Originally Posted by
Fluid
Like I said, I set my oval boats to go fast enough to win, but not to go so fast that I flip easily or burn. Are there faster boats in the heat? Often, but most of them don't finish. Flip, crash, or burn. Gotta finish to win.
Most of my oval boats will run WOT through the corners - traffic permitting. Tune them that way. We all know that peddling an ESC or even worse running mostly part throttle will toast an ESC quickly in a high power setup. So why do it?
That may be why I have better luck with Castles - ICE, not old Hydras. The latter sucked, mostly firmware but parts too. Several club members run standard ICE aircraft controllers with just a fan in P and Q sport hydros, they last until they get wet. Not many ESCs can handle much water, even the "waterproof" ones.
Part of the secret is to build a dry boat, another problem so many seem to have. How many ESCs blow due to getting wet? I see and hear of way too many FE boats with water in them. Often the owner just says "that's normal, my boat always has water in it." Then they complain of receivers, servos and controllers not working. If they would learn to master the basics first before spending pikes 'o cash on over-the-top setups and replacement electronics they would have a better boating experience.
A reliable boat is a lot more fun than one which keeps giving trouble. But I guess it's sexier to buy speed setups that some guy on YouTube says he used than it is to learn to set up a boat right in the first place. Why do some experienced racers seem to be faster with less powerful setups? Food for thought...
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