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Next time you guys need a diver at the Brandon pond, give me a call, I live 3 miles away and usually have a couple full tanks in the garage. Jim Allen (813) 843-7605

Here's the closest campground near the pond - Relax near Tampa's Attractions - Tampa East RV Resort

The Octura stuff is inexpensive enough that if you wear it out, just replace it.. While I appreciate the amount of effort Jim puts into his stuff, it seems like a lot of work for no significant gain over the off the shelf parts. Yeah, his stuff is no doubt dimensionally superior and better...

...ers the best.

I wish I had chosen a different title for this post, my title was tongue in cheek, I don't know that it was an illegal lane change, more like a violent, sudden direction change. I have no idea if it was a complete hardware failure, driver error or what. I wouldn't Monday morning quarterback the...

Yeah, I'm not the machinist Jim Allen that makes everything to within a nanometer of perfect. I'm a new guy who shoots some photos and is working on a few boats to run.

I wasn't really trying to highlight your driver, I just thought it was a cool photo sequence to share. No bad wishes for your driver, I'm a new guy too. Stuff happens, it happened so fast I didn't see what caused it, hooked an edge or something, I just held down the shutter button and got the...

Miss Bud kept running, the other boat went off the course and into the weeds...

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I captured this sequence during the Brandon races today, 3/23/19. Racing will scratch your boat.

Brad - Is that for the current (Nova)Rossi 90 or some older version?  Thx Jim

What's the ID on this carb? Thanks!

Andy Brown and Lohring have some interesting ideas...especially since I'm new to this large scale stuff. I hadn't considered de-tuning a .90. I guess I have tunnel vision with regards to power, it's always,"how to get more". The idea of running a relaxed .90 is a great suggestion. I actually...

My experience is you can grind off the "spigot" on the crank and Ron's flywheel conversion kits bolt right on. It may sound caveman, but it's a pretty simple proposition once you've done it, and just deburr with a scotchbrite wheel. You may not be balanced within a thousandth of a gram, but...

Still for sale? If so, I'll take it. send me your paypal address, shipping to Dover, FL 33527. Thanks!

Thanks Brad, I appreciate the info. I have some solid carbon rods I think I can use for boom rods, they were external fixation rods for broken bone scaffolding originally, now they'll get a second life in the fast lane. You'd be surprised at the expensive and exotic materials the medical device...

Maybe there are new guys out there that are able to visualize this stuff and have access to some modern R&D type equipment that could build some different design crankcases with an FMD 3d printing type system? I have seen online examples of firearms printed in stainless steel, and also people...

I guess I need to call them to order the .90 size rigger, I don't see it listed on their site. I have built their .21 size and it was a piece of cake to put together. Easy to build makes sense, because you don't want a thousand hours build time in a race boat, it's gonna take a beating. I'd like...

Thanks for the replies guys, that gives me some things to consider. I am still not sure what engine I'll put in the 1/8 scale hull. I'm leaning towards a .67 now, as I hadn't thought about how much extra fuel I might need to carry to feed the .90. I haven't actually run one before. I don't know...

Anyone put a .90 in a 1/8 scale hydro? I got a pretty good deal on a To-Be .90 Novarossi, so I bought it, and then I thought, this would be awesome in an unlimited style hydro. Is this a bad idea or is it reasonable? I ordered a kit from ML Boatworks, but I need to know if it's crazy or not. I...