BIG hull outboard questions

[jetboat]

Been out of boats for a LONG time

My basic goal for the project is 30mph fun sport boat. Something I can play around with when we have our RockCrawling comps at the lake...

What I have is:

an Aeromarine Challenger Classic hull (Hull, L.O.A.: 43"/Beam:14") I picked up on ebay, its in really good shape just needs a little retouching to be perfect.

2 K&B 3.5 outboard lower legs, 1 I have been running on a hydro with a 700bb and a 440 prop (pushes the boat to just over 50mph on 4s).

1 CF 3.5 outboard lower leg (unknown manufacture)


Would 1 outboard be able to push it to this speed?

Motor suggestions?

Battery wise Im thinking I have some brandnew 3s 5000mah 30c packs that i bought for a buggy conversion that I promptly sold.

[Flying Scotsman]

I very much doubt you would obtain your goal on that size hull and powertrain. Are you willing to look at an inboard powertrain.

Douggie

[jetboat]

I was originally planning to use the big graupner jet drive and paint it up to match my 1:1 but, the hull seems to have too much V to work well for the jet pickup. I am really wanting to try to outboards to be different.

[Doby]

They do make some lower leg units for 25cc gass engines. I saw them somewhere,,,not sure where????

[Doby]

Found it

http://www.bhhanson.com/panda.htm

[jetboat]

Im familiar with that outboard but, Im pretty well set on going electric.

Originally I was thinking dual 8xl motors (one on each outboard). The hull is big but its not that big (at least to me).

[Flying Scotsman]

Your hull is huge and for an electric outboard and your proposed power, your options and desired goals are slim to none

Douggie

[jetboat]

Ill admit, its a big hull...

Knowing that I am set on electric and would really like to use the outboards, what would a realistic speed goal be?


If you were going inboard, what would you use? I would think I should be able to adapt most inboard setups to outboard. I realize they will take some work, I just want something noone else has.


Im not planning to be doing any racing, just want to cruise around the lake and throw some rooster tails.