The Voracity tuning thread

[Revolt Flash]

20161107_201733.jpg That is a 12 inch ruler I am using .157 or 3.99 mm thick.

[BoredHD]

Hey there
Maybe late to jump aboard now
But im waiting for arrival of my Verocity

[Keagan-Z06]

It's never too late.

[fweasel]

It's never too late.

Agreed. I really like the boat. I have some new Dasboata props to try out now that the weather is cooperating again. I've got an ABC 1915*17 that people have already run and a custom Octura x450/3 cut down to 47mm.

[Keagan-Z06]

I got a x450/3 I just got from him too.

[BoredHD]

Im glad this thread is still alive
Gonna pick her up later from the lhs
Batts are gonna be a bummer tho
Most are 3s 5000mah with 30c discharge
From what i read it shd be minimum 50c?
Im using 2s 5600mah with 40c for my Miss geico 29

[BoredHD]

Woohoooo
Shes a beauty
Cant wait to launch her this weekend
Managed to get some 3s with 7500mah at 75c
Ill run her stock out of the box
We get pretty flat waters here
Besides greasing the shaft, anything else i shd do?

[fweasel]

Picked up a set of Boca 5x16x5 ceramic bearings. My motor has been dunked one too many times. A cooling hose came loose last weekend and flooded the boat, which was the last straw. How the heck do I remove the old bearings? After a quick look, there doesn't seem to be any lip to press the front bearing out, and the rear is pressed into a cap with no center access hole at all. I suppose they could be pried out.

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[Keagan-Z06]

Mine was pried out bud. Stuck something in the holes at the top and off it came.

[Revolt Flash]

You can take the end with no holes, set it on a socket or something bigger then the bearing, put it in the oven at 250 degrees, you don't have to let it get quite that hot and then use a cooking glove to pick it up and slap it down on a hard surface like a board or something with the socket and all. It will fall right out. No damage done, let cool off and press in new bearing.

[fweasel]

You can take the end with no holes, set it on a socket or something bigger then the bearing, put it in the oven at 250 degrees, you don't have to let it get quite that hot and then use a cooking glove to pick it up and slap it down on a hard surface like a board or something with the socket and all. It will fall right out. No damage done, let cool off and press in new bearing.

I had considered heat, but ultimately, the lack of access to the rear bearing for lubrication lead me to just drill out the rear cap. I used a 3/16" bit to drill the cap and was able to tap out the bearing with an appropriately sized punch and jewelers hammer. Popped the Bocas in with an 11mm socket, screwed everything back together, and had the boat back in the water today.

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[TMac]

So it sounds like the ABC 1914 is a good sport running prop for the boat with all stock electronics?
I'll be upgrading the trim tabs and maybe getting a dual pickup rudder as well, just having trouble getting the boat up on plane. From a stop I can give it full throttle and it'll take 2-3 seconds to get up on plane.

[fweasel]

So it sounds like the ABC 1914 is a good sport running prop for the boat with all stock electronics?
I'll be upgrading the trim tabs and maybe getting a dual pickup rudder as well, just having trouble getting the boat up on plane. From a stop I can give it full throttle and it'll take 2-3 seconds to get up on plane.

I would say it's a pretty good start. I ran a 1914 on stock electronics last summer and I think it ran 55-56mph when the hull was really aired out with only just the last bit of hull in the water. The temps were all in check. I've been running a 1915 recently and while faster (62.2mph), it's putting a considerable amount more load on the electronics and my run times are only about 3.5 minutes if I want to keep the batteries above 3.8V. Today the ESC was about 150*, motor was 134*, batteries were 120* and the motor wire connectors were 220*. I then switched to a 450/3 prop that's cut down to 47mm and ran 57mph with cooler temps.

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[Brushless55]

How was the handling with the 3blade?

[fweasel]

How was the handling with the 3blade?

I didn't change anything setup wise so not as good as the ABC. The octura appeared to have more lift in the transom, the hull ran wetter, and had some wobbles almost like chine walk.