webdr

Heres a "short" vid of the Rio w/ a hansen mod g260.

Grimracer 3 blade.

Ran pretty well till I ran her outta gas...the iv bag gives no warning.

Sorry the camera guy wasnt the best.


http://boatvideos.webdrgraphics.com/rio_zen.wmv

ken0276

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Nice run, you guys finally got that mono up.....

Justaddwata

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Cool clip Matt. How did I know she was going to stop on the far side of the pond. (thats where mine stops too )

mopartybob

what...? 2 laps and she's outta gas...What a HOG....LOL...jk...runs nice....more gas please...

webdr

yea, its funny how much gas I THOUGHT was in the bag.

tunda

looks like we are getting the same speed with our set up what do you think Mauian.........

Believe It

Looks dont mean much. A boat thats not trimmed right, running loose will LOOK fast... but its not.


The Rio ran 53mph that day.... big numbers soon [X(]

Dreamin Hemi

Looks good to me!

stempak

boat is trimmed right for conditions

stempak

boat looks really good. too bad they missed on the bj55.

webdr

Actually, its not.
Its really loose and rides with most of the hull out the water. Im planning on doing a little adjustments at the stinger to get it down on the water.

Dreamin Hemi

[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz4Yhvvx_qs]My Rio 51 with Zen power[/link]

webdr

thanks.....btw the BJ55 is made by proboat. The Rio is Aquacraft.

ryan_t888

Matt, which prop did you run

Video looks great!

Ryanb

Wet-N-Wild

Dreamin, that is a nice boat! did you have the drive trimmed up or down? my boat looks like the drive is sent trim down. Take a look and tell me what you think.

Dreamin Hemi

Thanks man! Yes, your does appear to be angled down a bit. If anything I want mine up a little, it's set perfectly flat right now. Take a ruler and hold it to the bottom of your hull and along your strut assembly. That's how I set mine and it rides a little wet even though the trim tabs are angled up slightly.

mauian

Web could be going as fast but remember we gps'd ours @ 50 mph w/zens so he could be going as fast as us...hehe. looks good web. wait till i get that friggin m6 going...............

Dreamin Hemi

mauian, how did you set your outer strut assembly? Can you slide your shaft in and out 1/4 inch or so? I'm getting too much wear at the soldered on collar or washer on the shaft. Did you push your inner housing all the way in before you tightened down? I'm a little confused with the slight difference in the Zen vs the Fugi spacing at the drive.

mauian

It should bump the stuffing tube then back it off 1/8th of a inch then tighten it. If you flush it it will flare out the tube and that other end the black tube slide on and you'll have a heck of a time removing it. This stock stuff I recommend only for stock and mild modded Zens, not for full mod Zens. The stock cable will not survive the hp and torque, it will snap right where the drive dog stops on the flat area and bye bye prop. I have changed the whole drive system to speedmaster hardware even the rudder due to too many flex cable breakage. I also run hughey cables which are much lighter and more durable. Ill post a pic later if ya want, it looks so much better and runs a whole lot nicer especially when ya can push pass 50 mph in a RIO. Laterz , Dwayne

Dreamin Hemi

Yes, if you could send soem pictures, that would be great. Perhaps a like to where you found your aftermarket gear. Thanks!

Wet-N-Wild

I agree if you could please send pictures and where you got the stuff from. would be helpful. thanks.

mauian

everything regarding hardware, drive system, rudder all came from cc racing. He has everything for that purpose. I'll post pics of my rio w/the hardware installed tonight my time. I'll do a new thread, dont want to take over this one...lol.

Wet-N-Wild

webdr I am interested in making some mods to my RIO 51. can you take a few pictures so i can see how the new set up is mounted. same location? how the new pipe is stuffed in? Tom

mauian

Speedmaster strut and rudder.

Dreamin Hemi

Looks good! I did the same thing and made the hole larger for the Hansen pipe. I cut around so it was "loose" without barely touching the transom, than used RTV to seal it in. Problem I have is the pipe flange leaks! It's not binding anywhere, no "Preload", guess I to find a position it's happy with with water pressure and secure it down from there.