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    I have just checked the cg on my stock Pursuit with an Aquastar 3974-2200kv motor fitted & Seaking 180 esc,the esc is on one side of the boat behind the motor. 2 Gens Ace 3s 5000mah weighing 370g each are in the centre on the stock battery tray ( batteries pulled almost to the motor) & i have 30% cog. If i push the batteries a bit more forward just under the deck i get 32% cog.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbo Dan-O View Post
    Man, that's crazy to me. So, your boat is around 30% with two batteries that far under the deck? Seems like it would be a snow plow!

    Here's mine at 30% or a little less...
    Keep in mind my Esc is in the back of the boat along with a GPS. I also have a larger and heavier than stock dual pickup rudder on my boat. My 3d printed battery tray has been stragetically placed to and is much lighter than the stock long tray. You have a very large esc and a whopper of a motor upfront in your boat that you have to offset the difference by placing your batteries further back.
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    If the cg is a little further forward than 30% with the battery as far back in the centre of the boat as it will go & the bow is a bit low, add a bit of positive to the stinger ( 1 maybe 2 degrees ). Also check the bottom of the hull for any hook @ the rear.

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    MADRCER is your motor mount still in the stock position or have you moved it back towards the transom.

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    I am building a Pursuit

    I have installed a carbon fiber liner in the bottom and up the sides, 19" long.
    I then put a strip of fiberglass tape 1-1/4" wide around the seem between the deck and the hull for extra reinforcement.
    1/8" ply inside the transom.

    I am now ready to install the motor mount.
    In the picture it is not installed yet.
    My question is the cg measurement ( from the outside of the transom forward)that I should end up with.

    This boat will be for the "P" Speck Mono class -racing.

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    30%= 9.6in. I have a 4070 1650kv I just put in there for the hell of it. Here is inside balanced at 30%.

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    heres where mine balances out at 30% ....aka.....about 9.5 inches from transom. when i tried a lipo on the tray up front it was very nose heavy during balance test . even still i managed 55mph .i havent got much more running them on the sides ,although i just made a stinger adjustment ,i have not got to run it yet .hopefully monday .
    but here is where my side mounted lipos balance out at .

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    Quote Originally Posted by TRUCKPULL View Post
    I am building a Pursuit

    I have installed a carbon fiber liner in the bottom and up the sides, 19" long.
    I then put a strip of fiberglass tape 1-1/4" wide around the seem between the deck and the hull for extra reinforcement.
    1/8" ply inside the transom.

    I am now ready to install the motor mount.
    In the picture it is not installed yet.
    My question is the cg measurement ( from the outside of the transom forward)that I should end up with.

    This boat will be for the "P" Speck Mono class -racing.

    4S-2P - 5000 packs - 36mm Motor

    Larry
    9.5 inches from the back of the transom is where you would want to start for race waters. Below is a picture of my boat balanced on a dowel of a magazine rack sitting right at 28% or so (with my batteries up front). I did have two short pieces of pool noodle on each side of the dowel to hold the boat straight up while I took the picture.

    Screenshot_2018-07-15-20-00-14.jpg Screenshot_2018-07-15-20-12-42.jpg
    Last edited by MADRCER; 07-15-2018 at 09:23 PM. Reason: error and added pictures
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    Quote Originally Posted by MADRCER View Post
    9.5 inches from the back of the transom is where you would want to start for race waters. Below is a picture of my boat balanced on a dowel of a magazine rack sitting right at 29-30% with my batteries up front. I did have two short pieces of pool noodle on each side of the dowel to hold the boat straight up while I took the picture.

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    how about that ,mine was front heavy with a 6s up front .hey i got a magazine rack like that in my man basement...lol....just gave me a new idea
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    Everyone has a rack like that I bet...Lol FYI My math was off that was around 28% still with batteries up front. I do like 30% better for just ripping around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MADRCER View Post
    9.5 inches from the back of the transom is where you would want to start for race waters. Below is a picture of my boat balanced on a dowel of a magazine rack sitting right at 28% or so with my batteries up front. I did have two short pieces of pool noodle on each side of the dowel to hold the boat straight up while I took the picture.
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    My aim is to have as much weight at the CG or as close as possible.
    I would to end up with the batteries centered on each side of the motor.
    I will get all the hardware installed first, then arrange the motor and mount with the batteries, ESC, and radio etc. for the 9.5"

    Here is a picture of what I would like to end up with. Items are just sitting there, not mounted yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TRUCKPULL View Post
    My aim is to have as much weight at the CG or as close as possible.
    I would to end up with the batteries centered on each side of the motor.
    I will get all the hardware installed first, then arrange the motor and mount with the batteries, ESC, and radio etc. for the 9.5"

    Here is a picture of what I would to end up with. Items are just sitting there, not mounted yet.

