SG 21 Picco 45

gil sonsino · Jul 24, 2014

Today my old SG 21(built in 2000) equipped with a Picco 45 (nib motor) went to water for a breaking in..despite choppy conditions the tiny boat ran great until in the second tank suffer a blow over .....no injuries... The parabolic 45 pipe(at 8 3/4") is a great pipe for any 45 motor.....prop is a 1655 AB cup 4.1.... lot of fun!

Gill

Ray Sametz · Jul 24, 2014

Nice testing Gil.

PS that's not choppy water

old school 1024 radio.

Andy Brown · Jul 24, 2014

Very nice Gil!

shoboat · Jul 24, 2014

Gill,

Try an 1860 on it and pull the trigger carefully.

Should be around 90+ MPH.

Nice vintage set up.

Thanks For Sharing,

Mark Sholund

Andy Brown · Jul 24, 2014

shoboat said:
Gill,

Try an 1860 on it and pull the trigger carefully.

Should be around 90+ MPH.

Nice vintage set up.

Thanks For Sharing,

Mark Sholund

Actually, Stan Simpson ran 97mph with a 1655 on his Picco 45 powered his 45 SG. His pipe was 8-1/4" long, so all Gil really has to do is start shortening the pipe. After that a 2160 gets you to 110mph.

gil sonsino · Jul 25, 2014

Thanks guys and yes I still have my trusty 1024 PCM Futaba in this boat.Andy is dead on correct to say that shortening the pipe speed increase gradually with no changes and btw I have one 2160AB prop that will be tested as soon the engine is ready.Ray it was choopy but using a GOPRO it's hard to see waves.in the other side of the lake Anyway I love this boat and it's a pleasure to play with it .Thanks Gill

ken turmon · Jul 25, 2014

A .45 In a .21 boat. truly you are a man after my own heart

stan simpson iv · Jul 25, 2014

That was with no cowl and a full race turn fin 45 SG. Andy and my dad ran the same boat without fin and an H series prop that went 100+ "BUT" that was not a motor out of the box... still have the Stalker recorded speeds on a disk of all those runs. She was the fastest 45 rigger I have owned

...so far

gil sonsino · Jul 25, 2014

Actually this boat has a full race turn fin 45 too and with my previous motor a modded Picco Black head used to run all day long in the low 90's.Yes with no fin and a H30 AB reduced it ran 103,,,,Thanks Gill

stan simpson iv · Jul 25, 2014

gil sonsino said:
Actually this boat has a full race turn fin 45 too and with my previous motor a modded Picco Black head used to run all day long in the low 90's.Yes with no fin and a H30 AB reduced it ran 103,,,,Thanks Gill

Sorry Gil I was not bashing your rigger...boat looks GREAT. I was just having a flashback in time when I raced my 45 SG. They made me look good...

Andy Brown · Jul 25, 2014

stan simpson iv said:
That was with no cowl and a full race turn fin 45 SG. Andy and my dad ran the same boat without fin and an H series prop that went 100+ "BUT" that was not a motor out of the box... still have the Stalker recorded speeds on a disk of all those runs. She was the fastest 45 rigger I have owned

...so far

Yes, the boat ran 106 mph with the old Picco 45 Blue head on just 60%/15% fuel and the 45 SG was a full weight race boat.

Andy Brown · Jul 25, 2014

gil sonsino said:
Actually this boat has a full race turn fin 45 too and with my previous motor a modded Picco Black head used to run all day long in the low 90's.Yes with no fin and a H30 AB reduced it ran 103,,,,Thanks Gill

It's great to see some older SG's running. An old SG 67 just won the 2014 NAMBA Nats.

stan simpson iv · Jul 26, 2014

Ron Lauderdale has a FREAK 67SG...I think he got her from Buck Shot. Very nice setup....

Sorry Gil...not trying to hijack your thread.

gil sonsino · Jul 26, 2014

Hey Stan you're welcome and no worries here.... it's always nice bring good memories to the forum...btw most of the hotdogs are still in the hobby.Gill

gil sonsino · Jul 26, 2014

here's an old video of the same boat with the other motor testing some fast props.

gil sonsino · Aug 2, 2014

Ok I decided to work on this boat for a 2 Lap contest and performance is growing up...shortened the pipe to 8 1/2"and replaced the fuel tank for a smaller one..Gill

Buckshot · Aug 2, 2014

stan simpson iv said:
Ron Lauderdale has a FREAK 67SG...I think he got her from Buck Shot. Very nice setup....

Sorry Gil...not trying to hijack your thread.

Yep Ron got a great boat. It won a lot of races. Gill your "new old school" ride is fantastic.

David Bryant · Aug 3, 2014

wow, that boat is a rocket-ship! very nice pond too........

gil sonsino · Aug 3, 2014

Thanks Guys I've been having lot of fun driving this little crazy boat.Next step shorten the pipe a little bit(* 1/2") and see what's happen.Gill

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