50" Hydro Castle 2028

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  • Make-a-Wake
    FE Rules!
    • Nov 2009
    • 5557

    #1

    50" Hydro Castle 2028

    Vid of My 50" Hydro with new 1/4" drive and strut, 9s2p, Castle 2028, SF240HV, Prather 270. She can take more prop...............the 2028 is a PIG!

    Full build thread - http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ad.php?t=21540


    NEED PARALLEL CONNECTORS?? QUALITY 5.5MM, 8MM, 8 AND 10 AWG, GET THEM HERE: http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...est!&highlight=
  • dasboata
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Dec 2010
    • 3152

    #2
    Looking good !!!! how much does she weight ??

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    • Make-a-Wake
      FE Rules!
      • Nov 2009
      • 5557

      #3
      Thanks! She's a hog, 23 lbs.................
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      • Jacked1
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2010
        • 772

        #4
        Looks awesome! It looks fast and then I remembered it is a 50 incher! I am getting ready to make a big twin hydro out of a bunch of birch I just bought. Did you get a gps reading?
        Fleet: 55" Quad inline T600 Cigarette boat, Twin Mean Machine, Twin T600 47" mystery mono, 4082 Surge Crusher, 1717 8s Genesis, 4074 Villain, "mini mono", 52" Bonzi, Prather Funcruiser, 2 DPI 3.5cc tunnels, 5' Styrofoam recover barge

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        • Make-a-Wake
          FE Rules!
          • Nov 2009
          • 5557

          #5
          Thanks Jared.............Goin' out again in the morning for a GPS run!
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          • RandyatBBY
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Sep 2007
            • 3915

            #6
            It looked great, Speeds looked good too. That Prather prop is rather large how was your temps?
            Randy
            For ABS, Fiberglass, Carbon hulls and Stainless hardware
            BBY Racing

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            • Make-a-Wake
              FE Rules!
              • Nov 2009
              • 5557

              #7
              New vid long straightaway WOT runs, GPS reading at end


              Temps are 117* motor and 138* ESC in this new vid, average amp draw was 185.


              NEED PARALLEL CONNECTORS?? QUALITY 5.5MM, 8MM, 8 AND 10 AWG, GET THEM HERE: http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...est!&highlight=

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              • madgadget
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2010
                • 194

                #8
                I hope you are as proud as I am jealous Very nice project! Hull did not seem to like that prop but performed impressively for a 23lb boat. Moving that kind of mass I don't know that I'd call the 2028 a hog. If that was a stock 270 then there's a lot left in your setup and the esc is talking to you about that prop. But it's all guesstimation on my part. For now...You Da Man
                Gas Segad / Gas Rigger / Radtek carbon cat / micro fe rigger / fe ***** in work

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                • Make-a-Wake
                  FE Rules!
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 5557

                  #9
                  Originally posted by madgadget
                  I hope you are as proud as I am jealous Very nice project! Hull did not seem to like that prop but performed impressively for a 23lb boat. Moving that kind of mass I don't know that I'd call the 2028 a hog. If that was a stock 270 then there's a lot left in your setup and the esc is talking to you about that prop. But it's all guesstimation on my part. For now...You Da Man
                  Thanks! What are you meaning about the hull not liking the prop? It got a little "hoppy" when hitting its own waves on the 3rd pass on................3 blade needed?
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                  • Raydee
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • May 2007
                    • 1603

                    #10
                    Those Castle motor's seem to be great for big, heavy RC vehicles. I know guys are using them in their 5th scale Baja's and can barely keep the wheels from spinning and the front tires on the ground. The only thing that has stopped me from building larger boats in the past has been the large price tag of the big motor's. With the new prices that Castle has been coming up with for their ICE ESC's and motor's coupled with the prices of Lipo's coming way down I may finally drop all my small boats and get back into the big boys.

                    Great job on the build, the SCALE looking hydro's are always great to watch.
                    Team Liquid Dash

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                    • TotalPackage
                      Banned
                      • Jul 2010
                      • 601

                      #11
                      Oh yeah that thing looks good Make. I Know you cheesin It still has more in it too

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                      • madgadget
                        Senior Member
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 194

                        #12
                        But it's all guesstimation on my part
                        Take what I say with a pound of salt Make. Boat is beautiful but the hopping could be too much lift in the prop. Reduce that and the temp could go down and the hopping go away. If I throw enough bad info out there someone more knowledgeable will chine in with the real deal. Bottom line is your build is a success, it's fast, good looking, and did'nt take all winter.
                        Mike
                        Gas Segad / Gas Rigger / Radtek carbon cat / micro fe rigger / fe ***** in work

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