TFL Hobbies "Popeye" Hydro: P-Sport Hydro

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  • Doby
    KANADA RULES!
    • Apr 2007
    • 7280

    #301
    About time..I have to live vicariously through you southern folks.
    Grand River Marine Modellers
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    • flraptor07
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Aug 2013
      • 2451

      #302
      Originally posted by ron1950
      put the kintec turn fin brace on mine last night and put a thru hull water fitting in it...(man that is hard to get to under the deck and on the stearn lol) bringing it with me to fla tomorrow...hope to get some vids too
      Good Ron, when you get here you can help me get mine dialed in. I'm having a couple issues...

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      • Doby
        KANADA RULES!
        • Apr 2007
        • 7280

        #303
        What kind of issues are you having?
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        • flraptor07
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Aug 2013
          • 2451

          #304
          Originally posted by Doby
          What kind of issues are you having?
          Well I've only had it in the water one time and I'm pretty sure I know what direction to go. I have a turn fin alignment problem because the least little bit of left correction it tries to roll over. And I'm pretty sure I need to adjust the strut and or move some weight forward because it's too nose high. But what are your thoughts on the rolling over problem?

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          • Doby
            KANADA RULES!
            • Apr 2007
            • 7280

            #305
            I had a similar issue with the original small turn fin...the slightest left rudder and she would spin out. When I replaced it with the UL-1 fin, the problem fixed itself by about 75%. Can you post some pics of the current fin alignment?
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            • flraptor07
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Aug 2013
              • 2451

              #306
              Originally posted by Doby
              I had a similar issue with the original small turn fin...the slightest left rudder and she would spin out. When I replaced it with the UL-1 fin, the problem fixed itself by about 75%. Can you post some pics of the current fin alignment?
              Here's some picsDSC02322.jpgDSC02294.jpgDSC02286.jpgDSC02291.jpg

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              • flraptor07
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Aug 2013
                • 2451

                #307
                I'm thinking I need to recurve the fin too, it might have a little too much curve in it and it's trying to hydrofoil

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                • Doby
                  KANADA RULES!
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 7280

                  #308
                  Hmmm...nothing seems odd...the amount of curvature seems similar to my UL-1 fin.
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                  • flraptor07
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Aug 2013
                    • 2451

                    #309
                    Originally posted by Doby
                    Hmmm...nothing seems odd...the amount of curvature seems similar to my UL-1 fin.
                    I got looking at it and you can't see it in the pics but it has a little twist in it as it curves. and I just checked it and it's about 1/8" out of parallel.

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                    • ron1950
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Aug 2010
                      • 3024

                      #310
                      all i know is no hydro with a turn fin on the right side likes to turn left......
                      MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
                      74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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                      • flraptor07
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Aug 2013
                        • 2451

                        #311
                        Originally posted by ron1950
                        all i know is no hydro with a turn fin on the right side likes to turn left......
                        Yes this is true but you should be able to make a little left correction without it immediately trying to turn turttle!

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                        • tlandauer
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Apr 2011
                          • 5666

                          #312
                          You made a beautiful turn fin! I think I asked you once and forgive me for asking the second time, bottom of the blade is flat---would that cause lift? I know it isn't much.
                          When you said alignment, do you mean that because of the angle which is built-in on the back of the sponson that prevents the turn fin to mount parallel? I find it was impossible to bend the thick Kintec bracket. I attempted to bend the UL-1 bracket without success as well, ended up shimming the bracket. Still don't know if the problem is solved since I have not had the time to run her yet.
                          I made a fin w/o the curve for a BBY Zephyr Hydro and got rid of the left-right-left dance.
                          Too many boats, not enough time...

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                          • flraptor07
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Aug 2013
                            • 2451

                            #313
                            Originally posted by tlandauer
                            You made a beautiful turn fin! I think I asked you once and forgive me for asking the second time, bottom of the blade is flat---would that cause lift? I know it isn't much.
                            When you said alignment, do you mean that because of the angle which is built-in on the back of the sponson that prevents the turn fin to mount parallel? I find it was impossible to bend the thick Kintec bracket. I attempted to bend the UL-1 bracket without success as well, ended up shimming the bracket. Still don't know if the problem is solved since I have not had the time to run her yet.
                            I made a fin w/o the curve for a BBY Zephyr Hydro and got rid of the left-right-left dance.
                            Yes I found that too, the back of the sponson is not square with the center line of the hull. I just shimmed my bracket to square it up, mine was out by a little more than a 1/8" in just the length of the fin. I also took a little of the curve out of the fin and I think I'm going to sharpen it all the way down around the bottom too. THANX!

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                            • RandyatBBY
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Sep 2007
                              • 3915

                              #314
                              True your turn fin and drop your strut. That will help. Also limit the travel on the rudder with your radio. good luck!
                              Randy
                              For ABS, Fiberglass, Carbon hulls and Stainless hardware
                              BBY Racing

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                              • flraptor07
                                Fast Electric Addict!
                                • Aug 2013
                                • 2451

                                #315
                                Originally posted by RandyatBBY
                                True your turn fin and drop your strut. That will help. Also limit the travel on the rudder with your radio. good luck!
                                Thanx Randy, I did notice something about the rudder, i think I'm getting deflection from the prop to the rudder because they're too close together with using that dual pickup rudderDSC02317.jpgDSC02297.jpgRIMG1221.jpg

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