Miss Elam set up?

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06-18-2011, 09:46 PM
woodster

Miss Elam set up?

Hey guys just got a Miss Elam and I finally had a chance to run it today. She runs good but the front end feels really light. It gets a little squirrelly when it gets up there in speed. Would some weight in the nose help this out at all? I'm running the stock set up with two 2S lipos. Thanks
06-18-2011, 09:49 PM
dana

i remember having the same problem. the front just comes up so easy.... try stuffing the batteries up in the cockpit in front of the motor. also a lifter prop might help
06-18-2011, 09:55 PM
woodster

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Originally Posted by dana

i remember having the same problem. the front just comes up so easy.... try stuffing the batteries up in the cockpit in front of the motor. also a lifter prop might help

I'm running a balanced and sharpened 442 on it right now. Seems to be the prop of choice. And the battery compartment is so tight already, I don't think I can get them up front anymore. I may add some lead weight to the nose and see how that works?
06-18-2011, 10:15 PM
dana

i dont mean move them up in the battery compartment, i mean take them out and put them together and stuff them in the cockpit. x642 would be a better choice for elam imo
06-18-2011, 10:24 PM
HYDROJERRY

Woodster try taping a small wrench under the front wing between the sponsons,,,
06-18-2011, 11:56 PM
woodster

Quote:

Originally Posted by dana

i dont mean move them up in the battery compartment, i mean take them out and put them together and stuff them in the cockpit. x642 would be a better choice for elam imo

Gotcha i'll try that out and see how it works.. Thanks
06-18-2011, 11:57 PM
woodster

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Originally Posted by HYDROJERRY

Woodster try taping a small wrench under the front wing between the sponsons,,,

Thanks Jerry i'll give that a try also :buttrock:
06-19-2011, 03:31 AM
U1Racing

put a battery in the side opposite the turn fin and the other one up in the capsule area in front of the motor with a piece of foam stuffed up there to hold it in place, try it and see what you think, it made a huge difference on my boat!!
06-19-2011, 05:18 PM
woodster

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Originally Posted by U1Racing

put a battery in the side opposite the turn fin and the other one up in the capsule area in front of the motor with a piece of foam stuffed up there to hold it in place, try it and see what you think, it made a huge difference on my boat!!

Thanks i'll experiment with this set up also.. The boat gets really loose so hopefully this helps.
10-06-2011, 01:19 AM
monojeff

Hey Darrin,
You still have your Elam?
Hows it running what mods if any have you made??
I just got one from a friend and will be doing some updates to it.
01-17-2012, 06:59 PM
woodster

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Originally Posted by monojeff

Hey Darrin,
You still have your Elam?
Hows it running what mods if any have you made??
I just got one from a friend and will be doing some updates to it.

Sorry Jeff just saw this! I still have her and she runs great but still stock. The moving the batteries around helped a bunch, but now i'm thinking I want to try and go faster. Have you done anything to yours? I'm thinking about replacing the ESC with the swordfish and running two 3S lipos and seeing if I can hit 50 mph. Doing some research now to see what people are doing as well.
01-18-2012, 01:06 AM
monojeff

No worries I have not had a chance to run mine yet.
I just finished getting it ready to run and had it out one day for testing but was having some servo issues and couldn't run it unfortunately.

What setup are you running on it?
01-18-2012, 08:53 AM
srislash

Sorry to bud in, but you got any pics of what works for you here.I'm gonna revive a Miss Bud and would like to have some idea where everything goes before I start.I was thinking motor in the cockpit and two 3s on the sides.
01-31-2012, 10:08 PM
monojeff

Well finally ran my boat the other day and it ran great very fast and stable.
A little hoppy in choppy water but with a little added weight up front I know it would settle down some more or just don't go all out with it ran very well.
I am going to update my build thread on it check it out for more details on my build.

I moved the esc in the cockpit and left motor where it is.
Batteries on both sides and stuffed as many cut up pool noodles I could fit in each sponson.
Running a Ul-1 motor and a 443 aluminum fightercat prop wth a Ul-1 strut.
First time out was very pleased more testing and I bet I could run with the Ul-1s no problem looking to be at top of pack with local Ul-1 and proboat class.