Rudder to Strutter conversion

[onegreenray]

i got mine done yesterday looking to take it out this afternoon if the wife lets me go to the pond... wedding planning is the best!

[ray schrauwen]

I got some today. I should have got 10, but I ended up with 9 and one of them was missing the screws. I have 40 more on order. I hope to have those Tuesday.
One thing. The screws are not 4-40's. I have to check the hardware store to see what they are.

If Octura, most likely 5-40

[Darin Jordan]

If Octura, most likely 5-40

5-40?? They actually MAKE that??

[tman52804]

Yes, believe it or not, they do make 5-40.

[tman52804]

Darin,

Are you going to chime in over at the Miss G canopy thread?

[Steven Vaccaro]

Ding, Ding, Ding. Give that man a twinkie! Its a 5-40. I'm putting an order in for some now.

[bigpapa]

tks steven

[ray schrauwen]

I figured out the 5-40 long ago when I had an octura turn fin with a bolt I could not find a nut for until I tried a .125 stub prop nut and it worked. Bastards!

[Darin Jordan]

Darin,

Are you going to chime in over at the Miss G canopy thread?

No...

Hahahaha....

[ron1950]

anyone know what size the origenal rudder bolts were? i used those and they seemed to hold right up in there....

btw.. what is the hull made of anyway? plastic or fiberglass? sure is light compared to the stiletto tugboat i have

[Boomer]

Fiberglass is plastic

Just and FYI, there are many forms and types of plastic, one of which is fiberglass, which is more correctly referred to as FRP or Fiber reinforced Plastic which falls into a category of plastics called thermosets. Does make much difference, just and FYI
Boomer

[tacticalretreat]

wow, what a difference after the conversion! no more wawa...it doesn't seem to handle as well though in my opinion but that may be because i was able to carry more speed through the turns. either way it's the best 5 bucks I've ever spent lol

[onegreenray]

i still have the wa waw wa but it is not bouncing as much. either way i agree best five bucks..

[Boomer]

I am curious as what is different with tacticretreats boat?

Ok, there has to be something you guys are doing differently. How about each of you gents taking some pictures of your set ups that show us the battery locations, shaft angle, prop type, battery types etc.

I just got the Octura spacers and will be running some test in a week or so. I'd appreciate you and others who have resolved the high end porpoise rutine sharing pictures of their set ups too.

I know it can be done, I have seen several videos of MGs running in the high 40s or better with no bounce.

Thanks guys
Boomer

[hobie]

Ok, there has to be something you guys are doing differently. How about each of you gents taking some pictures of your set ups that show us the battery locations, shaft angle, prop type, battery types etc.

Thanks guys
Boomer

Boomer,
I still have a very tiny amount, but it all depends on the conditions. It's pratically gone for me on 4s. When I run 5s, only the prop is in the water, so there is none.
I found with a smaller prop, 42mm and such, it bounces. I'm running a x447, run super smooth.
My batteries on 4s I have two of the 5200 40c carbons from team orion. When I run 5s, I'm running 2 5s in parallel, for a total of 6600 Mah. They are Hyperion 5s 3300 Mah 35c batteries. Totally rocks with that setup. I'm close 47mph with the Hyperions.
38 with 4s setup.
I always have the boat balanced out, 9" from the transom. Sometimes to make it fly nice I have it a bit tail heavy
hope this helps