Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on November 06, 2007, 11:16:44 am
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Mayhem Century speed boat project!
First tests carried out just last week.
Initial results,
Stock battery (1800mAH) lasted about 8 seconds - total junk. >:(
Fitted a 7.2v 3000mAH battery - ran extremely well for about 12 minutes. :)
2nd test with a 8.4v 3300mAH - No perceptible increase in speed but ran just as well . :) :)
Radio is nasty "bang, bang" control ie. speed is all or nothing... literally! :(
Steering on the right stick is done by 'switching off one motors'!!!! >:(
Because steering is so rubbish, the boat 'alls of the plane' in every turn and takes about 10 - 15 feet to get going again.
Frequency is fixed 27MHz ie. no crystals and is on about Red, Orange, Yellow and a bit into Green as well ! ::)
But here's the kicker... it's is without doubt THE BEST PLANING BOAT I'VE EVER HAD!!!! O0 :o O0
Straight out of the box the balance and ride attitude is 2'nd to none!
Videos to follow.....
I paid £35 at the big Warwick Model boat show last year.
Available on Ebay, Amazon and some model shops.
Martin
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You must have had a dud then cos mine lasts at least 30+Min's and a 3300 well I get bored with it and mine is on 40MHz BUT it is soon to have 2new speed controllers and a mixer and proper receiver and well me thinks Graupner 500s then watch it fly
Stavros
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the best and simplest mod you could do to this boat is install one good speed 500 or 600 maybe 700 motor new esc and a servo for a rudder and run a flex shaft and single prop dead centre and install a small wedge rudder to the right of the prop then this little boat will fly.myself im planning to use a small nitro motor in my sons windspeed hull ;D.
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while the .12 ran in it fine the .18 just overpowered it and was un controlable it srewed out all over the place when a certain speed was hit so i put the .12 back in.
Pete
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Video
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q168/MBmayhem/Forum/th_Video2.jpg) (http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q168/MBmayhem/Forum/?action=view¤t=Video2.flv)
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doesnt seem as fast as the windspeed boat?,my lads is way faster with the stock motors ,def needs a new power plant,id go with one bigger motor single prop and a rudder offset to the right .in fact my lads pt boat runs faster with a 540 car motor in it ;).