New birthday pressie - Proboat 29 Brushless Catamaran

[ds666]

Never mind the boat , when are you going to finish the Caterham model build ??? I was enjoying that .

[nigelpugh7]

ds666 said:

Never mind the boat , when are you going to finish the Caterham model build ??? I was enjoying that .

Thanks for the reminder!

Sadly it still part finished in its box!

Not had the time to get it back out, full size Caterham outings, like this weeks rally in Northern France have taken a priority for now!

I am sure I will get around to finishing it soon though!

[helidan]

I've just purchased a Blackjack 29, been tempted to get another boat for a while now and this one is very cheap at the moment so had to get it!!

What lipos do you intend running in yours?

[nigelpugh7]

helidan said:

I've just purchased a Blackjack 29, been tempted to get another boat for a while now and this one is very cheap at the moment so had to get it!!

What lipos do you intend running in yours?

I have got two set now, the mega expensive Dynamite ones, and some slightly less powerful and half the price 3s packs from Gliders UK.

Wont get chance to do the maiden voyage until next week now though!!

Glad you got yours at a good price too!!

[helidan]

I'm going to rewire my boat so the batteries run in parallel. There are quite a few advantages to this. I'm thinking about getting some 4s 3700mah lipos from Hobbyking. They are very cheap and being connected in parallel will give them an easier life as well as minimizing ESC killing ripple.

Btw, how well does your canopy fit? Mine fits well at the front and back but sits proud down the sides. Think it might have been moulded wrong.

[nigelpugh7]

Just a quick re visit on this, we have only been out with ours a handful of times, and then only to the local boating lake in Redditch.

And yes I know it’s been 4 years, I bet it’s only been out 8 times in total, Pretty poor show i realise.

Any way, went again recently, and because they have re stocked that lake for fishing model boats of any kind are no longer allowed.

So my question it, where do we go to run it now?

I’ve tried Kingsbury water park, they have there one model boat lake, but it’s memebrs only, tried calling and email and can’t get through.

Same situation with Bornville model boat club too, seems they prefer sailing yachts now too.

So any suggestions? Do we need to form a club and find a lake?

[nigelpugh7]

helidan said:

I'm going to rewire my boat so the batteries run in parallel. There are quite a few advantages to this. I'm thinking about getting some 4s 3700mah lipos from Hobbyking. They are very cheap and being connected in parallel will give them an easier life as well as minimizing ESC killing ripple.

Btw, how well does your canopy fit? Mine fits well at the front and back but sits proud down the sides. Think it might have been moulded wrong.

Just revisited this, sorry I missed your question.

I think mine fits pretty well, I do use marine tape across the gap, but mine still gets wet inside.

[nigelpugh7]

nigelpugh7 said:

Just a quick re visit on this, we have only been out with ours a handful of times, and then only to the local boating lake in Redditch.

And yes I know it’s been 4 years, I bet it’s only been out 8 times in total, Pretty poor show i realise.

Any way, went again recently, and because they have re stocked that lake for fishing model boats of any kind are no longer allowed.

So my question it, where do we go to run it now?

I’ve tried Kingsbury water park, they have there one model boat lake, but it’s memebrs only, tried calling and email and can’t get through.

Same situation with Bornville model boat club too, seems they prefer sailing yachts now too.

So any suggestions? Do we need to form a club and find a lake?

I’m still on the lookout for a decent venue to run my boats.

Looks like arrow valley now have a club meet there!

https://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/17877252...

[nigelpugh7]

Well after getting in touch with the guys from Worcestershire Model boat club, and them confirming that they do indeed sail at my local lake, I have now joined up.

They have 4 sailing venues around Worcestershire so hopefully when I can get out properly again, I will be giving the Blackjack 29 some proper hammering!