NJ Boaters??? Central Jersey?

[DK535]

Anyone in Central Jersey out there? We meet at manaplan lake at thompson park in Monroe township. Right off exit 8a off the jersey turnpike. We usually meet Sunday mornings if anyone wants to come out?

[luhrs]

Hi,
You guys still running at the park?
I have a Mystic 29 and am looking for a place to have some fun.
Ken

[DK535]

Hi,
You guys still running at the park?
I have a Mystic 29 and am looking for a place to have some fun.
Ken

What's up Ken yeah we still run there. Your more then welcome to come out and run with us. We usually run every sunday late morning. Where you from?

[luhrs]

Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply. I know where the park is. Great place, nice lake. I used to feed the deer there.
I live in Fords, exit 10 on the Pike.
Look forward to seeing you there this Sunday. I will be driving a white Tundra pickup.
How many folks usually show up?
Ken

[DK535]

Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply. I know where the park is. Great place, nice lake. I used to feed the deer there.
I live in Fords, exit 10 on the Pike.
Look forward to seeing you there this Sunday. I will be driving a white Tundra pickup.
How many folks usually show up?
Ken

Sure Kevin I know where that is. 2-3 of us are usually there but I don't know how many this Sunday. I'll PM you my number.

[Jersey Crewmax]

@luhrs, I'm in Union which is pretty close to Fords. Where do you typically run?

[luhrs]

Hi J Crew,
Every once in a while I run at Spring Lake Park in South Plainfield.
Nice pond, FE friendly, NO NITRO BOATS.
There is a group of guys that races sailboats on Sundays. A couple of them also have electric boats.
Whenever I have the urge, thats one of my favorite spots.
Close to home, easy to get to.
What do you run?

Tommorow 7/29/12 at Thompson Park in Jamesburg there is a regional FE race. I'm going just to watch........interested?

July 29
Thompson Park, Jamesburg, NJ
NAMBA Sanction: 12-071
Heat Racing/District Points
All Electric Classes

[Jersey Crewmax]

I have a Traxxas Villain and I just picked up a Kyosho Twinstorm VE36. I know it's and old design but they slapped on a fairly good sized 2250kv motor. It hasn't touched water yet though.

I might be down for watching some races.

[DK535]

I hope you guys are still coming today

[pistol18]

Anyone still running their boats in the fall?

I have a gas rio 51 and am about to pickup an electric motley crew. I've run the rio on the manasquan river and in freehold off pond rd.

[Jersey Crewmax]

A couple if us have run at manalapan lake in jamesburg. You can't run gas there though. I'm willing to meet up one day but the next few weeks are tough (wedding coming up).

[DK535]

Unfortunately there aren't a lot of places to run gas here in central jersey. I recommend a few FE boats. You should def come out and meet up with us at least before it gets much colder.

[Finest Racing]

I see it has been awhile since someone has made a post in here. I am in Old Bridge with a Revolt 30 and a Miss Geico 17. Just wondering if you are still meeting at the lake? I think as a newbie, it would be good to be around some veterans for my first run.
Thanks
Rob

[DK535]

Hey Rob what's up bud. We do still meet out at the lake. Your more then welcome to come out. We haven't met as much this year due to the weather but hopefully a lot more soon. Check your inbox for my number and give me a call later.

Damen

[madmikepags]

Nice lake, the past 3 years or so we've had a race there in late july but not this year. The only problem is that its not really protected at all so if it does get windy there is quite a bit of chop. Does anyone bring a rowboat for retrieval?

[DK535]

Yes we have rafts and rescue retrieval boats. Your covered bud

[Finest Racing]

Thanks Damen, I bought a tug boat to recover before I bought the boats. I will give you a call - Thanks Rob

[madmikepags]

will u guys be there this weekend??? sat or sunday???

[DK535]

Not sure yet Mike. Ill post when I know for sure. We are watching the weather right now. Def soon though. Usually Sundays we go.

[Finest Racing]

Thanks to Ken for all the tech tips and coaching. We were at the Jamesburg lake.
Damen, I left you a message about going out. I will be at the lake next week, my son will be finished with school.
All went well, no issues on my first run. It was strange using two battery packs at a time, I normally use one pack a time with the cars. I was trying to keep up with charging them. I brought about 8 packs with me. I forgot the tug boat, did not need it.
Next trip to the lake I will use the GoPro.

