Topic: Whiplash Hydro Build (Read 96319 times)

brodjack · « **Reply #175 on:** March 22, 2010, 10:22:38 am »

Good to see a video Glenn

get one with the new prop.
We will be over in summer..

glennb2006 · « **Reply #176 on:** April 09, 2011, 12:56:47 am »

Wow, this is all so long ago, and loads of people have looked at the thread.

The boat remains built and un run currently, needs a flash of paint and rigging out and it will be good to run.

Keep watching and you will see some video of it running.

Glenn

glennb2006 · « **Reply #177 on:** June 26, 2011, 02:15:50 am »

As I said in the last post I made, it has been way to long.

Anyway, I finally pulled my finger out last weekend after having an enjoyable day with the Whip GV and thought I would ifnd a painter.

The results are below and any motorcyclist will recognise Kawasaki "Mean Green"

It came out fine and shines like a very shiny thing.

The cowl needs to be done again and the painter would not let me have it, there must have been something on it as there were small indentations on the paint - he insists he is going to rub it down and start again.

Should be easy enough to spot when on the water hopefully. All I need to now is find / or replace the parts I had put aside for building it up and assemble.

Glenn

glennb2006 · « **Reply #178 on:** July 14, 2011, 11:50:43 pm »

And for now the final few photos. Next time you see this I hope to have a video of it running linked into this (long running) build thread. It is nearly ready to go. All I am missing is the cover which is still with the painter. Engine runs, shaft in, radio in and tested.

The back of the boat

The radio box

The motor and pipe installed.

The front of the boat.

Going to sort the pipe clamp arrangement out once it has run a few times, so if I can get the hatch tomorrow, I will run it this weekend I think.

Hope you have enjoyed the build. It has been fun.

glennb2006 · « **Reply #179 on:** July 17, 2011, 01:58:16 am »

A lot of views registered but no comments - questions or interest.

I'll let you know how it runs - I think it should be one of the fastest boats in England.

Glenn

omra85 · « **Reply #180 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:32:10 pm »

Hi Glenn, a very nice hydro build! I hope you have a lot of fun with it.
I think that the lack of replies is NOT due to lack of interest, but it does take time to get your sight back to normal colours

You probably need a special camera to try and reduce the intense shiny green-ness ..... how about Google Earth cam

Looking forward to seeing the vid of it on the water.
Cheers
Danny

glennb2006 · « **Reply #181 on:** July 18, 2011, 12:15:59 am »

Cheers Danny,

I'm still waiting for the hatch, but hopefully it should have been wet this time next week. Been a fun build, just took way too long. If it lives up to the hype then I'll keep this one and look to sell the fibreglass one.

It is a bit bright - and still shiny, that won't last long at our lake!! No doubt someone will run a prop across it before too long.

Glenn

w3bby · « **Reply #182 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:44:34 pm »

Long time since I was this far down the forum. Nice green Glenn. Reminds me of the green used by a Swedish V team, Pudenitroz.

Looking forward to pics and vids on the water

glennb2006 · « **Reply #183 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:23:40 pm »

Quote from: w3bby on July 23, 2011, 04:44:34 pm

Long time since I was this far down the forum. Nice green Glenn. Reminds me of the green used by a Swedish V team, Pudenitroz.

Looking forward to pics and vids on the water

Hi Ian,

yes, a long way down now. Just (still) waiting for the painter to get his act together and give me the cover.

Itching to get it wet. (I know it floats!!)

Video to follow some time soon hopefully.

Glenn

glennb2006 · « **Reply #184 on:** October 08, 2011, 01:10:05 am »

Well the model is finished and ready to get wet, however our lake was closed for use by the local authority due to blue green algae infestation, however, as of today, 8th October 2011, we are back in business so we should get a run in the next week or so.

Glenn

w3bby · « **Reply #185 on:** October 14, 2011, 08:37:13 am »

Good news Glenn, look forward to the vid and your comments.

martno1fan · « **Reply #186 on:** October 18, 2011, 10:41:46 pm »

Wow only 2 yrs and 9 months down the line ,almost thought youd given up lol.
Mart

glennb2006 · « **Reply #187 on:** October 30, 2011, 07:36:35 pm »

Quote from: martno1fan on October 18, 2011, 10:41:46 pm

Wow only 2 yrs and 9 months down the line ,almost thought youd given up lol.
Mart

Funny, it seems longer!

. I was waiting to get to 10000 views before posting, but the big news is that I ran it today at the lake, perfect weather conditions, nice little chope so it was not too flat and for a base set up it flew, tracks nice and straight, turns very sharply and precisely. It is a completely different boat to the Whiplash GV, handling wise anyway.

Managed high 60's which for a first run is OK, and it did not have a particularly "hot" motor in it. I am well chuffed.

Fun was stopped by a dodgy no leak exhaust flange loosing the O ring.

Have since changed the flange and will be out again next week trying to get some set up time on it. I reckon there is still a lot to come from this one.

I will try and get one of the other guys to get some video next time out which I will post here.

