Drew's SV

[Drewmugx5t]

Finally done.

Got everything epoxied in the way I want it. Everything turned out pretty nice except some of my epoxy joints ran a little (oh well). Very happy so far and I will see how it runs tonight.

[Diesel6401]

Got everything epoxied in the way I want it. Everything turned out pretty nice except some of my epoxy joints ran a little (oh well). Very happy so far and I will see how it runs tonight.

Nice work buddy, looks awesome!!!

[wizard122]

So how did it run Drew?

[Drewmugx5t]

It ran well but I didn't check the cog. I think I was running a little wet. I was running my batteries with the back at the blue line, which is the middle one, I am going to run it in the morning at the rear line and see where I'm at.

I do think that the added weight made the boat slightly more stabile, but may have slowed its responsiveness in tight turns. before I could cut cut left quick then right, similar to initiating a drift in a car, and it would cut really fast to the right. Now it is much harder to do that.

On a side note the stock prop that came on my boat, used, was torn up. I have only been running the 40mm carbon prop that kintec sells.

I will report back tomorrow.

[Drewmugx5t]

How much of the boat should be in the water when running top speed? It looked to me like there was about 6 to7 inches in the water to me. Seems to me that it was running about 5 inches in the water before. I think this is partially due to the fact that I was able to get so much reinforcement in the bottom of the hull. I was able to get the whole bottom except for the front 4 inches.

[wizard122]

Make sure your trimtabs are neutral and so is your strut rudder tucked under a little, CG at
7.5" to start with it should run loose may even want to blow over then start to move the battery's forward a little at a time till you find the sweat spot.

[wizard122]

I forgot to ask are you running Lipos?

[Drewmugx5t]

yeah. turnigy 5000 20-30c. I have some 5200 30-40c on the way from Hong Kong.

[Drewmugx5t]

Haven't had time to run it so it needs to go. Check for it on the for sale thread.

[Drewmugx5t]

Still for sale. New pics added today.