Just joined the MC crew!

[Prodrvr]

Hey guys, the boat showed up today and looks good. I had to adjust the water pick up and the strut. I have a few questions.

Regarding batteries, is lighter better, or is the weight needed to keep it balanced at speed?
I see it runs on two 2s lipo's. I don't have any. Can I just cut the series harness off the esc and just parallel my two 4s lipo's?
On 4s, which prop will give the most mph without cooking everything?
And last question for now, do any of the stock components have to be upgraded immediately?

[JJ1TRXSAton]

Awesome. I'm having a great time with my MC. I'm lucky enough to take my boats to 2 different local lakes. One has more chop and wind than the other... I use the 4S in parallel with some adjustments when I go to the lake with chop & wind to help from blowovers... I use the 2S in series with different adjustments at the lake that has less chop and hardly any wind... Lots of adjusting and tuning to get your MC to plane good on the water... That's just part of it. What works for me may not work out for you... You'll understand the characteristics of your boat the more times you get to take it to the lake and tune... Have fun...

[Doby]

When I race mine in windy conditions, I use a single 8000 Mah Zippy 4S pack placed on the left side. (It really does fit!). The weight on the one side counteracts the prop torque nicely.

There is no need to update the stock components.

[Prodrvr]

Sounds good guys! I already ordered a new prop...I'm not even going to run it with the plastic one. One thing I did notice is that the motor shaft is not perfectly in line with the flex cable. The motor shaft is a touch higher. Now do I make an attempt to bend the stuffing tube up, or do I somehow lower the motor?

[Prodrvr]

Ok, motor mount lowered, shaft lines up perfect now.

[JJ1TRXSAton]

Yes the motor mount is very easy to bend. I had to do the same to line up the flex and motor...
Also the stock flexshaft for the MC isnt the greatest. Ive read many posts where they have broken and the prop is lost. Of course my first time out with the MC and the prop shaft breaks off with my new GR 42 x 55 prop. I kept the broken flex as a reminder. So keep that in mind. Maybe keep the stock prop and flex for spare / backup, and get the OSE flex for the MC and install ur new prop on that 1...

[Prodrvr]

The one from OSE is out of stock, however it's available from Kintec. I didn't bend the motor bracket, I relocated it.

[JJ1TRXSAton]

Oh my mount to stuffing tube wasn;t that far off where I had to relocate my mount. I only needed like a 1mm adjustment down... Let the prop/ flex turn much easier...

[Prodrvr]

I had to lower the bracket 1/8"

[Prodrvr]

Can a 3/16" flex cable fit if I removed the teflon liner?

[Mxkid261]

Can a 3/16" flex cable fit if I removed the teflon liner?

Yes

[Prodrvr]

Yes

Sweet thanks!!

[Prodrvr]

Got her wet for the first time this morning. It runs well, but nowhere near fast enough. Came back in after 5 minutes of full throttle running and the inside was bone dry...awesome! Now I can safely use my gps in it without fear of getting water in it. I'll have to establish a baseline on it next run.

[Prodrvr]

Here's my baseline...all stock using 2 - 4s 4000 25C

Amps: 33.26
Watts: 534.8
Mph: 31.9

[roofintrash]

What prop were you running? Mine,bone stock other than an m445 prop topped out at 45mph. I probably could have got a little more out of it but couldn't leave well enough alone with that motor mount. Ran it for the first time yesterday gutted and switched up and got 51 on a not very good day wind wise. Love this boat.