[luhrs]

Well,
Another fine day at the lake.
Boats ran without a hitch after the long break. We tested batteries and setup.
Mystic 29 and revolt 30 are an even race. (Mystic better in straights, Revolt better in the turns) Lap times seem VERY close.
STOCK RTR BOATS ARE A CHEAP, EASY WAY TO HAVE FUN.
I'll have to do something to spank Rob's boat for the next outing.
Look forward to seeing the rest of you guy's at the lake this summer.

KEEP IN TOUCH !

[Finest Racing]

I said I would be there this Sunday but it is my daughters recital. I have on the calendar for the following Sunday. Next week I will be at the lake with my son. He has never operated a boat on a lake, only in the pool.
The Mystic 29 and Revolt 30 was an amazing to watch. The mystic would pull away and then there was the Revolt in the turns.
I could use the motor I have in the Miss Geico. LOL Below is a link of the Miss Geico 24 with a over sized motor in my pool. I used my iPhone clipped onto the fence to take the video. The quality is not that great.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZftcRlTCj8&feature=share&list=UUcHKwPl7KtPRJoQL3h7f4Dg

I was using 1 2S battery. Last night I finished installing a dual battery setup - running parallel for weight. I installed a Castle 1410.

[luhrs]

Well,
Another great time at the lake today. No wind and hot as He......
Rob and his son, Damen and I ran a few batteries down.
We ran our stock boats untill Damen broke out his collection of water ROCKETS.
Damens attempt at working out the BUGS in his CAT were rewarded with a few great speed runs and spectacular FLIP that left his SCREAMER upside down in the middle of the lake!
All attempts at a rescue (fishing rod, tug boat, and Damens rescue boat) all FAILED.....
And then.........the long wait for the wind to slowly float it to the far side of the lake. BUMMER....gotta be a better way!

Well, after watching Damen run his modified stuff, I think it's time to start hopping up my bone stock MYSTIC 29.
The need for speed has finally grabbed me.
It might be time to play.

Anyone else out ther want to join us at the lake?

[Finest Racing]

We had a great time except for the heat. Thought we were in a oven. I used the GoPro camera. The camera works well, but has no zoom.
http://youtu.be/lC1IoepBS30
http://youtu.be/eU10pWcLEoM
http://youtu.be/6piJF6UEcM8
I have more that I will post later.
My son did a great job for a first time. He is 7 and I started him at 50% throttle on the Revolt 30 and then moved him up to 100%.

[Finest Racing]

Who will be the lake tomorrow? I will be there with my son. The Miss Geico is still down, waiting for the new ESC. The Revolt 30 is ready to go. See you there. We should be rolling in around 10:30am.

[Finest Racing]

Today was a great day. My son had more time with the Revolt 30. Damen made a few passes with his rocket.
http://youtu.be/8wVOU8atZ-0
http://youtu.be/ycsLbJv26hU
http://youtu.be/3hxcxRhpJ9k
My son having fun.
http://youtu.be/bt-uJMNyWhU

[Finest Racing]

Don't think we will be out there tomorrow with the real feel at 105 degrees.

[Finest Racing]

This Sunday (7-28-13) not looking good weather wise. This past Wed. the lake was rough, no high speed passes. Not worried about going out this Sunday, I will have more time to get the new Atomik ARC 58" ready. Can't wait. LOL

[Finest Racing]

We hit 58mph in the Spartan today. I know there is still more in it. The only mod was a X442 prop. Using Traxxas Lipo 5000 batteries.
The batteries could have been further back and the water was a little choppy. My goal is to hit 60mph and it will be all worth it.

[captgeo5]

hey guys , i just moved to the area and looking to run our FE boats , looks like a nice day , i am going to drive out and check out the lake , hope to see some people there .....Later

[DK535]

hey guys , i just moved to the area and looking to run our FE boats , looks like a nice day , i am going to drive out and check out the lake , hope to see some people there .....Later

Welcome to the area bud. We are out here now. PM if you need directions

[luhrs]

Hey there CAPT
Went fluke fishing instead........did you meet a guy named Rob there?
He told me he was going.
I should be going next weekend if all goes as planned.
Got to get my new boat wet.
Hope to see ya at the lake.
Someone's usually there around 11/12 AM.

