32" hotr 90+mph

[Howard Lee]

I did try a v947 but just didn't really like it. I did 75 with it on my 1st pass and came in and moved the batteries back and got to 86. At 86 it went into a flip, just didn't work good with this cat. The best prop is a prather 230 but only got to 90, I tried a prather 235 but it hopped to much to get over 70. The props need a pro to work on them. ABC was the fastest props but it also needs work. I was thinking about getting this http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...od=ros-pitch-g but i don't know how hard it is to use. This 32 is going into retirement and some of its parts will be on my new 32. My new 32 will have a neu 1527 1.5D, im looking to see what the max S i can run with it?

I want to talk about drive shafts for the ones that don't know. The flex drive shaft is a hp killer. If you can keep from putting your motor to the front then do it, the shorter the shaft the better. Also the bigger the shaft the better. A small shaft is flexing and bending and the more hp the more this will happen. You will lose hp with a solid drive shaft but a flex shaft, forget about it. I would say anything over 2hp should have .187 or 5mm.

[Fluid]

We are all sorry for your friend but mike was not recommending swimming for a boat. He was answering a question and that was it. I think your pulling a Howard and overreacting....

Howard, his original post was this:

just swim and return it

but his second post explains it well. "Pulling a Howard" - LOL!! Not really, I have read too many posts over the years recommending swimming for an R/C boat. I will not back down from screaming that swimming is a terrible idea....there are few enough FE boaters as it is - we don't need to be killing them off.

Howard, did you ever try one of the v900 props? (I haven't been following the thread.) A v947 has 3.5" of pitch and has less torque reaction than a 50mm 2-bladed prop. Just a thought.


BTW, for anyone who still doubts that Howard has reached the 90s, here is a video of one of my 32" cats running at the 2006 NAMBA SAWs through the official timing traps. It is running 75 mph and it is clearly slower than Howard's cat. It was running 18 NiMH cells, about equivalent to 5S/12C LiPOs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUJV4kRZ7k

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[FighterCat57]

Ben, With all your motors why not build and easy foam boat with a cheapo motor and esc to push them back. I am about to build one. Was considering doing a vac formed version that I may sell cheap....all it needs is a cheap brushed motor and ESC and cheapo servo and a $16 radio.

Best would be a steerable outdrive which gives you much better handling to get it.

Got one in the works. PVSea Monster.

[Jeff Wohlt]

Ben, With all your motors why not build and easy foam boat with a cheapo motor and esc to push them back. I am about to build one. Was considering doing a vac formed version that I may sell cheap....all it needs is a cheap brushed motor and ESC and cheapo servo and a $16 radio.

Best would be a steerable outdrive which gives you much better handling to get it.

[FighterCat57]

I got a kayak off craiglist for 120

yeah, I'm thinking of carrying one as a backup with a life vest...

I know most ponds have rules against boating, but I'm sure if using the proper safety equipment and showing a specific purpose for the trip (retrieving a boat) that there would be some leniency available...

Here in FL swimming isn't really a viable option... gators and snakes... along with many other biting/stinging creatures...

Gators might rip up an inflatable craft too... so sticking with a composite material...

Mostly, I'm headed back to using a long casting fishing rod and a floating jig to snag the boat. So far that's worked the best for me. Thinking about mounting some hooks on the boat to allow the easy snag by the fishing line...

[TotalPackage]

Guess you made it of the ignore list Howard lol! You could always wear a life jacket If you love gettin wet but some of the places we run might have a "RIVER MONSTER" or two lol forget getting wet lol.

[Howard Lee]

That would be fine! Recommending plain swimming for an R/C boat retrieval hits a nerve due to the loss of a friend some years ago and another friend who had to be rescued on the way down for the third time.


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We are all sorry for your friend but mike was not recommending swimming for a boat. He was answering a question and that was it. I think your pulling a Howard and overreacting. lol Mike is a big boy! I think most of us has went in for our boats but your right.

[Fluid]

excuse for this english.i would say swim with my bogie morey or a small Canoeing

That would be fine! Recommending plain swimming for an R/C boat retrieval hits a nerve due to the loss of a friend some years ago and another friend who had to be rescued on the way down for the third time.


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[Alexgar]

I got a kayak off craiglist for 120

[mike76]

Someone pointed this post out to me. That is TERRIBLE advice, the worst I've seen on these boards. Never never swim after an R/C boat. Too many people have died doing it, some were very good swimmers too. It is just a toy boat, do not risk your life for it.

And don't tell me how 'good a swimmer' you think you are - that just demonstrates your foolishness to the rest of us.

Thinking follks use a retrieval system - ball and string, fishing rod - or a small raft/boat. This is the correct answer to the question.



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excuse for this english.i would say swim with my bogie morey or a small Canoeing

[Fluid]

just swim and return it.

Someone pointed this post out to me. That is TERRIBLE advice, the worst I've seen on these boards. Never never swim after an R/C boat. Too many people have died doing it, some were very good swimmers too. It is just a toy boat, do not risk your life for it.

And don't tell me how 'good a swimmer' you think you are - that just demonstrates your foolishness to the rest of us.

Thinking boaters use a retrieval system - a ball and string, fishing rod - or a small raft/boat. This is the correct answer to the question.



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[mike76]

how do you get the boat back when its upside down?

just swim and return it.

the crash is in the morning, the second video is in the afternoon i put down my trans 2mm

[Howard Lee]

hi howard
here my new crash this weekend with my medium mystic propshop 5017/3 and the second vid 86 mph with X447.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syL_P-dfrCc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPnY5tJ21wU

i test my small mystic with 6s and x 447 L/R but my boat is fly and crash (87 mph)
the nose of my small mystic is broken second time so, i need to repair it to run this weekend
and I found that my engines(neu 1415 2200kv) have difficulty pushing large propellers X447.
see ya . nana

Great vids, you really got some air on that flip. There are guys flipping boats at 50 and 60 so if your up in the 80s i would say you doing very good. I will have to say your setup looks good and it sounds sweet. Keep the vids coming i like watching them.

[Howard Lee]

Howard, gotta say I love this boat. Great job! As for your acrobatics skills. Take it slow, youll get it. Im practicing w/ my LSO boat, Pro Boat Miss Geico, and starting to really nail the landings. Give it time, it will happen....

About 1:00 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzo0MChDjTw

About 2:10 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LZGRH6OSis (first time I ran this boat in a race)

I was following you with your thread on your 32, you did a good job. In this vid you did have some good landings. My 32 can runs 90mph with no flips but with a bigger prop its very hard to get the setup right. This is why i started a new build so i can run a smaller prop and more rpm's. Im going to post this vid again, this is how i want my new boat to ride the water but at ???mph.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

[zanda]

how do you get the boat back when its upside down?