What Prop you guys using???

[CATsasstrophe]

Hey guys, new at this fast electric stuff and R/C boating in general. Wanted to know what props you guys are using on the BJ26. I am seeing alot of x642 and x645 as well as 440's. What do you guys recommend? Also some guy tried to sell me an m435/3, is that any good?

[obrien]

I would think the 435 is going to be a bit small in diameter, but I haven't tried it yet. If you are running the stock motor on nimh batts, I would say to give the M440 a try. I have the ammo 36-50-2300 in right now, and I am running a detounged x642. The 645 is a bit slower so I would say that it is just a bit too much wheel for the motor to pull. Maybe on lipos you could get away with the 645.

[CATsasstrophe]

sorry, I forgot to mention I am running lipo's with the stock setup. So I guess I can try the x642. What do you mean by the x645 being slower? I am still a little ignorant on all this prop stuff.

[obrien]

well with my ammo motor setup, the boat went 49.1 with my 642. when I put on the 645 it only ran 47.3 mph. Try the 642, but i would suggest removing the tongue on the blades. Just by doing that my boat went from running 37.xx mph to 49

[CATsasstrophe]

OMG!!! big difference. I will try the 642. Thanks for the info. Is it a mission to remove the tongue?

[RCprince]

Dumb question, but how do you remove the tongue, whats the right angle of approach.

[ReddyWatts]

The next to last post on this thread shows two props the (M) on top of the other (X). You can see the small difference in a an X and an M prop.

Prop Tongue (http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?t=573&highlight=prop+tongue)




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[RCprince]

Your a godsend Reddy.

[obrien]

I just took a right angle air grinder to knock the tongue off, and then sharpened and balanced it again.

I know alot of people won't do this, but I put a piece of 500 grit sandpaper on my right angle grinder to sharpen and polish my props. But now that I have a dremel, I will just be using that.

[RCprince]

I just detongued my 645....lets see what happens...also trued the bottom of my hull to look like this check the pic

[obrien]

lol, I wish I could own that beast!

[RCprince]

I wish I could own that or this one to But the Bud select has a better profile, that hull is made here in Florida..Deland I believe just 15 minutes outside of Orlando.http://www.superboat.com/teams/26-Geico.jpg

[obrien]

I know the driver of the Miss Geico. mark granett. or however you spell it. there is always the Miss Longlite with turbines.

[RCprince]

Yea Mystic power boats in Deland, fl makes , the BudSelect (Red on Black and Black on Red one, not the one with silver in the color) Callan and Miss Longlite http://www.mysticpowerboats.com/