Supervee27 ?

[rchippie]

Im new to boating but not to rc . Im getting a supervee 27 latter this week ( it's in the mail) & have a couple of ?'s . Is there one thread here that can tell me most of what i need to know about this boat ?. I all ready read that i need to seal the bare wood in the hull with epoxy . I also read that since i will be using lipo's (Trakpower 20c 4900) that i need to slide the battery's foward about 1 inch past the mount to help with balanceing of the boat . I all ready ordered my lvc for the lipo's . I need to know about adding foam were & how much & (what kind) to the hull . I will be switching out the stock radio for my airtronics m8 with fm module for a better & stronger signal. It has the novak switch module & reciver with all the frequency's . So getting a open frequency wont be a problem . So if there is one thread that is a must read please let me know . Thank you

[badag98]

As for foam, I cut up a pool noodle and stuffed it in the front of the boat and glued a piece to the hatch in case it blew off.

I would strongly suggest upgrading the cooling jacket on the motor and maybe adding another water pick up. I am farily new to this site but have found that the addition of these items has greatly reduced the heat on the motor and ESC.

The other thing i would suggest is to add a the turn fin on the port side of the boat. I learned the hard way, making a left turn and it took a lot more space and hit the bank breaking my rudder!!

And all ways tape the hatch shut to keep water out!!

[rchippie]

As for foam, I cut up a pool noodle and stuffed it in the front of the boat and glued a piece to the hatch in case it blew off.

I would strongly suggest upgrading the cooling jacket on the motor and maybe adding another water pick up. I am farily new to this site but have found that the addition of these items has greatly reduced the heat on the motor and ESC.

The other thing i would suggest is to add a the turn fin on the port side of the boat. I learned the hard way, making a left turn and it took a lot more space and hit the bank breaking my rudder!!

And all ways tape the hatch shut to keep water out!!

Thank's for the repliy . Is there a recomended water jacket & pickup upgrade for the stock motor & esc ?. I had all ready planed on the turn fin upgrade .

[badag98]

Steve has a couple here on his site that are good from what i read, I bought the one from Kinetic Racing. They also have a trim tab pick up that i installed that works like a charm, the motor mount will cooling is nice but may be over kill but i did it any way. Oh yea the upgraded latch is really nice, the foam is ok but a little hard to fit in the tight grove.

http://kintecracing.com/Supervee_27_upgrades.html

[rchippie]

Who has the trim tab pick up your talking about the offshore store or the kinetic store ?.

[badag98]

It should be on the Kintec Link I sent. It is a bit bigger than i thought but works great!

[rchippie]

I'll take a look thank's . Does it replace the stock pick up or is this in adtion to the stock pick up ?. Do you know what is the longest lipo that will fit ?. I found some lipo's that are on sale . But they are 160mm - to 165mm long . But the price is really really good .

[m4a1usr]

So if there is one thread that is a must read please let me know . Thank you

Probably the hands down most informative thread about performance improvements for the SV27 has got to be the one on Rumrunner that Darin put together a couple years ago. Covers everything from workmanship to basic engineering and back to add on's. You dont have to be a racer to learn from from it but you would be a fool not to pick up some basics. He has no business vested interest in providing the information which is more then I can say about others offering advice.

John

[rchippie]

Thank's i will check it out . Do you know the name of the thread or have a link to the thread ?.

[m4a1usr]

Thank's i will check it out . Do you know the name of the thread or have a link to the thread ?.

I did a search for Darins build thread but couldnt find it. I did find my SV27 improvements thread but it doesnt do justice to his original. Maybe someone book marked it. Some really good stuff compiled from experienced FE folks.

John

http://www.rumrunnerracing.com/feforums/showthread.php?t=20037&highlight=sv27+improvements

[rchippie]

I did a search for Darins build thread but couldnt find it. I did find my SV27 improvements thread but it doesnt do justice to his original. Maybe someone book marked it. Some really good stuff compiled from experienced FE folks.

John

http://www.rumrunnerracing.com/fefor...7+improvements

Thank you i'll give it a look . Do you know whats the longest lipo you can use in the SV27 ?. I found some that are 160mm -165mm on sale . Is that to long ?.

[m4a1usr]

Thank you i'll give it a look . Do you know whats the longest lipo you can use in the SV27 ?. I found some that are 160mm -165mm on sale . Is that to long ?.

The beauty of the SV27 is the long extended inside battery mounting surfaces. I doubt there is such a thing as too long a battery to fit unless someone comes up with a bizarre battery design. You have more room then you probably realize.

John

[rchippie]

[QUOTE=m4a1usr;153141]The beauty of the SV27 is the long extended inside battery mounting surfaces. I doubt there is such a thing as too long a battery to fit unless someone comes up with a bizarre battery design. You have more room then you probably realize.

John[/QUOT

Here is what i found NEU4900XP 2S1P. It's a 25c lipo for $35.00 . It's on this page.

http://www.neumotors.com/store/page12/page12.html

I just ordered 4 of these packs for my boat .

[wizard122]

Hi I'm a newbie too but not new to R/C any way check out my post http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ad.php?t=11601
So far I've get her up to 39.4 mph with my set up
Grimeracer 40/52X3 prop
5000 40c lipos Turnigy
1 to 2 deg pos strut I didn't change it thats just what it's at
Rudder kicked back 5 deg
Trim tabs flush
COG 8"
Scuffed bottom Scotch Brite red
Geko 201 Mounted in front of motor

[rchippie]

Hi everybody.

I finally got my SV27 . I will be using neu lipo's . Instead of modifing the battery tray . Is it okay to just remove the tray & velcro the lipo right against the hull ?. Since i will have to slide to lipo's foward for better COB . This would be eaiser .