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A trip back in time!
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Had one years ago with a side port K&B Veco .19 in it. Back when we used a leather shoe lace to start 'em. Ran that thing many hours on the pond. Muffled engine is probably a good idea, that hull probably wouldn't like piped horsepower.
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Steve i have the same set up on an old dumas .20 PaknPak and it runs quite well for a sport boat with the stock can muffler!
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That was one of my first boats. Black with gold flames and red pinstripe outlining. Open side port, no muffler. Citizenship analog proportional radio, one of the first proportional radio's out there. Throttle was a on-off-on toggle switch that would move rudder to neutral when changing throttle settings.
Now I want to build another one. Probably go for a 60 size if I do.
Now I want to build another one. Probably go for a 60 size if I do.
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Cut the airtraps out and put a pipe on it !!!
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With that muffler the entire boat will be covered in oil residue !
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It justifies his purpose!
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Tom,
Don’t forget the 60% Nitro !
LOL
Ronnie King
NAMBA #1223
Don’t forget the 60% Nitro !
LOL
Ronnie King
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Ive got the same set up on my .20 PaynPak, no oil on the deck, besides even with tuned pipes WE ALL get residue on our boats.................YER SUCH A DOWNER MAN
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MAN.................not you too LOL
! Its cheaper by the case!!!!LOL!
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Yeah what Ronnie said !! I have the same kit and a 60 Drag N Fly but I am going to trace all the parts on to some .080" aluminum I have laying around. I'm putting a Nova Rossi short stroke in mine with tuned pipe .
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Will this be before or or after you build that control line plane you got ages ago? LOL!
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I did set mine up as a surface drive with a flex shaft. Your DragnFli looks GREAT John!
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Oh, Bill, it’s not a DragnFli but a scaled down model of a 14’-6” Enthrop hull. K&B 40 series 70 pylon engine with a Kool Klamp and Octura Steering strut. Went through U-joints regularly.
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Thats a neat race boat John!
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John what did you use for a rudder? Any prop walk issues? Wondering between the original straight drive shaft and going to less angle on the strut how it affects prop walk? Or does it even matter?
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It didn’t have a rudder, just the steering strut, the steering strut had a skeg like an outboard. Never had any prop walk that I remember. The next hull I built, had a fixed strut and a rudder but was still a surface drive. The water pickup was on the outside sponson, I could never get one behind the prop to work.
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Bill, Tom I sure hope you both will bring them to the Dover pond ,I would love to see them run.
Maybe that's what we need to do have a vintage day at the pond day, and see what guys still have.
Maybe that's what we need to do have a vintage day at the pond day, and see what guys still have.
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Greg that would be SUPER COOL!! I absolutely agree that it would be COOL to see what everybody still has!!