[Finest Racing]

We were there from 10:15 to 1pm. The lake has a whole lot of sea weed growing within the first 25 feet of water from land. My tug boat found some and was stuck for awhile. The sea weed was not visible in some areas. We were not able to use the better location due to people fishing.

[captgeo5]

had something come up , so we did not make it ,, yeh last week we were at Lake Shanadoh in Lakewood , and it was filled with weeds . let me know if you guy will be there this weekend sept 1 . Labor day weekend...it is about a 40 min ride for us .

just looked at the weekend forcast ,looks like scattered showers http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Brick+NJ+08723:4:US
we might take a ride to the lake anyway just to check it out
everybody have a safe and fun labor day

[Finest Racing]

Here are some vids of Ken and I on Wednesday 9-18-13.

http://youtu.be/PIM5tsE7Lx8

[Finest Racing]

Here is another vid.


http://youtu.be/4wVVcKEkc3M

[captgeo5]

Great video :Peace_Sign:

Anybody going to the boat Race in Randolph Park this weekend? sunday 10/6 ,,,,,it is all electric

But people are telling me my batteries are not to rules ,, I just ran the Mich Cup Race and they passed tech there ,,, i have 7.4 /7600 mah 40c batteries.... rules from NAMBA say 15 volt max and 10,000 mah ,,, so 2 packs wired together will be 14.8 volts 7600 mah , the amps done not change only volt ,,, at leased that what i learned in school :confused1:

If someone can help me out here , I dont want to drive 2 hrs and not be able to race

[madmikepags]

Hey please call me and I will give you all the info you need 917-417-0241 we met in Mi we have some very specific rules for some classes so I'll fill you in on those, but I'm sure we can bend our rules for you guys for a couple of races.

[Finest Racing]

Ken and I were at a lake on Sunday (9-28-13). Here are three videos of him running his new modified Genesis. This is one amazing boat. You can hear in the video the echo of the boat.

http://youtu.be/fU5E6baZn3g

[Finest Racing]

Video 2 of 3.


http://youtu.be/mYtxkk7cn-I

[Finest Racing]

Here is the last video, 3 of 3. I would have had them all together in one post, for some reason I was not able too. Enjoy.


http://youtu.be/XDx9XLZj0qg

[luhrs]

THANKS TO ROB FOR THE VIDEOS ABOVE !!
The GENESIS in the above vids is powered by a LEOPARD 4082 1600kv, 6 cell lipo's, 180 Amp ESC, and an Octura 442 prop.
Seems to have a lot more to offer in the speed dept. Boat ran extremely cool to the touch.
With a few more test runs and some tuning, I'll move up on the prop to a 445 and try again.
All I can say is: After running 1 set of lipo's you need to take a break........to stop the hand shakes! (What a rush)
When I think it's worthy....I'll put a GPS in it and post results.

COME ON FOLKS.....JOIN US ......EMAIL GETS YOU DIRECTIONS TO A FUN DAY AT THE POND
IT'S NO PRESSURE RACING WITH A GREAT BUNCH.
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

[427srule]

Namba District 1 is racing this Sunday 9am-4pm at Randolph Park, Randolph, NJ.
Make a right turn at Marty's Reliable Cycle (1164 Rt. 10 West, Randolph, NJ)
Check www.Namba-1.com for more info
Come check it out.

Mike

[madmikepags]

hey a couple of tips about running your boat, first make right hand turns, not left, the rotation of the propeller makes right turns easier and more fluid and you can keep more throttle on in a right hand turn. Next is that you probably shouldn't be running with anyone in the pond especially a kayaker like that. All it takes is a little water on youyr reciever or an errent wake and your boat could be inside his head! I used to run like that all the time with kayakers and tubers in the water when I first started running boats, and I thik how lucky I am I haven't killed anyone. Please be careful!!!

