My Vac-U-Pickle Build

[steveo]

Ok my first hydro i have been keeping an eye on these seemed to be a good boat for the money and its a quality built boat by vac-u-boats. i was surprised even though its abs its strong with proper support and ribbed top and bottom deck for strength. did some digging for info on this boat and talked to d. smock who is very familiar with this hull and asked a bunch of questions and got plenty of good info

proboat 1500 kv motor
proboat 45 amp esc
randy naylor hardware
hitec 225b servo
4s1p nano & tunigy 40c 5000 batterys
props- m445,545,645
turnfin- upgrade 2mm black ul-1 fin and kinetic HD ul-1 bracket

i am also going to take the radius out of the sponsons and get them as sharp as i can, also d.smock did suggest the fullers turnfin bracket a must have but i went with the HD kinetic mount i dont think there will be any problems it has a very large foot print with 3 holes for mounting and a fourth can be added easily

[steveo]

the battery is wrapped in wax paper to keep the epoxy off while the battery straps are being glued to the hull, the esc will sit between the motor and battery

[JimClark]

Good start now most of all just have fun as you learn

[Doug Smock]

Your well on your way! Nice!
Doug

[steveo]

thanks guys its been a fast build for me i usually sit and ponder what i want to do, and yes most of all have fun i really want to take my time and get it right

[Chrisg81983]

Looks good I just finished building a pickle it is a fun boat to drive and very nice to build. I found the x442 to be the best prop for this boat it was recommended to me by others as well. you might want to give it a shot.
Good luck with your build
Chris Genovese

[steveo]

well its been done for a week and a half and cant get it wet till the weekend, makes for a long week

[steveo]

got it wet today i think it ran great for a first run and my first hydro, could not measure speed but looked mid 40 tried a few props, m445 , m645 and x445, it did not like the m645 the x445 seem really nice but need to put the m445 back with the better batteries. turned great it was a little windy and blew over twice but was able to drive away, also water got a little rough and i think it handled it well more harsh than race water would be. temps were very cool 100 degrees motor 107 batteries

now what should i do to fine tune the boat,

[BHChieftain]

How long is that hull?
Chief

[steveo]

26"

[steveo]

i dont think i was in the mid 40's, maybe 40 tried some adjusting today and since i dont have a nack or know what a good running hydro looks like a friend of my that has experience in the past with hydros will be another set of eyes to help setup

[steveo]

picking up speed little by little i think hard to tell with out small gps , but this hull is very strong i stuffed at full bore 4 times and it would pop back up and i drive away conditions were alittle bumpy as the wind picked up, i ran 4 packs through it. still only likes the m445 prop i really did not see any difference with m545 just a little more heat

[FRED]

Now a gentleman from southern wisc. put alittle weight at cg on windy days and he said it ran great.= My ? is how much for a hull only built by Vac-U. boats. Reason, my right hand had arthuritis to build. Sure would appreciate a reply, if you don't mind. Thanks!

[steveo]

here is the page for pricing, the way to buy it from them is alittle weird but if you find there email address contact them directly

http://www.vac-u-boat.com/KitsParts.htm

[Chrisg81983]

I was running mine today and these hulls are a blast