Graupner Systems Catamaran
"Systems" is a 32" long (overall including outdrive)
scale model of the Gallagher/Kaiser deep sea catamaran world's champion boat.
Hull is 29" long, 10.6" width (beam).
| When I got this boat it needed some cosmetic fixes,
the windshield were a mess with glue, I made new windshields from
cutting the top part off plastic 2 liter Pepsi bottles. A new Dean's wire whip antenna and a gear set for the twin speed 600's, both gears were cracked, I ordered a new set (very hard to find) and installed them, it ran OK for the size of the boat (this is by far the largest boat I have). Not satisfied I installed a speed 700BB. |
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| Hobby Lobby informed me that it was more efficient than
the geared motors, I had to make the motor mount from aluminum angle
stock and make a saddle for the back of the motor. The short flex shaft was $13 it is 5mm to 4mm. the shaft stuffing tube had to be replaced to come as close as possible to it to eliminate a severe wobble. |
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| I made a simple servo activated On/Off
switch with two batteries in series sending 14.4 volts to the motor,
runs very good, not the fastest boat I have, but is competitive for it's
size.
I was letting a friend drive it and she hit the fountain dead on, it went over it like a ramp landing flat about two feet behind it and kept going, the crowed got a rise out of that, did nothing to the boat. |
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