[luhrs]

Well BOYS AND GIRLS.........It's almost time to charge up the batteries, do the maintenance, and get ready for spring.
Anyone up for racing at the park pond this year again?
During the winter layover, I went to the local park's dept. to get the real deal on RC boating in Middlesex county parks.
ONLY ELECTRIC BOATS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PARK SYSTEM PONDS. BUT THEY ARE ALLOWED IN ALL PARK PONDS ACCORDING TO THE PARKS DEPT.
Anyone looking to join us at the pond......drop me (or anyone else on this thread) a quick line.
Hoping to seeing some new faces and boats at the park this year.
HAPPY BOATING FOLKS, KEEP THE PROP IN THE WATER.

[Finest Racing]

All my batteries are ready to go. I am waiting for a break in the weather and I am there. Tomorrow will be a high of 56 and Saturday will have a high temp of 61. Saturday there is a 30% chance of rain. I think I would try my luck on Saturday. I don't think we will be racing at the track, so I will load the truck Friday night. The atomic is itching to run. I will install the Eagle Tree data logger to know where I am at with the prop. As mentioned, the weather is changing, the lake is there, the rules allow us as long as we are electric, no excuse to come out and play.

[Finest Racing]

Loading up early in the morning and heading over to the lake with my son. I will have the video camera and the professional camera. The only thing Ken and I are worried about is the wind. We are scheduled to have 15 to 18mph wind. We will find out tomorrow.

[luhrs]

At the lake by 11 am, winds medium, water slight chop.
First up......Rob with the atomik, Run lasted all of 5 seconds and Rob showed his son and I what a great AIRPLANE the atomik makes.
It was a spectacular into the wind flip at max throttle. WHEW.....WHAT A RUSH!
I made 1 run with the Genesis, no mishaps thank goodness.
My new winter project was madly overpowered. Back to the drawing board.
35 minutes later, back to Rob, He was able to rescue his boat by making the walk of shame to the far side of the lake.
Well better luck to all of us next time.

[Finest Racing]

Could have been worse. LOL I was rolling into the throttle against the current and also against the wind. I caught the wind just right. I did make one full pass which felt good, but I do have a little torque roll if I lay into it a little hard.

My son did the best (8 years old). He had the Revolt out there for about 10 minutes with Ken's batteries. He was afraid to go full throttle. I coached him (as if I should talk) I told him to go out slow against the current and the full throttle!!!! Full Throttle!!! He did it. He had a smile from ear to ear.

The Spartan was DOA. When I did a bench test the motor was frozen. I turned it with a wrench to free it up. Everything was working great on the stand. Under a load it would skip, fart and break up. Out it came.

Arrived home, removed the motors & ESC from both boats and placed a nice order OSE. Lets step it up a little. :-) I also ordered the next size prop for the Atomik. I will be two sizes over stock with the Leopard 1090KV. Let the fun begin.

I took some pictures and video. No video of the Atomik doing a back flip and then a belly flop. It was about 80 to 90 feet out and we all heard it hit. Lucky for me, no damage. While I am working on all the boats, I will install 10"x2"x1/2" piece of wood across the back of the boat. It appears that I am adding power and stepping up the prop size and this could be a weak area. The area is across the rear top portion (stern) of the boat.

[captgeo5]

Hi , we were out at the lake last sat a bit windy . going to lake Shenandoah in Lakewood to run today . let us know when you guys run at the lake , sat afternoon is best for us or a Thursday evening after 4 . I hope every body had a great winter , it reminded me of a MI winter =) COLD

[Finest Racing]

Ken and I have been running at the lake on different days. I ran my boats for three consecutive days preparing for a NAMBA event. The water was very choppy one day this week. The rescue tug boat was used a few times. I hope to be back at the lake this coming week. I will post the date and time.

[duty]

how far are you guys from 08002 ???

[DK535]

35-40mins. A minute off exit 8a on the TP

[duty]

ok cool thanx let me know when you guys run again !!!

[DK535]

We all meeting up to run soon??

[captgeo5]

Let us know when you guy are going to run . i work most sundays like 1 on sat is good for us to run 121569

[luhrs]

Well guys,
Another boating season comes to a close by the looks of the weather. (damn it)
Rob and son (finest racing) and I had a great time running at the lake this year.
DK535 showed up on many occasions, for moral support if nothing else.
I did not get to run as much as I wanted to due to health reasons, but I'll be back this spring stronger than ever.
My winter project will be to research and build something to run in P offshore (NAMBA).
I know Rob has a secret project brewing for the upcoming season also (P offshore).
Hopefully DK535 will jump on the band wagon and build a P offshore boat to run with us.
My wish is that this winter finds everyone healthy and I can't wait to hook up this spring for some serious fun.
See ya all at the pond.

