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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2010, 06:20:09 pm »
Thanks for link to the Footy, Mike..... I bought one of Graham's plane kits before he upped sticks to the USA, I have seen this one before...Postage from the US is now very high  ..Shame as he is a very clever guy ...

I will try just taping the clear plastic sheet first...Hockey shin pad tape thats a new one, I will check that out.

I almost placed an order a plane kit, last week, $49 but the postage UPS was $55 >:-o
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2010, 06:21:25 pm »
double post sorry.... :((
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #27 on: July 23, 2010, 08:43:32 pm »
Loctited all the the nuts..... I hope loctite 243 is waterproof.

My biggest problem however was trying to find a small open ended metric spanner , no problem buying BA spanners...I had to use a small adjustable spanner in the end
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John Mk2

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #28 on: July 23, 2010, 08:58:51 pm »
Quote from: Dekan on July 22, 2010, 06:20:09 pm
Thanks for link to the Footy, Mike..... I bought one of Graham's plane kits before he upped sticks to the USA, I have seen this one before...Postage from the US is now very high  ..Shame as he is a very clever guy ...

I will try just taping the clear plastic sheet first...Hockey shin pad tape thats a new one, I will check that out.

I almost placed an order a plane kit, last week, $49 but the postage UPS was $55 >:-o Been useing Hockey for the last 2yrs on fast leccys ok2 No Worrys at all its cheap , sticks very well & waterproof  :-)) 
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #29 on: July 23, 2010, 09:52:02 pm »
Where do you get your's from? Are the tapes all the same? if not who's the manufacture.
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John Mk2

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #30 on: July 23, 2010, 10:01:45 pm »
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #31 on: July 23, 2010, 10:11:13 pm »
Thanks...ordered
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poddy

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #32 on: July 24, 2010, 01:14:35 am »
sellotape ultra £4:90 posted. As posted earlier.
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #33 on: July 24, 2010, 10:24:42 am »
Poddy....I have got some diamond tape. I thought Ultra was re badged diamond tape

I thought I could sell the spare reels of tape off to mates.. :-))

Maiden voyage tomorrow... I have been down the park this morning, flying one of my fast "wings" to get my thumbs up to speed..As this my first fast boat
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poddy

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #34 on: July 24, 2010, 03:40:50 pm »
didn't realise it was for 3 rolls of tape.

Good luck with the maiden voyage!
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John Mk2

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #35 on: July 24, 2010, 04:19:10 pm »
Said it was cheap  ok2 90m in all %) Will last for a couple of runs  :-)) But depends on how big your hatch is  :} :}
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #36 on: July 24, 2010, 05:05:08 pm »
Quote from: John Mk2 on July 24, 2010, 04:19:10 pm
Will last for a couple of runs  

Almost misread your last post.... I thought you meant the boat would last a couple of runs  :o
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John Mk2

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #37 on: July 24, 2010, 05:27:43 pm »
What your doing to it Will last a LOT longer than one that just out of the box :-)) ENJOY  ok2
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #38 on: July 24, 2010, 10:34:03 pm »
Quote from: John Mk2 on July 24, 2010, 05:27:43 pm
What your doing to it Will last a LOT longer than one that just out of the box :-)) ENJOY  ok2
hopefully  :-))   I have just read an article saying I should fit a safety loop... but it will have to wait until I get time. I will just have to be super careful in the mean time.
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #39 on: July 25, 2010, 01:42:53 pm »
Tried my Warrior this morning...very fast on 3s... almost sunk it a couple of times when it took off going over it's wake.. I got some water inside it, but the gear survived..I changed the sealing tape to diamond tape... but that left a nasty residue when I pealed it off the plastic sheet...

I tried lighter fuel to remove the residue, but it attached the plastic  <:(

It seemed much happier on 2S   :-) So I think I will get some 1800mA 2s batteries for it...One of my new Loong Max 2200mA 2S "Tipple" batteries has died :((...The second one of the "Tipple" series batteries to fail on me... >:-o

My original Loong Max batteries are still going strong :-))
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John Mk2

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #40 on: July 25, 2010, 01:51:38 pm »
Sounds like a good start :-)) Keep at it  :-) I heard that 3s are to much for them {:-{ 30c 2s are a good balance.
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #41 on: July 25, 2010, 03:08:14 pm »
54A sound a little over the top...I would have thought 20C would be enough 1800 x 20 = 36A..... it's only a 30A esc  :}
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John Mk2

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #42 on: July 25, 2010, 03:59:12 pm »
A 30c burst might be handy  ok2 Some E.S.Cs  are rated @ 30 amp but can cope with a 12sec 50amp burst  ok2  Might be risky {:-{
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #43 on: July 25, 2010, 04:45:57 pm »
True..... but 30c is more expensive  :}
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Nige52

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #44 on: July 25, 2010, 05:30:09 pm »
Dekan,
I take it you're using the included clear plastic sheet to tape down under the lid?
I use normal electrical tape, it comes away easily and is re-usable a few times. I only use the crystal clear tape on the outside of the boats, although I don't much care for it  :-)
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poddy

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2010, 05:37:10 pm »
I agree, really it is a 2S boat.  It seems sellotape ultra is different from diamond. Ultra leaves no residue. But that hockey tape sounds a good buy.

Congratulations on surviving your first outing with it.  :-))

I got mine to go quickest on a large, 3 acre lake. It was big enough so that on the return runs the wake had dissipated. Even so, I couldn't max it.

Tried 100g of ballast in mine today, to counter the battery. Slight improvement, but she still jumps. Also I need to add a hump to the cockpit as it no longer self-rights.

Maybe some trim tabs are in order?
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2010, 05:57:32 pm »
Thanks guys. Yes I used the insulating tape first and then changed to the diamond tape when I found that a small amount of water inside the boat...

Poddy... I think lighter batteries are the order of the day.. It seemed very solid on 1800mA 2S

Mine is very low in the water with a 2200mA battery
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #47 on: August 01, 2010, 01:47:17 pm »
Capsized the boat today... flipped when I clouted a buoy  :embarrassed:...But the hockey tape did the trick...even though it was inverted for over 30mins only a very small amount of water got in.

Three cheers for the BlueWater Chantery club guys  :-))... they managed to get it to the bank for me using some string strung between 2 boats..

You think model aircraft can be hard on the bits, but it's very rare to loose all the electronics... but sink a model boat and probably not much of the electrics will work at all afterwards  <:( 
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John Mk2

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #48 on: August 01, 2010, 02:28:55 pm »
Long live the Hockey Tape :-)) ok2
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Dekan

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Re: Joysway mini power boats
« Reply #49 on: August 01, 2010, 05:14:36 pm »
Yep it did the job.... I was very lucky...
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