Glenn

martno1fan · « **Reply #188 on:** October 31, 2011, 01:29:41 pm »

Sounds good look forward to seeing some video just dont wait 2 yrs lol

.What you said about the difference between the kit version and the glass one seems to confirm what ive read about them too.
Mart

glennb2006 · « **Reply #189 on:** November 02, 2011, 08:32:34 pm »

Will try my best not to, someone has got me thinking and I might start to build another wooden one, this time the backlash to see how different it is. Not sure, I will see about that one, time is slipping away these days.

Got the exhaust flange changed out and it seems better, made a new exhaust bracket too which will enable me to get the pipe shorter where I need it. Hoping to pick up another 2000 revs and then get it somewhere into the low 70 mark.

Glenn

glennb2006 · « **Reply #190 on:** November 03, 2011, 07:23:12 pm »

Hooray - it made 10000 views!!

Anyone else out there tempted to put one together - or maybe a backlash?

Glenn

glennb2006 · « **Reply #191 on:** November 09, 2011, 12:50:50 am »

Quote from: glennb2006 on November 03, 2011, 07:23:12 pm

Hooray - it made 10000 views!!

Anyone else out there tempted to put one together - or maybe a backlash?

Glenn

Seems I was the only one - backlash ordered and on the way in two weeks. I must have enjoyed this one after all!!

New build thread? Maybe not, will be the same again I presume. Will maybe show some on the build photos from start to finish.

Glenn

w3bby · « **Reply #192 on:** November 09, 2011, 11:09:27 am »

Where's the vid of the Whiplash then????

Sorely tempted to buy and try the Backlash but having only got a boat on the water twice this year I don't feel that it would go down well with the better half... Hopefully next year will see more time for boats.

martno1fan · « **Reply #193 on:** November 10, 2011, 09:22:00 pm »

Havent even got one boat wet this year,been too busy building them for others to enjoy but i hope to get a few wet next year

.
Mart

glennb2006 · « **Reply #194 on:** November 12, 2011, 09:58:31 pm »

Quote from: w3bby on November 09, 2011, 11:09:27 am

Where's the vid of the Whiplash then????

Sorely tempted to buy and try the Backlash but having only got a boat on the water twice this year I don't feel that it would go down well with the better half... Hopefully next year will see more time for boats.

Try for it tomorrow if any of the guys have a video camera with them.

Glenn

w3bby · « **Reply #195 on:** November 13, 2011, 07:32:04 pm »

Quote from: glennb2006 on November 12, 2011, 09:58:31 pm

Try for it tomorrow if any of the guys have a video camera with them.

Glenn

Still waiting........

Sorry but it's cold and dark here at the moment and I'm bored

glennb2006 · « **Reply #196 on:** November 13, 2011, 07:38:43 pm »

Quote from: w3bby on November 13, 2011, 07:32:04 pm

Still waiting........ Sorry but it's cold and dark here at the moment and I'm bored

Yeah long nights up there Ian, you can always go watch the aurora when it gets too much.

Bit of a disaster today, I got to the lake only to find no cowl or rear square covers - on the bench in the garage. Doh!!

So went to run my rigger instead and suffered engine cutting out problems and revving up and down, could not maintain throttle.

Found duff servo to be the cause, so only did about three laps with anything.

So maybe next time......

Glenn

glennb2006 · « **Reply #197 on:** December 03, 2011, 12:50:26 am »

The backlash kit arrived. Heck, I thought that there were a lot of parts in the whip kit, this is like a mega puzzle.

I am going to build it over the Winter, plan being to run it in the Summer.

My Whip progresses on performance, we are around the 80MPH mark now so well happy with that, need to tone it down a little to be more of a race boat than an all out speed monster.

Handling so far has been impeccable.

Glenn

w3bby · « **Reply #198 on:** December 10, 2011, 06:09:46 pm »

Got a pic of the pile of sticks then Glenn?

Sounds like the Whip is going well...

I have a new project on the way, details... not yet

glennb2006 · « **Reply #199 on:** March 27, 2012, 01:14:17 am »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZB6UlBhJrI&context=C46b0b4fADvjVQa1PpcFNBcTh7uhKoACmC2H-FC0IJ4Z1X71mAav4=

Here is a link to an onboard of a few laps of our lake from last Sunday on a Whip. Action starts at about 1 minute 30 or so, a bit bumpy as you would expect but it shuffles around OK, until I manage to hit one of our turn markers and burst it. Oops. No damage to the model though.

This one has a self tuned 30.5cc Zenoah in it.

My wood whip continues to run well, though I loned someone the prop and their shaft snapped so that was lost, I am going to do an engine swap on the wood whip to a J&G engine I am building up.

Someone did video the green meany in action but then failed to load it to You Tube so still no video of it, sorry.

I will get some though.

By the way, I sold on my Backlash kit so am going to stick with the wood whip, it is my litle baby now and I rather suprisingly was struggling to part with it, so the unborn child was moved on.

Glenn

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