"that" miss geico

[masonis1]

So hey everyone, ive gotten a lot of great help on here from people such as shawn "srislash", izcain and many other. They helped me with my first build and have started helping me with my MG. Now i kinda dont want my first build thread to be linked with my mg. I want them both to be seperate because truely, they are totally different. So thanks again and here, i want to get help for the MG only. Lets focus on this beast making it the best we can.

So with the specs of the MG i have.
Proboat miss geico hull
Proboat steering servo
Stock motor mount
Aquacraft 120amp aquastar water cooled esc
UL-1 brushless motor
2 flight power 5350 mah 2s lipo
Grim racer 42*55 prop
Offset rudder
Sharpened rudder and strut
Traxxas 2.4ghz radio

That is what we have. Now here is the setup shawn and i have put on with this boat.
Strut is level with the bottom of the hull. While sitting on the table, the strut sits flat.

Everything in this boat seems tip top. But i want more, who doesnt. Hah well im guessing you want pictures now.

[masonis1]

In some pictures you might see some stuff wrong. I have! Re bent the steering rod and as i said fixed the strut from other pictures..

This thing is mean looking.
Oh did i mention i traded my min revo for this! Great trade.

[masonis1]

So now that everyone has all the detail, what does everyone see with this setup? Anything that can be changed? Anything cheap, that can be done?

[masonis1]

Got rid of the butt connectors. Not pretty tho.

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[masonis1]

So tested today. Couldnt go far because the range on the remote was limited. I actually his a wall lightly. Came back and noticed a crack on the inside side of the sponsor tip. I can blow on it and it wont let air through so im not worried aboht it too bad. Swappes over thee radio and i might go test again.

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[masonis1]

i did notice the take off and speed was better after i adjusted the strut. even with the short distance i could drive, perfect. hahah.

[masonis1]

Hi,
How does the flex shaft feel going into the coupler on the motor ?
In the pictures it looks like a bad angle on it.
And 5.5 bullet connectors would be a cheap good mod all around for the setup,
You just need to know how to solder.
A mini torch is cheap and work good.

It seems alright. Nkt too bad. But i dont know this... On my 2700 turnigy it spins smooth and easy. This motor doesnt. Like goes then stops when i try.spinning it. I.notice my cc2200 in my truggybdoes that too is this normal? And i have a torch and a soldiering gun. I can solder alright...

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[masonis1]

its the motor shaft that makes it hard tho... the shaft spins free.

[masonis1]

Hahah

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[srislash]

Your truggy has a CC 1515 in it? Not for long...Tehe

[masonis1]

It has a mamba monster max 2200 kv brushless motor. Hah dont think about it.. Ill find a used one on ebay if i.need to

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[masonis1]

Tork 2200 brushless. Just a flux motor but cc internals. 51 buckz. Yes? How could a water cooling work? Shave down cooling fins?

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[srislash]

It has a mamba monster max 2200 kv brushless motor. Hah dont think about it.. Ill find a used one on ebay if i.need to

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That is exactly what's in mine.There are cooling cans for it.

[masonis1]

Sounds good. I might have to get it... Hahah

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[masonis1]

So I've notced some talk I dnt understand. Ride wet, ride pads. Now also, ill try getting avdeo of the boat running as soon as I can. Probably memorial day week I will have a rc bash, ill have my truggy bashing and also the boat. Souldbe good. And also, im., getting a job so should hve some more money coming in.. first I'm going to buy my truck and upgrade tha a bit but I have half a year to do tha. I shoul buy a good setup for this boat. Motor? Used cc 2200 maybe. Esc idk what everyoneis running but I do have a extra 120 a esc. Maybe combine the two? Just a thought.. prop? Blue printing thehull sounds like a must. Ill have to findut how to do that. Now I see lik turn fins and stff for v hulls. Do these d anything for cats?

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[masonis1]

Well taking the boat to the river tomorrow. Goin to the meremac river. Going.boating.and fishing so might as well bring.the.boat out. Should be fun.

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[masonis1]

All ready to go today. Aw cant wait. Getvto test the new strut adjustment at full throttle and ibget to really open this beast up. Video camera is in the bag and ready to go.

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[srislash]

Can't wait

[masonis1]

Hah i know shawn. Im going to try getting soms close up speed runs. I brought my bad camera so i can get it a little wet. Hhah

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[srislash]

I'm out with the CF Fightercat and two new sets of props and the new high flow rudder.Will it be 80 mph?We'll see.

[masonis1]

Thats crazy. Well i gptta say. Love thos boat. Raced some jetskis and jet boats hah. Had fun. Was a little wondy and almost bit it a couple times. Hah caught a little abd flew up almosy over. But nothing even got warm. Adjustment was awesome on the atrut. Gpt about 1/4 mile up.river and raced down by.me. Fast as hell. Played around woth battery placement. Likes the batterys forward a bit on this boat. Great boatvtho. Should try making a video tonight. We left early. Started nice butvstarted to rain. Going to hooters now. Hah ya buddy. I got some cool shots tho.

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[masonis1]

some snaps shots i got from the video




just incase you cant wait..

[srislash]

Way cool.Nice spot to run there,is that a sandy bottom?

[masonis1]

no, its gravel bottom. the river was very low today and i think that kept the sticks from flowing. normally its polluted but today was nice. some spots were flat as glass,,, but the batts were dead. did charge them while we were fishing on the boat for 2 runs. the second run is when it almost went over. it was right when the cold front was moving in and the wind was picking up. going right into. in the video you will see it bounces a little too. moved the batterys farther forward and kinda fixed that. and you have to stake oput your ground before you run. stumps and trees in the water are very common. hah

[masonis1]

howd your boat go? 80+?
http://youtu.be/8-c5DMtE-g0
the video will be here shortly

[srislash]

The vid is in with the pics in my thread you were just at.

[masonis1]

I saw that. Looks good and how do you make the video apear in the thread like that

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[srislash]

Just copy it off your task bar while you are on youtube

[masonis1]

Oh ok. Hah. Also, the strut and atuff.on my first build, that almost seems likevthats bettwr than the mg one. Could i.swap.them?

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[masonis1]

Video.is up. As you can see the hatch falls off. Well i totaly forgpt.tape at home and i was.determined to run it. Only.fell off once butbdod.manage.to.break.off the corner of the hatch. I just added magnets again incase ibforget tape.

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