Drifter L Suggestions

[LarrysDrifter]

I have a Drifter L that is 37"long.I talked to Joe at Castle about a motor and esc setup to run 60 to 70 mph.He said to use a Neu 1527/1.5Y and a CC240HV on 8s.I think its doable but very costly.Anyone have any suggestions on a motor/esc/lipo combo?It also has a .150 flex too.Maybe Im asking too much out of the flex for this kind of power and speed?It will pretty well be a SAW boat too by the way.What about a LittleScreamers motor?

[Steven Vaccaro]

.150 will be the weak link. Step up to .187. I will be running a drifter L this weekend with a lehner 2250 8s and castle ice 200. I will post some results.

[LarrysDrifter]

.150 will be the weak link. Step up to .187. I will be running a drifter L this weekend with a lehner 2250 8s and castle ice 200. I will post some results.

I bought it from FDM and they epoxied the brass tube in the hull.Will a .187 need a bigger tube?Not sure what size is in there now for the .150.

[Fluid]

You may be able to run the 0.187" cable in the brass stuffing tube without the teflon. I haven't run teflon for over a decade (except for the stock UL-1). As long as you use a good lube there is no downside.

That's a good power suggestion for that hull BTW.




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[Alfa Spirit]

Humm... With that big hull, you should better go for a twin setup 2x6S