Genesis cat,,,

[HYDROJERRY]

Hey iamandrew the stock esc is crap yess go with another one...

[HYDROJERRY]

Took out my Genesis this morning got my wife to take the vid for me (she has before) set my esc to 15 degres ran well but the motor was still hot like 133 degres when she came in everything else was around 100 maybe,,cant get the motor to run cool maybe a smaller prop but dont want it any slower...

http://vimeo.com/13809856

[MarcusOz]

I have just got one of these from RCboatbitz

I'll post some pictures of the setup mine came with shortly.

Cool vid looks like it went pretty well....

[HYDROJERRY]

Cool Marcos, the water was choppy when i ran mine causing it to hop alot and i think causing my high motor temp but we'll see next time...

[Diesel6401]

So got the genesis out on the water today very breifly. Ran 48.9mph on the gps, motor was 120.1F, esc was 129.3F both batts where in the 108F range. First run so tried to take it easy, ran a little over 4 min. Set up was:

580-7L
Turnigy 180esc (no bec)
2s + 3s series for 5s, 4000mah 40C
CF45
Hypererformence .150 3/16 flex shaft
4-40 steering rod
JR Servo
Spektrum DX3s
MR200 rx
Octura short coupler.
48.9mph

I got the boat for $219 from HK, I think it has potential. Def a straight line boat, did go belly up taking a turn to sharp. Boat ran really wet, have to adjust the cg with battery placement. For the first run I had the batts really far forward, need to move them back some. Temps was really good especially for running so wet. I like to always run a CF prop on a new setup just encase something happens. Next week when I get back from vacation I will try a m445 and moving the batts aft better. A may a x447. but don't have one in my prop box.

[forescott]

Did you run a ubec on the 180 or an rx pack?? I'm trying to get away from the stock bec on my 180.

[Diesel6401]

Did you run a ubec on the 180 or an rx pack?? I'm trying to get away from the stock bec on my 180.

rx pack

[Make-a-Wake]

So got the genesis out on the water today very breifly. Ran 48.9mph on the gps, motor was 120.1F, esc was 129.3F both batts where in the 108F range. First run so tried to take it easy, ran a little over 4 min. Set up was:

580-7L
Turnigy 180esc (no bec)
2s + 3s series for 5s, 4000mah 40C
CF45
Hypererformence .150 3/16 flex shaft
4-40 steering rod
JR Servo
Spektrum DX3s
MR200 rx
Octura short coupler.
48.9mph

I got the boat for $219 from HK, I think it has potential. Def a straight line boat, did go belly up taking a turn to sharp. Boat ran really wet, have to adjust the cg with battery placement. For the first run I had the batts really far forward, need to move them back some. Temps was really good especially for running so wet. I like to always run a CF prop on a new setup just encase something happens. Next week when I get back from vacation I will try a m445 and moving the batts aft better. A may a x447. but don't have one in my prop box.

Wow........monster setup! Was it real stable at top speed??

[Alfa Spirit]

Does somebody use a standard size servo mount with two linkage mount?

[Alfa Spirit]

Does somebody use a standard size servo mount with two linkage mount?

Looks good mounting a standard servo vertical in the GENESIS hull (?)

[HYDROJERRY]

That mount looks sweet but wouldnt the standerd servo stand to high...maybe need a low profile one..thats what i got for my Skunk cat...

[jamespl]

i dont think that servo would fit. Ive been and ran mine today for the first time on 2s2p and it was quite quick but i managed to get the rudder caught on something under the water and as its gone over it has split the back of the hull a bit i swear i have the worst luck with rc boats. What timing have you guys got your running at with the seaking 180amp esc and standard motor, it wasnt as fast as i would have liked and the batteries didnt last very long, they are 2x 7.4v 5800mah.

[Flying Scotsman]

You will not get high speed with the stock motor, etc. driving a hull of that size and again buyer beware of RTR hulls....some are OK...some are very questionable. My 1.5 cents.

Douggie

[Alfa Spirit]

IMHO GENESIS hull needs 6S/180 Amps esc/ NEU 1515 or 1521 1500kV.

I prefer a twin setup

[Make-a-Wake]

For a single, a 1521 would be the minimum for a decent upgrade.