Fixing the BJ26 Handling Issues

[forescott]

Sounds perfect to me. You're not getting much cavitation at all.

[roadrashracing]

I'll mess with some step once spring comes

[roadrashracing]

I am final putting my bj back together, it was all in a box, trying a miss g flex shaft.

[roadrashracing]

Is it spring yet? I can't rember winter being this long!

[dirty]

prop nut,when you moved the fins to the top hole,i take it you drilled a new hole for the lower screw,and then covered up the old old?i will have more questions about all this once i tear into it.but figured i would start with the fins

[PropNutt43]

prop nut,when you moved the fins to the top hole,i take it you drilled a new hole for the lower screw,and then covered up the old old?i will have more questions about all this once i tear into it.but figured i would start with the fins

Dirty, yes you will need to fill the old holes and drill two new ones. I used epoxy to fill the old holes. Please read through the first few posts in this tread for more info on all the mods done to the boat.

[dirty]

oh ok,i thought you used the existing top holes and drilled 2 more on top of that.I will go back through the posts

[PropNutt43]

oh ok,i thought you used the existing top holes and drilled 2 more on top of that.I will go back through the posts

Dirty, that is exactly what I did, I guess it just didn't sound that way when I wrote it, lol!

[roadrashracing]

What kind of speeds should you expect out of the stock setup, boat was bouncing on top of the small waves, but it took a while to get on plane. I hit around 26.9 mph with 7 cell 4200 traxxas and a 3 blade prop, I am going to try the same setup witht the stock prop, I have lipos but one has a bad cell, I think.

[roadrashracing]

went back out, still not really smooth, a lot of jumping around, ran the stock prop. With stock prop it got on to plan a lot easier. The first pack I ran was a new set of seven cell. Got 27 mph even, then I put the lipos in 30.7 mph.

[tiqueman]

Stock motor, stock esc, I get almost 43mph out of mine. X642, detongued and tip cup. Lipo, 40C 5000mah 4S

[roadrashracing]

, detongued and tip cup.

whats that? I need to try a clam day before I do anything major.

[tiqueman]

Detongue is removing the area close to the hub that kinda swings forward and then back to the tip. Easiest way to explain it, look at a M445 and an X445. The "M" series props come detongued from the factory. Cupping is very slightly bending the tips back and or the traling edge of the blade. That kinda describes it, its a bit more involved and easy to mess up if your not careful.

[roadrashracing]

Had my boat out today, it went well until I took it to the other side of the pond and ran out of room, the front has a small crack along the seam, but I did not spilt it open, I'm sure it will get a few more war wounds before summers done.

http://www.youtube.com/user/112racingguy?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/fejMrqO-fI8

[tiqueman]

Had my boat out today, it went well until I took it to the other side of the pond and ran out of room, the front has a small crack along the seam, but I did not spilt it open, I'm sure it will get a few more war wounds before summers done.

http://www.youtube.com/user/112racin.../0/fejMrqO-fI8

That hurts. Yeah, they dont run well on land. Get her patched up and back out there