Outrigger's

[Krowbar69]

Are outriggers good handling boats? and would they be good for a guy just getting back into r/c boating? Had a tunnel hull and a mono hull, both nitro powered. Thanks

[steve-b]

Hello,

Outriggers are probably one of the hardest boats to set up. They are potentially very fast and aren't for the novice driver.
As far as handling goes, some handle better than others, but they almost all need pretty clean water to run on... of-coarse ultimately you've got your finger on the trigger.

If i had to choose one for a beginner boat, it would be a JAE 21 FE. They are available on OSE. And are (in my experience) one of the best handling riggers.

Steve.

[Diegoboy]

He has had rc boats so he may not be a beginner. He also says he had a nitro tunnel, Tunels are harder to drive than a rigger IMHO.
I too agree on the JAE21 FE

[steve-b]

He asked if riggers are good handling... i simply answered his question.
I also said that they are hard to set up, not drive.
Sorry about the confusion.

[HOTWATER]

If your asking the question, then you're already ready to get one IMO!

Definately the JAE FE....

Here's mine...

[SweetAccord]

Greetings,

What is a good submerged prop for a rigger that is in the 17" length range? I'm thinking of Octura; Y, 17, 16 and or 4 series. Which would be best?

[AndyKunz]

I find riggers easier to set up than monos, cats, and Scale/Sport hulls, at least to be "in the running" on race day. I think that's just a story the old farts made up years ago to make people worship them.

Andy

[AndyKunz]

Why do you want a subsurface prop on a rigger? They should be in supercavitation so they unload the motor properly for maximum speed.

Andy

[SweetAccord]

Why do you want a subsurface prop on a rigger? They should be in supercavitation so they unload the motor properly for maximum speed.

Andy

I agree, so what prop is ideal?

[HOTWATER]

Yup...that prop should be half way out of the water (or more) when it's doing the dance....

[SweetAccord]

Yup...that prop should be half way out of the water (or more) when it's doing the dance....

I agree, so what prop?

[SweetAccord]

Maybe it's a surface prop that it's using. So what prop is ideal?

[HOTWATER]

Man, that is the question! First of all, we all need to know what you are running and some esc/ motor/ batt. info would be helpful.....

[steve-b]

I like to run a few different props on my JAE.
-1445
-H-10, with a bit of work.
-x445
-highly modified 2050, cut to about 44mm, and back cut.
You need a pretty strong motor, and ESC for the later.

The UL1 set up will drive the others just fine.

[Fluid]

The "best" prop depends on the boat. Most riggers can be set up to run well with lifting props, but many boaters do not like the cavitation these props can exhibit on startup. You can get an "X" or "Y" series prop to work very well, a 1400, 1600, or 1700 series may be a bit tougher. The 1700s have very high lifting characteristics and have higher pitch than the others; the "P" series are de-lifted 1700s. Many boaters have good luck with the ABC "H" series props on riggers too. As usual, it depends.


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