My New 27R

[electric]

One more thing. These boats tend to flip pretty easy. If you want to make your life easy buy one of these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SV27-rollover-cowl-kit-canopy-supervee-27-/230787175822?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35bbfcd58e

I found some yellow paint (my boat is the same color as yours) and painted it which keeps the ugliness factor down a bit. Really works 100 percent.

[Kent55]

I am thinking of ordering a prop from kintecracing.com
Are there parts I should order that will be needed in the future that I should go ahead & get now?

Also, what is the best way to clean/clear the cooling tubes? The last few runs I have not seen water coming out at all - unless it is just hard to see. Shouldn't it come out at all planing speeds?

[Brushless55]

I am thinking of ordering a prop from kintecracing.com
Are there parts I should order that will be needed in the future that I should go ahead & get now?

Also, what is the best way to clean/clear the cooling tubes? The last few runs I have not seen water coming out at all - unless it is just hard to see. Shouldn't it come out at all planing speeds?

Check for blockage in the lines.. if something is slowing the water flow or stopping it, you will burn the motor and esc
I always blow through my lines after a day of fun at the lake

[Kent55]

Kent,
I gather this means your happy you took the advice of all us who were suggesting you get the SVR??

Personally, I really have high hopes for the new AQ Revolt boat that's due to hit stores soon. Looking like that's going to be my first "real" FE glass boat.

Regards,

Yes, I am liking this boat a lot more than the Tower Vee I had before.

I also really like the new AQ Revolt - I like the realistic boat look. Bad thing is, it was posted onto AQ's website only days after I ordered the SV27 and it is out of my price range.

[mtbenjamin77]

Kent,

I'm glad you're happy with the boat. it does look good in the pics you posted. For the water cooling, always check to see if water is coming thru the lines. get in the habit of always looking at that while you drive. I have had a bad tumble and crash that knocks a water line loose. Just running these boats for a minute with no cooling can destroy everything. Remove the line from the rudder and blow through the line. If there is blockage, then disconnect the line between the water outlet and the motor and blow through the lines again. If there still seems to be blockage keep un hooking each item until you find the culprit. Make a habit of checking the water lines, better safe then sorry

[Kent55]

Kent,

I'm glad you're happy with the boat. it does look good in the pics you posted. For the water cooling, always check to see if water is coming thru the lines. get in the habit of always looking at that while you drive. I have had a bad tumble and crash that knocks a water line loose. Just running these boats for a minute with no cooling can destroy everything. Remove the line from the rudder and blow through the line. If there is blockage, then disconnect the line between the water outlet and the motor and blow through the lines again. If there still seems to be blockage keep un hooking each item until you find the culprit. Make a habit of checking the water lines, better safe then sorry

What do you blow with - compressed air?

[tlandauer]

Kent55,
I use a disposible bent-tip plastic syringe. I take the silicone tube off the rudder and place the tip into the tube to blow water into the system to check leaksand blockage, I place my finger on the out-going nipple and shoot the syringe to pressure test. Depending on how long the tubings are inside your boat, sometimes I need 2 or 3 full shots to gather enough water to complete the test. I keep pushing the syring until I feel pressure from the out-goimg nipple. I look inside the boat for leaks, typically on the water jacket on the motor and various fittings. let go of your finger and water should "shootout" like a squirt-gun.
BTY, sometimes small debries get stuck in the rudder pick-up holes, another place you must check, I have blockage there far more often than up stream the the hose. I back flush it by inserting the bent tip into the nipple on the rudder and shoot water , any small grass or debries should come out of the pick-up hole, or you can use any length of discarded silicone tube and attach one end to bent-tip and another end connect to rudder nipple.

[tlandauer]

And how right you are, Bruce! I should have kept my mouth shut! I am glad you cleared this up!

[Kent55]

And how right you are, Bruce! I should have kept my mouth shut! I am glad you cleared this up!

No, No I like your ideas. I have 1 of those syringes from when I had my wisdom removed. I'm going to dig it out now.
Thanks.

[tlandauer]

That is just the way I like to mock myself, I know all is good, thanks!
BTW, since I didn't know what I was talking about and having re-read Kent55's post, I realized it is not a problem with leaking, but rather the water is not ( at least not seemingly) coming out with a volume that would suggest sufficient cooling is taking place. Looking at AQ's picture I was reminded the same problem on my Rio, the tubing takes a sharp turn and goes into the transom, might want to double check that it is not pinched as in my Rio. I gently tucked out the tube a little so the turn is more rounded, and water seems to come out more.