How did YOU tune you're Geico? Coz I need help

[maxmekker]

Well I've had the MG for a couple off weeks now,and running as often as I can.
Coming from a Surge Crusher it sure is a great boat.

But I'm having a hard time finding the 'sweet spot' on this boat. And yes it's the wa wa wa tralla lala porpoising. I've tried adjusting it ,and reading up on the numeres posts here and on other forums, but I just cant get rid of the bounc.

I tried lipos way up front, center, just hanging , and all the way back, strut up ,down and midel.
here is how it was stock with a prather 215
4s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0IASlb1psU

5s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilXRjh1_w5E&feature=related

6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqD0KLJ8ckE&feature=related

And herer is a clip from Today with the kintec rudder. I tried to show what I did with lipo placement and strut adjust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd0rElsUsZY

What do I do to get it running like this:

http://www.youtube.com/user/hscot1#p/u/2/vk44GSh8elU

and this:

http://www.youtube.com/user/maxsollie?feature=mhee#p/f/13/qiNfNh06fvc

I also felt it was tad slower with the K rudder installed.Like it was dragging a bitt.

But, is the boat to light ,at the moment I have 4000 mah packs in 2s and 3s. Is the propp all wrong, is the only way to work on the bottom of the boat?(was hoping I could skip that 4 now since it's sport's,and not racing I'm into)

Thanks for having a look ,and do include pictures if you got

[Blockhart]

I'm still playing with props and rudder angle/height but moving the cog WAY back made a big difference for me. I'll try to post a video for you soon.

[ron1950]

id try a different prop.....like a 642 or a m445 with strut level when sitting flat on table....may have to trim up the back of the strut brace a little for the bigger prop

[CHIEFY_44]

check the ride pads to see if they are concaved if they are you will need to level them to get the boat to run correct, also when you put the boat on your setup board make sure all the ride pads touch the board mine i had to skim the rear pads as well as build the middle ones up

[maxmekker]

Ok, thanks for the tip's so far.
I wonder if the proboat offset rudder is better than the kintec, I see there is an
difference in design comapred to the kintec.

[bbosncali]

Didn't even know proboat mde an offset?? Even more reason to belive there is a problem with the rudder being inline.

[maxmekker]

Didn't even know proboat mde an offset?? Even more reason to belive there is a problem with the rudder being inline.

It's on the 'new miss geico' the mystic. I think it looks pritty clean in the rear with the rudder made that way, less stuff in the water.

[maxmekker]

Sharing the clip from today with the 642 and more time on battery placement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6sEg1J-dJQ&feature=channel_video_title

[tiqueman]

Looks like its getting closer. Let it run some. The faster it gets going, the less it wants to bounce. Keeping it constantly turning and whatnot keeps it slower and allows it to wah wah tralalalala as you put it. I never got my bounce out until I went to an M445 prop. Then problem solved. Mines set so that teh hull flat on a table, the stru is flat to the table and holding the back of the hull up about 1/8 of an inch. It will be different for every prop, but for the M445, that seems to be where she likes it. Also, my batteries are about 1/2 inch from the back of the trays which puts the cog right about at 30%. Im also running 4S2P. 2S packs would have to be set about a 1/4" back from the 4S packs to achieve the same cog.

Also as stated above, check your ride pads. Im getting ready to tru mine up possibly today as Ive done a lot of other work to it so I might as well do it all. Ill follow up w/ some pics as I take some.

[tiqueman]

Heres some recent pics. Again, different props are going to require different settings

[maxmekker]

Nice inside hull you got there mister. Thanks for the feedback. The 642 is at lend from a friend, I got the prather 230 on the way, and going to order the 42x55 and the M445 asap.

I had to hold the camcorder and drive at the same time, so the turns were a bit sharp.
It seems to settle better once the water get's a little 'ripled' after a few passes.

Thanks for the inputs folks. Raining all day long here , and it's my son's birthday to, so no boating today.But pack's are all done and sunshine is forkasted tomorrow so then I'm off.

Tiguamann, while we are at it, have a look here and se if youre hull/sponsons are the same.

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ad.php?t=25987

[tiqueman]

Interesting discovery there on the sponson angle differences. I replied in that post. Ive got two hulls, both are different... One is almost perfect...... the other, not so much

[maxmekker]

So I did some work on the boat saturday as it was raining forever.Got the last stickers on , greased the flex, and thank 'you', I ordered another one at kintec , coz mine is about to go. Then I tried to get the wiring done a bit better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9mL7OzMTE8

So on sunday I got to the lake. It's a lockal place you can go to take a swim and do some fishing.
I usually go there on weekdays after 8 ore 9 in the evening so I don't disturb anyone,and if anyone is fishing,I ask if it's ok. So I get going, and some folks come by and are having a look and all is good, but then a guy from the municipality(?)ore the local government administrative division of natur and what not comes cruzing in his volvo an tels me to shut it down and pack up asap.
He was pissed of as it was sunday,and day of (and today was to (Pentecost ?), but he had got complaints about noise from some cabin owners , and some fisher men had phoned him to a while ago.

I was a fool to drive last night since it was holliday , and today (monday) was a day off work to, but I can't belive the noise will travel so far into the forest that the cabin owners will hear it.

But I got a short clip from my ixus 750, not god but something. Runs good on 4s but I cant get it that good on 5s. Hope the prather 230 will improve the 5s run.
I will order the 42x55 and m445 soon to.

[ron1950]

be carefull witht the 230 prop....that is alot of mettal there......keep checking temps...i have one on my pursuit and havent run it yet......

[tiqueman]

So I did some work on the boat saturday as it was raining forever.Got the last stickers on , greased the flex, and thank 'you', I ordered another one at kintec , coz mine is about to go.

And like I said in the other thread, thats why I pulled all mine and run Octuras.

Boats looking good though