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Here is what I did with it. I originally purchased the hull with a SAW boat in mind, so I built it for P-Offshore and Q-Offshore competition. I was impressed with the strength of the glasswork, all I did was add some carbon fiber to the tunnel floor, then glassed in the motor mount, etc. It was a pretty typical cat build, just a little stronger to withstand the inevitable high speed crashes.
Setup for Q-Offshore: Castle 1515/1Y, Castle HydroICE240, ThunderPower 6S1P/5000 mAh/85C pack, Prather 235.
Setup for P-Offshore: Neu 1521/.5Y, Castle HydroICE240, ThunderPower 4S1P/5000 mAh/65C pack, Prather 230.
My speed goal for Q was 90 mph, but I fell a little short with a fastest pass of 88.5 mph. The new record is 86.87 mph. I just didn't have enough motor to go faster. Video of one pass can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNrlVCNdH8
My goal for P was 80 mph, which fell the very first set of passes on smooth water with a record at 82.4 mph. I didn't try again as I wanted to concentrate on the Q setup, but there is probably close to 90 available with P power.
Equipment comments: The Castle 1515 is quite a motor. Purchased new for $115 on eBay, it never blinked when fed 6S and 300 amps. Not quite enough torque to carry the cat over 89, it nonetheless is very impressive and is a lot better motor than a Leopard 4082.
I can't say enough about the Castle HydraICE 240. It never missed a beat in 19 separate SAW runs. The data logging is a great tool for tuning, and of equal importance is the programability to reduce power on startup. No surprise as I have been oval racing with the ICE aircraft controllers for over a year with zero issues. A lot of ICE controllers were in use in LA but the only controllers I saw fail were Swordfish and Schulzes.
The Skunkworks cat is one of the most enjoyable SAW boats I've driven. Smooth and very strong, it survived two 80+ mph crashes with zero damage. Plus it's just cool watching it run.
Setup for Q-Offshore: Castle 1515/1Y, Castle HydroICE240, ThunderPower 6S1P/5000 mAh/85C pack, Prather 235.
Setup for P-Offshore: Neu 1521/.5Y, Castle HydroICE240, ThunderPower 4S1P/5000 mAh/65C pack, Prather 230.
My speed goal for Q was 90 mph, but I fell a little short with a fastest pass of 88.5 mph. The new record is 86.87 mph. I just didn't have enough motor to go faster. Video of one pass can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNrlVCNdH8
My goal for P was 80 mph, which fell the very first set of passes on smooth water with a record at 82.4 mph. I didn't try again as I wanted to concentrate on the Q setup, but there is probably close to 90 available with P power.
Equipment comments: The Castle 1515 is quite a motor. Purchased new for $115 on eBay, it never blinked when fed 6S and 300 amps. Not quite enough torque to carry the cat over 89, it nonetheless is very impressive and is a lot better motor than a Leopard 4082.
I can't say enough about the Castle HydraICE 240. It never missed a beat in 19 separate SAW runs. The data logging is a great tool for tuning, and of equal importance is the programability to reduce power on startup. No surprise as I have been oval racing with the ICE aircraft controllers for over a year with zero issues. A lot of ICE controllers were in use in LA but the only controllers I saw fail were Swordfish and Schulzes.
The Skunkworks cat is one of the most enjoyable SAW boats I've driven. Smooth and very strong, it survived two 80+ mph crashes with zero damage. Plus it's just cool watching it run.
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