TFL Hobbies "Popeye" Hydro

[ray schrauwen]

Lets see how Popeye runs with NEU Spinach first...

I may build a second Whiplash or try a ML Boatworks...

hey ray...want my old PT LSH for P-Hydro? the green and white one.....

PM me ......and now back to Popeye!

[Doby]

Robert (LiPo Power) and I were at our pond today...wind was blowing pretty much 15Mph with gusts to 20Mph making for one end of the course to be rather "choppy". Got some vid of the Popeye in the turns in a 1"-2" chop. It bounced around a bit like all hydro's would , but it stayed planted on the water fairly nicely given the conditions.

Vids to come shortly.....

[Doby]

Here are the vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIkmGBX7Ors&feature=c4-overview&list=UUjLnwSDRax9OzK2el4P3E6g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz-nKXZZiYU&feature=c4-overview&list=UUjLnwSDRax9OzK2el4P3E6g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wok8LL9nJck&feature=c4-overview&list=UUjLnwSDRax9OzK2el4P3E6g

[LiPo Power]

Very cool videos, thanks Robert...

[ray schrauwen]

Aren't you the Robert that does the vids?? I'm confused ??

Very cool videos, thanks Robert...

[ray schrauwen]

I'd say she's running just perfecto-mundo right now. Did you do your own prop or get one from Dasbota ??

Robert (LiPo Power) and I were at our pond today...wind was blowing pretty much 15Mph with gusts to 20Mph making for one end of the course to be rather "choppy". Got some vid of the Popeye in the turns in a 1"-2" chop. It bounced around a bit like all hydro's would , but it stayed planted on the water fairly nicely given the conditions.

Vids to come shortly.....

[LiPo Power]

Dasbota, he makes the magic....
And Robert records great videos... :-)
It was me Ray.....

I'd say she's running just perfecto-mundo right now. Did you do your own prop or get one from Dasbota ??

[Doby]

That was with the Dasbota prop. I'm liking this boat in choppy conditions

[785boats]

Looks nice & stable in the vids. Fills me with confidence.
I'd been interested in the hull for quite some time & after discussions with May from TFL I ordered one last month.
I'm glad to say that Monica sent me an email today saying that it has been posted. Unfortunately May has recently left the company.

I had ordered the 'green' version, & they had to manufacture it for me as it wasn't in production at the time. I ordered it without ESC, Motor or prop. But I also ordered one of the TFL 4082 2200kv motors to drop into it. May, Monica & TFL are very accommodating.
Can't wait for it to arrive.

Here she is ready to post.

[Doby]

Thats the same way mine came packaged, and it made it here with no damage... I have two more coming soon.

TFL are very accommodating to special requests

[ron1950]

hey doby what temps did u get with the 447? what was the water temp etc....I don't think id be able to get away with using the 447 here in Mississippi or south fla where I run with 85 degree water temps......

[Doby]

Hi Ron:

Here are the answers to your questions:
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...137#post520137

At that time the water was probably in the mid to upper 70's

85 degree water!!!!...what, are you going to run it in your bathtub!!

[Shooter]

Great vids!! Thanks!!

The bottom of the hull reminds me of the vacupickle. Also an awesome boat, but I think the unvented tunnel limits the speed before it starts to kite. I wonder how this boat will handle higher speeds??

[ron1950]

85 degree water!!!!...what, are you going to run it in your bathtub


it might be 80 degrees but its dam warm just like bath water...about the most I run is the m445 may have to try the 447 or h5 to see what speed I can get...I even went with the dinogy 4s batts

[Doby]

Great vids!! Thanks!!

The bottom of the hull reminds me of the vacupickle. Also an awesome boat, but I think the unvented tunnel limits the speed before it starts to kite. I wonder how this boat will handle higher speeds??

Well, hope to have my second hull here in a few weeks...I'll be trying a 2000 KV Leopard, a Neu 1521 1.5D, and I ordered a HK 1970Kv 600 size outrunner...they will be 4S2P setups.