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I'm keeping my eye on this thread... I want to order as soon as it's available.

Hmmmm. I like those outboard cowls. I see some little K&B's covered with those. How will they fit an OS?

Good to know. I'm sure the last thing you want to do is kill that cool rooster tail! Plus, running the air-cooled OS you probably can do with no plate at all.

I've had all kinds of trouble with the ones that came in my VS1 kit. I started with a soldering iron and tried various solders. Those came undone after a few runs. Then, my local hobby shop guy told me I needed more heat and plumbing flux. So I moved to a tiny butane torch with plumbing flux. It...

As far as I can tell most outriggers run with the prop only halfway in the water... What effect does the cavitation plate on the outboard engine have on the prop and the boat's handling/speed?

Hi Leo, nice to see you here. I bought a hull from you thru eBay back when I was living in Hawaii in 2003-ish. It was a nice looking boat, but unfortunately I moved before I could get around to build it. The hull is still in Maui O.o I should try and have a friend find it for me and ship it...

Joe, please count me in for a kit. I've been considering building an outrigger for some time now. But, I've wanted to build another OB boat even more. Now that I see I can do both, at once, you've got my attention! Here's the thread I started when I started considered building an OB mono...

Found it! http://www.intlwaters.com/index.php?showtopic=51472&hl=%20outboard%20%20hydro&st=0 I like the idea of the OB hydro more than the OB Mono. The only reason I was thinking of doing an OB Mono is because I wanted to build another outboard boat, but not a tunnel. I've thought about the...

@RonShaw - I looked on the ZippKits site but I see no OB hydro. Any links to a thread with it by any chance?

@jim hagan and GeorgiaScaleBoater - Sounds like the creativity bit is well encouraged. Thanks. At least I know I'm on to something that might work and be fun. I don't do this often enough that can hope to gather other racers - plus, what I've heard is that politics here in San Diego almost...

Yes, I know it's weird. But I don't race (no racing 'round here). So I could care less about being the fastest. Consistent, balanced and fast-enough is good enough for me. I'm growing quite fond of the little OS 21's and it be nice to be running 2 at the pond. (One in my tunnel and the other in...

Guys! The article is now finished and online! Boy that took forever to complete! Here's the link: http://floatways.com/1522/absolute-rc-boats-guide-for-speed-loving-racers/ Please share everywhere. Share on Facebook, Twitter and Google + Please link to it from your websites. Please do it now...

Doug, Thanks so much! I'll let you know. Regards, Danny

@Wayne - Yes, I got them. THANK YOU. I'm a little behind schedule for publishing (Christmas activities and shopping) but I should have it ready this weekend. @jaxracer - Thanks for the idea. I'll contact them for video...

Hi Wayne, thank you so much. After your photos, I think I'm fully set for the article. I'll keep you all posted on the develpment. However, I got the first of the 4 photos. I didn't get the other 3 and I'm guessing it's because they are hi-res and my mailbox got full. I just increased the...

Hi, I checked out the All Race Photography Facebook page and liked it with both my personal account and the FloatWays page. I put a comment on 2 photos that reads something like this, "I really like this pic" Would you mind letting me use those 2 photos? Could you please email me hi-res or...

Hi guys, thanks for the follow up. The article is for a boating website, not print. The best thing to have would be... 1. 2 or 3 running photos 2. 1 mid-build photo 3. 1 or 2 photos of boats on a stand It's a general RC boats article, so any type of boat will do. Julian has sent me a...

Nobody? Really?

Hi guys, Somewhere on here I read something about doing things to help the hobby grow. I'm going to try and do my part. I run a successful boating and sailing website and blog, FloatWays.com - It's mostly dedicated to full scale boats and sailboats. However, being a fan of RC boats, a while...

Yeah, a Yeah, and it gets even more complicated once you add a 3rd engine which is very common on the big vee boats.