Miss Bud solved?

[TMAXXer18]

Well, I put her in the drink today after MUCH Trial and error. Boy was it worth the wait and misery!!!! After a nice "toss" launch, She got up and started screaming like I knew she could. I just knew with the right "tweaks" this boat could be a real winner. I Bought her about may of this year after looking at her for some time. Reading all the bad Expereinces with this boat had me weary but she is so damn SHARP looking, I had to go for it!! I never put her in the water stock. when it was brand new in the box I pulled all the gear out first, (engine,radio,servos ect.. pulled the engine apart for a little work on the ports first. then the radio box was waterproofed with epoxy and the hull stiffend a bit. also added some floatation with some pool "noodle" foam epoxed in the hull. put in a novak xxtra Synth reciever and a hitec 100oz. servo for the rudder. the throttle servo was fine. also fabricated a new radio cover from plexy. new linkages and tight boots were installed. also put in a dubro on\off switch that comes through the radio box and has a recharge port for the batt. the cover stays put most of the time this way to keep the electronics sealed. engine went back in with new lines, heavy grease on all links and drive shaft. put on a new balanced and sharp octura 435 prop, also sharpend the rudder and the turn fin. glued on some foam to canopie just in case of loss it will float. Autobailer was one of the most key upgrades for this boat. put on the left rear outer spon. waxed the hull real nice also. Had some trial and error getting motor going good but ok now. I run 40% nitro and man what a dfference! this little motor screams! I know the life will be less but the piston/ sleeve for it is cheap! Its at around 35mph now and with some break in and needle settings may push 40!! I know this is a long post but maybe this will get those who are discouraged about the finiky little miss a new outlook on how she can really be a winner! Stay with it and she will reward you BIG time. :) :rolleyes: :D

[martin richards]

That's the sort of experience that makes all the hard work worthwhile. Congrats :)

[rjjr]

I am somewhat releived to read your post. I just purchased the Miss Bud and have been having real problems keeping water out of the boat.


What can you tell me about the auto bailer? Is that somthing you buy or make? How does it actually bail out the water.

You mentioned you sealed the radio box with plexi, did you just silicone it down or did you use some sort of mechanical fastening.

You also installed "tight boots" which I'm assuming are the little black gromets where the throttle and rudder linkage exit the electric box. Are there some better boots than the stock?

Do you know where the heck all this water is coming from? After only a short run my sponsons are full of water.

Any help you can give me would be very much appreciated. I'm new to rc boating.

Thanks.

[John Palica]

It's not a good idea to leave the radio box sealed up for long periods when you have run the boat. You may not see it but there will be some moisture accumulating in the radio box and electronics. It's best to open the box and let it dry out after you get the boat back in the shop.

John

[John Palica]

Referencing back to my warning about leaving your radio box sealed after an outing with your boat. I suggest that all who practice this by recharging through an external charge receptical read the article about "Black Wire Disease" in the R/C Battery Clinic at www.rcbatteryclinic.com. I have seen this phenominum occur in a club members boat and it took a lot of investigation to find it.

John

[missbudrunner]

Seems like more and more peeps are figuring out the keys to miss bud success lol......i've just completed about 90 % of my mods - pretty much the same as yours....cept I fabbed a very thin aluminum radio box cover, made a small cav plate which i'm sure is controversial, but it can't hurt, and glued a flat counter weight externally above the turn fin cuzz i'm going to try to run a cmb .21 ls greenhead in it......will need the extra weight to keep the right sponson planted in the water :p

[Ron Olson]

The linkage seals can be gotten from Bru-Line or Aeromarine.
The auto-bailers from Aeromarine also or Warehouse Hobbies.
One quick fix for leaking seals is to zip-tie the boots around the linkage. Set the servos at neutral before putting them on then chack afterwards that they won't pull off at your end points (full left and right, open and closed on the carb).
Your water is probably splashing in from over the front at low speeds or in rough water.
Oh yeah, if you're going to swap props, try the new Octura M435/3. It has less tongue area on it that will help the motor wind a little higher.