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I don't know if you saw my "paint" thread, but I actually found my CG was too far back- about 8" or so from transom. That may explain why it liked to go airborne so easily since the motor swap lol. I never checked it with the new setup, just *ass*umed it would be in the same spot. I ended up making battery trays and moving the cells forward a few inches. Also, that flip you saw in the vid knocked the rails loose, so I redid the rails and made an aluminum stuffing tube brace (mainly for looks, but also now I just have to loosen a set screw and break the glue free at the transom if I ever have to remove the tube). The trays are tied into the rails and it is all glued together with West Systems G Flex epoxy so the bottom is like a brick now and if it eve comes loose again, it's taking the bottom of the boat with it :D. The boat is much more stable with the packs moved forward and the CG back to the 9.5" mark..
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it is not a good idea to bind the motor plugs together!
i think if someone would see that at the club i sometimes drive my boats, they would throw the guy and his boat in the water :-)
excuses for the sarcasme, but don't do that!Comment
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Yep keep the wires separate to reduce temps if things start getting warm.Comment
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The temps on my setup are hottest at the motor plugs,
I get temp from 120f to 150f so I keep them loose and check them first.
The rails and trays setup look very good.
But I would like to make the motor mount a quick change some how,
So the mounting bolts come in from the top for easy in and out with the motor and mount.Comment
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I don't disagree, but the way they sit in this hull, I didn't want them flopping around. They tend to spread apart if not tied and I did not want them moving around so much, bending back and forth putting packs in and such, risking breaking them. I figured this was the better of the two evils. Not worried about a short and as far as temps go, the motor barely breaks 90*'s and the plugs are even cooler after a run (made sure to check all this :D), so I'm not overly concerned. Same thing with the motor cooler someone pointed out in another thread- I was aware but it was the only way it would really work out with this setup so I ran with it. If I were pushing things hard and temps were an issue, I would have done things differently, but this motor isn't even breaking a sweat in this boat. Thanks for looking out :)!My favorite search engine http://google.comComment
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I used the existing motor mount plate that I had, so it isn't slotted for the motor. I did not want to slot the rails to drop the whole plate in and out as that would weaken the rails in that area. If you go with a bent aluminum mount that bolts between the rails, you can slot the motor mount bolts so you just loosen them and pull the motor. I was going to make one this time around, but it isn't that hard to remove it as it is and I don't plan on taking the motor out often. Thanks.The temps on my setup are hottest at the motor plugs,
I get temp from 120f to 150f so I keep them loose and check them first.
The rails and trays setup look very good.
But I would like to make the motor mount a quick change some how,
So the mounting bolts come in from the top for easy in and out with the motor and mount.
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Finally got a video. Borrowed Tony's GPS and got a speed reading too. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zL0SpeeA-e4
Hit 54.4 mph. Esc batt lead connector de soldered so gotta look into that. Hopefully it was just a bad solder job.Comment
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Boat's a nice strong runner. Gonna be a competitive P-Mono raceboat ['tho things get a little dicey in racewater as Tyler found out with his Pursuit-like Cyberstorm while temporarily leading the pack
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2008 NAMBA P-Mono & P-Offshore Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder; '15 P-Cat, P-Ltd Cat 2-Lap
2009/2010 NAMBA P-Sport Hydro Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder, '13 SCSTA P-Ltd Cat High Points
'11 NAMBA [P-Ltd] : Mono, Offshore, OPC, Sport Hydro; '06 LSO, '12,'13,'14 P Ltd Cat /MonoComment
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Poor start timing by most all boats. Many off plane in the front straight.... just sayin'
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2008 NAMBA P-Mono & P-Offshore Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder; '15 P-Cat, P-Ltd Cat 2-Lap
2009/2010 NAMBA P-Sport Hydro Nat'l 2-Lap Record Holder, '13 SCSTA P-Ltd Cat High Points
'11 NAMBA [P-Ltd] : Mono, Offshore, OPC, Sport Hydro; '06 LSO, '12,'13,'14 P Ltd Cat /MonoComment
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Depends on the clip probably. I imagine there is a way to calculate it if you can find two points of a known distance and time how long it takes to get from a to b. Im not sure if I saw the vids, ill go have another look, pretty sure I did though, think I noticed the 642 kept accelerating and then you made a similar comment.Comment
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