You can look at a castle x8 esc they say they are 54mm wide seems like a lot of people like them. https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=cas-010-0175-00
I have been using one of these https://www.amazon.com/ISDT-Touchscreen-Battery-Charger-Discharger/dp/B0823DGJXS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2NDO69DDOIMMO&keywords=istd+lipo+charger&qid=1674858856&sprefix=Istd%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-6 . Run it off a power supply at home and a deep cycle battery at the pond the...
Thank you for that info I will take a good look at the plans and see what I have to work with maybe I can use some measurements off my other hydros and see what I can come up with. I do have a whip sport 40 to build.
I was given a set of plans for the sport 40 and was wondering could it make a good q hydro with today’s power. Would the boat be happy running 75-80 mph. I was thinking to open up the inside deck area to accommodate running a 2p set up and keep the batteries and esc up front which should help...
I will let him know. I have built a few of the older versions so when he asked me I wasn’t sure because in the picture I was sent it looked like the later cut the step I was used of seeing off. I guess it will help take some lift out.
I have seen a video saying on a hydro you want around 3/4 (12 ozs)of a pound strut weight . When I checked my 20 whip limited hydro I am 10.70 ozs but with a battery in it drops to 7.45 ozs. Total boat rtr weight is 6 lbs 7.6 ozs . The one thing I find interesting is I have a 6 ozs weight I...