Miss Geico dialed in- strut modification

[BHChieftain]

Hi,
My son has been racing his Miss Geico (V2) in the p-limited offshore class, and we have it dialed in on stock setup with x642 prop. Batteries are just behind the front end of the motor (non-shaft side). Per the tips on the forum, I ground a wider slot in the strut, allowing a bit of negative angle. I have the strut up pretty high-- with the sponsons on the table the shaft does not touch the table-- close-- probably less than 1/8 above it (in the picture it looks like more, but that is just due to the camera angle).

In race conditions (ie, some race-induced chop in the water), the boat rides perfect, no bounce. In glass water, we get a slow bounce. I have not blueprinted the sponsons, and probably won't bother as the boat is doing great in race conditions.

Been too busy coaching my son through the races to get a video, but will try to get one next time.

Chief

[tlandauer]

That is just awesome!

[hydro_pyro]

(edited to reflect edit above)

Looks good, I will probably do the same with mine.

[BHChieftain]

Whoops, I meant negative-- to push the nose down just a tad. I'll edit that.

Chief

[PvtSpoon]

Do you have a link for the rules for running p-limited offshore class, as I'm trying to kick start FE racing at the club I'm part of


Thanks

[BHChieftain]

Here you go

http://www.namba.com/content/library/rules/namba_rulebook.pdf

Chief

[TheShaughnessy]

Now just off set that rudder a tad. Won't scrub so much speed in the corners, better top end down the back strait ( for the offset course) and it should still turn to the left just fine for the one left hander.

[macace123]

Can you take more pics of the top of the strut to see the level

[BHChieftain]

Here you go. You can see in the second picture the top of the strut bracket and the angle I get with the modification.
Chief

[JimClark]

Thanks James just what I need for my boat I am working on.

[bdp1174]

Awesome info and pics I will use this information to help me get my blackjack 29 dialed in.

[maxmekker]

I wish I could find my 'old' stock strutt so I could try this out. I got the kintec strutt pritty fast after getting the geico , but I did no good to the bounch , so I feel. I think I have been into all settings and battery placements to get it to run smoother.
Anyway, great info, and hope to see a video soon :-)

[macace123]

wow thanks Cheif for the pics much help looks great.

[Speedracer128]

I'm kinda new to rc boating so excuse me for not understanding exactly what you did to the strut so that it can have some negative angle to keep the nose in the water better. When you are talking about grinding the strut some does that mean you take some off the front of the strut(the side closer to the boat? Or drilling the inside of the strut so it has more play?

I have a MG and with my stock set up I had everything pretty good. I put a 180 esc and a nemesis 4080. So run it with an x642 and an x646 and I'm still trying to dial it to run more stable. She is really fast IMO. ATM I'm running with smaller prop till I learn to control her better

[BHChieftain]

I'm kinda new to rc boating so excuse me for not understanding exactly what you did to the strut so that it can have some negative angle to keep the nose in the water better. When you are talking about grinding the strut some does that mean you take some off the front of the strut(the side closer to the boat? Or drilling the inside of the strut so it has more play?

I have a MG and with my stock set up I had everything pretty good. I put a 180 esc and a nemesis 4080. So run it with an x642 and an x646 and I'm still trying to dial it to run more stable. She is really fast IMO. ATM I'm running with smaller prop till I learn to control her better

If you look at the 3rd picture in the first post-- I took a dremel tool and enlarged the inside "slot"-- rounded out a bit so that when I move the strut up I can get some play to set the angle.

Chief