trim tabs on miss geico

[Darin Jordan]

Here's an update. I put a offset rudder on along with trim tabs. Im not sure what you guys mean by adding more drag as the boat is faster than the hull can handle. Pretty much all the wawawa is gone now. Im keeping the trim tabs on. Here's a video of it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Nl...e_gdata_player

It's a Band-Aide fix, but if it works, that's the end result we all want.

Enjoy...

[skyhighdiver]

Don't care what is said I love all three of my mgs even though there all painted mystic colors now

[kfxguy]

Don't care what is said I love all three of my mgs even though there all painted mystic colors now

What does that have to do with trim tabs?




Update: I like the better adjustability the tabs give me so I ordered some better ones with set screws.

[skyhighdiver]

he was saying the boat was junk and does not run smooth. Oh but it does

[kfxguy]

he was saying the boat was junk and does not run smooth. Oh but it does

Well it might not be junk, but its not far from it. Since I have a daytona and a cheetah in my possession, I can tell a huge difference in quality and design. The geico is more inline with a "toy" straight out the box. It needs lots of work in my opinion to get it right. Then it still isn't right. Go look at your boat and compare the center section to the pic below and you'll see why over 55-60mph they don't stay on the water.

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[mannytx1]

no bouncing

strut closer to the transom / sponsor is more stable catamaran
Miss Geico (1).jpgMiss Geico (2).jpgMiss Geico (3).jpg

[kfxguy]

no bouncing
[ATTACH=CONFIG]111219[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111220[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]111221[/ATTACH]

Not sure what the pics prove for no boucing. Lol

[mannytx1]

HI, KFXGUY
strut closer to the transom / sponsor is more stable catamaransdsds.jpg

miss geico hull design for two motorsJAW%20Boats%2061.jpg

Miss Geico 29, mystic29,blackjack 29
3 1/2 "causes bouncingphoto (5)aa.jpg

[mannytx1]

Hi, new guy here. New to boating but not rc. I got bit by the boat bug about a month ago and bought a shockwave 26. Then ended up buying a miss geico 29. The bouncing....omg. cant stand it. I ordered the offset rudder. Tried different strut positions. Tried different battery positions. Tried different props. I have an x642 on there at the moment. I thought about putting trim tabs on. I know some of you dont agree with that but it doesnt bother me. I read on here where one guy put trim tabs on and it helped. Didnt really elaborate tho.

What do you guys think. Btw, sanding and repainting to blue print the bottom is not something I want to do. Heres my fleet btw. What ive collected in a month lol

Motley Crew trim tabs lol...IMG_0018.jpg

[mannytx1]

... Believe me... I, of all people, would LOVE for these to come out perfectly out of the box. Believe me! Everytime someone finds a flaw, I do feedback the information to Pro Boat in an effort to get it corrected, or at least note it for the next development phase.

All I can say is that I think they are getting better every year. All RTRs have some kind of issue out of the box. Production compromises and costs and a companies desire for a profit margin can often create less that perfect designs or products.

Hopefully, we can build on the experiences each time to create better and better products.

They are certainly better than they used to be, and, I think, getting better with each release.

:)

distance between strut / prop and sponson 3.1 / 2 "causes bouncingphoto (5)aa.jpghi, miss geico, mystic and black jack is 27 ", 29" repeated mistake .
27" distance from the bow - sponson. (sling portion is not counted)
CG 27 "/ 3 = 9" from the sponson