    Larry
    Looks good. You just using Velcro for mounting your batteries or are you mounting trays?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MADRCER View Post
    Looks good. You just using Velcro for mounting your batteries or are you mounting trays?
    I have tried trays once in the past, On this one I may just go with the Velcro and straps epoxied to the hull.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TRUCKPULL View Post
    My aim is to have as much weight at the CG or as close as possible.
    I read somewhere that you actually want the weight distributed as far way from the CG as possible in a boat because it increases stability. Seems counter-intuitive at first but makes sense. Unfortunately it's hard to implement and keep power wires short.

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    Does weight forward and aft of the CG NOT make for teeter-totter effect?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MADRCER View Post
    9.5 inches from the back of the transom is where you would want to start for race waters. Below is a picture of my boat balanced on a dowel of a magazine rack sitting right at 28% or so (with my batteries up front). I did have two short pieces of pool noodle on each side of the dowel to hold the boat straight up while I took the picture.

    Screenshot_2018-07-15-20-00-14.jpg Screenshot_2018-07-15-20-12-42.jpg
    Did you have the stock foam that comes in the boat up front or no foam up there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin View Post
    Did you have the stock foam that comes in the boat up front or no foam up there.
    A couple pieces of pool noodle. I trashed the stock foam
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    That’s running well.
    I’m thinking after mine comes back from the body shop I can get 70+ with the castle 2200kv
    5s2p pushed by a m645.
    Short runs only.

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    Default Pursuit hits 74mph on 6s!!!

    Here is another quick run of my Pursuit 74mph was the top speed on this one.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLsQ...ature=youtu.be

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    Default TFL Pursuit hits 76mph on 6s.

    It was too windy and I probably shouldn't have been trying to run on the extreme edge with this boat, but I ran it anyways and I got a new personal best speed of 76mph by the data logger and 75mph by the GPS device. I ran the boat yesterday and got 74.7mph but this run tops that one so I won't be uploading that run. At this speed the boat needs almost glass water or it can get upset pretty quick. It handles very well in the 65mph range on any waters but when you get over 70mph is when it gets dicey. The temps were 115° motor and 123° on the ESC on this run.

    75mph purusit.jpg 76MPH PURSUIT.jpg
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awMQiB9MDBk

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    Here's another 6s run. 76.7mph was the top speed by the gps on this one.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWcBmrBFNgY

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    Nice speeds on that motor!
    are you running the T-180 esc?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brushless55 View Post
    Nice speeds on that motor!
    are you running the T-180 esc?
    Thanks Brushless! Yes it's a T-180.
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    Default World's fastest 6s TFL Pursuit 79mph!

    True for True this is the World's Fastest 6s TFL Pursuit as of 11/16/18 (with no edits or cuts in the video). The boat got 79mph by the data logger and 78mph by the GPS device. The first" teaser pass" leading into the start of the video was my run right before this one and the max speed from the data logger on that run was 78mph and the gps was 77.2mph.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7wAN_sx2-s
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    That boat is moving.

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    you need to give this boat more of a run up as you could gain more top end speed, looks like it was a hairy short ride . try and use a good 100 meters / yards for a good run. great speed though for one of those hulls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Speed3 View Post
    That boat is moving.
    Don't know what happened to my earlier post....But Thanks Patrick!
    Quote Originally Posted by rol243 View Post
    you need to give this boat more of a run up as you could gain more top end speed, looks like it was a hairy short ride . try and use a good 100 meters / yards for a good run. great speed though for one of those hulls.
    Thanks Ron! Yea, I know that run started off bad from the get go and I was thinking as I took off if it would have flipped on me I really didn't want to have to rescue it from across the lake, so I hesitated about 1/4 way on pass #1 when I realized that I didn't line the boat up where I wanted it to go, but I went ahead with it anyways trying to correct it a little and that totally screwed my first pass up. I normally shoot for a 400ft + WOT pass but that didn't happen this time. Maybe next time...
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    yes as the SAW guys would say , you must have long straights plus have the model trimmed so no rudder input is needed to keep going straight, speed is lost. I reacon you can hit the 80 plus mark with some more trimming and or better quality lipo pack.

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    Here is a 4s run...I guess 54.2mph isn't too bad with old worn out packs.

    54mph pursuit.jpg 20190106_165016.jpg

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    Another quick run on 4s with my TFL Pursuit....57.8mph a little better.... Hopefully next run with my best battery combo I will gain another couple of mph...More to come.....

    57mph pursuit.jpg 58mph pursuit.jpg

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