I cant Believe this thread is still going, lol ! My NQD sits quietly with no motor in it, waiting for the day i put the SS1 back in it and have a go with 16 cells.. they key to making the nqd corner and go better is modifying the sponsons with more angle of attack, cutting off the side wings at the back, and building up the rear ride shoes also angle of attack, this worked very well for me, and at our local club we raced them for a little while.

Good luck to all of you , but in my opinion it is a very heavy boat and needs a 700 and 12 cells at minimum, a 540 8xl and a 40mm prop and 12 cells should make it reasonably quick, weight reduction is a good thing to do, the wing weighs insane amounts..