Aquacraft Motley Crew - Diesel

[mdunham]

congrats on the new boat..can't wait to see it run. call/text me when you get back from the in-laws so we can run the boats

[BLAZE WON]

i got my motley at my lhs yesterday to. this thing looks like a very serious contender. however i dont think this boat will take the abuse the miss g can. the top deck seems very thin compared to miss g. a good blow over at 50 will cause some damage to the deck. the inside of the sponsons are at sharp 90 degree angles not rounded like miss g . the steps on the ride pads are very gradual not as flat as they could be but better than miss g. the gold anodized cooling jacket on the motor makes it look a lot bigger than it is. all in all i think aqua craft has a good one here. to bad they are on backorder till july. if you can find one somewhere buy it. its gonna be a good thing.

[Doby]

I've had blow overs on mine at 45 several times and the hull show no signs of stress cracks or anything else.

[Brushless55]

Looking forward to this one!!
congrats on the purchase.. If I wasn't buying a 295 Tunnel from Mike I would have put this on order by now

[Diesel6401]

I thought just the opposite about the hatch, I think the MC hatch feels a lot stronger then the MG hatch. Seems tougher IMHO.... I like the small steps and the back of my hull on the rear sponons seem to have a nive sharpe angle, not so rounded like the MG.

Youtube video failed to load for me, too large of a file so poop on that idea.

[Diesel6401]

congrats on the new boat..can't wait to see it run. call/text me when you get back from the in-laws so we can run the boats

I'll let ya know when I get back. I gotta start this battery testing thing soon as well. I got the P1 ready for her maiden as well.

[BLAZE WON]

i wasnt talking about the hatch. i was refering to the top deck from the sponsons to the hatch. it just seems very flexable imo. the hatch is much stronger than the miss g. again i will be running the boat tonite. then i will know more about how it runs.

[Diesel6401]

i wasnt talking about the hatch. i was refering to the top deck from the sponsons to the hatch. it just seems very flexable imo. the hatch is much stronger than the miss g. again i will be running the boat tonite. then i will know more about how it runs.

I follow you now. The top half does have more flex then then lower half of the hull. The lower half seemed very tough if i remember correctly, Time will tell how she holds up, but I didn't think it was a big deal when I looked over the hull. Interested to hear how she runs.

[Diesel6401]

It sure is a pretty finish, isn't it!

Doby have you seen a production version yet? Interested on any difference you may note between the production and prototype.

[TheShaughnessy]

i got my motley at my lhs yesterday to. this thing looks like a very serious contender. however i dont think this boat will take the abuse the miss g can. the top deck seems very thin compared to miss g. a good blow over at 50 will cause some damage to the deck. the inside of the sponsons are at sharp 90 degree angles not rounded like miss g . the steps on the ride pads are very gradual not as flat as they could be but better than miss g. the gold anodized cooling jacket on the motor makes it look a lot bigger than it is. all in all i think aqua craft has a good one here. to bad they are on backorder till july. if you can find one somewhere buy it. its gonna be a good thing.

MG isn't exactly a tank, i split the seem at the front of the sponsons after a bad submarine. not really a big deal though, some epoxy and sanding fixed her up. My SV 27 took tons of abuse so i doubt the MC is going to shatter in a blow over. After seeing some vids of the MC running in the wind i don't think a blowover is going to be much of an issue.

[TheShaughnessy]

Interested in the front end. Looks less like a wing then the MG. can you get a good shot of the tunnel ?

[Doby]

Doby have you seen a production version yet? Interested on any difference you may note between the production and prototype.

I had a good chance to compare the 2 versions in Toledo with Mike Z. Other than the color, the fact that mine has the old style waterjacket and the rudder water pick up, the fit and finish seemed pretty much identical from what I saw. Even the ride pad edges on the tunnel were equally as sharp.

[BLAZE WON]

i dont remember saying that the boat was going to shadder . in the vids that we see now the boat is going in the high 30s to mid 40s when the right guys get their special set ups in the boat i think you will see a difference.doby even stated that he has blown his over on several occasions and he is running in the mid40s.

[TheShaughnessy]

i dont remember saying that the boat was going to shadder . in the vids that we see now the boat is going in the high 30s to mid 40s when the right guys get their special set ups in the boat i think you will see a difference.doby even stated that he has blown his over on several occasions and he is running in the mid40s.

oh, well doesn't that hold true with all boats? Put enough power and get them going fast enough something is bound to break along the way right? He has blown his over without issue right?

[Doby]

I've had a few blowovers in some really windy conditions but I was pushing the boat. Heres a hint, in the windier conditions, add some velco in front of the motor and place an extra 2S pack for ballast. It works well. You loose a few mph but the boat stays nicely planted and really lessens the blowovers. All of mine were when running the boat very loose with the batteries basically as far back as possible and the hull airing out nicely on the back ride pads (with the wind)...then I make my turn into the wind hit the gas and see how long it will stay planted on the water....untill its to late. Unless the conditions were really calm, I wouldn't race with that setup but stick with the standard battery mounting locations.

The hull has survived with no visible cracks at all.

One good thing about being upside down though is that the hull sits very high out of the water, so if theres a wind and its blowing to shore, the boat makes it back in no time.