Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Water Models / August 2008

Has anyone got any specs on porting or hopping up a 26cc SIKK motor.
Thanks
Gavin de Vries
South Africa

Have a 22cc weed eatter motor (x2) that I would like to build a boat to
place in it.  Does anybody have any ideas for a boat style that has
worked good for them.
Going to be floating it on a very large pond that usally smooth as

problem my stuffing tube is leaking water i have it going all the way up
to my clutch an i have built the boat as light as i can stand to is a
44in wild thing with a 25cc homlite in it i know my problem is weight
butt is there a way to seal around my tube up to my clutch to stop the

I live in Brazil, and at this group I am a newcomer.
My interest for RC boats becomes from a Cracker box 1:10 that I am
building.
In fact I have many doubts.

how hot should the water coming out of my motor be, as it is the water
is steaming when it comes out is that ok or to hot

what paint do i use for rc boats

My father has a question regarding fighting lights used on US
destroyers in WW2.
He is building a RC model of the USS Nicholas which features fighting
lights.

What prop should i use for a 80cm  hydro with an OPS .45?
Than you!!

well i think i have talked to a couple of guys, and was wondering how i
could gt as much power out of my 25 cc homelite motor, and where i
could get a 30cc head for it,
here is what i know i can do to it,

I want to build the Mini Mono (one of the boats in the downloads page).
This is my first build so I don't really know what to do. The plan shows
no bulkheads or templates for any of the parts. Is there another way to
do it or am I just missing something?

I used to race.. well tried to race , small fast electrics.. the
nearest i can find as an example is the Stinger now..
[image: http://www.rchobby.co.uk/STINGEsml.jpg]
I'd like to take a step up and build my own boat, something a bit

hi look can enny one realy tell me what is the
Australian  C-TICK CERTIFICATION. and what its for
ive got a spectrum for my r/c car and cant see no c-tick cert on
it al all.