Build Your Own RC Racing Hydroplane | Part One MLBoatworks Kit Build

M5 Performance Hydroplanes - Scott Meyers

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Step by step we'll build a 1/8th scale radio controlled model hydroplane from an MLBoatworks kit - Mods, mistakes, mishaps, madness, we'll experience all of it together. Get a kit and let's do this!
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Need to build your jig first? Watch this video and I'll show ya how! • RC Hydroplane Construc...
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M5PerfHydros.com -- M5 Performance Hydroplanes is on Facebook!
allrc1.com -- Here you'll find my 3d printed scale engines and driver figures, plus all the other bits you'll need to build your own RC Hydroplanes - You can do it, and I'll show you how!
www.rcunlimiteds.com/ -- Here's where we race 'em! R/C Unlimiteds, the largest scale hydroplane racing club in the world

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@PeterAlstrup-dl3jv 11 месяцев назад

Hi, I have enjoyed watching your building videos - however where do buy plans and kits?

@M5PerfHydros 11 месяцев назад

Right here! mlboatworksrc.com/ www.rcboatcompany.com/

@gregmcgee4430 7 месяцев назад

Just watched the complete build on the Eliminator, awesome! Did a couple years in fiberglass boat repair Rebuilt my own fishing boat stringers/transom/floor. As 44 year machinist I love your attention to accuracy. I want that boat! $$$$

@M5PerfHydros 7 месяцев назад

Build one!

@michaelnichols3793 Год назад

I want to follow along, this is about third time watching to make sure.

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

You can do it!

@merlinnicholes5649 Год назад

Great video, cutting my new floor tomorrow!

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Excellent!

@terryperrott8567 Год назад

Your videos are always full of good information

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Thanks Terry. Are you building a boat?

@terryperrott8567 Год назад

@@M5PerfHydros I was a 1/10 SC, I built a jig just like you said , I took my time to build jig, made sure everything is square. If your jig is square & true the boat will be same.So far so good

@vinniebuiltRC Год назад

It's so nice to watch a master at work. I also think that ml Boatworks are some pretty sexy boats I have two of the 24-inch rigors

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Time to build a hydro?

@DJ_Ee Год назад

I’m thinking about ordering a kit, will follow 1st 😊

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

You can do it!

@peterwarby3502 Год назад

I come a cross your channel last year and I enjoy your videos, I'm just getting into the RC boats, I love the Hydroplanes, my father and brother have built and raced the real thing, I took up super dirt late models to make a name for myself in the family, I hope to buy my first real Hydro this year, just a 4 cylinder, and in one of your videos, I see that you real know a lot about them as well, I live right on the river bank of the Ohio river, so I will be able to play with both of them in my back yard, so I alwas have liked RC boats, so I will be getting my first one here very soon, they look like a lot of fun and it will keep my mind on the big picture lol, it's good to see you back and I will be watching this built and I can't wait to see the finished product

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Hey if you're serious I know of a really excellent 2.5 stock for sale. Jump on any of the hydro related Facebook pages or just search for Gene DeFalco. The boat is a weird pale yellow color so it looks kinda ugly (just a personal opinion), but it's fast and well maintained. It has one of my engines in it, though it's been refreshed by someone else so I can't be sure if it's exactly as I built it. Should be close though

@peterwarby3502 Год назад

@@M5PerfHydros I will do that, I know a couple of guys that are into Hydros, my dad would help me if he could, unfortunately he has dementia these days, he was very good friends with Jim Kropfeld right up to his passing, I know Jim's brother still, Butch Kropfeld, I know if I asked him he would help me, my line of work is very slow this time of year, once it picks back up, I will be looking for real, thanks for the reply and I will keep you updated.

@timjohnson294 Год назад

I'm a little late, but I'm gonna be building a kit here soon. Just finishing up the jig

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Excellent!

@SwichMad Год назад

Welcome back !

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Good to be back!

@patruddiman4228 Год назад

I will buy this plan now

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Cool, hurry!

@rcpowerboatde Год назад

so cool

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Thanks RCPB!

@kyleboyer1074 Год назад

I got rid of the air dam on the ML boatworks kit I have also, but I didn't use a radius..lol

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Trust me, it'll work! I haven't shown it in my videos, but I've already tested the theory

@rickfreeda5845 Год назад

Hay Scott I just received the 151 extreme from Mike I’m going for it

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Attaboy! You got this

@seminoleplumbing 9 месяцев назад

Scott Im going to do this with you. I give up on the winston. Probably not the best boat to start a first build with.

@seminoleplumbing 9 месяцев назад

kit ordered. imma need one of those cowlings!!!!

@M5PerfHydros 9 месяцев назад

Ok about that... I became overwhelmed with orders for the Eliminator cowl, so I've asked Mike at ML Boatworks to make them, and he has the mold now. Please go to his website and fill out the "contact us" form to get yours; mlboatworksrc.com/ Happy building!

