Firstly thanks,

to pompebled, it's a small world although im in the uk i spent all of june in makkum (?) and stayed in sneek, went to cafe triade most nights - do you know of it.

im not at home at the moment but i have pics of the hull, it has a nitro setup with a jet drive installed - a previous poject that never saw the water but the hull is identical, do you have an e-mail address to send it to ? or can i attach pictures on this site ??

I see your point on the scale speed, i worked at sunseeker for a few years and there superhawk 50 was a tripple set in a triangular formation on the transom, with counter rotational props, perhaps a 2 setup would be more beneficial.

the drives that i have in mind have no rudder they use large flat bladed props and pivot at the transom, all drives are linked together externally to stop them wandering, perhaps looking at www.sunseeker.com will help - my explanation is poor, the predator 80 and above have a arneson (surface piercing drive) option.

i had the idea of just the center prop cutting in a 1/4 to 1/2 throttle with the other two cutting and at 3/4 - full, giving a turbo effect, but also making it easy to bring home / launch expecially if batteries are low.

talking of batteries, if they were up front, i could also use them as ballst to trim the boat when its in the water planing, helping to keep the bow down - i wont be racing this hull, its just for my ammusement

thanks to you both for the advice on the esc's it makes sence, 600 speed motors seems the norm, how does the different turns / windings affect performance, how do you pick the best / match it to the boat - is there a tried and tested meathod.

if any one want to se pics of the hull for ideas e-mail me at [email protected]

thanks,