36" HobbyKing Flowmaster C1 cat came today...

[Hi8iS]

I just pulled this one out of the water after the first good test session. All electronics were barely warm. 5.5mm bullets were the warmest, but not too hot to hold. It ran fairly well with all the stock gear & included 36mm 3-blade props. Was stable & turned well. Seems like one motor is getting more throttle than the other & I'm having to add a lot of rudder trim to keep it straight. I'll revisit the calibration for each ESC. But all in all it's what I expected. I'd say it's getting close to or under 40mph. The 40mm 2-blade props are going on before the next run. I'll get video & GPS then.

Very curious to see how the different props effect performance.

[lt130th]

Others are ahead of me. Here's one running 55mph on 38mm 3-blade props. Someome did mention not standing in the water to the member, to whom these videos belong, for anyone concerned about his safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWCg13LVJFU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS6ZuXQA-CU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I have some brass 38mm, 1.5 pitch 2-blades on the way. Should make a reasonable difference over those 36mm nylon props it comes with. I exploded one last time out. I guess they're only single use prop's, haha.

[Tamelesstgr]

Man that looks like solid performance out of that cat. Dam I need to get off this forum before I have 8 boats.

[z400]

I might have to get me one of these.. It would be my first cat. Meow

[boilo56]

I might have to get me one of these.. It would be my first cat. Meow

I'm ordering mine tomorrow!!! Can't wait for it to get here!!!

[boilo56]

I'm ordering mine tomorrow!!! Can't wait for it to get here!!!

Finally, i ordered it today! Can't wait for it to get here!

[lt130th]

Finally, i ordered it today! Can't wait for it to get here!

Let us know how it runs.

[boilo56]

Yes. I haven't researched it in detail, but these ESC's might only do 3s packs. The instructions say 3s...not 2s-3s, and they read as if the LVC Is unchangeable at 9v.

Can you tell me where did you find instructions for the ESC? I was unable to find anything about the ESC.

[lt130th]

I'm only referencing the 8.5x11 piece of paper that came with the boat:

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[boilo56]

I'm only referencing the 8.5x11 piece of paper that came with the boat:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]134217[/ATTACH]

Thanks, HK didn't put this paper in the box, and they forgot to put the magnets for the canopy...

[boilo56]

... And what do you think about the motor mounts? They seem to be pretty weak. A good crash would probably break them, don't you think?

[boilo56]

I'm only referencing the 8.5x11 piece of paper that came with the boat:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]134217[/ATTACH]

So, the ESc's are cannot be programmed, right?

[lt130th]

Oh, wow. Sucks about the magnets! Worst thing on mine was the missing letter G in the H-KING logo on the back...you can see it in the pic's on my first post. I don't think the ESC's are programmable. Those motor mounts are actually fairly stout. I know they seem flimsy, but those are the same mounts used in a lot of Venom/Atomic hulls for outrunners. I did tighten that screw on each mount, a bit more, just to make sure they were not loose from the factory.

[ray schrauwen]

Tie your two packs together electrically (in Parallel) so each motor sees the exact same voltage.

I just pulled this one out of the water after the first good test session. All electronics were barely warm. 5.5mm bullets were the warmest, but not too hot to hold. It ran fairly well with all the stock gear & included 36mm 3-blade props. Was stable & turned well. Seems like one motor is getting more throttle than the other & I'm having to add a lot of rudder trim to keep it straight. I'll revisit the calibration for each ESC. But all in all it's what I expected. I'd say it's getting close to or under 40mph. The 40mm 2-blade props are going on before the next run. I'll get video & GPS then.

[boilo56]

lt130th, what is the run time of the boat? Which batteries are you using? I will use 3s Zippy Flightmax 5000mah 40c.