Das Boot - Generic 32" Twin Cat

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  • Jacked1
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 772
    #181
    You need to start running airboats!!!
    Fleet: 55" Quad inline T600 Cigarette boat, Twin Mean Machine, Twin T600 47" mystery mono, 4082 Surge Crusher, 1717 8s Genesis, 4074 Villain, "mini mono", 52" Bonzi, Prather Funcruiser, 2 DPI 3.5cc tunnels, 5' Styrofoam recover barge

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      • chummer
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2009
        • 636
        #182
        Originally posted by FighterCat57
        Wow! This thing is a ROCKET! It sounds wicked too! I have to lighten up the battery setup as the COG has it running really wet, but really fast!

        Didn't last long though... hit a turtle and killed a nice new x442. The bump knocked the GPS off and didn't get a reading either...
        Wow..another turtle. Poor turtles.

        Well I found another weakness to the EKOS. A good 50mph plunge into a wave will pop out the windsheild, fill your hull with water, and cook your ESC's. Sure was fun while it lasted though.LOL.
        "IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT"

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          • FighterCat57
            "The" Fighter Cat
            • Apr 2010
            • 3480
            #183
            Originally posted by chummer
            Wow..another turtle. Poor turtles.

            Well I found another weakness to the EKOS. A good 50mph plunge into a wave will pop out the windsheild, fill your hull with water, and cook your ESC's. Sure was fun while it lasted though.LOL.
            Oh NO!

            Well, at least you did get some running out of it. Probably more than I did. That's quite a dunk to knock out the window!
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              • FighterCat57
                "The" Fighter Cat
                • Apr 2010
                • 3480
                #184
                Das Boot got a facelift and some new gear.

                I had too many problems getting the swordfish ESC's to arm at the same time, so switched to the Suppo 125's with some big arsed capacitors. They auto calibrate, so never an issue with arming.

                Got the balance point about perfect on the last run, it is a nice drifter in the corners.

                Setup for 6s1p, 1600kv and aimed at 70mph w/447's. Currently using K40's and K45's for testing.

                This setup is pretty light, 6lbs 1oz w/5000 mah installed.

                Will work on getting some video on the next test day.
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                  • FighterCat57
                    "The" Fighter Cat
                    • Apr 2010
                    • 3480
                    #185
                    Finally had the chance to run it today, well yesterday now...

                    Wow is all I can say. This thing rips! Still figuring out my new GPS, so no MPH, but I'd guess upper 50's with plastic props.

                    So for the few bucks of the generic ESC's, motors and cheap batteries it's holding it's own quite well!

                    I slapped on a pair of x447's at the end of the day and holy sh-tg! It had no problems zinging out spinning them up on 6s.

                    Unfortunately, the 4mm shafts are too small for that size prop and I spun the right side right off, stripped the prop dog and spit off the prop/nut.

                    I did manage to get some video of the runs on the cheap batts and k40 props.

                    It's loading now, I'll have it up in a bit. Youtube: fightercat racing

                    Last edited by FighterCat57; 04-03-2011, 04:14 AM.
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                      • FighterCat57
                        "The" Fighter Cat
                        • Apr 2010
                        • 3480
                        #186
                        It actually seems slower with K45's, but really get's out of the hole fast!

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                          • FighterCat57
                            "The" Fighter Cat
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 3480
                            #187
                            Pretty fun times with Das Boot again. It's held up for almost a years worth of abuse now!



                            The paint still amazes me. It's held up to crashes, flips, turtles and being hauled around, dropped, rode hard and put away wet !

                            =)
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