Okay - So I had my first chance to try fast electric boating today. I started with my Revolt 30, and I had a little bit of an issue. Any input would be greatly appreciated! I started out, increased throttle and began my turn downstream. As soon as I came out of the corner, the nose lifted and it blew over dramatically. There was a breeze at about 10-15 MPH, so I realize I did turn dead into it. She seemed to want to wheelie no matter what. The boat did land right side up, so I brought it in, and checked everything over. There was a little water in the boat, but not much. I dried it out, plugged everything back in, and proceeded to run a few more laps. It was still light, even though I had the battery as far forward as the stock tray would allow. After about 6 laps, it just went dead in the water. I sent my retrieval boat out, and brought it back in. There was quite a bit of water in it when I got it back. I dried it out. There was no rudder or throttle response. I unplugged and then plugged the battery back in, and it seemed to work again, then it quit. I tried one more time, and it seemed to be okay. Needless to say, I put it away for the day. Has anyone ever experienced this? Has anyone else had the boat want to blow over quite so easily? Is this boat known to be a leaker? I will bathtub test it soon. As far as setup, I have switched to a single 4S 5000 MAH with 5.5 connectors. The prop is an M445. Everything else is stock.
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