it looks like a big place, the place in the first pictures and vids of the boats first run would take a bloody long time to walk around days i would say as i was only in a small cove, the second place same thing but the second place is more of a sport. skying boat lake, as the first ones not for power boats, but when i was there so where to rangers hiding in the work ute, and they said it was cool and had a good look and a good chat, i was waiting for the can i have a shot :bang:
well i took the boat out yesterday i raised the strut about 5mm to get the noise up a bit more, it worked, but i might of raised it to far as the boat lost speed around 4kmh and it was a little unstable and the motor reved higher with no acutal speed gain.
the trouble is i did not adust the two trim tabs cause i broke on of them on the right trim tab, so i think to notice the difrence in speed and how the boat planes i need to raise the strut and trim tabs so the boat doesnt run so wet, i will fix the trim tab so its adjustable agin befor the next outting and try combinations of the same thing.
the gps batteries whent flat befor i could do more testing, and i managed to flip the boat but it stayed upright but it managed to land backwards at full wot and i spun the flexi drive cable on the clutch collet, i think it flip due to a raised water current in the section i drove across if that make sence.
the flip also stripped the plastic servo horn on the hs-755mg steering servo, some thing i thought ill never see on a rc boat, i have a few spares, so there is not drammer but i can see the need to use alloy servo horns the same as most of us do on rc off road driving (bashing).
i did not have the flexi drive cable far enough into the collet, the cable still looks good as so does the collet, so i have re tinned the flexi cable and will use it again and see how it goes, i would asume once you spin it it will keep spinning, but i think it will help if i have the cablke past the collet not 50% the way in.
just incase i have spares comming but infuture when i grease the cable and re install it i will make sure the cable is passed the collet so the collet can grip the cable, once having the collet an nut off the clutch i can see the collet works back wards to what you would think like the opisite to a drill.
i have also orerd a balenced, shapend polished prop thats a little larger in diamiter by 5mm and has around 6mm more pitch i think this will give a change thats noticible, i think there is still more spee to come from the prop thats on the boat now, but the motor seams to spin that prop very easly and the take off out of the hole is full on, i dont know bugger all about boats but the boat is not tuned or run in yet and is starting to hit high revs (past where the boat makes the most power) and if i tuned the boat soon i think the revs will just go thru the roof, i feel it might be better to have a to big a prop then a to small prop reving its tits off ?
any way i still had fun i still enjoyed it and it was good the boat didnt cut out once and is idling and running more stable i think the motor is slowly running in and settling in, so im looking forward to more running as the hour meter ojn the boat is still saying 1 hour and 57 mins so basicly 2 tanks use all most time to do some basic tunning, but i feel a prop change might be needed first as the motor will just over rev i think.
here is another quick video (poor quilty i know)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYaZvjzf7Eo
and one picture
you might or might not see the noise was up alittle, but like i said i need to adjust the trim tabs also.
more trial and erro with adjustements an settings atlest with the tiny tack and gps i can see if im heading in the right direction.