prop strut !!
06-12-2009 | 10:52 AM
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From: PretoriaGuateng, SOUTH AFRICA
prop strut !!
hi guys
i have a shockwave 26 and am very confused as how to adjust the Trim of my boat.....
ANYONE who knows how to do this.....please reply to this post
thanks!!!
i have a shockwave 26 and am very confused as how to adjust the Trim of my boat.....
ANYONE who knows how to do this.....please reply to this post
thanks!!!
06-15-2009 | 04:46 PM
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From: Gonzales,
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RE: prop strut !!
I have a BJ 26 BL and I adjust the outdrive by loosening the set screws on the outdrive unit on the side of the mount. Remember just like a full size boat prop in = aft up, bow down; prop out = bow up, aft down. The more boat out of the water the faster it will go, however as you increase the prop angle out, the boat will start to "porpoise" i. e the bow will bounce up and down and/or if you are going fast enough the boat will flip end over end out of the water. In a full size boat this can be deadly, for r/c boats it usually means either get in the fetch boat or go swimming. 
06-16-2009 | 06:35 PM
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From: perth, AUSTRALIA
RE: prop strut !!
Hi, Im not 100% on this - as i don't own a s<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ">hockwave 26, and do not know what they look like.
But if it's the same boat that i have attached an image of, than ibelieveyou cannot adjust
the prop angle. You can however move yourbatteriesand stuff around the boat...
For example, if you want the boats nose out of the water, than move your goodies to the
back of the boat, and vise-versa if you want the nose to dig in more.
Hope this helps -</span>
But if it's the same boat that i have attached an image of, than ibelieveyou cannot adjust
the prop angle. You can however move yourbatteriesand stuff around the boat...
For example, if you want the boats nose out of the water, than move your goodies to the
back of the boat, and vise-versa if you want the nose to dig in more.
Hope this helps -</span>
03-31-2010 | 03:57 PM
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From: PretoriaGuateng, SOUTH AFRICA
RE: prop strut !!
i have a friend who owns the exact same boat as me and he puts his prop trim angle at '' +- '' 25-35 degrees and his boat leaves mine in his wake and its exactly the same setup just his angle is different so as far as im concerned,,,you loosen these 2 screws ( as illustrated ) to adjust is this correct ?
if not, please assist me in all ways possible
THANKS !!
D.K
if not, please assist me in all ways possible
THANKS !!
D.K
03-31-2010 | 07:29 PM
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From: Frederick, CO
RE: prop strut !!
I own one of these and you need to mod the strut some to actually move it more than a few *
I ended up with the strut almost flat or at 0* to get better performance out of it
then I ended up putting a T-Rex 450 motor in mine and ran it on 3s.. and that helped the best!
I ended up with the strut almost flat or at 0* to get better performance out of it
then I ended up putting a T-Rex 450 motor in mine and ran it on 3s.. and that helped the best!
