BanditBoat 0.45 mono..surface or subsurface drive?

[Lennard Cuenco]

Hey guys..

putting together a BanditBoats stilleto? (not 100% on the name)

would like to set it up surface drive, but not sure what the original instructions said about setup....

anyone out there have the instruction booklet for this boat?

what considerations are there in deciding whether surface drive works on a mono? how can i tell whether to set it up surface or subsurface?

any help would be greatly appreciated....

Len

 

[David Ashcroft]

Looks potentially quick ,,I would set up with surface drive..

David

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

just measured the v...its 45 degrees...

does that mean its gonna pound water? does that affect driveline decision of surface or subsurface?

 

[anthony_marquart]

Sweet looking boat,.. There are a few factors that influence sub or surface drive. 45deg included angle? I think that sounds like a decent rough water boat..

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

ok Anthony...

what are those factors influencing sub or surface drive?

...just trying to set this boat up so we have a class here in District 9 (only 2 boats at the moment, this will be the 3rd boat so we can race)

 

[Jim Angier]

Hi Len

Who are you trying to impress with all those weights?

 

[Glenn Gates]

He is working out to launch your Slo-Mo Jim- I could not throw it hard enough to get it up on plane.

 

[Glenn Gates]

Len, I've only had 2 and both were surface drive- Thought sub surface went out of style with wing tip shoes. I have a extra fin and some .135" carbon angle- if you need it I will mail it to you.

 

[Jim Angier]

Hey Glenn

Go over to Lens house and use his weights. I will build the next boat much lighter!

 

[Glenn Gates]

I'm a Wimp-could not throw it hard enough to keep it on plane for 6 laps

. Lookout Len, Jim's 45 Mono is fast.

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

lol....you two...are a barrell of laffs

thx glenn...i will set it up surface drive fer sure based on this conversation...

you going to be at the race? im bringing the mono out to bounce setup ideas offa Chris Davis...maybe you can take a look at it as well...

hope to see both of you out there (jimmy and glenng)

 

[Glenn Gates]

Don't take my word for it Len- I'd get a second opinion. Most people think I don't know Jack Schimt. The hull looks nice.

 

[anthony_marquart]

Im sorry I don't know the details of the difference in hull design.. I bet someone here does though.. unless someone has real experience and bad results with that hull and surface drive, I would go surface drive..

 

[Glenn Gates]

Lenn, Just checked the bottom angle on my Speedmaster and it is a 50 degree included angle(or 25 degrees for each side) And it did not pound the water- it was more of a scream & dunk

. I do not have the Seaducer any more as I was told in 2011 that D-19 would not be running that class in 2012- so like a dummy I sold it with a good Rs. I do know a guy in Colfax that has a Rs in his stash. I think there were 7 boats in B-Mono at the first race at Minden.

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

wow...7 boats? we are down to 2 now

 

[Jim Angier]

Hi Len

Is your new boat a C mono or a B mono, from what I gather it is a c mono

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

jim..this is a 40.5" mono by banditboats...i lost the instruction booklet, but i assumed it was a 45 boat based on the size