@seminoleplumbing 8 месяцев назад

Cool. Thanks for that. @@M5PerfHydros

@templeton3504 Год назад

A real birds and the bees build this go around. I am going to follow this build BUT I'm doing a completely different boatworks kit. Being RC boat company is in a holding pattern still, I'm worried my kit won't get finished before the season starts.

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Welcome aboard Templeton!

@02155Tony Год назад

Could you please explain at some point the dropped step on the inside of the sponsons. Is it an air relief or to help pack more air under sponson? How does it work? TY

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Oh yes, we'll be talking about that soon

@gman19696 Год назад

Quick hydro ? I have a ul-19 and removed a lot of the inner tray that everything mounts to and now if i choose to can move my batteries from their normal outboard spot in closer to the center line. The boat balances and runs great with the batteries in their forward position. My question is will moving the batteries about 3-4 inches inboard towards the centerline be a good or bad idea. Thanks for the videos and all the great info and taking time to explain what,how and why. Its rare and greatly appreciated when somone that really knoes what hes talking about and takes the time to do a nice video and explain thingscompletely. My sincerest THANKS Gary

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Hard to say, but what could it hurt to try it? That's the beauty of running electric... it's very easy to try different weighting

@gman19696 Год назад

Thank You very much for the quick response. Ill no doubt try it at some point and let you know what i think for whatever thats worth lol. Been doing r/c over 30 years.,planes cars , quads, helis, but new to boats. They seem very simple at first glance but man what an illusion 🤣 I gotta say everytime i gofull triggeron my hydro i dont breathe until i lift a little lmao,too much fun.

@gman19696 Год назад

After trying normal outboard set up with the new motor and esc i think my first move will be to move the right battery in close to centerline and leave the left alone to try and counter the torque moving weight around and since im running 6 cell batteries thats likely all i may be able to get away with. Ill let you know if it works or if i have a cheap hydro for sale😆😆😆

@MrClconant Год назад

Do you have links to plywood/ like the method and how much a stickler to perfection or as close you can get with the tools you use.

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Yup! I added links to a couple good plywood sources in the description of the video I just posted

@MrClconant Год назад

@@M5PerfHydros thanks Scott, much appreciated.

@gisaac3779 Год назад

Scott, what wheel are you using on the dremel to cut the plywood? I would like to get some so I can set up a little work space in the rear of my store and do some boat work during slow times.

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

That cutting wheel is awesome! Click the drop-down to open up the description beneath the video and there you'll find a link to the cutting wheel and mandrel, plus links to a lot of other great tools and supplies

@gisaac3779 Год назад

Thank you Scott

@Lindholmer5k Год назад

So im wondering, how thin a ply can you get away with on the floor and sponsens? I see there is 3 ply available as thin as 0.8 or 0.6 or in imperial 1/32ish inch and a bit thinner

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

I use 1mm (about .040") on top decks and 1.5mm on the bottom

@hams1198 11 месяцев назад

Ive been wanting to build a 1/8th Scale Newton 172/ MHR 0203/ 9601 Extreme Kit and was wanting to know how much different the build process is compared to this kit.

@M5PerfHydros 11 месяцев назад

Techniques are all the same, but the hull is very different with many more angles and rounded areas to create. More time consuming, but I'm sure you'll pull it off!

@MX304 Год назад

What are your thoughts on ML Boatworks sport hydro series?

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

I've never built one myself, but from what I've heard they're great boats. Why not build one and find out?

@kyleboyer1074 Год назад

@44:11I would of stacked another piece of wood under it so you only have to cut it out once.

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Patience grasshoppa

@mmccormack58 10 месяцев назад

Hi Scott. Since you are making significant modifications to the Nitro Eliminator do you have recommendations for making this an electric as opposed to nitro? Would you suggest going with an identical package as you used on the Electro Eliminator conversion that you did a year or so back or would you go with some different hardware and power package due to the differences between the old and the new?

@M5PerfHydros 10 месяцев назад

The original Electro Eliminator had a good motor but an outdated control package. For this too I'd send you to Bill Brandt who has all the newest stuff available. Just ask him for the same package he has in his newest boat which is super fast and reliable. This new Eliminator should run awesome on it. With that in mind however, you really should consider building a different boat, something that you could bring and race with us. So much more fun than paddling around by yourself!

@mmccormack58 10 месяцев назад

I agree about a different boat. However, as I am sitting here looking at the Eliminator kit that just arrived yesterday I have already committed. By chance can you think of another boat that could be built from this kit that might qualify for racing in the club? My preference would be to maintain the same geometry with a possible redesigned cowl or something. Something to think about anyway. Thanks Scott and please let me know if you come up with any creative ideas. All part of the learning curve for me.

@kyoz1984 2 месяца назад

Planning on building the 1/10th Scale Newton 132/ MHR 8012 Kit from ML boat works and have to say compared to zippkits im pretty intimidated... is this the standard build steps for all the kits? or is this one just custom? im kinda struggling with just finding the build instructions on the site...

