jim_johnson
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has any one delt with hydro and marine out of germany? i am looking at there 1/8 scale t4. any help would be apperated. thank you
jim
jim
The H&M 1/8 Bud T-4 is a legal IMPBA 1/8 hull from all I've seen and they are good quality hulls. I am currently prepping a 1/8 Bud T-4 for paint, my 3rd one (it is not a H&M). However, the H&M 1/10 T-4 is not a legal hull for sport 40 because of the vented deck & rear shoes.would the 1/8 scale be legal in impba?
thank you
jim
I'm sure it'll be cool & we'll run it, just can't race it in sport 40. B)don, when i get the 1/10 scale completely done its going to be alot of fun to drive.
The plastic, in my opinion, would have to be such that it is not readily removeable (i.e. "falls off" while running) & the shoes would have to come off. You also need to check the air trap width to be sure they're legal also. Sure seems like alot of extra work ......on the sport 40 if you took of the off rear shoes and installed a clear plastic in place of the vents, still giving the apperance of the t4, but it wouldn't be open, would that be leagal in sport?
Jim the vents can give a distinct advantage over a full deck boat in terms of blowing over, at least if the ram wings are set right. As for the rear shoes I agree that they are generally out of the water when running, just like the real ones. They are there primarily to help get the boat launched & as long as they are not built up to run excessively deep like say a rigger they offer no discernable advantage. Others don't seem to feel that way so rear ride pads or shoes are not allowed in sport 20, 40 or gas sport hydro. :blink:i think that it would be a lot of extra work, why are the rules for sport more stringent than scale? do the vents give a competive advantage? i thought the shoes were out of the water when on plane. i just would like to run a boat in sport simulary to the scale boat i'm buying. this is a little confusing.
William, you going to bring some of those other boats to Greensboro in May? In particular, the tunnels, miss vegas, .21 rigger, .45 rigger, 1/8 scale, Aeromarine cat (either or both), and one or both of the PT sport 40s.don,its going to be fun.i know it not legal i asked u end of last season about it.just need a mac 45 for it. :lol:
also cant tell u how thank full i am on how much u helped me in getting started.
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