finally got to run a boat today!

[teetriple]

Finally the ice is gone and there is open water took my U-L1 out got to do a lot of testing got to run her 6 times even did some work on the pt sport 40 when i got home great day today!!:rockon:

[indymike]

How did your UL-1 Run? Give us the scoop man!!!!

[teetriple]

What's up mike hows the vac u pickle going I just got one going to run N2 with it . Well the UL ran OK the first thing i had to do was get some more steering out of it so i moved the linkage 2 holes on the servo horn that fix that i ran it with the stock plastic prop the first two runs the speed was OK handling was pretty good . Then i ran a m445 speed got a lot better but she started to get a little flighty on me so i lowered the strut 1/16 that settled it down pretty good handling in the turns was really good. Then it got really fun i put a grim L40x57/3 on her and it got really fast but got really flighty to and had some really violent chine walk it was rocking back and forth like crazy on the sponsons so i lowered the strut another 1/16 and angled the strut 1 degree that help but not completely got any ideas ? and that prop caveatted a lot before it got up on plane hope i can figure it out i would really like to run the L40x57/3 prop it had great speed and real good drive out of the turns i think i might be able to test some more on Tuesday after work :yeah:

[indymike]

How were your temps looking on the L40x57/3? I am really curious to see how much we can lower the strut before it starts to increase the temps.

From what others are talking it sounds like it's a charateristic of the hull. I would try some more strut depth as long as temps are OK.

I am getting all fired up this year.... I need to get my prep work done and these boats into paint.

Later

[K.R.Joye]

Tony good to hear you got out, were do you test?

I tested my new 40" 10S Cat yesturday, 50mph on first run with that little outrunner motor!

Mike i hear you on the paint prep i have 3 hulls to paint, lots of work.

[indymike]

Yah... Where are you guys testing? I can have my N2 hull ready to test and do the painting later!!!!!

UL-1 is a different story. I have the entire hull stripped and about 80% sanded. I hope to start priming end of this week or begining of next. I am still not sure about this painting stuff. Not my strong suit.

[Jeff Wohlt]

The only way to get those sponsons from slapping is drop some of the angle. They all do it....the design of the sponson...faster on lower power but sponson dancing.

I am amzaed at how many are able to run on thru it from the videos I have seen. Looks pretty cool but the boat that stays on the water WFO and eats thru the chop will have a better chance of winning.

[jstolz]

You guys are making me jealous. I went by the lake today. There was someone with a bass boat out there. I couldn't believe it. That's it, I'm charging up some batteries and going testing. The only problem will be if I have to retrieve the boat. It's going to be cold getting in the rescue boat. But, without a rescue boat, the boat will go by by.

[teetriple]

Hey guys I been testing at a pond at 24 mile & gratiot it's in a industrial park it's descent size Mike the temps were 90 esc 106 motor batterers 135 I am going to lower the strut some more hopefully get out to test some more this week some time Ken the cat is looking awesome!

[indymike]

Hey Gang,

I got a chance to finally run my UL-1 yesterday. I ran it 3 times before my retrieve boat broke down. I ended up running a 42X55/2 that was considerably faster than the stock prop. My strut was set to 1” with 0 degrees of angle. Boat was fast and turned good, but it was a little flighty for my liking. That is the prop I plan on running for the club race on Sunday, but I will put a little angle in the strut to try and calm the boat down. Temps nothing was over 100 degrees.

I have the 40X57/3 but that prop is going to take a lot of work to get sharpened, balanced, and thinned.

Tony, How did your boat turn with that 40X57/3?

[jstolz]

Hey Gang,

I got a chance to finally run my UL-1 yesterday. I ran it 3 times before my retrieve boat broke down. I ended up running a 42X55/2 that was considerably faster than the stock prop. My strut was set to 1” with 0 degrees of angle. Boat was fast and turned good, but it was a little flighty for my liking. That is the prop I plan on running for the club race on Sunday, but I will put a little angle in the strut to try and calm the boat down. Temps nothing was over 100 degrees.

I have the 40X57/3 but that prop is going to take a lot of work to get sharpened, balanced, and thinned.

Tony, How did your boat turn with that 40X57/3?

Mike,

A down angle in the strut of 1-2 degrees should help to calm the boat down. Is there any room to move the batteries foward? If it's flighty in testing, it could be a real handful during a race.

[teetriple]

Mike the 40x57/3 was very fast but it did make every thing warmer than i would like i think for me the m445 would be better race set up speed was good and the temps were alot better. Wish i could make the race this weekend but my daughters wedding is this weekend

[indymike]

I will try the M445 as soon as larry gets one in.

Bummer about the race this Sun.... I am sure that wallet is a little thin right now...LOL

[K.R.Joye]

Mike i'll have an M445 if you want to try one.

[indymike]

Thanks Ken!!!

[indymike]

Got a short on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v42NT6wXpew