But I did miss my nitro buddy Neil. :)
Posted on: 9/10/2012 7:21 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: gassertom Cograts go to Joe P for 3rd in Open Mono at Hobart and 4th in Thunderboat!  Hope to get out to the pond to do some testing next weekend before we go to the Fall Nats the first week in October. Don't forget the Hydro Bowl on Seneca Lake in Geneva is 9/21-9/23.  We went last year and if it's anything like last year, you don't want to miss it!  T&C [/quote] Congrats Joe! That's fantastic!
Posted on: 9/10/2012 3:58 AM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
Yah, the weather worked out o.k. Only one passing storm that delayed us for a little. It took down a tree too, luckily not in the pits, but over near the entrance. This was my last Elmira race for the year. I have to miss the last one for a big boy scout campout. As usual, Team Stony Pond brought home more trophies. [:D]
Posted on: 9/9/2012 2:08 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Central NEW YORK boaters
[quote]ORIGINAL: rickyak55 [quote]ORIGINAL: Blackout Luc, thanks for sharing those pictures, very nice!! I found a small blue LiPo pack on the ground this morning. If anyone wants to bid on it, check on e-bay. [:D] Just kidding... :) I'll bring it to Elmira. I think it's Roger's. [/quote]Craig I probably lost a 18Mah 7.4 v blue zippy pack @ pond last night... I think it was a zippy
Posted on: 9/7/2012 6:45 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: IW members
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNwbjcuQUv8[/youtube]
Posted on: 9/7/2012 6:42 PM by Author "Blackout" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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