@M5PerfHydros 2 месяца назад

Ya the ML kits are pieces only, and you have to figure out the rest. But that's the fun part for me. Anyone can build a toy boat, but the ML boats are serious racing machines! Every boat will be a little bit different, but if you follow my general building techniques you should be able to assemble pretty much anything.

@mr.rajikon3911 2 месяца назад

@M5PerfHydros thank you for your reply. Which one of your kits do you recommend to a first time builder?

@rcmlndz 11 месяцев назад

Does this work with any of the ML boatworks kit?

@M5PerfHydros 11 месяцев назад

Not sure what you're asking. I'm making a lot of changes to the ML kit that I'm building, but I don't know if any of these changes are needed in the other kits

@edwardjohnson3189 Год назад

Where do you purchase the plywood from?

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

I'm kinda partial to finnish ply that I get from Aircraft Spruce. I use 1mm for upper decking and 1.5mm for all bottom pieces and framing. Good domestic ply is available from Balsa USA, and I do have a bunch of this on hand too. I use it when I'm not so concerned about the appearance, because it's not quite as pretty as the finnish stuff. www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/wppages/finnishbirch.php shop.balsausa.com/category_s/1656.htm

@Draconian656 6 месяцев назад

Do you have plans that I can buy and print, can you give me a link to pdf plans.

@M5PerfHydros 6 месяцев назад

Nope, my stuff is not available. Newton Marine is the only place I know of where you can get scale plans... newtonmarine@gmail.com

@mr.rajikon3911 2 месяца назад

Is this the ML Boatworks GSX380? Or is that kit based off it? They seem very similar.

@M5PerfHydros 2 месяца назад

It looks similar, but this kit is a scale replica of the full size Eliminator unlimited hydroplane. The GSX380 is designed as a sport RC hydroplane only.

@oleflatop9676 Год назад

is there a problem with splicing a piece on the bottom instead of building a new one?

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Not if you want it to break! The bottom takes a serious beating. You'd never want to splice it if you can avoid it

@oleflatop9676 Год назад

advice taken thanks@@M5PerfHydros

@williampugh6699 Месяц назад

Which boat are you actually building? I’m thinking of getting one.

@M5PerfHydros Месяц назад

Here you go mlboatworksrc.com/shop-our-products/ols/products/1-slash-8th-scale-newton-150-slash-mhr-8710-extreme-kit

@juanangelmezamoreno5076 Год назад

how many millimeters is the plywood sheet

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

As supplied in the kits some pieces are 1/16", and some 1/8". This equates roughly to 1.5mm and 3mm. When I'm scratch building I use some 1/8" light ply plus 1mm for decking and 1.5mm for framing

@spydefpv7879 2 месяца назад

Do you have a link for that boat model

@M5PerfHydros 2 месяца назад

You betcha.... mlboatworksrc.com/shop-our-products/ols/products/1-slash-8th-scale-newton-150-slash-mhr-8710-extreme-kit

@jakejones7406 Год назад

Hey Scott can you tell me which ml Boatworks kit that is?

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Yep! mlboatworksrc.com/shop-our-products/ols/products/1-slash-8th-scale-newton-150-slash-mhr-8710-extreme-kit

@jakejones7406 Год назад

Thank you for the info. I think I'm going to build one too!

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

Get after it!

@mmccormack58 11 месяцев назад

For some odd reason this link doesnt work for me but the kit is the 1/8th Scale Newton 151/ MHR 8721 Extreme Kit @@M5PerfHydros

@M5PerfHydros 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for letting me know. Mike had updated the page which wrecked the link. I'll edit it now to the correct one

@charlescastell4638 8 месяцев назад

I appreciate the videos, but could we lose the head-mounted camera? Makes me dizzy...

@M5PerfHydros 8 месяцев назад

Me too, but there's no better way to show you everything. A stationary mounted camera just can't do what a head mounted camera can. Sorry. Maybe take a Dramamine before you watch the next one 😵‍💫

@dimamariankov1929 7 месяцев назад

Question: How long it is please?

@M5PerfHydros 7 месяцев назад

This hull is just under 43" long

@austinogilvie6255 2 месяца назад

Just bought my first kit, but I’m from Ontario so won’t be racing 😢

@M5PerfHydros 2 месяца назад

No excuses! Here you go: facebook.com/groups/167549743410494/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

@rcmlndz 11 месяцев назад

Can I install a gas engine in this build?

@M5PerfHydros 11 месяцев назад

No chance, this boat is much too small

@vinniebuiltRC Год назад

Oh yeah you didn't put any links in your description you're not going to make any money. LOL

@M5PerfHydros Год назад

No, you're just too quick! Go back, click the links, and buy some stuff!!

@buckyhurford3424 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate what you do but geez, it’s getting ridiculous with the technical rules. It’s RC not real scale

@M5PerfHydros 10 месяцев назад

No, it IS scale RC racing, and the rules keep it fair, fun, and looking just like the real thing. Anyone can build a fast boat, but building a scale fast boat is a major accomplishment