TFL Hobbies "Popeye" Hydro: P-Sport Hydro

[785boats]

Tristan.
The poor thing never got to go in a straight line. But it did prove that your turn fin works.
You've got to find a bigger lake.
The guys at Sippy Downs have a big area for fast electrics. It is officially known as the "Sunshine Coast Model Boat Club"

http://www.scmbc.org.au/

We are racing at Lakeside this weekend, but a few of us will be up the Coast the next Sunday if you want to come along for a bit of a run.

Paul.

[Doby]

Nice, but you need a BIGGER pond......

[Jlov]

Got a few runs in this morning with the Popeye. My gf is definitely getting better with the camcorder. Here's two vids.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=biagRJukWZk

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pIHnS0ZGdAY

[lenny]

The vids and your boats handling are looking very smooth together.

[flraptor07]

Jeff that thing looks like it's running great, did you have the GPS in it on those runs? If you did how fast was it running?

[Luck as a Constant]

Got a few runs in this morning with the Popeye. My gf is definitely getting better with the camcorder. Here's two vids.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=biagRJukWZk

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pIHnS0ZGdAY

is this the same hull?

http://www.horracing.com/product_info.php?cPath=37_62&products_id=567

[SloHD]

is this the same hull?
http://www.horracing.com/product_inf...roducts_id=567

yes, but other user's have ordered it, only to start a paypal claim weeks later...

[ron1950]

luck u need to order one from tfl in china or http://www.ampeaterracing.com/# in usa never use hor they are not doing well

[Luck as a Constant]

thanks

[Jlov]

No Chris didn't have my GPS in it. Scott has it setting it for me. It's a new Forerunner and I couldn't get it working. I don't wanna keep putting my phone in it after the gator fiasco. I am doing what you said tho and running one Gens Ace 5300 as far forward as I can. This is best the boats run. Now I just gotta keep it right side up and dry. Lol

[Jlov]

Yes Luck I ordered mine from Ampeater and it was $140 shipped to my door and had it in 3 days. Just email Tom at Ampeater and make sure he has one in stock. I think Slo ordered a CF one from Tom.

[flraptor07]

No Chris didn't have my GPS in it. Scott has it setting it for me. It's a new Forerunner and I couldn't get it working. I don't wanna keep putting my phone in it after the gator fiasco. I am doing what you said tho and running one Gens Ace 5300 as far forward as I can. This is best the boats run. Now I just gotta keep it right side up and dry. Lol

Well I think you should stop listening to me because it looks like your boat is running better than mine

[Jlov]

If I hadn't listened to you Chris my Popeye might not be running at all. Took it out on my boat to run it today and it was rough and choppy in the bay so went back in some creeks out of the wind. Wasn't much room to run and my beat up Popeye took another hit. Lol. I lost sight of it for a split second and some mangrove roots gobbled it up. Damage not too bad just split the sponson where I had already repaired it and underneath where gator bite repair was also cracked a little. All in all not to bad for running into mangroves at about 50mph. It was fun running it in there because not just round and round in a circle like usual. Some pics of the damage and then the videos below. Jeff

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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DW7b4Dz-bw8

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-4f2_z45efw

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6xXxZ--JoqQ

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOY0OFKAsg

[flraptor07]

That's nuts! Holy crap deffinetly wild running in and out of the mangroves like that I'm still trying to figure out how your boat turns left so good. If I try to turn left like you do, mine goes upside down every time.

[Jlov]

Yea was fun for sure. I got it all patched up and will be back out tommo running it again. This poor hull is so beat up I may have to order a new one from Ampeater soon.....