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08-11-2007, 12:34 PM | #1 |
Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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| Boat guys, need your help..Cavitation??
Hey guys, I got the new boat running, I installed the receiver and made sure the ESC was at neutral. I sat in the pool to make sure there were no leaks and I also gave it a quick try...it barely goes anywhere :-? I think the prop is spinning so fast that it cavitation is occurring...or will this style of boat cavitate untill it gets moving? I dont want to burn up the motor or ESC so I want to be sure. If it is cavitation how do I fix that? should I try adjusting the prop so it sits deeper in the water? Also the ESC when you hit the gas stays on for a few secs each time anyway to dial that out? its a water proof tekin model. Thanks for the help guys, I took a video to show what its doing. |
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08-11-2007, 01:27 PM | #2 |
Winner of the '07 RCC dumbass award! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Up on a Mountain, out in the Woods
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You need to go run it on a lake or somewhere larger. It will cavitate starting out...(see example A) You can't get enough speed in that pool to check it... I am willing to bet, once it gets up on plane, its going to accelerate massively You need a smaller boat for the pool!! Example A: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...64680481&hl=en Link to Respectable boat parts! http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/ I wouldn't mind this one... Don't remember the stats. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...09404484&hl=en Last edited by WheelChair; 08-11-2007 at 02:22 PM. Reason: Added link |
08-11-2007, 02:09 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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X2/\/\ You need way more room for a boat that fast. |
08-11-2007, 04:11 PM | #4 |
Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Guys I took it to the lake... I will be posting pics later...I will say this ...the boat is VERY FAST and you guys were right, it had to get going...my stepdad said the same thing once I showed him. Thanks for the help -MIke |
08-11-2007, 04:12 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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All my boats Cavitate for about 2 secs... its the only way I keep them from blowing over on shotgun starts.
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08-11-2007, 04:27 PM | #6 |
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08-11-2007, 04:39 PM | #7 |
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