RE: homelite 25cc
thats not a carb that makes the linkage straight.. thats a intake manifold that replaces the stock plastic insulator.. you can find em on e b a y for about 15 bux... The carb you wanna look for is a walbro WT-167A thats a good carb thatll work great on the 25 homie. Jesse
Posted on: 5/5/2004 10:57 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1790338

RE: Hydro turning problem
are you turning left? if so, your not supposed to... thats a right turn only boat... if ya turn left, it can, and WILL flip Jesse
Posted on: 4/24/2004 2:04 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1753475

RE: OCTURA DRIVE SETUP FOR STRYKER
i see, now your starting to make sense... well your lookin to crazy for stuff now... the flex you gotta buy separate, the propshaft/thrust washers/prop nut/stuffing box/ all that stuff is bought separatly... and btw.. that is a complete strut assembly, the strut/bracket is complete.. what i would do is tell you to call marine specialties, they have everything you need... www.marinespecialties.com or http://www.aeromarinerc.com/ <<< they have everything your gonna need from collets to ferrules to props to whatever you want Jesse
Posted on: 4/20/2004 12:03 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1741348

RE: How fast am I looking at?
a homie in a rigger, 65+ done by JT himself Jesse
Posted on: 4/19/2004 11:05 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1740086

RE: OCTURA DRIVE SETUP FOR STRYKER
hrmm... if you cant find a strut assembly on this page, you need glasses http://www.rossisales.com/strut.html http://www.rossisales.com/vm4round.html and there is the link for one, strut and bracket, 25 bux Jesse
Posted on: 4/19/2004 11:03 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1740081

RE: OCTURA DRIVE SETUP FOR STRYKER
octura doesnt sell "direct" persay.. but rather through outlets.. why dont you just go with all speedmaster stuff instead of mixing and matching parts? Jesse
Posted on: 4/19/2004 7:31 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1737317

RE: How fast am I looking at?
30-35ish tops Jesse
Posted on: 4/19/2004 7:29 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1737313

RE: Does anyone know?
steven vaccaro from www.offshoreelectrics.com can do it for you ( i think) He is on this board as Pagemaster Jesse
Posted on: 4/18/2004 12:23 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1733821

RE: Off Topic...but worth your time
i may be outta line here... but im thinkin i hit the nail on the head with this one. this whole "wtc" thing is gettin SERIOUSLY old... everyone is a hypocryte.... they showed the planes going into the buildings like on a freggin sports instant replay... what if YOU were the father of the daughter falling from the towers.. wouldnt be so happy would ya? Yea we goto war, but what is it gonna solve... lets think about this.. all these dotheads and these morons that "pray to ala" seriously need to learn the meaning of DEPORTATION. but yall still talk to em like there your best buddies.... IF we didnt have those types of "holy war" people in this country, we would not have this problem... another thing, what the hell is this world coming too when you got GROWN men and women aboard a plane and they cant defend themselves against a freggin towel head with a box cutter? common now i mean really... doesnt that make some of you wonder? i dont really talk alot but when it comes to this wtc thing, things just need to be said... yanno we got these idiots running around like saddam.. but guess what, we had NO problems with iraq before desert storm... iraq cant go and try to take over little kuwait (oh god forbid people with lambo's get run outta there house) but its OK if we go invade iraq? see the hypocracy? i mean really.... You got these little bastards running around all over the place in america, living tax free for upteen amount of years, but we? we gotta pick up the slack and get the shaft... they say america is the land of the free? pfft please.. the LITTLE bit of so called freedom that we DO have, WE FOUGHT FOR! yet we hand that freedom to immagrants? when a good friend of mine was killed in desert storm i asked myself these questions... when 2 other friends were inside the pentagon when the wtc stuff happened, i asked myself these questions before..... People say this is the land of opportunity... yea for immagrants, illegal aliens, and drug dealers... but i guess that wasnt on the application you filled out when you were ready to be born... the fact that the president KNEW about the wtc stuff totally amazes me and proves my theroy of government coverups... but remember, we are free... free to know everything they WANT us to know and nothing they dont... until they get called out and them use some lame copout.. anywho im done ranting Jesse
Posted on: 4/17/2004 2:16 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Airboats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1731470

RE: get a gas boat to do 70 knots
1 knot=1.15 mph so 70 kts would be around 80 mph... almost a definatly hydroplane only territory... doulbe homelites? you aint gonna get much... but its been done.. want some real speed? get a zenoah g260 or 231... or even the superior 29cc motor... 2 of those, turn a huge wheel, and your off to the races homey Jesse
Posted on: 4/17/2004 2:00 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1731450

