Twin Jolly VS Single

[SJFE]

Since the new JC's are out there I am putting the challenge out. Who has the best setup Jolly Cat twins VS single. All of us ToySport guys can use this little competition to dial both hulls in. It will benefit us all in the end. Since we are spread to the four corners of the country & world I propose we set some guide lines and work on the honor system. Lets not make it all about speed. Everything should be considered. Cost, handling, speed and appearance. I would suggest running a set distance on a course for a set amount of time and seeing how many laps we can get in. Each boat will have to run a gps on board and be recorded from launch to recovery and hatch removal. Suggestions on distance and course size are welcome.

[Mich. Maniac]

JC's only?? thats too bad. Guess once again im out of the "cool club". Very nice challenge though.. cant wait to see some vids from you guys.

[NorthernBoater]

It is going to have to wait till next spring for me. I lost my hatch last week.

[wickedgmc]

I can test both of them at the same time for you

[SJFE]

Lost your hatch???? & yes Wicked can test both :D.

[wickedgmc]

time will tell if I keep both though

[NorthernBoater]

Lost your hatch???? & yes you can test both :D.

That was a bad day, it did not go to well

[G Doggett]

Lost your hatch ????
Didn't yours have the 4 screws in the corners ?
Or didn't you put the screws in - bummer.
Graham.

[NorthernBoater]

Lost your hatch ????
Didn't yours have the 4 screws in the corners ?
Or didn't you put the screws in - bummer.
Graham.

I did not. Do you have any pictures of your boats with screws on the hatches?

[robby76]

i saw this on a euro web site. using battery connectors to hold down hatches.

[G Doggett]

The hatch on my Jolly is secured with 4 countersunk screws into the thick pieces of fibreglass across each corner.
This was already set up on the boat from new, maybe this feature has been deleted on later versions.
I still seal the hatch with tape to make it watertight.
Graham.

[kal1b3r]

nice machine you got there. did you connect the two escs to each other? because if you did can you please show me how you did that. i would really appreciate it because i want to do that with my cat

sorry, im kind of new to this sort of stuff

[NorthernBoater]

You use a Y harness to connect two ESCs to the same receiver, like this.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWB69&P=0

The single motor version of the JC does not have the the plates for the counter sunk screws in them. That is a very good idea though.

[G Doggett]

Yep, correct answer, just use a Y harness so that both ESCs are activated together by the receiver.
My Jolly was actually bought from Fastelectrics in Australia as just a bare hull and hatch, ie no struts or mounts, but as mentioned it had the 4 screws in the corners.
Mine is just a fun project and an excuse to set up a boat with twin motors and drives.
I don't expect it to be any faster than a well set up single but it sure sure looks and sounds cool.
Graham.

[kal1b3r]

ok, thank you, i didnt even know that they made that kind of stuff