shahtahspeed

hi guy im new to the rc gas boat world i have a aeromarine conquest cat and try to get it to be fast as well as stable on the water dont know the adjustment to make the boat run smooth can anyone help me or explain where and how low or high to set the strut my boat was porposing and a little chine walking fellas what do i have to do to get my boat set up right im using speed master hardware i want the boat to be on flat plane a still be able to give it some throttle. i also have a miss geico cat that is chine walking as well any suggestions please guy i need help i just want these boats to run smooth thanks

Dockman

Start with the strut 1/2" up from ride pads to stuff tube and you may need a little negative trim.

shahtahspeed

do yo meah raise the strut

shahtahspeed

can anyone else tell me where to start as far as getting the aeromarine conquest cat using speed master hardware how can i stabilize this boat to run fast and smooth where should i start with the hardware set  up please be specific

Paul M

Post pics of your set up. Tell us about your prop.

We can't tell you what to do until we see where you are

Hesco Racing

ON a cat you want to start as high as possible. This way you can get the engine tuning right first. Once the motor is running right slowly start dropping the strut until the speed decreases or she starts porposing then lift it a bit higher than that point. that is the most I can say until you show some photos and CG's of the boat. Is the motor stock or modified what pipe are you running pipe length. All these factors ad to the setup. But rule of thumb is as I said above start high and work down. Dont worry if the motor revs a bit high on the high strut setting you are not doing a whole race at that revs just setting up. On the avenger we ran the center line of strut 1/2" above the bottom of the sponson. But that is a vague idea as my setup is not the same as what you have so. Show us more info

shahtahspeed

Trying to post pics but dont know how to get them from my files to here

F1TUNNEL

Make sure you use the "post reply' and not the quick reply, that got me the first couple of times. write your message, click on upload pics and search your files, once you find your file click on thumbnails and select a pic. hopes this helps a bit, I am pretty computer illiterate so my help is limited!!
All the best,
Dion.

shahtahspeed

still cant get pics up

Dan S

you have 2 choices, don't use the Beta uploader, use the second one.
pics have to be less than 6000k (6Mb) and it also shows you what format they have to be.

Dan.

shahtahspeed

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km7639

Hi I have a avenger pro. Mine is set up with the strut about 3/8 of the prop below the bottom of the hull. (centre of drive shaft just above the bottom of the hull)
Also try the strut straight up and down as it looks like it's pointing up which will make it nose heavy. By pointing it down will raise the nose.


But as above you need to get the motor running right first. So you know what size prop to run.

Cheers brian

Dan S

Take the negative out of your strut, your propeller is pointing downwards. This will push the transom up and the bow down in the water.
set the center line of the prop 3/8 to 5/8 above the bottom of the sponsons and neutral (no positive and no negative) than go from there.
you may end up with some positive in the end but not negative.

If I recall, we were not able to get the conquest running correctly with a wedge shape rudder, we had to switch to the conventional rudder.
also make sure that your strut is absolutely straight (when looking at it from behind) even just a small amount of left or right tilt will make the back wobble like crazy.
one more thing that is important for the conquest is the CG, where is your CG at?

Dan.

Hesco Racing

Still waiting for that part of my question. Also is the strut exactly in the middle or offset? You were talking of chine walking. Is it chine walking or torque roll?

Cobus

Fuel Crazy

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having the rudder kicked in like that is not helping matters....

Dockman

That strut looks like it has a lot of negative as does the rudder. I would move them both to a neutral position with the strut 1/2" up.

Dockman

Judging by how far the pipe is sticking out the back I am guessing the motor is way to far back? Give us a same pictures of the inside.

Dan S

Agree.

Dan

Hesco Racing

i thought that too but was waiting for better picks and the CG specs.

Cobus

coyv10

also get a straight rudder the boat does not like the tapered one

Dockman

A buddy has a tapered rudder on his conquest and it works fine boat runs 71 mph.

shahtahspeed

Fellas here is where im thus far with the set corrections that need to be made i ran the boat wednsday ran ok but no where near the way it should alot smoother now but to much of the boat was in the water need to do that i think