can't offer any notes on running it yet...but, I can offer some suggestions if you wish to build one with bl & lipo power.
1) make the 'motor compartment at least .25" taller than the plans show(I'm thinking .375" might work better :)).
2) you'll want to mount the motor as low as possible to provide clearence for the hatch(I put a notch in the floor of the motor tub)
2a)also mount the motor with the wires down, and if you use an ose water jacket...put the in/out tubes to one side unless you feel like carving a bulge in the hatch.
it is poss to fit an L size motor in it but its a tight fit.
1) make the 'motor compartment at least .25" taller than the plans show(I'm thinking .375" might work better :)).
2) you'll want to mount the motor as low as possible to provide clearence for the hatch(I put a notch in the floor of the motor tub)
2a)also mount the motor with the wires down, and if you use an ose water jacket...put the in/out tubes to one side unless you feel like carving a bulge in the hatch.
it is poss to fit an L size motor in it but its a tight fit.
whee that was fun! started with a 430 as a 'safe prop' to let the driveline wear in, 5/8 of a mile and the motor was at 89F. figured that maybe a 432 would warm it up a tad...it did 1 degree to 90F. then tried a 435/3 on it and blew it over twice in turn 4 so don't know what temps were for runs 3&4. I amend my earlier comment make the 'tub' 3/8" deeper than stock, 1/4" makes it a tight squeek with lipos. it is also a 'pita' to tape the hatch. speed was nice though guestimate 35-40 with things staying cool. with the octura offset rudder and long bracket I had the steering dialed down to 66% and was able to run the offshore offset course w/o probs(aside from blowing over).
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