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Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 5:46:24 AM

Ron Olson

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Aquacraft has officially posted this new boat on their site so you know that a thread was going to be coming.
I just finished watching the video and earlier today saw the pictures of it. It looks like a trip to the LHS to put a deposit on one!
I'm not sure which color that I want but I'm sort of leanig towards a white one and orange being my second choice. The red doesn't look too bad either.
This boat has a water-cooled header that I'm guessing will fit onto the Miss Vegas for those that had problems with the coupler melting.

http://www.aquacraftmodels.com/boats/aqub22-main.html

Grimmie said that I'd like it and he's right! I can't wait to see it in person a week from Saturday. Yes, I'll take lots of pix of it.

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 5:49:09 AM

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I had an opportunity to run the boat while I was in Champaign two weeks ago. Runs very nicely.

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 9:09:51 AM

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Whats the speed like compared to the electric version?

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 1:59:19 PM

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It's kind of hard to tell from the video what the speed is. I'm guessing that an aftermarket prop will speed her up some more though.
What I did notice is how flat it takes the waves.
One thing that I am curious about is why they didn't go with the water pick-up in the rudder with this boat like on the electric version or the Miss Vegas.

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 3:06:36 PM

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Hi Ron,
Our choice was to have the water pick up in the rudder, instead of on the transom. However, with all the SV Brushless video we have seen on the Net, many are making left turns just as much as they are to the right, even though this is a surface drive system and intended for right hand turns.

The SV27 Brushless rudder will bolt on the Nitro to have a race rudder and eliminate the water pick up on the transom.

Thanks,
Rw

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It's kind of hard to tell from the video what the speed is. I'm guessing that an aftermarket prop will speed her up some more though.
What I did notice is how flat it takes the waves.
One thing that I am curious about is why they didn't go with the water pick-up in the rudder with this boat like on the electric version or the Miss Vegas.

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 3:41:25 PM

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I just noticed in the stock photo that the water pick-up in the ridder is blocked off. I'm thinknig that it may be possible to remove the grub screw and replace it with a fitting for water cooling.

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:12:23 PM

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Why didnt you guys put an adjustable stinger on eather of the boats? Kinda makes it of less quality than just having a brass tube sticking out the back, Difference, the brass tube you can adjust..

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:24:44 PM

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Ron,

The production boats rudder does not come with a water pick up hole in it..

Good Eagle Eye man

Grim

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:26:26 PM

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Toyo..

Tell me.. why do we want an adjustable stinger for the RTR guys.. or why at all?

Thanks for helping us understand..

Grim

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:33:36 PM

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Question is, Why not be able to tune the ride of your boat to make it run its best? tune with trim tabs work but also causes unwanted drag which slows the boat down...

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:43:10 PM

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Oho.. My confusion.. You see the stinger is the exit of the exhaust.. Are you talking about the Strut? If so it is adjustable… however not in length.. The length of the strut has been optimized here at Aquacraft for that length boat.

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:51:15 PM

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Hay your a boat guy the strut your talking about is a stinger you should know that come on grim has working at aqu. made you slip away from the rest of the RC world??LOL ......If the STINGER is adjustable then I was wrong Just didnt look like it was.........And I think the Nitro V hull that size was a good addition to the line...Its gotta be better than the shockwave!

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:52:38 PM

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This kind of problem occurs when two different parts of a boat get the same name. Here's an example of the term "stinger" used as toyotatrukin did: http://rossisales.com/stinger187.html

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 4:55:44 PM

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Well said

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 5:47:51 PM

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quote:

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Whats the speed like compared to the electric version?

I saw Grim's EP SV 27 run in South Carolina and it's fast. I would say the speed of the GP SV 27 is at least that fast, maybe a bit faster. I think the new model boater will be able to get the GP SV 27 to run faster than the EP version.

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RE: Aquacraft Super-Vee 27 Nitro. - 4/4/2007 5:51:30 PM