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[malcolmfrary]

But first you have to make your money............
DM

Making big money is considered a good idea.  Just don't make it too big.  And let the ink dry.

[John W E]

Hi ya Regiment

Have you checked that your battery charger is charging your batteries properly?   Just a thought.

If you go to Component shop you can get a new battery & charger for a similar price to what you would pay for one battery at Maplins shop.

Next question when you say you have been sailing for an hour - is that the model sailing round the lake for an actual hour - non stop or the total time you spend down the lake with your model.    Cos spending an hour on the lake sailing your model - continuously - I think there is something wrong.   Because you will be the only modeller that I know who doesnt sail a model for about 5-10 minutes and then stop - standing talking for next 30-35 mins whilst the model drifts off merrily away and out of sight.     The only time I have known anyone to spend longer than 5 mins actually sailing a model is during a competition.   

John
aye
john

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

How true John ... ooh  how true.

None of my boats have ever sailed for more than 29 minutes.     


ken
 

[DickyD]

How true John ... ooh  how true.

None of my boats have ever sailed for more than 29 minutes.    


ken
 

Is this because you sink them Ken ?  

[pompebled]

 Because you will be the only modeller that I know who doesn't sail a model for about 5-10 minutes and then stop - standing talking for next 30-35 mins whilst the model drifts off merrily away and out of sight.     The only time I have known anyone to spend longer than 5 mins actually sailing a model is during a competition.   
John aye john

Hi John,

I must be the (or one of those) exception(s), who use their models for actually running them 90% of the time.
The main cause for that is the lack of a lake to run my boats on; I live in Sneek, with miles and miles of canals, a lot of them with footpaths alongside, so I can take my boats for a stroll circumventing our town, which takes about an hour, depending on how long the remaining 10% of standing around, and talking to spectators takes...

When I fancy a long walk, I carry my boat from one shippable section to the next, which will take me about three hours of running the boat.
By that time I'm more worn out than my boat, which can run up to four hours continuously full throttle on a 8000mAh Lipo.

Regards, Jan.

[Stavros]

How true John ... ooh  how true.

None of my boats have ever sailed for more than 29 minutes.    


ken
 

Is this because you sink them Ken ?  

I like that Richard

Dave

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

Well, I asked for that one.                                 

cheers

ken

[Bob K]

When I go sailing at my local club I usually spend most of my time there sailing my boat/s around.  Out of 2 hours that is about 1 hr 45 mins at least with props turning.  Yes, I do like to chat with other members, but with one eye on the boat and the other on the anti collision radar.  I therefore require at least 2 to 3 hours running capacity hence my prediliction for nice big lead acid batteries. 

[regiment]

i cannot chat to other modelers as i an the only one there at the moment so it me the boat and the swans

[regiment]

for got to say  cannot fix a smaller prop a funny fitting so have used a stanley knife and made it smaller no shakes or viberations in the dogs bath tomorrow it will go

[regiment]

have just timed the boat full out in the dogs bath esc not warm  boat motor ran for three quarters of hour then stopped rudder just about moving left it for ten minutes  motor turned for a few seconds then stopped could it be the battery after all  regiment

[unbuiltnautilus]

It could just be flat, a guess at the current drain would be about 3 to 4 amps, however, it sounds dead flat, so might be the battery is just getting old. Time for a second battery anyway?

[john44]

hi Regiment,
I will be corrected on this if I am wrong but you are running a 4.5ahr battery.
If your motor is drawing 5 amps then I would have thought that time
 (T) = 4.5 divided by 5 = .9 hr running time
so you really need a larger ahr battery.

john

[regiment]

thanks will get a new battery cannot go much bigger the boat is on the water line already