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At least a pic of the gps.... Lol
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32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) was -
What gps? Lol
I sold mine a while back cause I could really care less how fast it's going honestly.
I used to care.
If I had to estimate, mid 50's or so.
What's more important to me is how long I can run, how well it turns, and how my components fair.
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Here's a pic of my cap bank installed
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I understand, but let me level with you. The God is not just to tell you how fast your going, it's a tool. It will help you get the boat adjusted in correctly. How do you know if a change you made hurt or helped? I've made changes before and it "sounded" like it picked up but it slowed down because the prop was too high. Also, prop too deep it'll slow down. Use it as a tool if anything.32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) wasComment
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i get where you're coming from, but i have to respectfully disagree with you here for a few different reasons.
1. To dial in a boat correctly, has nothing to do with speed whatsoever. its more a "feel" type thing. when i adjust my boat, I'm looking at how it rides ( too wet or too loose), how it handles different water conditions, turning ability, and how the components are doing (are they running hot)? etc....
2. A gps isnt accurate at all within a mile per hour or 2. To make a change based on a GPS reading of 1 mph faster or slower is just not accurate. sorry but its true bro.
3. there are too many factors to determine speed anyways. The water conditions constantly change, so unless you have a controlled place to run ( such as a nasa built test facility ) how could you ever make any definitive conclusions?
4. Moving a prop up and down may increase or decrease speed, But is that really the best way to determine weather its adjusted properly? not really. i would rather loose a mile per hour, to gain some lap times and lower temps< amps< etc...
i understand in the world of straight line "how fast will it go", a gps is a great tool. but for running multiple laps on race water or just sport boating in some good chop, a gps is the last thing any of us use to calculate how well a boat is running.
the gps would be the absolute LAST thing i would use, and just to ballpark its speed really. But you and i are doing completely different types of running man.
i choose to dial in my boat based on how it "feels" vs. what a GPS is saying.
jmtc
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Last edited by Luck as a Constant; 04-26-2015, 08:12 PM.There's a hole at the center of earth where the rest of the world sinks but i stand still...Comment
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Lol, if you say so. (Shrug).
A Gps isn't accurate? I can assure you the gps I use is pretty accurate. I can make 5 passes exactly the same and no changes. The mph will drop .2mph every pass. If I don't get a really good run it may drop .5 mph. I can repeat my passes in almost the same conditions. I've checked my gps against my new car. I have a expensive radar also, I've checked the speed of my car with the radar. It's accurate. If my car reads 50, the radar reads 50 and both gps I have will read 50.xx and both Gps will both read the exact same mph. I'm not sure how much more accurate I can get and how much more repeatable I can get. You can say or think whatever you like, I can't change that, but I can assure you that if you tuned your boat with the use of a gps in conjunction with how it handles, it will definitely be useful. Think about this. You have two props. The same props, but we all know that it's hard to make two props perform exactly the same. So say your running around the course. Prop a just feels slow, the boat is stable as could be....and in your mind, you think it's slow. Then you throw prop b on, boat just seems to rip, handles decent but seems a little on edge. Great. That's the prop you think you should use. Then for some crazy reason you turn better lap times with prop a. Then just for kicks you throw a gps in it to find its 6mph faster but looks slower, feels slower but the time clock tells no lies. But hey, I'm a "straight line" guy so what do I know? Complacency seems to be a common issue I see and it keeps people from being better and faster. I'll just keep my knowledge to myself for now on. I don't know what I'm talking about anyway. LolLast edited by kfxguy; 04-26-2015, 08:38 PM.32" carbon rivercat single 4s 102mph, 27” mini Rivercat 92mph, kbb34 91mph, jessej micro cat(too fast) wasComment
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Sounded like your temps came back good ? Didn't sound like the motor was loaded much."Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
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first of all, Theres no need to get all butt hurt man.
Maybe your gps is super accurate, i dunno. the older units i used way back when weren't, so maybe ill grab a newer unit.
Just because i don't agree with you doesn't make you wrong.
Im not into the hobby as hardcore as some of you guys are, and I'm happy with just blasting around the lake.
This isn't my first build. I've been around for a few years now, built many fast boats, did all the gps stuff, etc... like i said, i used to be wayyy into this stuff, but now its just a fun past time for me.
the boat is doing what i built it to do. i just don't see the need to noodle around over 1 or 2 mph.
furthermore, i ALWAYS appreciate your input, whether i agree or not. You're a good dude. why you feel the need to call me complacent cause i don't gps, or act like nobody cares what you say is silly. get out an rip man.
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I see, now I get it, I forgot the ESC comes with 4 caps so I thought you put two cap banks on. Looks really neat tho.
Too many boats, not enough time...
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Which video? Did i miss something??Too many boats, not enough time...Comment
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