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  • midwestboat
    Member
    • Feb 2009
    • 56

    #1

    Fine Design Racing

    Anyone know Chris Fine from Fine Design? Has anyone had him build you a boat? How was it.
  • knpc
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2008
    • 566

    #2
    Do a search on this forum, you will find plenty of info on fine design
    Rico 29, Sprintcat 34, Insane FE 30 Hydro, 43'' Aeromarine Conquest

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    • Doby
      KANADA RULES!
      • Apr 2007
      • 7280

      #3
      Sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow shipping and sometimes says he has things in stock when he doesn't.
      Grand River Marine Modellers
      https://www.facebook.com/search/top/...ne%20modellers

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      • midwestboat
        Member
        • Feb 2009
        • 56

        #4
        I did, not finding anything I need, I have $2800 into a 44"cat that I had him build and can't get it to run like I was told it would. Just seeing if I am screwed or not.

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        • Diegoboy
          Administrator
          • Mar 2007
          • 7244

          #5
          44"? Can you post the setup to enlighten us as to what you paid for?
          "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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          • Brushless55
            Creator
            • Oct 2008
            • 9488

            #6
            His stuff looks high priced..?
            .NAMBA20...Caterpillar UL-1, P-Spec OM29, P-Mono DF33, P-Spec JAE, Aussie 33" Hydro-LSH, Sprintcat CC2028 on 8s, PT SS45 Q Hydro, PS295 UL-1 power, OSE Brothers Outlaw QMono 4-sale, Rio 51z CC2028 on 8s

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            • knpc
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2008
              • 566

              #7
              Get him on the phone, he doesn't answer e-mail very well.
              Rico 29, Sprintcat 34, Insane FE 30 Hydro, 43'' Aeromarine Conquest

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              • midwestboat
                Member
                • Feb 2009
                • 56

                #8
                I am at work and new to electric, I am not 100% sure of everything I have without the reciept in front of me. I race Maston marine full mod gas Cat in District 4. I wanted a electric Cat and have heard of there speeds and love the boat"my gas boat". The new one is a New Aeromarine 44" cat. 2 5s lipo packs. Neu motor 30,000 rpm. not sure what speed controller but it is watercooled. all FDR hardware. New Transmitter and reciever 2.4 gig? astroflight charger. I bought it RTR and it was told to me it would run out of the box to me 65mph to 70mph on GPS. He new I already had a cat the would run 63mph on gps. It was also told to me it would run for 15 minutes full power. Well months later, I am not where I need to be with my first race coming up June 7th. He is still working with me, but I am losing faith quickly.

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                • midwestboat
                  Member
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 56

                  #9
                  Originally posted by knpc
                  Get him on the phone, he doesn't answer e-mail very well.
                  Have you used him in the past? Experiences? Seems to know his stuff.

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                  • jingalls007
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 1015

                    #10
                    I've used him on anumber of occasions over the years. I dont want to bash him but he can be tough to deal with. I would try to get what you need here, Steve will take great care of you and the people on this site will more then be able to help you out with your setup.

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                    • midwestboat
                      Member
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 56

                      #11
                      Originally posted by jingalls007
                      I've used him on anumber of occasions over the years. I dont want to bash him but he can be tough to deal with. I would try to get what you need here, Steve will take great care of you and the people on this site will more then be able to help you out with your setup.
                      I am not into bashing either, Wish I would have done some more research $2800 ago. I was promised alot. he hasn't left me hign n dry yet. I am struggling with the battery set up currently. At first he told me 15 min run time full power on 2 5s lipo packs, and now he is tellling me 4 5s lipo packs. He is going to ship me the 5s lipo packs for free"cough" Am I going to pick up 8-10 MPH by adding 2 more packs? Is my run time going to go up that much? I can probably run for 2-4 minutes full power now.

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                      • Brushless55
                        Creator
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 9488

                        #12
                        That would be a big jump..
                        .NAMBA20...Caterpillar UL-1, P-Spec OM29, P-Mono DF33, P-Spec JAE, Aussie 33" Hydro-LSH, Sprintcat CC2028 on 8s, PT SS45 Q Hydro, PS295 UL-1 power, OSE Brothers Outlaw QMono 4-sale, Rio 51z CC2028 on 8s

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                        • jingalls007
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Mar 2009
                          • 1015

                          #13
                          We could help you out a lot more if we new the exact motor and speed control used. To answer your question on volts, yes, the boat will go faster with more volts I don't know if your boat will see 5-8 mph more but it's a possibility. I would say take a few pics of the inside when you can and post them on this thread. You will get a lot more input with pics.

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                          • Flying Scotsman
                            Fast Electric Adict!
                            • Jun 2007
                            • 5190

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Diegoboy
                            44"? Can you post the setup to enlighten us as to what you paid for?
                            He new I already had a cat the would run 63mph on gps. It was also told to me it would run for 15 minutes full power. Well months later, I am not where I need to be with my first race coming up June 7th. He is still working with me, but I am losing faith quickly.


                            Indeed Danny, this sounds bogus and I am not a fan of Fine Design

                            Douggie

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                            • midwestboat
                              Member
                              • Feb 2009
                              • 56

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Flying Scotsman
                              Indeed Danny, this sounds bogus and I am not a fan of Fine Design

                              Douggie
                              What do you mean "bogus" I will copy my reciept and post it here, I will also get Pic's of the boat. R you doubting what I paid?

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