new to building gas boats

[size=10pt][/size] Ok so here it goes , ive reciently got my hands on 2 molds one of them being 53in the other just over 3ft ive laid out the first hull out of the big mold all seems well up to this point. i was also given a 26cc homelite for a power plant now that ive got this far ive noticed soooooo many products , what im trying to do is get one boat running . now the flex cable is about 1/4 in in dia, what do i use for a stuffing tube and how do i attatch this to the prop please help?????? :'(

Hi Christopher and welcome!

Sounds like you are off to a good start if you already have a hull and motor.

You will find huge amounts of information on setting up boats in this website. Search the "How-to" sections and custom builds section, etc... also lots of information in the "Resources" sections.

You will be needing parts to get this boat assembled and ready to go, and I see you are in Florida. I would strongly suggest checking out Warehouse Hobbies whobbies.com/ . They have pretty much everything you will need for your build. Tony at WHH has a great background in Gas Boats and also with the Homelites. They might actually still have some hop-up parts for them. I know for a fact they have all the hardware you will need to get your build on the water!

To answer a bit of your question, the prop end of the cable is to be fitted with a soldered piece called a ferule that couples the flex to the hard 1/4" prop shaft. Stuffing tubes are typically done with 5/16" K&S brass tubing. Some are 11/32" and have a Teflon insert (can also get all this from WHH). Hope this helps!

thanks for all the info im headed there as soon as i can

Marc hit the nail on the head . welcome to r/c boats . I know what a Icom 402 is . Ed aka N5BBC

i really didnt expect to find anyone on here who knows what an icom 402 is , wow working in the marine industry has a few good points to it like finding a good fiberglass guy to lay up hulls aka , my guy. seem how i have this mold now (my guy ) wants to start building these on a regular basis so if you all know anyone looking for a nice hull ive got one for ya . actually i have 2 types of molds , they were both built by a local guy around theese parts so i know that no one around here has seen them.

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