Motley Crew test run

[Grimracer]

I went out and test ran a boat I setup for a buddy of mine.. the boat ran nice but still needs a bit more tuning. It was windy on the front so I had to ease on the power.. good fun

Grimracer Speed Packs (4200mah)
Grimracer 4255 prop (I think.. I can not remember for sure.. tried a bunch of props that day)

Ignore the date on the cam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ucNxF6VyX8

[LuckyDuc]

Nice video! That looks like a great setup for Offshore racing.
BTW. It was a m445... At least that's what you said at the end of the video.

[Darin Jordan]

Right on... that looked really good! Nice test site, by the way!!

[jeepme]

Nice run !!!! where was your battery placement?

[Doby]

Can't set his date on the camera....Grimms VCR probably still flashs 12:00....12:00..over and over....

[Fluid]

While I didn't run a plethora of props, the best one I tried on the prototype for overall performance was an m445.


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[Grimracer]

yea. must have been the M445.. I ran quite a few props.. I took quite a few videos.. Sent one cam down to Davey Jones Locker!..lol

O well.. it was the on board. I had the date right on that oen too! lol

Grim

[Grimracer]

yea Darin.. thanks

We call it Rocket Park Pond. The pond is small but we can run tunnels and smaller boats on it. Nice thing is the water is clean and its only about one mile from work.

Grim

[bytheway74]

I really enjoy the MC and UL-1 for that matter. With a few minor tweaks the MC has proven to be worthy in the saltwater and small chop. I have upgraded the shaft and ran it with 42-55 prop and M440 with success. I put the batteries about a inch back from the backside of the stuffing box. I have 50 runs + on it and its holding up well with proper maintenance. Its real small next to my Conquest, but I still like it a lot. I drive it every night from the back of my sailboat.

[coolmind]

Really nice run you did there.

[Grimracer]

Nice run !!!! where was your battery placement?

Sorry I missed this...

Truth is Im not sure.. I ran so many setups that day.. I do however remember tweeking the packs forward as the wind picked up.

Grim

[sailr]

Are you running 4S1P or 4S2P? I doubt 4S1P would make 4 minutes for offshore?

I run the M445 on my offshore cat as well. Great prop!

[dana]

While I didn't run a plethora of props, the best one I tried on the prototype for overall performance was an m445.


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also running 5s - stock motor - seaking 180 - m445 is sick! motor actually stays cool just a friend and i's find so far

[4THLAKERC]

ok i just got a motley crew i used to run a nitro super vee
but sold it cause it was play for 10min fix for 20
my ? is what batteries should i run and prop im new to electric so bot says 2s but i see some people runing 4s but not clear if thats 2 2s or 1 4s or 2 4s and could i run two 4s batts on a stock boat and is the boat set up for parallel or series

[tlandauer]

ok i just got a motley crew i used to run a nitro super vee
but sold it cause it was play for 10min fix for 20
my ? is what batteries should i run and prop im new to electric so bot says 2s but i see some people runing 4s but not clear if thats 2 2s or 1 4s or 2 4s and could i run two 4s batts on a stock boat and is the boat set up for parallel or series

Welcome!
If you have a stock MC, then you run 2x2s. You need no less than 5000Mah capacity and two 2 cell ( 2x2s) lipos hooked up in series is the way to go, total voltage is 14.8. One thing to remember is when you buy lipo batteries for boats especially, pay attention to the DISCHARGE RATE of the battery. You don't want anything below 40C. Makers usually give a min. and max range, i.e. 40C continuous and 90C burst. It can be also labeled this way: 40C-90C. Attention should be paid to the continuous rate.
You can run parallel, with two 4 cell lipos ( 2x4s) in parallel, but because of the room limitation i n the hull, I wouldn't know what capacity of 4 cell ( 4s) lipos to advice you to buy.
Stock boat is set up to run 2x2s in series with Deans plugs.
BTW, there is a dedicated section for Aqua Craft and specifically Motley Crew, might get better answers in the future if you post there.