Miss Geico Maiden Voyage

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  • blackcat26
    High Speed Junkie
    • Sep 2009
    • 1598

    #1

    Miss Geico Maiden Voyage

    Here is a quick clip of her bone stock on 4s2p lipo. Slow, but handles good! 33.7mph.
    FE BOATING: Less like a hobby and more like an addiction!
  • Rumdog
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Mar 2009
    • 6453

    #2
    Man, they do turn well. Put a good prop on her, and she'll scoot!

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    • johnf
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Dec 2009
      • 1078

      #3
      sweet! your's had the correct cable?
      Catching Air!

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      • FloatDaBoat
        Bare Bones Fabricator
        • Sep 2009
        • 368

        #4
        Nice initial run; I’d be too Chicken to pass that close to that submerged tree top, though . . . .

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        • Brushless55
          Creator
          • Oct 2008
          • 9488

          #5
          Looks great in the turns!
          .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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          • blackcat26
            High Speed Junkie
            • Sep 2009
            • 1598

            #6
            Rummy, I just wanted to see what the baseline runs was before I did anything else to her. Cant decide if I am gonna go crazy on this one or keep it fairly stock. I have a tendency for going to the excessive side.....

            FloatDaBoat, The first time I passed the limb was a total accident!
            The second time was on purpose. I'm not really a great driver but after running my blackjack around 75mph this boat feels relaxing.

            Johnf, When I took my factory cable off it appeared to be the wrong rotation so I made up one with an octura stub shaft and correct lay cable. (Didn't want to take any chances) It's about a 1/2 shorter that the factroy stub but seems to work fine.

            Brushless55, Thanks bro. I was taking some at full speed which my Blackjack wont even turn half that well.

            I am really loving this boat. The shape of this hull is beautiful and the color in the pictures does not do it justice at all. It's been described as "radioactive" and I agree!
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            • blackcat26
              High Speed Junkie
              • Sep 2009
              • 1598

              #7
              I have put 2 more runs on her since the other day and this hull still is bouncy. Tried raising the strut but then it cavitated alot and lost some top end (still bouncy). Put a x642 on her and ran again with the strut lower and gained a few mph back but is still bouncy. Everybody's video I have seen so far has this same problem.....Any idea's?
              FE BOATING: Less like a hobby and more like an addiction!

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              • Diesel6401
                Memento Vivere
                • Oct 2009
                • 4204

                #8
                I just rounded my rudder, haven't run it since then though. Maybe today or tomorrow ill give a test run
                - Diesel's Youtube
                - Diesel's Fleet
                "It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves"

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                • blackcat26
                  High Speed Junkie
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 1598

                  #9
                  How much did you round it? I just kinda rounded mine enough that it would not scratch me! lol
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                  • Diesel6401
                    Memento Vivere
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 4204

                    #10
                    I used a small socket to get a nice curve. I didn't take much of, just a really smooth curve and then sharpend the leading edge.
                    - Diesel's Youtube
                    - Diesel's Fleet
                    "It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves"

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                    • jac4412
                      FE Addict
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 425

                      #11
                      Turns on a dime
                      JAC4412 RC

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

                        #12
                        Originally posted by blackcat26
                        I have put 2 more runs on her since the other day and this hull still is bouncy. Tried raising the strut but then it cavitated alot and lost some top end (still bouncy). Put a x642 on her and ran again with the strut lower and gained a few mph back but is still bouncy. Everybody's video I have seen so far has this same problem.....Any idea's?
                        Did you move the batteries forward??

                        It could be that the ridepads need to be block-sanded as well.

                        On the test boat, raising the strut and moving the cells forward seemed to help a lot. My production boat is going to need some blueprinting on the ride-pads to get it where I want it. Painting and the production process seems to take it's toll on what otherwise were very true surfaces. Normal RTR "race prep" stuff...
                        Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                        "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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

                          #13
                          By the way... on my wedge rudders, I don't "round" them... I simple use my bench-top disk sander and "V" the bottom of the rudder... Kills any lift that might be cause by the flat rudder bottom pitching. Easy to get even also.
                          Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
                          "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."

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                          • Diesel6401
                            Memento Vivere
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 4204

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Darin Jordan
                            By the way... on my wedge rudders, I don't "round" them... I simple use my bench-top disk sander and "V" the bottom of the rudder... Kills any lift that might be cause by the flat rudder bottom pitching. Easy to get even also.
                            I will do that as well to the bottom of the rudder
                            - Diesel's Youtube
                            - Diesel's Fleet
                            "It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves"

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                            • blackcat26
                              High Speed Junkie
                              • Sep 2009
                              • 1598

                              #15
                              Darin, I tried moving them around both directions. Seemed like it was still kinda skippy. Gonna run her again in a few minutes with the rudder mod you mentioned and try my 442 out. Have not sanded the pads yet but will soon if I can't tame this thing.
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