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    Default TFL Hobbies "Popeye" Hydro: P-Sport Hydro

    Got my hull today....stay tuned

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doby View Post
    Got my hull today....stay tuned
    Going to say COOL, just so I can be subscribed to this thread and follow along! Looking forward to the build!
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    It going to be a basic clone of this...

    https://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...eye-quot-Hydro

    But with P-Power (Got a few different motors to try out)

    And I promise to come up with something more original that a black and white checker theme this time

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    Motors I currently have are:

    http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...u-1521&cat=117 in a 1.5D winding.

    http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...o-4074&cat=148 in the 200KV rating

    http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=11183

    By the time I get through messing around with those, winter should be here.

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    Lets try one on Saturday at Boxwood....
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    I want one but I just can't figure out how to get a Leopard 5698 on 10s 2p in it! LOL But seriously how do you think a Neu 1515 2200kv on 6s would work in it?

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    6S on 2200Kv????? Holy overpowered Batman....48000 Rpm!!!

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    ya I agree that new 1515 2200 is a 4s motor....prob get some magic smoke sooner or later
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    Quote Originally Posted by ron1950 View Post
    ya I agree that new 1515 2200 is a 4s motor....prob get some magic smoke sooner or later
    Yeah but it would be fun while it lasted!! lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doby View Post
    6S on 2200Kv????? Holy overpowered Batman....48000 Rpm!!!
    Sounds ALMOST good enough to be a SAW setup... Need another 4S to really work, but you're getting there... :P
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    Ah, I am glad you have got your second Popeye, John!
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    Yes, and he's got mine also.... Apparently....




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    Ah, I am glad you have got your second Popeye, John!
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    Be nice...or yours got "lost" in shipment!

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    Hey... where are the pictures... :)
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    6S on 2200Kv????? Holy overpowered Batman....48000 Rpm
    Actually closer to 40,000 under load. I ran a Castle 1515/1Y in my 6S cat to 89 mph through the traps (not GPS) many times without letting out any smoke - but then it was two 5 seconds passes then back to the beach. Totally a SAW setup, but it works well as a P Sport Hydro motor on 4S.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Fluid View Post
    Actually closer to 40,000 under load. I ran a Castle 1515/1Y in my 6S cat to 89 mph through the traps (not GPS) many times without letting out any smoke - but then it was two 5 seconds passes then back to the beach. Totally a SAW setup, but it works well as a P Sport Hydro motor on 4S.



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    How much more can the 1515 1Y take on as far a cells? Would 8s kill it for SAW in a rigger?
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    Yes, even 7S is really too much. Six S is plenty, if you can't go fast enough with that you need more motor, not more cells. I topped out at 89 mph no mater what I did in my 32" SAW cat, I needed more (longer) motor (1521 or 1527) to go faster. I was only a few mph slower running 4S and a 1521 in the same boat at the same event.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Fluid View Post
    Yes, even 7S is really too much. Six S is plenty, if you can't go fast enough with that you need more motor, not more cells. I topped out at 89 mph no mater what I did in my 32" SAW cat, I needed more (longer) motor (1521 or 1527) to go faster. I was only a few mph slower running 4S and a 1521 in the same boat at the same event.


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    And back on topic we go.......

    Popeyes..........


    Popeyes 001.JPGPopeyes 002.JPG

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    Woww, it appears the yellow and blue looks the best!!!
    What a nice paint job!!!
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    As I'll be using more powerful motors on this boat, I asked TFL to add some carbon tubes along each side of the motor mounts for a bit more strength..there is absolutely nothing wrong with the stock motor mount, but I prefer things to be reasonably bullet proof.


    Again, TFL was nice enough to agree to do this for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LiPo Power View Post
    Woww, it appears the yellow and blue looks the best!!!
    What a nice paint job!!!
    That pic was taken last night, you should see what the yellow one looks like now....I dropped it , accidentally stepped on it, and the dog chewed on it for a few hours....it should still float though!

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    There is unexpected amount of expanding foam installed so I am sure it will....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doby View Post
    And back on topic we go.......

    Popeyes..........


    Popeyes 001.JPGPopeyes 002.JPG
    @Doby,
    Here is my stupid question of the day: is the middle hull longer in the first picture or it is just the angle?

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    Not a stupid question....looks that way in the pics...but they are the same size.

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    No way, the white one is the longest...
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    Got my Leopard 2000Kv motor and Seaking 18 installed: Had to modify the motor mount holes a bit to make everything fit.
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    Finished it off in a totally new color scheme.....no more black and white checkers this time....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doby View Post
    Not a stupid question....looks that way in the pics...but they are the same size.
    OK! But I swear in the first picture the checkered one looks like a stretched "limo"...

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