Recent content by D. Newland

Brad-Are you storing your batteries fully charged? If so, don't. Fully charge them only when you are ready to use them. Otherwise, keep them at around a 50% charge rate for storage. Also, the cooler you can store them, the better. For instance, I don't store my batteries in the garage...

Scottsdale Model Boaters has FE club racing @ McKellips pond Jan 26th, our (FE) Winter Warmups race Feb 21st-23rd, and another club event in March TBD. The NAMBA Dist 19 race will be in Tempe Oct 4th and 5th. Mostly gas with a few FE classes in the mix. Testing on any given Sunday @ the pond...

Mike, or anyone else that has found themselves trying to enter a "full" class, email Fred @ [email protected] to get on the "waiting list" for that class. They've got a monumental task organizing this size of FE event, and only so many boats can hit the water on any given day. I'm sure as we...

The first thing I thought of when Mike posted this was seeing the Revolt go up against the Impulse 31 at the Nat's next month. Just one more thing to look forward to! Great job on the boat, Mike.

I don't know if it's actually an argument. I think it's more of a, "stop posting that UL-1 motors are OK @ 100 amps", especially if you have no idea regarding the accuracy of your equipment. Every time you post it (and it's been many), I literally ask myself why you think it is helpful...

This is interesting. How accurate do you think the amp logs are? Lohring spends a lot of time saying how much the UL-1 motors can take, but if the logging accuracy is questionable...so's his conclusion.

How did you miss the NAMBA rule about transom dimensions...?? Section 28 Electric Sport Hydro Classes, Page 8 c)HULL SPECIFICATIONS iv) Transom height must be 1/16" taller than whatever Terry Davis just built. That thing is sick, T.

A few video clips from last weeks Arizona Winter Warmups. We had some great tunnel racing and we've really come a long way in the last 3 years or so with these tunnels in FE trim. Dan Proulx has the 295 running very well in the above link...

Mic-You've obviously spent a ton of time on this topic and you've got some great ideas and direction. IMO and as you pointed out earlier, the P-Ltd tunnels are using every bit of available mAh's out of a 5000 mAh pack. To go to a full P 4S setup, you're going to need 7000-8000 mAh packs on...

I agree, and I think most know by now that there are really 2 schools of thought. Neither is 100% right or wrong as situations are different from one geographical area to the next, and both get (or deserve) respect. As I see it, the direction we took in NAMBA really focused on the desire of...

I think you'd be safer with an X442 or the 42x55 and working your way up, rather than going to an X445 then working your way down.

Ha! My next OPC build (hopefully before the Nat's) will have the servo mounted on one side of the radio box, and a longer arm with 1 beefy pushrod going to the outdrive. sorry for the hijack, Joe!

My post above is missing some info that I thought I typed in there...? No big deal, but that Hitec waterproof servo is slotted for my Q mono. Anyway, what Rx voltage are you guys running in your OPC's? I've been using the Castle BEC voltage regulator set at 6.5 volts with the MG 645 and seem...

For those interested in the NAMBA FE Nationals, click here: http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?27975-2012-NAMBA-FE-Nationals-June-19th-23rd-Legg-Lake The OP on this thread will be updated as we progress. If you have any questions, please let me know. David Newland

I've been using (and still use) an MG 645 in my OPC...and that's even weaker than the one I posted.