Another Genesis Question.

[plpflyboy]

The prop is a cnc 445 made by fighter cat racing. I have a attached a pic of the boat sitting flat. The 0.33 - 0.31 where exactly are you getting this reference point at? I was thinking about elongating the slot for the strut to maybe bring the prop up a hair more.

[JonD]

Hi plpflyboy

Your batteries look way too far back to me. Where is your COG? It should be around 0.31 to 0.33 with the cover on. I'm running 0.33

As lenny said, for the Genesis you need to check your strut/prop height and and get the bottom of the strut level with the sponsons when sitting on a flat surface. Also the prop angle needs to be neutral in line and parallel to the flat surface for a good starting point. I remove the prop shaft and stick a 3/16 inch 300mm brass tube up the bum of the strut so as to be able to measure the angle accurately. Then you can try adjusting a little
+ or - to get the boat balanced. I have the prop angle about 0.4 degree down at the back with a M445 prop on my Genesis.

4082 2000Kv with 4S and 445 prop should be a good combination. Is it M445?

Cheers,

Jon

[lenny]

I can not tell where the strut is set,
Put the hull on a flat table and let the prop and rudder hang off the edge on it.
Than take a picture and also measure it,
The strut bottom should be level and flat with the sponsons and table.

I would move the packs back to the transom about 1" to 2" from where they are and see how it rides than.

[plpflyboy]

Here are some pics of how I ran the boat today.

[plpflyboy]

I do not have a Video and can post pics later. As far as speed goes I dont have a gps, but can say that my stock revolt will outrun the genesis atm.

[Alexgar]

40-42mm

[lenny]

Can you post some pictures of the setup as if rtr ?
Also do you have any straight line video's of it running you could post ?
And what speeds are you getting with it now ?

[plpflyboy]

OK I know there are probably a ton of posts on this topic but most point on going to 6s and that's not what I would like to do at the moment. I am looking for a prop my setup is as follows.

Leopard 4082 2000kv
Turnigy 180amp esc
Turnigy nano-tech 4s 5000kv 45-90c batteries. x2 (parallel or run one at a time )
3/16 flex cable
and a cnc 445 prop.

The hull runs fairly wet at the first step. Batteries are placed about even with the motor and esc and the strut is level with the rear of the sponsons. Boat runs flat with not much of a rooster tail. What prop would you guys recommend and any setup help.