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Okay, I'm a dummy. I was 100% sure that I oiled this new engine up real well after bench running it in my boat a couple of yrs ago. I lost interest and recently decided to mess with it again. I've got the rear cover off and the bearings are rusted up and it just looks terrible inside :( ...

I've been out of RC boating for about 2 yrs and I just blew the dust off of a boat that I finished building and never ran on the water. The OS 21RG-M in it was only run on the stand about 2 yrs ago. Now, I honestly thought that I'd oiled up that engine after the bench top running. However...

Just testing the waters to see if anyone has an old school Dumas DV20 kit that they'd like to sell. I know that I can buy this kit directly from Dumas but I don't think that its worth near what they want for it :rolleyes: . Anyway, like I said, just testing the waters :D . Danny

I've got an older Sullivan Model 4 and it'll run just fine on 24V although I've never tried it. I've always had trouble with nitro boat motors using smaller starters and 12V. If I pull the batteries out of my two Waverunners and wire them in series, will there be a significant advantage? I...

Okay, I know this is a nitro forum but nitro sure is a pain! I've never had much luck running nitro but I love RC boats and I just can't give up on nitro. Today was the first time in 6 yrs that I tried to start a nitro boat. I've got a Sullivan Model 4 starter hooked up to a car battery and a...

I know I can get one directly from Dumas but its just too much to pay $50+shipping for this small, old school hull with poor quality wood. Just testing the water to see if maybe anyone has an unbuilt kit laying around that they'd like to get rid of. The reason I want one is because I built one...

I'm looking for an AAA battery box to save some weight in an overweight Dumas Lil Rascal rigger. I know that servocity.com sells them but its always hard to swallow paying over 3 times as much for shipping as the actual item costs. So........I figured I'd check here first. Thanks. Danny

I just looked in my parts drawer and both of my brand new belts are disintegrating :angry: ! I guess that's what happens when they sit unused for 6 or 7 years. Anyway, it will cost me more to ship one from Tower Hobbies (even using Parts Express) than the belt actually costs! Does anyone...

I've got brand new, raw Octura 1740/3 and 1955/2 props that I bought from someone a yr or two ago. What are these props used on? Thanks. Danny

I've got a K&B .82 and it came with a light aluminum flywheel. I've also got a K&B .67 and it came with a heavy brass flywheel. My old, late 70's OPS .65 came with a brass flywheel. My newer OPS .67 came with a light aluminum flywheel. I'm sure the lighter flywheel will rev quicker but the...

I've got an Airtronics 92836 3 ch 75MHZ receiver that just quit working. The throttle channel gave out but the other two channels still work. I've also got the Novak 2ch and Hitec 3ch receivers that I listed in the title. I really like both of them, especially the USA made Novak! Does anyone...

I've been having trouble all day with jrcbd.com. I can't seem to get to the site and, in fact, it locks up my laptop when I even click on it :angry: . I even punched it into Google and Google said there was a "database error." I need my fix of jrcbd :lol: !

After stripping out some threads in my 1991 Mustang GT, I'm thinking about buying a quality tap and die set. No chinese junk! I want to buy a set of std and metric. I'll buy two seperate sets if I have to. I looked at Sears Craftsman online. They have a carbon steel, 107 piece, std/metric...

Okay, I thought that I'd use the standard hardware store stainless steel allen head bolts to secure my engines to their mounts. I've got two OPS .67s, a K&B .67 and .82 and my latest, an O.S. .21 RG-M. This O.S. has tiny holes in the engine mounting lugs that only a small 4-40 size bolt will...

I'm going to power my old school Dumas SK Daddle with an OS21 RG-M engine. The hull is 36" long which is probably a little big for a 21 but this hull wasn't designed for much power or speed. Here is the link to the thread with pictures: Dumas SK Daddle thread I was originally going to use a...

Okay, I've asked this before and I never really got a good answer and its time to start drilling holes :biglaugh: . This thread is also posted on JRCBD as well. Here is my Dumas SK Daddle that is 36" long. I'm going to power it with a K&B .67 nitro engine or an OPS .67. I've got both so I'll...

I've got a Dumas kit with a lot of warped wood. I know that it would be best to replace this wood but thats going to add more cost so I'd like to work with what I've got. In the past, I've tried to soak the wood in water and then press it between two flat pieces of whatever thinking that as...

I've got to admit that this painting thing has to be about the most frustrating thing I've done. Recently, anyway! I'm painting 4 boats and I'm using PPG Omni paint. I'm using an inexpensive Harbor Freight Tools HVLP gravity feed detail gun with a 1mm needle. Maybe this is my problem. I...

Over on Jim's RC Boat Dock, someone mentioned Auto Air paints. Here's the website: Auto Air I did a lot of reading on the different paints. They've got a lot of colors and they are compatible with all automotive urethane clears that we boaters like to use on out boats. The best part (to me...

Guys, I'm a newb to painting and I've got some priming questions. Here are some details to start: I'm using PPG Omni paints including MP282 high build, 2K urethane primer and, on Tuesday, I shot it on 4 boats that I'm currently working on. a.) Aeromarine Avenger-a rebuild with some polyester...