2015 Michigan Cup June 26,27,28

[TRUCKPULL]

I don't recommend a twin for an offshore racer, just my opinion.

Why - would it be too fast for you??

Larry

[D. Newland]

...or even as simple as taking a mouth full of water from your ice cold
water bottle and just blowing it through the line off of your rudder.
..Ok.....now for all the jokes about this reply.....

I'll start. Is this why you spend so much time on your knees at a race event? I always thought you were tuning boats and you just didn't have the counter top square footage to have your entire fleet at an adequate working height.

[Ken Haines]

I'll start. Is this why you spend so much time on your knees at a race event? I always thought you were tuning boats and you just didn't have the counter top square footage to have your entire fleet at an adequate working height.

Ok, Ok.....you got me.....
My Name is Ken Haines
and I am a boat blower.

I think that is what I am supposed to say at the meetings.

[T.S.Davis]

Sickos.

There does need to be some sort of AA type organization for us.

"Hi, my name is Ken and I have BAD". The first step to recovering from "Boat Addiction Disorder" is admitting you have a problem. It's not quite as expensive as a high quality drug addiction but there is still a risk that your wife will leave you. There is an odd odor that goes with this addiction. Sort of a burnt phenolic smell that only the trained nose can detect.

Well, at least we know how Ken acquired all those boats now. By manually water cooling lots and lots of motors.

[Doby]

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[Doby]

By the way, there already seems to be more folks entered for the Mic Cup then for the 2015 nationals...

Just saying...

[TRUCKPULL]

Sickos.
It's not quite as expensive as a high quality drug addiction

Are you sure about that??

Add up all of your $ stuff $ & all the stuff you sold at 1/2 price & all you have ever burnt up, broken, or droned, all travel expenses - gas, hotels ETC.

MINUS - all the fun, excitement, family time, and good times with friends.

Larry

[madmikepags]

Hey Larry there are a few things about twins I don't like first I don't like the way they turn, especially if you have the props coming out the sponsons, they feel choppy thru the corners , then you never get even power distribution, one motor is always unloading more than the other so one battery is being used more than the other. then there is the issue of prop selection (assuming you're gonna run the props counter rotating) and then the "double" factor 2 speedos 2 motors 2 drive lines 2 of everything to go wrong!!!! Just my 2 cents.

I have had both Drug and RC addictions and trust me the RC is much much worse!!!!! I grew out of the drugs :-0

Ken the problem isn't that you blow your boat, its that you blow ALL of them and that just makes you a RC boat SLUT!!!!

[T.S.Davis]

No I'm not sure Larry. I rarely sell anything so I get no ROI on my junk. I do give some stuff away though. Does that count against me? I did sell a hull at a swap meet once for $5. woo................hoo...

That's funny Mike. Drug addictions are for sissies! Try some multi platform RC hobby addiction. Better yet, make a large cash withdrawal from the bank, take it out in the yard and set it on fire. Same thing.

[T.S.Davis]

By the way, there already seems to be more folks entered for the Mic Cup then for the 2015 nationals...

Just saying...

......shhhhhhhhhh

[Ken Haines]

What Addiction

Ken the problem isn't that you blow your boat, its that you blow ALL of them and that just makes you a RC boat SLUT!!!!

Not true.....I have not blown all of my boats.
I have certain standards.
But Terry is correct....I am a "BAD" man.

$7000 for a trailer
$2000 for a generator
$16000 for a truck to match
$5000 plus in Lipos
$20,000 for 20+ boats at an average of $1000
$1000 in props
$2000 in extra motors
$2000 in extra Esc's
$1500 in Lipo chargers


ok I must stop now as I am feeling ill.....
Mike could you help me become a drug addict !

[T.S.Davis]

Well yeah Ken but where would you be without my entertainment at least once per year? It's a really good thing we only do it for fun. Can you imagine if winning these stupid races actually meant anything?

I don't dare add it up. Invested correctly I could have retired on it easily.

[T.S.Davis]

Why - would it be too fast for you??

I'm with Mike on this.

I've only seen this attempted a couple times myself. That's on a course I mean. Both times the boats tended to come out of the turn like a drift car. When they finally let off enough to dig into the turn it would be too much. Sorta like trying to race offshore with an OPC. Slow just the right amount to carry the turn. Too much it hooks. Too little it doesn't turn at all. Gotta get the sweet spot. Offshore isn't that predictable. Left, right, left, dead boat, go wide then bring it in, windy going in to the hair pin better lay off a tic, weird wave pattern at the left on the previous lap, watch for that. Trying to manage all that with a twitchy boat.......ugh. Give me a simple deep V or a stable cat for that. It probably CAN be done. I just haven't the patience.

I've only driven one twin cat. That boat was nuts going straight. Holy crap fast but turning was a slow down and gingerly point it where you want to go next kind of thing. Then hope you're pointed where you wanted to end up because an adjustment was a bad idea.

[Doby]

......shhhhhhhhhh

Sorry...I won't ever mention again that there already seems to be more folks entered for the Mic Cup then for the 2015 nationals...

Opps....did it again...

[Doby]

Larry...Twins=twice the headaches!