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jhenrie said:
Ilike the way the turbine blows the hatch open at the end too
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I went into Hobby Masters to pick up a battery and charger today....when I walked thru the door it was like a time warp..... Same guys behind the counter, same set-up of the counters...almost the same as I remember it 15-20 years ago!:ack2:

I should have the Clodbuster running tonight!!!! WTF.....reverting back to childhood???:03:

I gave away my Grasshopper to my friend Jay two weeks ago, his kids are loving it! Thing hadn't run since sometime in the 1990's, put a new battery in it, some AA's and off he went! :driving:
 
Oh yeah...I told the guy I was thinking of getting the gas boat running again so we got to talking....

He asked what I had....told him I had a Dumas hydro and a 3.5cc K&B outboard... He told me to sell it! Apparently the K&B outboards are worth a couple hundred bucks and the boat about $150....can probably sell it for what I bought the darn thing for and buy a brushless boat to play with! :)
 
Geronimo36 said:
Oh yeah...I told the guy I was thinking of getting the gas boat running again so we got to talking....

He asked what I had....told him I had a Dumas hydro and a 3.5cc K&B outboard... He told me to sell it! Apparently the K&B outboards are worth a couple hundred bucks and the boat about $150....can probably sell it for what I bought the darn thing for and buy a brushless boat to play with! :)
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If you have his number, I have some (lots:)) of outboard stuff I'm ready to get rid of. Probably enough K&B 3.5 and 7.5 to build more than 10 competitive engines each. Outboards have died around here.
 
Geronimo36 said:
I went into Hobby Masters to pick up a battery and charger today....when I walked thru the door it was like a time warp..... Same guys behind the counter, same set-up of the counters...almost the same as I remember it 15-20 years ago!:ack2:

I should have the Clodbuster running tonight!!!! WTF.....reverting back to childhood???:03:

I gave away my Grasshopper to my friend Jay two weeks ago, his kids are loving it! Thing hadn't run since sometime in the 1990's, put a new battery in it, some AA's and off he went! :driving:
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I built a clodbuster, have not ran it in a few years! was fun though!:driving:
 
I ran the Clodbuster last night....what a flash-back that was!! My neighbor walked by and said; "So is that what you do when boating season is over?"

Amazing how things have changed with the batteries etc., it lasted amost 30 minutes and mine has big motors in it.

15 yrs of storage showed itself though....looks like I have a gear going bad in one of the gearboxes and a broken stabilizer mount so I don't get full steering...

So I guess I have to get some parts for it but for the most part it was pretty cool to fire it up and run it after 15 years sitting in various basements, attics etc! :)
 
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