Time to give the Blackjack some attention.

[tiqueman]

Coming from experience, 5S at most and run an external bec. The esc is rated at 21volts. 6S is 22.2V. Even at 5S, your hit and miss. Some people have luck with it, some dont. I wasnt so lucky. Fire smoke damage lost esc, reciever and a gps unit. My $.02, 5S isnt worth it.

However, I have heard mulitple times, the MOTOR can handle 6S.

[tiqueman]

Has anyone tried the BJ Nitro hardware?

[bwells]

Tiqueman: I figured 5s would be okay but not 6s, Did I understand you correctly

[tiqueman]

Lol, depends on how you look at it. As I said, my 5S experience was unpleasant. I got about 3 runs out of her before the magic happened.

But yes, 5S is within the escs limits. But disconnect the red wire out of the plug that goes into the reciever and run an external BEC or batt pack.

[tiqueman]

Heres the hardware I was talking about...

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=PRB2825

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=PRB2824

[bobkatz]

Wrong color for me, it's probably decent stuff though.

[tiqueman]

Wrong color for me, it's probably decent stuff though.

Color is easy to change.. and even easier to make natural aluminum.

[wakeboardfusion]

I might try that, but would the aftermarket be better?

[RCprince]

Heres the hardware I was talking about...

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=PRB2825

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=PRB2824

That's what I'm about to put on my BJ

[wakeboardfusion]

Does anyone know what the best choice for stability is? The offshore setup, proboat setup, or fullers?

[tiletony]

i went with the hardware steve has shown...it is great...i did need to remove the stock tuen fins and now it is much better...as for the 6s..i ran with both 5 and 6 on the stock esc and stock motor and never had a problem untill i ran a differnt motor now i can get it right...i think the best choice is the stock motor and esc...just run a batt pack to the receiver..

[wakeboardfusion]

Alright, this sat on the shelve until now. Just ordered some hardware from Steven, the one he recommended earlier in the thread. I also put in an order for some 2s 5000 mah batts from HK. I am looking at getting a new ESC also, would the 90 or 120 amp aquastar from HK be better? I would rather buy the 120 in case i want to use it for another boat. Will it hurt if i have too much capacity?

[wakeboardfusion]

Also bought the 120 amp as well as a tactic 2.4 today

[sfcoffee]

You should also do the turning fin mod. I cut and bent mine instead redrilling. And a nice Octura X642 prop wouldn't hurt either.. The boat doesn't lean to the outside in a turn with fin mod.. i did manage to flip when i tried though.. Good thing the rivers only knee deep..

[wakeboardfusion]

I will have to do that, i have a 642 that i just need to S/B. Where in idaho are you?