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  • tharmer
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2009
    • 342

    #1

    Great 1/7th Scale race until....

  • Spot Me 2
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 769

    #2
    That will always ruin your day!!!
    MMGMMarine
    RobertsonRacing

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    • Jeff Wohlt
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Jan 2008
      • 2716

      #3
      That sucks but excellent racing!!! How man of you guys are running the big wiredrives on those? Seems I made a bunch for those boats.
      www.rcraceboat.com

      [email protected]

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      • Xfactor
        Banned
        • Mar 2009
        • 861

        #4
        see what I mean about racing a scale.

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        • Xfactor
          Banned
          • Mar 2009
          • 861

          #5
          whats your motors prop combos ?

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          • Jeff Wohlt
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Jan 2008
            • 2716

            #6
            If I am not mistaken I think most of them were running the big outrunners and 8 or 10S but that is just what a few mentioned when buying drives.

            Those are big friggin boats!
            www.rcraceboat.com

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            • Brushless55
              Creator
              • Oct 2008
              • 9488

              #7
              Wow, those are big!
              and sweet looking, big huge rooster tails!
              .NAMBA20...Caterpillar UL-1, P-Spec OM29, P-Mono DF33, P-Spec JAE, Aussie 33" Hydro-LSH, Sprintcat CC2028 on 8s, PT SS45 Q Hydro, PS295 UL-1 power, OSE Brothers Outlaw QMono 4-sale, Rio 51z CC2028 on 8s

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              • crabstick
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2008
                • 954

                #8
                are these the same 1/7 scale guys running the Scorpion outrunners?
                Matt.
                FE, Nitro and Gas racing in Auckland
                www.rcboats.co.nz

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                • tharmer
                  Senior Member
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 342

                  #9
                  Yes. The Scorpion 4035-800 outrunner on 8s. Boats are about 49 inches long, 12 to 20 lbs (the Oberto in the vid is almost 20 lbs in the water), speeds in the 50's. I'm running one of Jeff's wire drives on my Seattle Too and it works great.

                  One heat takes about 3000 ma of current. Most boats run 8s2p...I run 8s1p and save two pounds but it wears out the batteries.

                  Required prop for the vintage boats is a Graupner CF. The K57L is most popular, some run the K51L and for long courses, the K63L.

                  -t

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

                    #10
                    Originally posted by tharmer
                    Required prop for the vintage boats is a Graupner CF. The K57L is most popular, some run the K51L and for long courses, the K63L.

                    -t
                    What props do they allow in the modern boats??
                    Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                    "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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                    • buzzardu00
                      Junior Member
                      • Jan 2010
                      • 5

                      #11
                      all boats are required to run Graupner 2317 series props.
                      more info can be found at scalehydro.com

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

                        #12
                        Originally posted by buzzardu00
                        all boats are required to run Graupner 2317 series props.
                        more info can be found at scalehydro.com

                        Plastic props on 20lbs boats pushing out 5+hp????? That ought to be entertaining...
                        Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                        "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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                        • buzzardu00
                          Junior Member
                          • Jan 2010
                          • 5

                          #13
                          the 1/7 scales are in there second season running the Graupner props
                          and not a single one has broken, and they are entertaining!!

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                          • calcagno45
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 1006

                            #14
                            Pics of the damage? Looks fun tho!
                            My prop hasn't been wet in a while.

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

                              #15
                              Originally posted by buzzardu00
                              the 1/7 scales are in there second season running the Graupner props
                              and not a single one has broken, and they are entertaining!!
                              Well, that's good... Seems a pity to take such an important and fun part of racing and dumb it down to just bolting something on, but apparently it works for you. I suppose it does simplify things.

                              I'll have to get out and watch these run one of these days.
                              Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                              "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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