RE: Can someone look at this hull and answer some questions 4 me?
if its watercooled yes... "cold air induction" has been tried.. and besides, what your talking about is going to give you about .0000001 more hp anyways, and isnt worth it... What exactly are you trying to do? what is your agenda? Jesse
Posted on: 4/16/2004 4:07 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1728452

RE: Help!!! im new to this
I know what countless hours of setup in a el lobo from fullers will get you... about 43 mph, and a wicked ride for such a small boat. Jesse
Posted on: 4/12/2004 1:20 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1715781

RE: What is the smallest gas boat on the market?
i know of a guy that has a quickdraw.. well 2 guys one has a 25quickdraw the other has a 35 quickdraw in a 36 inch sprint cat... yes it is a beast and yes i can imagine they haul butt.. but then again, you want the speeds that its going to put out, id suggest you know what your doing.. setup is critical. Jesse
Posted on: 4/12/2004 1:18 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1715770

RE: Hey! How bout dem PIPES????????
i *think* im not 110% sure, that impba and namba requires a muffler reguardless.. dont matter if the muffler does anything or not, they just require it. somthing that looks like a muffler has to hang off the back of the pipe. Jesse
Posted on: 4/8/2004 12:13 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1703032

RE: Senior Design Boat (texas a&m)
no, we are adults here, and nothing should be sugar coated.. he asked a question, its a open forum, and well thats what happens.. , the response he got. If that is how engineering schools are, where you can scribble things down on crumbled peices of paper, then that would be why engineers mess up more than help. Jesse
Posted on: 4/8/2004 12:11 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1703028

RE: Academy Supreme F1 Tunnel Hull. modifications?
something doesnt make sense.. if your going to run a 90 amp esc.. with a 18t motor, thatll normally spike 60 amps on startup.. just doesnt make sense.. how bout this.. take the 18t and do away with it get yourself a 10t or somthin to really spin the prop.. tunnel hulls are designed to "ride the prop" meaning.. the hull essentially rides on air, not in the water... you need somthin thatll seroiusly spin to do that with electric tunnels.. pomp, or steven vaccaro im sure can lead you in the right direction for that. Jesse
Posted on: 4/8/2004 3:39 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1702306

RE: Need your opinion.
[quote]What type of boat would be the best for all types of water conditions?I want some thing that will turn lt and rt equally well and at the same time to be fast.Also I would want something that is not a nightmare to set-up. As for a boat manufacture I was looking closely at Aeromarine boats.How does thier sport hydo run.[/quote] if you want somthing for all kinds of water conditions, get the hydroplane idea outof your head.. if you have never driven a boat before, get the hydroplane idea outta your head.. if you want somthing to turn equally left or right, you are going to sacrifice speed for that.. and fast and a nightmare to setup are like oil and water.. they dont go together. btw, did you happen to read any of the boat forums here at rcu? or do a search? This question has been asked about 100 times in the past month. Jesse
Posted on: 4/8/2004 3:18 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1702281

RE: Senior Design Boat (texas a&m)
hrmm.. you didnt find any respect to you as a person? i didnt find any respect to your school (which i support), or yourself as a person.. so if you cannot respect your school nor yourself how can anyone else respect you.. you post, leaving everything out.. only thing we know is "senior project... scribble on a crumbled up peice of notbook paper" You be the judge.. Jesse
Posted on: 4/8/2004 3:13 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1702274

RE: i wanna get into rc boats ( fast ones )
your using a 1500 mah pack... pickup some gp3300 cells, thatll get it movin for ya.... also 6 hours to charge a pack.. it takes me about 10 minutes to charge a 3000 pack with a tekin 112a @ 5 volts.. i have 6 packs, i just keep swappin em out, takes all of about 2 seconds to do it.. if you want speed, get a rigger... if you want a toy get a mono.. not saying mono's are slow.. just saying if you want balls to the walls speed, get a rigger. monos tho are more forgiving than a rigger, and they are not as fickle in the setup as riggers.. Jesse
Posted on: 4/7/2004 3:30 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1698701

RE: Senior Design Boat (texas a&m)
lol
Posted on: 4/4/2004 8:28 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1690360

RE: Anybody ever deal with him ?
thats kinda funny.. here latley usps has been screwin up more than UPS... i sent some things via ups to oregon from baltimore... they never showed up.. well never showed up at the address specified... on another board im on, a guy bought a motor, head, and a exhuast (jetski stuff) didnt show up for almost 6 weeks... no fault of the buyer/seller, just usps i guess takes the packages, opens em up for "inspection" then has to do further inspection by playing with whatever was sent... then once they are through with inspection, then they forward it to whereever it was goin... i know it sucks.. but sometimes it happens that way :/ Id call the place you got the MO through and see if it has been cashed... if not, give it some more time, if so, flip the bi*ch switch.. Jesse
Posted on: 4/4/2004 7:28 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Airboats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1688674

