First boat, Delta Force 35" Pirate

[millzee]

Thanks Johnson, the video really helps, I have been thinking of trying 6s1p to take 500grams out of the boat and I think you've shown the result's, when you put your boat in the water it sits about an 1 - 1 1/2" higher in the water than mine. What rudder are you useing? I'm hoping to try the boat again this afternoon if I get time and I'm going the set the throttle travel to 150% on the DX3S and see if that helps. If all else fails I might swap out the s240 with a t180, should I set the timing to 15 on the t180?

[johnson22456]

Timing set at 15 degrees.

Here's the rudder, I would not recomend changing your rudder. This is the one I'm using.
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...prod=ose-80050

I have a video of a 2p run with the x450. Gps said 61mph and some change. I'll upload it soon, and post it here.

The only other thing I'm going to change is the length of my stinger. On my df33 I cut about 18mm off of it and it really made a difference. It always ran wet before and now it is about perfect.

[Rich]

I have my seaking 180 set at 11.25 timing on my meanmachine running 5s2p. I have no extra caps and they only got to 98f

[millzee]

Timing set at 15 degrees.

Here's the rudder, I would not recomend changing your rudder. This is the one I'm using.
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...prod=ose-80050

I have a video of a 2p fun with the x450. Gps said 61mph and some change. I'll up load it soon, and post it here.

The only other thing I'm going to change is the length of my stinger. On my df33 I cut about 18mm off of it and it really made a difference. It always ran wet before and now it is about perfect.

Thanks again mate, the 2p video will be great to watch, I've had a few people recommend I shorten the stinger so I think I'll put that on my things to do list, take 10mm off to start and take it from there

P.S. Steve, your the man, the order for my eagle tree system has left the country already, same day shipping, love it!!!!!!!

[johnson22456]

Here's the 2p video, with a little lesson at the end about putting flotation in your hatch.

[millzee]

geee's mate, thanks for posting, I hope your electronics were ok after that, do you have hatch lock's or anything on the hatch or just tape? I can hear the difference between mine and yours, I hope adjusting the travel will be my easy fix but hey, that'd just be too easy lol.

[johnson22456]

Everything was ok. I usually spray all my electronics with corrosionx just in case. I have just been using tape, but might look into some kind of mechanical fastners now.

[Rich]

geee's mate, thanks for posting, I hope your electronics were ok after that, do you have hatch lock's or anything on the hatch or just tape? I can hear the difference between mine and yours, I hope adjusting the travel will be my easy fix but hey, that'd just be too easy lol.

I am willing to bet that your travel is the problem. I just check my travel on my DX3S and its set at 150% forward and 150% back. I am running the 180 esc.

[millzee]

finally got her singing

I ran the 35 again yesterday with no trim tabs and the strut at zero, I bad the Cog around 29-30% but I think I'll need to raise this after the results, Very loose. I finally hit a speed of 91.2kph - 56.6mph. Half way through the first run I adjusted the throttle travel on the DX3S from 100% up to 130% and if you put yourself through all 5 runs you'll see and hear the difference. Thanks to everyone who's help get me step closer to gettting this boat right.

I know it's long but the 5th run is the best so either skip through the first few or watch the lot, please enjoy, I did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA2uhwQpjzI

[Rich]

Much Much Better! But why didn't you put the travel to 150%?

[johnson22456]

Good work.

Now you can start taming it with the tabs. I would start with about 1/4 turn at a time.

[millzee]

Thanks guy's, I ran out of dayligt but for my next run I will put the trim tabs back on and try with the travel at 150%. I think the long set back rudder saved a few blow overs.

[millzee]

I just made a shorter video of the last run only, the long video was too annoying even for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_hjJX8lqZM

[Make-a-Wake]

You may be able to tame it without tabs..............use battery and stinger adjustments. Start with batts more forward..........

[Rich]

You may be able to tame it without tabs..............use battery and stinger adjustments. Start with batts more forward..........