Rio EP my thoughts

[Diesel6401]

I got my SV in the mail yesterday, had a brief chance to run it today for a few moment. HOLY is it fast. Considering the RIO was my 1st boat I ever owned this is a HUGE jump. Does anyone use any additional water pickups, if soo what the brand and part number and where did you purchase?!?

[SweetZ28]

I got my SV in the mail yesterday, had a brief chance to run it today for a few moment. HOLY is it fast. Considering the RIO was my 1st boat I ever owned this is a HUGE jump. Does anyone use any additional water pickups, if soo what the brand and part number and where did you purchase?!?

Told you it was fast!! did you use a 42CF prop?
Also Steve sells parts for the SV27
I have this it works very good.
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...mjacket&cat=52

[Diesel6401]

Told you it was fast!! did you use a 42CF prop?
Also Steve sells parts for the SV27
I have this it works very good.
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...mjacket&cat=52

Fast it is... I did not use the prop yet, today I ran it completly stock just to get a quick feel for it. I take it i need to adjust the drive dog for that prop to work. I did a test fitting while my batteries were charging and noted that it does not leave much for for the nut to be placed on. Do I need to adjust it to make it work? Tomorrow it should be painted, new prop and new trim tabs on it. I have that jacket on my wishlist already from OSE, I guess great minds think alike lol

[Brushless55]

I used a pointe file on the water pickup in the rudder to ream it out some and my temps stay low..
last week I ran my 30C 5000 mah packs on a CF45 prop for about 5min and my temps were only 85* on both the motor and esc

[SweetZ28]

Fast it is... I did not use the prop yet, today I ran it completly stock just to get a quick feel for it. I take it i need to adjust the drive dog for that prop to work. I did a test fitting while my batteries were charging and noted that it does not leave much for for the nut to be placed on. Do I need to adjust it to make it work? Tomorrow it should be painted, new prop and new trim tabs on it. I have that jacket on my wishlist already from OSE, I guess great minds think alike lol

Hi i think the prop should fit on there...try it if there is enough to thread it on as long as it threads on the thickness of the nut you should be ok.
Now when you ride your other boat it's going to feel like a slug and you won't want to run it anymore ...you will want to make it faster!! that's what happened to me!

[Brushless55]

Fast it is... I did not use the prop yet, today I ran it completly stock just to get a quick feel for it. I take it i need to adjust the drive dog for that prop to work. I did a test fitting while my batteries were charging and noted that it does not leave much for for the nut to be placed on. Do I need to adjust it to make it work? Tomorrow it should be painted, new prop and new trim tabs on it. I have that jacket on my wishlist already from OSE, I guess great minds think alike lol

what prop did you get?
I love the CF48 and CF45
but for more run time I use a CF42

[Diesel6401]

what prop did you get?
I love the CF48 and CF45
but for more run time I use a CF42

i have the cf42, havent used it yet though. It seems like it wont fit with the stock setup, doesnt leave much room for the nut. how do i fix this?

[Brushless55]

i have the cf42, havent used it yet though. It seems like it wont fit with the stock setup, doesnt leave much room for the nut. how do i fix this?

see if you can move the drive dog further up the shaft..

[Diesel6401]

see if you can move the drive dog further up the shaft..

That was what I am going to attempt to do today, just seems like it wont be able to move enough to maintain at decent amount of space between the drive dog and the tubing and also to get the nut to fit on well enough. I'll play with it today and see what I can do with it. What's the dia of the flex shaft on the RIO? I want to order a good replacement prop for it.

[Brushless55]

That was what I am going to attempt to do today, just seems like it wont be able to move enough to maintain at decent amount of space between the drive dog and the tubing and also to get the nut to fit on well enough. I'll play with it today and see what I can do with it. What's the dia of the flex shaft on the RIO? I want to order a good replacement prop for it.

Now I remember how I got mine to fit good..
I used a dremel and ground a spot to move the dog further up the shaft to fit my CF props better

[Diesel6401]

Hey brushless do you like the King of Shaves boat? I was looking at the electric rtr version. Looks pretty sweet, also have you ever or has anyone on this thread owned or know anyone that has owned a proboat widowmaker or formula fastech do they like it?!?

[SweetZ28]

I did not have to do anything to mine.I used one of the bullit cone nuts Steve sells on his site for the SV27... Try to put the CF42 prop on and tighten the bolt down i think the props compress and slide on more as you tighten them down ...If your bolt ends up flush with the nut it will be ok.
Got a pic showing how it sits on ?

[Brushless55]

Hey brushless do you like the King of Shaves boat? I was looking at the electric rtr version. Looks pretty sweet, also have you ever or has anyone on this thread owned or know anyone that has owned a proboat widowmaker or formula fastech do they like it?!?

I do like the Gas KOS, I had the electric that I had only one day and a friend of mine who had the Gas KOS wanted my electric and we did a straight across trade!
with all the issues I've read on the electric I could not pass it up,
and I did not pay full price on the electric either!
I can run for about 30+min on a tank..

I've read good things about the Formula Fastech (great motor and esc) and ok things with the widow maker..

[Brushless55]

I did not have to do anything to mine.I used one of the bullit cone nuts Steve sells on his site for the SV27... Try to put the CF42 prop on and tighten the bolt down i think the props compress and slide on more as you tighten them down ...If your bolt ends up flush with the nut it will be ok.
Got a pic showing how it sits on ?

bad idea to try and compress the prop, it will damage the prop and crack it!

[SweetZ28]

bad idea to try and compress the prop, it will damage the prop and crack it!

I did not mean compress it I meant that they sometimes push on a little more than when you just slide it on by hand and you can actually fit it on .