RE: Senior Design Boat (texas a&m)
It takes a senior from texas a/m to design that? no offense dood, but i think i would expect a little more than that from a college senior.. On the otherhand, if you dont want speed or power (you need power btw) ill tell ya how to do it for free... goto walmart, buy a trolling motor, then go make a platform, throw 2 pontoons on it, stick the trolling motor on it with a 12v car battery, snag a linear actuator from your robotics class, get a radio system... whoala done done :p Jesse
Posted on: 4/4/2004 7:21 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1688665

RE: Spring has sprung!!
[quote]A smoother surface gives up less resistance than a rough one. Although you can run on a rough surface, it just slows you down a bit. [/quote] Wrong, its the otherway around... a rough surface allows for less resistance against the water... than a smooth surface. A rough surface allows tiny airbubbles to form along the hulls surface, allowing the skin friction to be broken.. a smooth surface, tends to be "grabby" to water. Jesse
Posted on: 3/28/2004 6:01 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Airboats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1666762

RE: Having trouble with a zenoah
zenoahs like to start @ around 300 rpm.. you gotta really pull the cord to get em to pop when they are cold.. once they pop its not that bad.. Its not a homelite by far so the starting deal is a whole nother sport... try to give it a tiny shot of ether and see if that helps Jesse Acually after re reading what you said and I could only get it running for a split second. It will rev up then die. Makes me think that you got a airleak somewhere, cuz its leaning out and dying. Check your fuel lines for any holes, make sure its primed and isnt getting any air... if thats ok... then ima say check/replace the carb gasket, and do a once over on the insulator.. (the peice between the carb and the jug)... if that doesnt fix it, check/replace the base gasket.... or if you dont wanna do all that and you do infact have a warranty.. then send it back to MS... Jesse
Posted on: 3/27/2004 5:53 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1665491

RE: Im in need
well if you wanna really put it to him, do a straightline run with a rigger... mid 70's is a good expected speed with the right prop and setup... if its a standup ski... then... you can get away with it even with a mono hull (deep vee)... (60's very attainable).... but id say go for the rigger.. depending on how deep your pockets are you can have one in pretty much no time. Jesse
Posted on: 3/27/2004 6:38 AM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1664299

RE: Rtr vs Rtr
nitro hammer, about 20-25 mph a missbud around 30-35 mph.. The added headache of proboats inadequate building skills makes the missbud less desierable. I wouldnt choose eaither. Jesse
Posted on: 3/25/2004 8:46 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1660331

RE: Easy way to lay fiberglass cloth
heh, i have a bit of a wonder about that... if your using some tightly knit cloth.. and use this method, how do you get the penitration into the cloth??? for some reason, i dont see squeegeeing it will get it into each and every fiber. Jesse
Posted on: 3/24/2004 4:42 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Airboats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1656115

RE: Show us your cave
[quote]Gone are the days of using the kitchen table or TV tray in front of the tv. [/quote] hahahhahahhahahahahahaha... so true... even tho thats how things are done around here :) Jesse
Posted on: 3/24/2004 4:39 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Airboats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1656100

RE: REAL NITRO IN GLOW ENGINES!!!!!!
[quote]well ibuildstuf i know the diferens betwin superchargers and turbochargers i just dont know well english! [/quote] [b]you do?[/b] From a previous post. [quote]AND THE TURBO SYSTEM CHIAO gone to make a very fast hydro [/quote] [image]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/upfiles/80207/Ge96765.jpg[/image] And you say you know the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger... from a post that YOU made, on March 7th 2004... you apparently dont know jack about what your talkin about... And to say you dont know english very well... turbo and super are 2 totally diffrent words, no where near alike. I have a theroy, if you cannot speak fluent and proper english, you shouldnt be allowed to mingle with the people that do. As was stated, this thread should have been closed long ago. Jesse
Posted on: 3/24/2004 4:12 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1656004

RE: WHH Manta Ray Done
i know of a guy with a mantaray runnin 50-52 mph... that hull isnt supposed to do that fast, 40-45 tops... it can be done, and he did it with a stock 260 and a heavly modded x482 Jesse
Posted on: 3/21/2004 12:06 PM by Author "ibuildstuff" in the forum "Speed - RC Gas Boats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1645340