[Finest Racing]

I am hoping that we can get another run or two before it is frozen. I have some new combinations to test. Here is a picture of me in the garage working on the Top Secret Surprise 125151

I know you will be running more next season. I am sure once you run P Offshore, you will be hooked.
I am sure or hope DK535 will be around more. Seems he made a purchase on Black Friday to be able to run one class (Motley Crew). I think he will be building something for P mono.

My goal is to run P Mono, Motley Crew, P Offshore and P Spec/Limited

[427srule]

Looking forward to 2015 guys! Only 3 1/2 months to get ready.
It will be here before you know it.

I hope the ice doesn't last till the end of March again


Mike

[DK535]

Rob your gonna run open offshore too right?? We should try and run maybe this week if we can meet. Everyone's invited of course!

[Finest Racing]

Rob your gonna run open offshore too right?? We should try and run maybe this week if we can meet. Everyone's invited of course!

I am not able to run Open Offshore. I would need to build a boat and buy batteries. That would not be in the budget for next season.

[Finest Racing]

Mike, do you think a Delta Force 33 would be a better boat for when the water is rough? The Delta Force is 10.25" in width. I am thinking that possible a wider boat may handle rough water better then the standard 9.25-9.50" width boats. I noticed running the Revolt at my last race in rough water is was all over as was the Geico. I noticed other boats were able to do better, was that due to the width?
Thanks
Rob

What other options for wider boat if this is the key to rough water besides a Delta Force?

[427srule]

Mike, do you think a Delta Force 33 would be a better boat for when the water is rough? The Delta Force is 10.25" in width. I am thinking that possible a wider boat may handle rough water better then the standard 9.25-9.50" width boats. I noticed running the Revolt at my last race in rough water is was all over as was the Geico. I noticed other boats were able to do better, was that due to the width?
Thanks
Rob

What other options for wider boat if this is the key to rough water besides a Delta Force?

Rob,

The DF 33 is a great hull along with all of their hulls
I personally would have purchased a DF 33 instead of a Cyberstorm this past year but the DF33 was out of stock and I couldn't wait any longer.

The extra width of any Mono would be a plus in rough water but set up would be most important.

The Aeromarine Titan 40 is a wide hull and very stable.
Some other choices you could look at is the Pursuit, Insane 34 and the Rico Mono.

I Love my Rico but it is much heavier than the Cyberstorm.

Let me know if you have any other questions?

Mike

[Finest Racing]

Thanks Mike, I have the pursuit set up for P Mono. The Pursuit is a almost 9 1/2" wide. I am looking to see if it would be economically wise to have another boat for when the water is rough.
I have used the Pursuit in the lake by itself with some rough water. It is never the same as five boats running at the same time. I am tossing around the idea. The big question that is holding up the purchase is - do I really need it. I made about half of the events this season. One of the events that I can remember the water was to rough for the Revolt and the Geico. On the flip side, do I build a DF 33 and use that all season. Or will it be slower then everyone else due to its size under normal conditions.

Do you run Cyberstorm all season? I noticed from the FE results, all the racers had either the Pursuit or the Cyberstorm. Of course driver skill is a huge part of the equation.

See what happens in the off season? You start thinking. LOL

[427srule]

Rob,

Yes, I ran the Cyberstorm all season. Next year the Cyberstorm will run at the electric only events and I will run the Rico at the Combo A/B Mono events.

My best advice is don't overwhelm yourself and try too much stuff.

As you know, we built a Titan 40 for Tony and it runs great.

Either way, I am here to help with whatever you guys need.

Mike

[Finest Racing]

Rob,

Yes, I ran the Cyberstorm all season. Next year the Cyberstorm will run at the electric only events and I will run the Rico at the Combo A/B Mono events.

My best advice is don't overwhelm yourself and try too much stuff.

As you know, we built a Titan 40 for Tony and it runs great.

