the mean machine lives!

[greenblast]

i finally have a solid set up. thanks steve for the free cells to put together my packs.the e power 4500 are awesome. 12 are faster than 14 tenergy3800. my meanmachine is running 9xl, hydra 120 spinning a x445. i may change to a m series or 545 or 642.

[Jesse J]

speeds?

[greenblast]

jesse ,i dont have any way of telling for sure. i am guessing mid thirties.she hooks up really well.and dont slow in tight turns. so i think i can raise the strut., i have ran 3-4 mins using between 2500 to 3000 mah

[Jesse J]

how long your rudder? 3" or 5"?

[greenblast]

3.5 to bracket it a fdm i got with the hull on sleaze bay.

[Jesse J]

does it have any issues with spinning out? or hooking sharp on corners?

[greenblast]

no. i can spin out. its pretty easy not to though. left turn @ speed are a little scary.i dont do that very often ,right is where its at for me lol. shes dug in pretty good. jesse i seen you scratch build i also am going to try my scratch built oberto soon.i have a 11l and some small props maybe by the end of summer.

[Jesse J]

you didn't see my scratch built oberto? Check my album she should be there. Franks plans, 1/12th scale?

[greenblast]

if its about boats or ony thing closely related or not so closely related my ocd makes me see them all lol. so the answer is yes i have seen it and thats why you will never see mine up close anyway!

[Jesse J]

not sure how to read you? what you mean?

[greenblast]

i mean't my boat is a mile'r i would want you to see it from a mile away.it might look as good as yours.

[Chilli]

I trimmed my 5" Speedmaster rudder down by 1.25". I don't have too much stick time on my MM but today I was shaking down the new 10xl/Etti set up and was running around 35 mph with a X640. She was carving nice tight turns without skidding but on the back stretch I don't know if I cranked the rudder too hard or what but she caught an inside edge and flipped over on her back. Water was pretty calm with only a slight ripple. Was this the dreaded hook I have read about??? Do I need to replace the rudder I trimmed down.

[DISAR]

Was your rudder vertical or kicked back a little? I have the Speedmaster 21 vertical and/or kicked back a little and turns very nice even at full throttle. NEU 1512/2D, 4s2p, 442,ETTI 150. Maybe also you turned too much, did it make like U turn?

[Chilli]

Nope, She was full throttle down the back straight and I just gave her a little adjustment to the right. I did a few full throttle U turns right in front of me and she turned real nice. Much tighter than on a race course. When she flipped, it looked like something tripped her up.