Mach 5 racing

[obrien]

I was just wondering if anyone here has experience with their hardware? What is everyones opinion on having an inline rudder vs offset? Thanks

[Diegoboy]

an offset rudder is more efficient because the rudder is out of the path of the prop.
Sorry, I haven't had any experience with their HW though

[longballlumber]

What is everyones opinion on having an inline rudder vs offset?

I think the concept is... An inline rudder is typically found on boats that will be turning in both directions, and an offset rudder is typically found on boats that turn in one direction (oval racing).

[LJH]

OB,
When I built my Cesa 1882 into a proper boat with true hardware I bought the Mach5 hardware because it was cheap and I did not want to spend that much getting it up and going. My take is that it gets the job done and seems to be plenty strong, except for the rudder tube, fixed with a piece of 3/16 brass rod. Down side is that it is not pretty and haveing the in-line rudder is a royal PIA because you have to take the rudder off everytime you need to take the flex cable out. I run in salt water and I quickly found that this is manditory. Other then that it has been great, I have since moved it to my OM29 and must have close to 100 runs on it and it is still going strong.


Cheers,
Jim

[Ocean Racer]

what about a dual rudder system would that work better than a inline and a offset???

[longballlumber]

I would suspect a duel rudder would work too. However, you will have additional weight and additional drag. I would also guess that you will need a larger, more powerful servo too.

Each setup has there perks and there short comings. It’s all about getting a setup that fits your driving style, your purpose (racing or playing), or scale appearance (the cool factor).

what about a dual rudder system would that work better than a inline and a offset???

[Diegoboy]

That sounds best to me. Good for L & R turns, rudder(s) is out of the prop path, Only issue I can see is weight.