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Hey guys apologies if you have seen this post elsewhere, I'm getting desperate! Does anybody have a photo of Cellular One with the green Diadora logo on the back of the cowl and a Red "Aeroquip" logo just forward of it? I can see them in the only hard copy photo I have but not clear enough to...

Well it took forever, but finally got her finished, and have to say am very pleased with the result. Hopefully will hit the water over the next couple of weeks. Thanks to Mike Luszcz for getting me (and a whole olot of others) started with his laser cut kits, Mike Mcknight for awesome graphics...

Hi Folks A friend has damaged the water jkacket on his old Picco 45. He needs a new water jacket so if somebody has a tidy one they can part with that'd be great. However, if you have a full or almost complete engine then we'd take aloo at that too. We'll happily pay postage to New Zealand...

Hi Guys Thinking I need to change the angle of a CMB Header. The easiest way is to cut it and reweld it. Had anybody tried this? Sometimes the aluminum is too soft or has too many impurities for welding. Cheers Bob

Hi Guys Every photo I have of the 88/89 Oh boy Oberto makes the red and green look different shades. It looks like it might be the same colours as the non-canopy version, but even that seems to vary in different photos. So for now, I don't want to match to photos if I can avoid it. Can anybody...

My usual supplier (Gizmomotors) isn't listing them any more.....

Hi Guys We've been using pushbuttons on our race management system for a few years now, but we're conitnuing to get issues with people forgetting, or not being able to push the buttons hard enough and occaisionally defective buttons. So we need to move on. Can you guys tell what's being used...

So I've had the same bearings in my nitro engines for the last 4 years, the 45 has just started to lose bottom end power, So I'll change the bearings out. But it raises the question, how often should I change them? What's everybody else doing?

Hey Guys At the second to last event I went to, the last couple of heats the engine was going lean and stalled when launching. Thought nothing of it, so turned up to race this weekends after having cleaned out the needle and fuel filter prior. Same thing, if I launch the boat and get it on...

I need to get a new 1/4" cable collet for my CMB 67. Am I better to go for Square drive or Round (compression) type? Secondly, which is the better option? Aeromarine or Accutech?

Hi Guys The title says it all, I need one for my new scale. You'll notice I live in New Zealand so if you don't like shipping internationally, I have a California address you can use if you wish. Anyway, let me know if you have one and what price you need for it + shipping (I'm usually happy...

Hi Folks I'm at the stage of my build where I need to build the rear deck to match the cowl. Ideally I want to build the deck so it plugs into the transom then has some sort of retention system under the cowl. The cowl clips into place using cupboard latches at the rear. I'm looking for ideas...

Hi Guys **** I wish these forums had an auto spell check! Looking through the galleries and build photos from some of the top guys on here, I notice that quite a few put the tank up front and the radio box on the side behind the engine. Does the boat trim get adversely affected as the tank...

So the hull break on the 8200 hull I'm building is about 4.5 inches from the transom. Do I 1. Set the strut depth up on a flat plate with the break section parallel to the flat plate? 2. Set the strut depth such that the Main hull bottom is section is parallel and therefore the break...

Hi Guys I'm Skinning the sponsons for my new 88/89 Oberto and my planned sequence is as follows 1. Outside Sponson skin 2. Inside sponson skin 3. Next skin from outside (Whatever that's called) 4. Ride surface Am I on the right track? Secondly, the Ride surface looks on the newton plans...

So I'm building my ML kit as you've seen and noticed that the Ride pad bulges outwards by 10mm on Frames 6 & 7. I've checked my Drawing and it's exactly as drawn by Roger Newton and seems to be a feature of this hull. My question is what is it supposed to do? Do most people leave it as is for...

So I had a visit from the inspiration fairy over the weekend and finally got stuck into the kit I've had from Mike Luszcz for over a year. The canard is based on a strip of 1/8th (5/32) ply. Can some one tell me whether I should build it up by laminate other bits of ply to the top side onnly or...

I understand this is a way to get a prop to rev harder. A mate was telling me that rounding tips increases Lift. Is that true?

Okay I've had enough of my old school suction type touch up gun. I know I need an HVLP, gravity fed touch up gun. But what other specifics do I need to look for?

Hi Guys I'm looking for information on cross sectional profiles of lucero verticals. Before I start cutting wood to make some. I've seen some with flat trailing edges and others that appear to have tapered leading and trailing edges, a symmertical profile. Two boats I'm interested in are 1987...