Maiden!!!!
Well, she splashed today, and she ran well. This hull handles very well and the boat looks good on the water. Only caveat is the motor I used ran a little hotter than I would like, it’s a long can 400 with the flux ring removed, and with think it’s wound a little hot for direct drive. We also think that removing the flux ring (necessary to get the motor to fit stock mount) altered the timing a bit, allowing more kv but also more heat. So, I swapped the stock unit back in place, we’lol see how that goes. However, nothing smoked, it ran well and came back dry inside every time, and I like her..a lot!! Good show Graupner/SJ!
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- Cashrc🇺🇸GoldAdmiral·I have no idea what the wind is on the motor, it’s a long can 380-400 class motor, some call that a 480, but it has the 2.3 mm shaft. Methinks it’s a hot wind for a drill, or maybe a gear drive for aircraft. I’ve seen videos of the same boat with the stock kit motor, it goes pretty good, and I have a Sport Tuned Tamiya 380 coming. I like this boat enough that she’s a keeper, I’ll tinker with her till I get everything where I want it.
- Cashrc🇺🇸GoldAdmiral·Just so you know, brushless might be an option in the future...😁
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