Proboat Zelos G 48" Cat Gas Powered!

[Keagan-Z06]

Proboat seems to be dropping bombs the past few weeks. Something for the gas guys!

https://www.horizonhobby.com/48-quot;--zelos-g-catamaran--rtr-prb09004?clickpath=boats_rotator1_05112017

[Erroneous]

They are on a good one.... My fingers are still crossed for a rtr 48" twin.

[bigcam406]

lets hope the hulls are beefed up better than the previous gas cat

[fweasel]

They've improved the strut design, that's for sure.

[Yellow]

Fingers crossed for a 55" brushless DeepV!

[bigcam406]

not a cat fan, but the more I look at this model, the more im liking it. love the paint scheme.

[bigcam406]

just wondering what the HP rating is on the new 30cc engine that this boat is equipped with. I looked but couldn't find any specs on it.

[Erroneous]

Ive seen heavily modded Zenoahs rated at 7-9hp.. Id guess this one is around 5-6.

[andygoesfast]

Got one!

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https://youtu.be/6AL9f7vFIB8

Video of my new Zelos g running!

I have a problem with it.. The clutch is slipping and horizon will only send me new shoes or I have to send the motor in and wait two weeks for them to look at it.. I am almost sure its not the shoes, there are worn now but I this there's a bigger problem. The boat has 2-3 tanks through it. it had the problem the whole time.. even during break in I am disappointed in the customer service at this point.. Its a new boat, I want it fixed before next weekend or a new boat before the week end. Accept for the clutch the boat is great! Anyone have a idea how I can run my boat again this weekend?

[Yellow]

That engine is running "Fat" also known as rich. Time to lean it a little bit. My Zelos 36 twin would SMOKE that thing! Go ELECTRIC! I do dig your boat though! I don't think the clutch is slipping. What prop are you running? Is it the stock one? It sounds like its running on the rich side. What two stroke oil are you running and what ratio?

[Erroneous]

Most gas/ nitro rc engines will come stock tuned extremely rich. Its best to run the first couple tanks of fuel at stock settings (somewhere around 1-1/2 to 2 turns out on the needle) to break in the cylinder and seat the compression ring. The extra "rich" mix will help carry out any metal debris during the seating/break in. 3 tanks in Id lean it out 1/8 turn in at a time. This thing will WAKE UP quick!

[andygoesfast]

I am running blend-all two stroke oil, at 25:1. I know it's pig rich! I only ran a little over two tanks. I was going to start leaning it out but that would make the clutch slip worse(extra power). I edited out most of the slip in the video(not trying to bad mouth hh(but getting sad at them after my call)). U can really hear it in the video around 1 to 1:30 Minutes in. The rpm go way up and the boat slows down.

In a side note I also have a modded zelos 36(I read the zelos 36 part of the forum all the time!) .. it's awesome, but my buddy got this boat and I had to have one too! I like the gas run time.. I get tired of driving before I have to pull in for more fuel. The 36 would beat this guy in a race hands down even once I leaned it out.

[bigcam406]

I watched the vid and and I tend to agree about the clutch. but on some parts im thinking it could be cavitation. have you taken the clutch out and checked it? does the shoes look burnished at all?

[Erroneous]

Id nail it, get some heat in the pads and see what happens. Do some prep work on the prop and let her eat. The chances of two sets of clutch pads being wonky are close to nothing.

[andygoesfast]

The pads have seen a lot of heat! I would say they are a little less than half worn! When I was breaking in the motor I told my self it's was prop wash but I wasn't that lucky. After the first time I took it apart I knew there was a slip in the clutch. I cleaned the clutch pads and bell. I have also checked to make sure the clutch pads move freely on the bolt and the clutch bell has no visible cracks the bearing feels smooth and no play. Hh is sending me clutch shoes and going to have boat expert call me today(there wasn't one in yesterday). My buddy bought the same boat and it works fine. Mine is great, accept the clutch