Whilst the boat ran well in a straight direction, especially at speed on the plane, cornering was a different matter, off the plane it was nose-diving, the rudders acting as brakes, up to now the rudders are the standard shop bought type with no modifications, and the turning circle was like turning the Queen Elizabeth on the mersey, so so mods where in order
Gradually taking a bit off the front and back edge, I tried to keep the pivot point the same, it seems to have worked, as it turns far better now, particularly at slow speeds (it hurt typing that statement, I dont like "slow"
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Now, remember the exhausts?, functionally they are superb, everything is running nice and cool, the cooling blocks for the motors working perfect, and the ally pipes looking all nice, but... the water exiting the exhausts, even at full speed, is a dribble at best. If I disconnect the cooling system the motors very quickly start to run hot, so its def working, but I am not getting the visual effect I was hoping for, ah well! cant have everything, I suppose everything cool is the better outcome. We even tried putting the water out of the exhausts at a 90 degree angle hoping that would create a sort of spray effect, but no different. I disconnected the pipes from the back of the boat, and hung them over the deck by the motors, suddenly I have a big pressure of water, so I think its just down to the fact the boat is 4 foot long, and the water is travelling too far.
Pity I have no video, as the boat will not run again till its finished