proper propping

[scooterP]

[QUOTEI see more videos on youtube of RC boaters who think partial throttle is the norm with high speed runs the excitement.][/QUOTE]

Do you mean ruins? I'm just trying to understand the statement......

[Jeepers]

WOW! I'm gonna go with the 455 to start!

I turn a 648 on on my Whiplash 20 with a 1521 1.5d!

[ozzie-crawl]

how about a pranther prop.
a 235 is 50.8mm
a 240 is 53.8mm but there 1.6" pitch

[m4a1usr]

[QUOTEI see more videos on youtube of RC boaters who think partial throttle is the norm with high speed runs the excitement.]

Do you mean ruins? I'm just trying to understand the statement......[/QUOTE]

What I meant was they only run WOT (wide open throttle) for short bursts and partial throttle for most of the run. E.I. they get their kicks for a small percentage of the pass on the pond/lake. Thats the worse thing you can do to your speedo. A sure way to kill it or damage its components.

John

[Xcesive8]

Ill put my hand up and say im guilty of the above statement!!
I really dont see any other way in which to run my Cat.
Its long and narrow, it wont corner at 80mph

If anything i see it better to maybe do damage to the speedys, then hold it flat thinking its better for my boat, and then seeing it go airborne and crash.

So it sucks, but what do ya do?

[m4a1usr]

If anything i see it better to maybe do damage to the speedys, then hold it flat thinking its better for my boat, and then seeing it go airborne and crash.

I cant see anything wrong with that statement. Sounds like like a good understanding of your hulls performance. But thats not what I meant. I mean setups where its not a performance issue, more like a failure to understand staying at reasonable duty cycle within the speedos limits.

John

[Xcesive8]

Oh yeah for sure, i completely agree..
Please dont think i was having a go at what you said john,
im the first to admit im total noob lol, and i completely agree that partial throttle is not good due to running un- effeciently.
I just ment i hate that i know that its not good to cruz the corners at half throttle, but what do you do

[ozzie-crawl]

ryan backing of in corners with a fast FE boat is just the nature of the beast
i think john is referring to vids like these champions of se http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf67Pk6xNcQ

[andym]

Ha Ha Ha , trust you to get that bloody G Freak video in some where!!!!!

[ozzie-crawl]

yea my psychiatrist said i need to set some goals
actually not sure if it was my psychiatrist who said that or my pet cockroach Freddy, still not a bad idea

[sailr]

Three of us are running X447 3 blades on our Sprintcats. They boogie!