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  • Darin Jordan
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2007
    • 8335

    #1

    Miss Geico Race Prep

    Yup... got mine tonight!

    Pretty exciting. Race prep is going to be pretty easy... Looks to me like it's just going to take some blue-printing of the bottom, which is decent, but, like will ALL composite boats, can be improved upon. Flatten, sharpen, true...

    Other than that, looks like a P-Limited Offshore ready race-boat to me!!

    Going to run it straight out of the box for the first tests, to get a baseline and see how it does in bone-stock trim. Won't stay that way long, though...
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    Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
    "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."
  • Darin Jordan
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2007
    • 8335

    #2
    Some shots of the bottom....
    Attached Files
    Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
    "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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    • firefighter1503
      Junior Member
      • Feb 2010
      • 19

      #3
      I am pretty jealous!!

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      • johnf
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Dec 2009
        • 1078

        #4
        What a sweet looking cat! Great job Darin!
        Catching Air!

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        • boogeyman
          Member
          • Aug 2010
          • 50

          #5
          if u had to guess what kinda speeds to you think it will handle before becoming unstable with the hull and layout fairly stock. 60+???
          i build race cars, and play w fast boats, i think the boats are less of a headache
          http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/h...amaro/scc4.jpg

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          • Darin Jordan
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Apr 2007
            • 8335

            #6
            Originally posted by boogeyman
            if u had to guess what kinda speeds to you think it will handle before becoming unstable with the hull and layout fairly stock. 60+???
            I don't know... what do you say we find out!?

            My goal in designing this was to make it very raceable in the 45-50mph range, because that's what I think is possible with the P-Limited power system in this hull. Beyond that, I really don't know. I would suspect that it should be stable for awhile, but it's going to have to be tried to know for sure.

            I think someone like Jay Turner, if he had one on his bench, would have a better idea.
            Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
            "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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            • johnf
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Dec 2009
              • 1078

              #7
              When I scoop one up I'm gonna make a trip to Texas to have Jay wave his magical fe hands over the hull and perform the hotmbc turn on rails / accelerate like missile blessing he must do to all of his personal boats.
              Catching Air!

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              • boogeyman
                Member
                • Aug 2010
                • 50

                #8
                im just thinking that since the hull is much larger and has a better design that since people have ran nearly 80 w a bj26 that a larger hull w better design should be able to maintain a stable stance in the water at a fairly good clip.

                im planning on picking one up tomorrow if my local hobby shop has one and putting my good power system in it and a m642 prop and see what it acts like on 4s and 6s power
                i build race cars, and play w fast boats, i think the boats are less of a headache
                http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/h...amaro/scc4.jpg

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                • Darin Jordan
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 8335

                  #9
                  Originally posted by johnf
                  When I scoop one up I'm gonna make a trip to Texas to have Jay wave his magical fe hands over the hull and perform the hotmbc turn on rails / accelerate like missile blessing he must do to all of his personal boats.
                  Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                  "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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                  • HYDROJERRY
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Jan 2010
                    • 2503

                    #10
                    ''Dang'' just bault a used sv now no money bummer,,,,,

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                    • jac4412
                      FE Addict
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 425

                      #11
                      The best part about this boat is I'm going to be able to see it all over my lake. I tend to lose my other boats when they're all the way across
                      JAC4412 RC

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                      • HYDROJERRY
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Jan 2010
                        • 2503

                        #12
                        Cant wait for someone to do a vid of one,,,better than the Proboat vid...

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                        • Darin Jordan
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 8335

                          #13
                          One more thing that I'm not sure many people have noticed... The Miss Geico comes with a new DIGITAL steering servo!
                          Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                          "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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                          • airman66285
                            Senior Member
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 244

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Darin Jordan
                            One more thing that I'm not sure many people have noticed... The Miss Geico comes with a new DIGITAL steering servo!
                            Whoa! This boat keeps surprising me!

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                            • blackcat26
                              High Speed Junkie
                              • Sep 2009
                              • 1598

                              #15
                              Just got mine today Darin and I must say you have made me very happy! This is a killer boat for the money for sure. All the upgrades for just $40 more than a BJ26! Great job man.
                              FE BOATING: Less like a hobby and more like an addiction!

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