ProBoat's new 29" Mystic Brushless catamaran

[Darin Jordan]

darin as usuall, u want to stir the pot again......all i said was" wonder what the excuses will be this time"....and a month later u pop up with about 4 of em.....hey i like my geigo......but lets see

1) did we the public tell proboat to put out more boats then they can handle? ahhh i dont think so
2) did we the public fire all the employee's that knew anything and hire robots that dont know the difference between a cat and a mono? ahh i dont think so
3) did we the public say that the mystic will be ready in june...ahhh july....ahhh i mean august...no i meant september....i dont think so
4) how much did u pay for your mystic? oh ya its free for all the defence u run for the company lol..and u have had one since may...

like i said, i have a green mystic, i wont be getting one anyway, just wondering what the excuses will be this time as some guys call horizon and get a different excuse each time....

Ron... once again, you take what I say and flip it into something I DIDN'T say... or at least add an attitude I didn't have...

I have NO idea what goes on when people call Horizon. I am pretty sure that the "help" desk is just like any other company... far detached from the actual developers or people with the answers.

I wasn't making "excuses"... I was just trying to point out the realities of the situation...

And, frankly, YES, people HAVE asked for Pro Boat, and AQ, to put out more boats than they can actually deliver... DUH! If you are telling us that YOU actually aren't addicted to this hobby like the rest of us, then you are rare indeed!

Finally, I DID fault Pro Boat for putting out the target dates prematurely...

As for your #4... I can't win, can I?? I'm suppose to have these all sorted out by the time they reach the market, but then you rip me for having one... Whatever!!

[ron1950]

darin sent ya a pm...we dont have a argument here.....thanks for the comments ...ron

[Darin Jordan]

darin sent ya a pm...we dont have a argument here.....thanks for the comments ...ron

Got it, Ron... and you are right... we don't have an argument here... Sorry if it sounded that way.

[Derrick Davis]

Although the push back on the release date is a bummer (and no surprise).... I'm still looking forward to this boat!

Cheers to all who are anticipating Proboat's upcoming new products!

[Racer944]

I fully agree! Cant wait to get it.. but I understand and can be patient

Cheers;
Eric

[Racer944]

Horizon now showing stock and ability to order the PNP version. Hope mine arrives soon... :-)

Eric

[ecoovert]

Just wanted your oppinion. I've been running a 4074 2150kv motor in my MG29 for quite some time and an X442 prop with no problems. I just recieved my 4082 2200kv Nemesis Gold motor today and plan on strengthening the hull some for that setup. All I'm doing is adding the back section of the OSE 80600 motor mount to the existing motor mount as to not have to remove what has done well for me so far. I will be cutting the fiberglass sections of the new motor mount in half in order to be able to use just the back section to spread the torque over a larger area. This also will keep the weight of the motor from pulling the screws out of the hull, or worse while the boat hits the waves at over 70mph. I plan on simply useing a flat pice of 1/4" thick plastic to screw the fiberglass portions of the motor mount into. This creates a solid flat surface which can be superglued into the hull. I know I must use the gel form of superglue which can adhere to porouse surfaces. This will adhere to the fiberglass. I then plan on shortening the prop shaft about 8mm in order to move the motor back just far enough to fit under the existing sub hatch. My mods for the new motor should only cost me the price of the $20 motor mount a cutting board you can pick up at K-Mart for about $5.00 to use for the 1/4" plastic and a little superglue.

Just wanted to ask if you can see any reason why this shouldn't work? In your opinion should this add enough strength to the hull to be able to handle this power plant? Oh, I almost forgot to mention I plan on running it on 6s as I was with the 4074 motor I have in it now.

[ron1950]

just courious why do u want a white geigo? why not just change the motor in the green geigo? oh never mind i see u have a 4082 this time.....what are your plans with tne new boat? race or just go fast at the lake? your mods sound pretty good to me? sounds as if u know what u are doing and what u want......take lots of vids when u get the new boat,,,,might even do a build thread for us.....

[ecoovert]

just courious why do u want a white geigo? why not just change the motor in the green geigo? oh never mind i see u have a 4082 this time.....what are your plans with tne new boat? race or just go fast at the lake? your mods sound pretty good to me? sounds as if u know what u are doing and what u want......take lots of vids when u get the new boat,,,,might even do a build thread for us.....

To answer your question. I just want to go fast at the lake. I plan on posting some vids. I sure would like to find someone to shoot the vids while I drive rather than have to put the cam. on a tripod but if I must that's what I'll do. My onboard cam vids don't come out very good as I don't have a wide angle like a GoPro. I'm just using a cheap keychain micro cam. placed in a plastic hair gel jar to make it waterproof.

I may not be able to shoot vids. for the next few weeks as we are moving to North Carolina from Bellingham, WA on the 20th of this month. Lots of packing to do... I'll try to keep track of our discussions though.

[Rumdog]

The Geico wouldn't be my first choice for a 70 plus hull. The wide tunnel will have too much lift at that speed, plus it's kind of on the small side. Throw that gear in a Genesis (Fightercat Daytona) hull, and it will take the speed much better.

[ecoovert]

Thanks Rumdog, Point well taken. I already have the Miss Geico and am not in a position to buy another boat at this time. I personally like the build quality of this hull and also like the looks. I have pushed to over 60 and it seems to handle that just fine. With my offset rudder and everything dialed in including my c.o.g. I'm sure she'll do just fine.

[midnightsabotage]

I knew it would be in stock as soon as I had no funds! Argh! haha.

Oh well. I've got a sprintcat to build for now to tide me over I guess.
We'll see if there's a Mystic in my future sometime when money is available. Hope so!

[Make-a-Wake]

Pulled the trigger on a Mystic today............had to have at least one cat in my marina. Plus, my two buddies have Geicos and i needed one to race against them with. Looking forward to it getting here in a few days.

[ecoovert]

Don't have one myself but I hear that's a real good boat. Are you planning on upgrades?

[Make-a-Wake]

Don't have one myself but I hear that's a real good boat. Are you planning on upgrades?

Nope.........bone stock. We all have Pursuits sets up the same as well(4074's 4s in them), that way we can compete closely. However, with the Mystic i will have a slightly higher kv motor(1800) than their Geico's(1500).............props are the only part where we can use anything we want...........they can spin a slightly larger one if they choose with their lower kv motors. They have offset rudders already installed on their Geico's as well.

One part of the setup that folks tend to skimp on a bit is the batts...............we all use 5000 40c batts and you would be suprised at the performance you can get out of stock setups with good batts. Not sure what prop i'll run yet..........maybe an x445...............or 642...........