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Lorelei
… nly. (My ESC is a bidirectional unit which will reverse the brushless motor, so maybe it will have some sort of reverse!) Modifications to the Cresta plans include adding extra angle bracing between the floor and the bottom, modifying the t …
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Black arts
… both boats and train layout For this boat I wanted to do a brushless system as a brushless system turned out well in the Huntsman build. Having brushless motor and esc it was on to the setup. Read the setup instructions a number of times t …
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Power
Found a in running brushless motor and ordered an ESC to run the motor. Set up and instalation to come. Rick
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Lorelei... Detail view of Water Jet install
… d and screwed for proper alignment. I fitted the out-runner brushless motor to the waterjet unit using the standard motor mounts. The two holes on the waterjet aligned with two of the holes on the mount. I fastened them with 3mm screws and …
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Quick update
… it that was originally designed for model sailplanes before brushless became common. It’s geared about 3.8 to one, so I thought I’d need at least a 3 cell lipo pack to make speed…turns out 3 cells is wayyyy more than this boat needs, 2 cell …
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Power
Full speed ahead engines at full. Brushless ESC and motor in and working well. Purchased an Mtroniks esc that has worked out well easy to setup with fast response foreword and reverse. Added bellows to the steering rods to stop egress of wa …
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Cooling
… de setup for now. Works the way I had hoped. When I get the brushless ESC working will have cooling system for it. Rick
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MV Bluenose - Plans started
… ly it works quite well. Power for her is planned to be dual brushless motors/ESC’s with reverse. All this will be fed with high capacity LiPo battery. Someone should advise me - considering she will have two props - how many rudders (single …
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Power
Had wanted to go brushless with this build. With the power unit had ordered a brushless motor as advised in the order form. Ordered a brushless esc to power the motor. After mutable attempts at getting the brushless set up to work and wanti …
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Graupner SAR Hertha Jeep
… t one a few years ago, and after a few runs converted it to brushless. She was my “go-to” boat for almost 2 years until an altercation between her and JPs Kitty II caused the loss of her superstructure. Well, JP had a brand new SAR kit in t …
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H.M.S.SCIMITAR
… nly, planed really well, but the 3S battery overpowered the brushless motors. Inevitably one of the plastic couplings failed. The model continued to run on the one remaining screw, so this was not readily apparent. When turning the unexpect …
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HMS SCIMITAR FTB
… onent physically. Biggest challenge came from the choice of brushless motors. An ESC is needed for each one. These are significantly the heaviest items, but have the best performance. Surveyed scores of ECSs and motors trying to arrive at t …
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Gentleman's cruiser
… b with balsa wood of 1mm. 2300KV flash hobby motor with 30A brushless ESC. Normally use a lipo of 850maH for a 10minutes run. It has also a 2cell 2000mah Li-ion setup inside. Ask me anything if you want to know. Thank you, everyone!
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Motor and Propshaft
… ropshaft. The instruction booklet suggests fitting a 1500kV brushless motor which surprised me as I was expecting it to call for a brushed motor, but I thought 'why not?' so a suitable motor and ESC were ordered. First job once the motor ar …
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Robbe/Krick Paula IV
… standard 600 brushed motor. Instead, I opted for a 1700 kv brushless outrunner. I am adding lights, a working radar and another surprise that I will discuss later. I did the radar same as I did my first Paula, using a continuous rotation s …
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VINTAGE RUNABOUT
… card using an IR remote. Had an issue with the high voltage brushless ESCs not liking being on the same power source (dual distribution board) as the water pump and glitching themselves and the sound unit badly. Fixed that by running the pu …
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Fairey Huntsman 31 (47” SLEC kit) build blog
… motor Turnigy G60 500kv (equivalent to a 61 glow!), 120amp brushless esc, propeller coupling, 18” propshaft, heavy duty metal gear servo and a few bits from my spares box. I will need other items like a 6S lipo and other bits, but I’ll ord …
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Test run......
… lly. Also very pleased with the sound of the jet drives and brushless motors, so much so I might remove the speaker and sound system at some point as I think the boat needs to be a little lighter, sitting a little low in the water? After 15 …
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The propulsion
… ut overly affecting the angle of the shaft. Overlander 2836 brushless will drive this ship perfectly in combination with hobbywing quicrun ESC.
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'FAIRACRE' BROADS CRUISER (BATES STARCRAFT) MORE UPGRADES
… old Graupner Monoperm was too slow, so it now has a 550 45T brushless and new car ESC (El Cheapo, might fit a Hobbywing later) I've removed the original glow engine mount (it actually came adrift after I had made the cutout for the new moun …
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Billing Boats Hoga Pearl Harbor tug B708
… able for RC. I've used a Raboesch sealed prop shaft, a 2836 brushless motor and a Hobbywing car ESC. I decided due to lack of time to leave this in clear coat and it seems to go down well with observers. I added many extra details that are …
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HAKITS- PILOT LAUNCH-LARGER VERSION.
… to be sitting about right. The model powered by two Thumper brushless motors, each with a separate 7.2 HmNIMH and ESC. The onboard radar was switched on and off it went, gingerly at first. It was responding well to the twin rudders and turn …
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HAKITS- PILOT LAUNCH-LARGER VERSION.
… is designed for twin motors and rudders. I have chosen two brushless motors rated at 140w each and the prop shaft length as recommended in the handbook. I have not chosen mega power in this case as the Woodbridge pond is quite small and so …
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HAKITS MORSTON
… d and geared MFA 500 which was heavier that the recommended brushless. I am also using NIMH batteries instead of lipos. All of this extra weight to the very front of the hull under the hatch. However, undaunted back homefor a week and with …
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RAF RTTL 2762E
… e of the higher torque. Have also used air cooled outrunner brushless motors and never experienced overheating. They are slightly noisier, as expected. Toying with a future build of about 17”length of a RN Scimitar FTB. It will require 2 sm …
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Thornycroft Update
… , I've come up with a tentative plan: Motor: Fusion 3535/05 Brushless Motor 1500kv 35mm Outrunner ESC: Hobbywing Seaking-30A-V3 Speed Control (with a water-cooling setup) 8" prop shaft with a 30mm prop, keeping it as close to the hull as po …
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RAF RTTL 2762 E
… moved to avoid breakage. Model runs 2 x Turnigy 3520 1700kv brushless, watercooled outrunner motors with 3 S LiPo power. She is rather overweight, but there is more than enough power to comfortably plane. Being twin screw easily controlled, …
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SLEC Harbour Pilots Boat by Robbob
… start. I’ll still need to buy in a receiver, servo, rudder, brushless motor and speed controller and a couple of LiPo batteries at some point but I certainly have all I need to make a start on the build. All of the plywood parts are CNC rou …