Geico Flex Cables

[Darin Jordan]

sure darin use your connections to get a free one lol

Actually... I was just going to make my own and leave the replacement ones to distribute to all of you out there. That's just how I roll!

[Jeff Wohlt]

I think OSE and myself have plenty. I just got a load of cable and stubs and I am pretty sure Steven is set.

[ron1950]

darin i got no dog in this fight lol....i bought a extra flexshaft for the stiletto so i would have a spare

[tman52804]

I received my new flexshaft from Horizon, yesterday!

[BHChieftain]

Hi,
Are OSE's replacement Ms. Geico flex cables soldered or glued into the drive shaft? I ordered one 'cause I need a longer flex cable and the unassembled cables were out of stock and thought I might be able to unsolder it for use with my 4mm prop shaft. But if it is glued I don't think that will work...

Chief

[7500RPM]

I received my new flexshaft from Horizon yesterday, came by UPS to Canada, Awesome Service!!!

[Diesel6401]

I received my new flex cable yesterday, proper direction verifed. Also came usps. Took about 1 week after filling out the request form. GREAT job HORIZON, service like that is why I will continue to use their site!

[ron1950]

i see they are going to start reselling them on about the 27th...got to get one ordered....anyone know if it will have proper flex shaft or just have the good one in the box?

[Diesel6401]

i see they are going to start reselling them on about the 27th...got to get one ordered....anyone know if it will have proper flex shaft or just have the good one in the box?

I could have swore I read they will be fitted/installed with the correct direction flexshafts when they go back on sale.

[Rumdog]

i see they are going to start reselling them on about the 27th...got to get one ordered....anyone know if it will have proper flex shaft or just have the good one in the box?

Uh, they ARE in stock: http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...+Catamaran+RTR

[ron1950]

called horizon today and they say it will be back in stock in 4 weeks......there wholesale site says early dec...i really dont want to wait that long lol

[Diesel6401]

called horizon today and they say it will be back in stock in 4 weeks......there wholesale site says early dec...i really dont want to wait that long lol

Order from Steve Ron, hurry up only 1 left then you'll really have to wait long.

[Steven Vaccaro]

I just made 10 more tonight.

[Jeff Wohlt]

Using the Octura 150 cables you need to sand these cables to smooth them out a bit and reduce the OD slightly. They are a bit tighter...as a few have informed me. I am about to try one in my hull and see.

[ron1950]

finally picked up my new mg today...store was sending it back to horizon and had it all boxed up so i dtold em id buy it for 299 they said ok.....had the hardest time getting the esc to make the motor go....rudder worked fine...dont know what i did to make it all good..(gess unplugging the batteries did it) but seems to be ok now out tomorrow for first run.....also got on list for new flex cable lol....my motto is run it till it breaks.....

[Darin Jordan]

....my motto is run it till it breaks.....

THAT is FUNNY! That's EXACTLY what the PB Product Manager said you guys were going to do!! Hahahaha...

You should find that you can prop the heck out of a Geico. X645 and up... Have FUN!

I started doing the race prep work on mine last night. Hopefully have it ready for sunday.

[ron1950]

i have a 642 comeing for it would the 440/3 work at all or too much heat? mayve the stock stiletto prop?

[stringfly]

Ran mine again this morning. Boy, I like this boat more and more. I did run a X640 and moved my strut up a bit above the bracket. Water was rough on the river but it did super..... handled it just fine. My batteries (2-2s 5000mah) are pretty far forward for the rougher water but finally have gotten rid of the bouncy, bouncy, bounce. Have a X642 already to go and will try tomorrow.

Stringfly <>++++++

[Boomer]

Hey Radio guys (Andy, Darin)
Since coming over from the dark side (sailboats and aircraft) and being new to pistol type RXs, I have a thought, it would be nice if I could dampen the rudder control wheel on the radio, or create some resistance. There is no feel to these things. On my stick radios, I can adjust the lever tension or resistance to my tastes.

Are there any of your radios that offer this feature? To me, it would be more what we are all used to. I remember when power steering first came out, Chrysler developed theirs to the point where it had no feel to it, and people were crashing their cars because they had no sense of how much they were actually turning the car.

Just a thought. I know that you get accustomed to the lack of feel but, It would be nice to have.
Boomer

[AndyKunz]

A lot of guys use stick radios, so that's still an option for you. When we did the DX8, we made sure that stick tension could be adjusted w/o removing the back.

That's a great idea for a pistol radio. I'll present it to the mechanical guys and see what they think. It might already be there and I just don't know how to do it.

Andy

[Boomer]

Andy
Thank you for your response. I offer myself as a "beta" tester if you need one!
It's great that you guys are in touch with your customers and are on top of the business!
Thank you
Boomer

[ron1950]

has anyone tryed the stiletto prop on the MG? i was going to try it today but water was just too rough with the north wind here.....its basically a prather 215 so i am told...just wondering what to expect is all....

[BHChieftain]

I just posted a swap shop thread that includes a new ose ms geico replacement flex drive if anyone need one

Chief

[blackcat26]

has anyone tryed the stiletto prop on the MG? i was going to try it today but water was just too rough with the north wind here.....its basically a prather 215 so i am told...just wondering what to expect is all....

Ron, I have used the 215 and it is just a tad slower than the 642.

[hobie]

Just thought I would share my experiences with props on the MG.... The x642... Way to slow, and not enough bite out of the hole. I'm using a 447. Works beauty. I ran about 45mph yesterday with a 5s setup.
This boat is amazing.