I hear ya. Did you say youd mainly be running in open water suseptable to chop? The reason I ask is, Im sure the Gen will take a little bit more than the App. BUT, although the Gen is a beautiful, beautiful boat, Im a little curious as to how well its going to run on 3S. And I think of it like this as well, a 41 inch boat doing 30 is not as impressive as a 32" boat doing 30. If your just getting back into boats and want something that is going to give you some excitement, you may want to go w/ the Apparition or HOTR hull. Besides, upgrading an App. your going to find to be a little easier on the wallet then upgrading the Gen if need be.. and lets face it, your going to want it to move out! But if speed isnt a real factor for a while, that Gen is a very nice looking boat. Its a tough call... Also, the App is a proven boat. MANY people run it and have a lot of luck w/ it. the Gen may come out to be not such a good boat, or it may be decent or even great. Its a gamble.
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ya i was thinking that the other day about the apparition. has there been anybody on here with one they got from hobbyking?Comment
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Im just looking at the specs on the Genisis..
Spec.
Length: 1045mm
Width: 245mm
Height: 115mm
Weight : 2.5kg
Motor: 36-74Size 2075kv Watercooled Brushless Inrunner
ESC: 105A watercooled
Drive system: 4mm
That motor is basically an 8XL. Many folks on here are running 8Xls on 4S in there 32" cats... Im one of them. Speeds are low/ mid 40s. If I were to order a Genisis, Id run it 4S and order one of the Turnigy Marine 180A esc's to put in it. You might get lucky and get 40 or real close out of it. I just dont think 3S is going to get it done. May be some dissapointment....Comment
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No, hobby King has never had them in stock. But a lot of people have the same boat from HOTR. Im sure someone has bought the RTR version. But it seems most are running it as I said above w/ an 8XL and a compatible ESC on 4SOriginally posted by wingnut View Post
the Gen really needs to be a twin boat. Im sure that what Daggers will be doing.. or I will be doing, when he gets his.Comment
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i was kinda looking for something i could throw a rx in and go. and for the money it looks like a good deal. if i bought a hull and hardware and motor etc .... it would probably end up about 5 bills .Comment
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I think the App would be a good RTR. But like I said. Id throw another 80.00 at the Genisis for the 180A esc and swap that out and run 4S. It would be a much better boat IMO.Originally posted by wingnut View PostComment
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i think ill give it some thought for a few days. the stock esc in the gen can't handle 4s i take it.Comment
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No, that motor will pull more than 105A on 4S.Comment
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the ebay app looks like it has a different motor? what kind of speed do you think i would get out of that boat on 3s?Comment
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It may have a different motor. Im not positive who actually builds that hull, wether its HOTR or someone else ( I think the latter) but several companies "do it up" thier way and sell it RTR.Originally posted by wingnut View Post
Id guess once properly tuned, low to mid 30s.????
Heres my HOTR hull, same as the App. I just finished painting today and am working on decals. So far I really like this hull and the way it performs. Not bad for a "scale kitty"Comment
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very nice! i was also thinking of getting a motor/esc for an old abs? cat i have and running on 2 2s car packs . maybe something like the sv setup? but doing the math i would be close in price to the ebay app.Comment
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Yeah it adds up real quick!
What old cat do you have?Comment
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just an old academy triton.Comment
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I had the triton many years ago, its speed limit is about 30mph... get the HOTR HullComment
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