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Old 05-03-2007, 09:22 PM   #1
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Zenith

for those of you building your model boats, this boat is fitted with a zenith petrol pull start........ strimmer engine!

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Old 05-03-2007, 09:39 PM   #2
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how big are the engines any idea?
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Thats feckin awesome! Seriously starting to reconsider goin petrol/nitro now!
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how big are the engines any idea?
not sure, i will find out soon though, but i have been told our hulls are just perfect for such instalation....
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Old 05-03-2007, 10:09 PM   #6
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pointed that out here http://www.boatmad.com/forum/showthr...?t=8021&page=2 maybe not picked up on apart from mr rob.
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Old 05-03-2007, 10:15 PM   #7
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pointed that out here http://www.boatmad.com/forum/showthr...?t=8021&page=2 maybe not picked up on apart from mr rob.
oh yeah, sorry Bri ! seems a good way to go for reliablility!
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gav put 1 of them in 1 of your hulls
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Gav is that a pic of the engine in one of your hulls?
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gav put 1 of them in 1 of your hulls
even better one of these feckers!

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Gav is that a pic of the engine in one of your hulls?
no mate, i'm getting the sizes tomorrow.........hope it fits!
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cool! Let me know if it does??
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Thats the one Gav 260 pum, total screamers and water cooled
contact Rossendale Models (King Cobra Distributors) they are the UK sole distributor.
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Thats the one Gav 260 pum, total screamers and water cooled
contact Rossendale Models (King Cobra Distributors) they are the UK sole distributor.
cheers Bri....
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How many hp?
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Standard about 5 tuned anything up tp 7
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The weedeater or the zenoah?
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zenoah, which is a proper race engine
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