Either way, I am here to help with whatever you guys need.

Mike

Thanks Mike. I forgot about the Titan. LOL The Titan 29 is 10 1/2 wide. Great another boat to think about. I am looking into this as the best engineered boat/best performer/most efficient. I just need to do some research see which would be the best. Thanks again. If I had the extra funds, I would buy them all. Test them and then sell off what did not pass. LOL

[luhrs]

Ok guys and girls,
it's almost time to shake the dust off the boats.
Is anyone interested in starting a "club" to run at the pond in the park?
Maybe namba and maybe just a bunch of folks getting together for fun.
I would like to suggest a "one design" race. Possibly the "HK Pursuit" or the "Revolt 30".
Priced right, handles great, could be loads of fun.
Any and all ideas will be entertained for the upcoming season of boating at the pond.
Hope to see you all this season.
Keep the props in the water.

[Finest Racing]

I have the Pursuit and the Revolt. Sounds like fun to have our own race at the pond.

[DK535]

Let's start a club. With coordinated meets some everyone knows when to go. We can pick out dates and all meet

[luhrs]

Ok boys and girls............today is March 30th 2015
We are looking at running a couple boats this Thursday 4/2/2015 at the lake at Thompson park in Jamesburg NJ. off exit 8a on the New Jersey Turnpike. Very easy to get to.
P spec, P mono, Motley Crew etc. are on the slate, but bring whatever you got and lets have some fun.
Weather looks good and there is no ice on the lake that i know of.
Partly cloudy and 60 degrees for Thursday.

Interested? We hope so! Reply to the thread or, see you at the lake.
Normal meet time is around 10-11 am

[Finest Racing]

The truck is loaded and ready to go. I am still charging batteries and soldering bullets on the new batteries. I have 30 batteries for two boats tomorrow. I have a few motors to test in the Pursuit. Need to find the best combo for NAMBA P-Mono. Weather is still looking good, low 60's with a SSW wind of 15 to 18mph. The wind will pick up as the day progresses.

[luhrs]

Well, Rob and I made it to the lake Thursday. Beautiful day, temps around 60, light wind, NO ICE.
After a shakedown run of my new HK Pursuit, with everything looking and running OK, I loaded a second set of batteries in it.
Hooked up the new GPS and went for a speed run. After a couple test laps, I hit the throttle. After a triple back-flip and and a wild landing I limped her to shore.
Took off the tape, emptied the water out and saw that I not only tore up a NEW Kintec flex shaft but tore the motor mount right out of the hull. (Me BAD). SO MUCH FOR MY P MONO.

Next up the old tried and true P spec Revolt 30. Again a shake-down run first (new Aqua Craft 2030 installed) Ran like a dream.
Second run, NOT SO GOOD, SMOKED A CHEAP ESC. Oh well as they say, "You get what you pay for".
This ended my day!
Rob, on the other hand didn't do so bad.
Both his HK Pursuit and his Revolt 30 ran as they should.

Overall a fun but expensive day for me, but "I'll Be Back".

COMMON GUYS AND GIRLS.......LETS SHOW A LITTLE INTEREST.

[Finest Racing]

The Pursuit is waiting for a Swordfish Pro 220+. This way I will not need to worry about the ESC while trying different motors and props. I also ordered a HK GPS, it seems that my Garmin is a little slow or off on the mph. Will know soon.
Next week is looking good. Charge those batteries, lube the flex, new batteries in the radio and lets go!!!

[Jersey Crewmax]

Do you guys still go racing?

[DK535]

Hey Paul yeah we still go. You gonna come by and run again?

[rekim]

i am just getting into rc boating and i have a revolt 30. do you guys still run? i live in east windsor, which i think is not too far. I also have a hyrdopro inception coming in the mail soon

[peterp105]

I am in Berks county Pa. not far from NJ. looking for new boat friends as well as new places to run them.

[427srule]

Stop by Lake Magnolia in Bristol Pa this Sunday for the final boat race of the year. The racing starts approx. 9am

[High_Card]

Reviving this thread from the dead, anyone in central Jersey getting out to run boats soon? I have a modded blackjack 24 and a tenshock mini mono I run regularly, never see anyone in my area of CNJ, would like to see some other FE boats on the water!