Mono Setup: Will this work?

[Keagan-Z06]

Looks like a potentially bad setup, especially for a newbie.

- Motor Kv is really too high for 8S, I set SAW records with a single-motored 8S hydro and a motor with the same Kv
- Need to know the prop pitch, number of blades, and if they are counter-rotating
- Turn fins are likely too small for good turning
- Tabs appear to be mounted too low, should be at least 1/16" above the bottom
- Struts may be mounted too high, the outside prop could be lifted free of the water as the hull leans into a turn

There is not much experience with twin monos, so especially with an untried original design he will have limited experienced support. What he gets won't likely be able to see the boat running to help evaluate any setup issues - videos are notoriously poor for evaluating boat performance, although they are better than nothing.

Any idea where someone with no building experience obtained the "knowledge" to set up the boat like he has? And why he is so secretive about the build? Why ask for help after all the parts are purchased and mounted in the boat.



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Thanks for chiming in again Fluid. The prop is 2 blade 4816 CNC so I'm assuming the pitch is 1.6? He will be running one side clock, left side counter clock. I know he found this forum along with YouTube videos so I assume that's where he got his info from, he also has a friend who use to build real boats for a living. I agree I've never seen a twin mono setup before. He is confident the thing will fly, should hit the water in a week or two. Waiting on shafts.

[Fluid]

He may do okay, but a "friend who used to build real boats" may get a surprise....lots of full-scale boat tech just doesn't transfer to fake boats. It's hard to believe that anyone on this forum would suggest that particular motor/prop setup in such a large mono, but then there are lots of posters/posers here who freely make recommendations about things they know nothing about.

I really hope he can make it perform decently before he burns stuff up. This is a very ambitious project for an FE newbie.....



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[Keagan-Z06]

Thanks again Fluid, I had not thought about one prop coming out of the water on a turn. When I say real boats I wasn't trying to take away from the RC boats by no means. I really wanna see it run as I've never seen something of the sort. I guess it's just a wait and see at the moment. If I had to take a wild guess I would say he is good for 50? But I'm a newbie myself so that holds nothing. Lol

[Keagan-Z06]

Boat weights 25lbs. It should be all set and ready to go.

[Keagan-Z06]

ok the little boat that could. Clocked 46.8mph on its second run. First run about 2 weeks ago it could not go pass 15mph.

[Keagan-Z06]

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