Dusting Off a Fine Design 32 w/ Graupner Z-drive

[ShapeShifter]

WOW,I thought I was the only one left with one of those czec brushed motors in the old stuff box............If you want another one give me a shout.

Nothing wrong with a good Mega S4 motor. It's like a classic hot rod - no reason to change. I have a Plettenberg too. No sure what to do with it.

Once I started buying Hacker and Lehner brushless motors, I never looked back to brushed. After that is was electric planes and helis and now I have a garage full of brushless motors.

[DRMead]

Nothing wrong with a good Mega S4 motor. It's like a classic hot rod - no reason to change. I have a Plettenberg too. No sure what to do with it.

Once I started buying Hacker and Lehner brushless motors, I never looked back to brushed. After that is was electric planes and helis and now I have a garage full of brushless motors.

Exactly my point. Nostalgia is kool ,but reality checks in. Funny before I spotted your thread,I had the motor in my hand wondering if anyone still used them. I have no use for it anymore myself because of the Lehners and Hackers also. If you want or possibly need another be in touch.Still like new.Thanks.

[ShapeShifter]

I'm hoping someone here can help me with tuning of this old boat. I have it balanced at close to 20% in this video. Notice in the video how it randomly diggs the bow down for no apparent reason? Notably at the 00:44 thru 00:49 second mark.

https://youtu.be/63XHzxRPQP0

It probably needs some up-trim but the batteries are way aft already. Is it a lifting prop thats lifting the stern up and making the bow dig?

[Tamelesstgr]

I wonder if you picked up some weeds or something? With that steerable outdrive when you turned you maybe lost any weeds? I have the same hull and mine was running wet like you see at 00:44, I had to move my trim tabs up on the transom so they were about 1/8" above the bottom of the transom. That really freed up my hull, here is my running video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oISD8Ttm3P4

[Tamelesstgr]

Also, it's hard to see the actual angle of your trim tabs, they should be pretty much parallel to the bottom of the hull, see pics

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[Peter A]

It looks to be running wet, as you were thinking trim it up a bit and that should help with the bow steer issue. It is just a matter of tuning and trying.

[ShapeShifter]

Still runs wet even with dive trimmed way up. Really weird.... Here is a cool pic though..

[Tamelesstgr]

Sweet pic

[ShapeShifter]

Shes a bitch. Maybe she keeps messing with trim whiles its out there......