weight
 

hi! what is the ideal weight for a small boat, about 20" x 8"?
i have tested my scratchbuild boat yesteday and i was disappointed by the performance of it. it is a jet drive with a 540 size motor. it won't get up on plane. my initial thought was that its a bit heavy. and maybe my boat design wasnt the best thats why it wont plane.
thanks!

RE: weight
 

Hi Ernest,

Could you post some pics of your boat?

I'd love to see what it looks like.

My 20" monohull with a 600 motor and 7 cells weighs 1115 grams.

Hope it helps.

Regards, Jan.

RE: weight
 

i will jan, i just forget the file at home, im at work now.
well mine weighs about 1300grams i guess its not as bad as i thought. though i only have 6 cells on it. i guess its a combination of low power and not so good design.
ernest

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heres a link to my gallery
http://www.rcuniverse.com/gallery/ga...memberId=95256

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i dont know how to help you but im building a jet boat on a swamp buggy hull (flat bottom and very wide) im going to but in 2 jets with maybe 340 motors and ill tell you how the flat bottom works if your interested. im kinda worried the jet stream wont have enough to push on, i might have to vector the thrust down with a fin or something.