Hull Question

[Grimracer]

Got my new UL-1 & fitted the extra cap 25v 2200uf cap as grim suggested & no esc issues . well as for RTR just as well i learnt from my SV27s .

1- the hardware was mounted wrong & loose.
2-the cooling jaket o-rings were cut to pieces ,lucky i ordered the up grade one with the boat.
3-the flex cable was to long & had to be cut down so you could set the gap between the strut & drive dog.
4-steering linkages set up wrong ,the rudder would only turn a few degrees out of the box.

I did get the upgrade kit for the water jacket with the boat , but thought the OSE one was a better design & cant understand why Aqua Craft didnt make a one piece jacket


I expected all this from owning 2 SV27s & knew i would have to spend hours getting it right before putting it in the water , but i think Aqua Craft have some major quality control issues . And i feel sorry for the mums & dads or newbees buying these RTR boats thinking they can put it straight into the water.

Apart from that im happy how it runs ...

You have 4 good points here. Help understand a few...

1 - Let me know how the hardware was mounted wrong.. that would be good to know..
2 – how do you know the o rings were cut to pieces. Did you take it apart before you leak tested it?
3 – I have seen some of this.. its minor and the new guys is never going to know the dif.. but we are listening.. better a tad long then to short..
4 – The steering linkage was actually correct...the boat easy runs well at that setting.. but.. you like me.. we “Like” a tad more.. its not hard to move the rod out on the horn.


Keep us posted

Grim

[scoota]

The rudder mount was bolted up with the top sitting on the top lip of hull ( see pic)& please let me know if that how its ment to be.

The steering rod was in the first hole up from the retaining screw on the servo & had no right hand rudder turn because the horn was hitting the steering rod retainer clip (see 2 pics) i moved it to the third hole up to get some right rudder turn(the pic shows the rudder at full right from out of the box) YES not a big deal if it was ment to be that way..

With the cooling jacket i blew through one end & put my finger over the other & could hear it leaking around the motor , i screwed the end cap off & found the o-rings all damaged.

Thanks for your reply Grim & hope i was some help . All is good & the boat rocks now!!! Im just happy the boat got to Australia in one piece with no damage cause nobody sells them here yet , we are a bit behind in the times LoL....

Cheers jason....

[scoota]

Very well put. It is the newbees who get screwed when buying these Aquacraft boats(I've had no issues w/ 3 Proboats). I'm helping someone right now with a SV that will not stop leaking through the transom, siliconed and all. It's Sad, yet you'll have guys(Aquacraft cheerleaders) on here say we're ignorant for not knowing to expect it. This is what's wrong with this country along w/ quality and accountability. Obama's going to fix it all though!

i cant say a bad thing about my Pro Boat/Black Jack & wish i could say the same about the Aquacraft products , but the UL-1 didnt have half the problems of my SVs ,thats a good thing i guess ! Dont get me started on all the issues i had with my SVs ill be here all night!!!! It all comes down to quality control .....