Strut depth on a PT sport 45

[Dennis Whitt]

I got her second hand and I have just had a brain fart.If I lay a strate edge down from between the spnsonsons back and not follow the ramp,I t just seems too deep.

I had a Dave frank hull that had those steps at the front of the sponsons and you basically set the boat up were the trailing edge of the steps were about an 8th of an inch off the table.

Buy the way,What sre those steps for ?

Does that hull like big props or small ones.17 series or x series ??

Thank you.

 

[Brian Schymik]

I call the front pads in front of the steps recovery pads.

The hull can be set up with either 1455 props very shallow, with a little angle, and a bit of cup.

Or a x450 a little deeper and flatter.

Easy set up either way.

I use the 1455 and it is about 5/8 inch from bottom of strut to middle of shaft at the back of the strut.

Good luck

Brian

 

[P THOMAS]

Dennis, will you run a 7.5 nitro or electric?

I have set the strut so that the front pads are only about 1/16th off the table with almost a flat strut angle.

For starters on the prop stick with the x450 or a x646/3.

What setup for radio and fuel tank does it have?