Seaducer

[EatMyShortsRacing]

Hi Guys,Thanks for all of your input on this topic. I have been able to contact Jerry C and with his help the boat now appears to drive quite well. After sending photos to JC he suggested that I move the rudder pushrod to the inside hole on the servo arm (as many of you did), remove any movement in the radio box (ie sliding in the hull - there was none) and ensure that there was very little movement of the servo within the servo mount (as there was). I have probably "overkilled" the servo power issue as I have fitted a HS5945 digital servo (13 Kg cm @ 6 volts) but after testing today the hooking problem appears to have been eradicated.

I am racing at the South Australian stae titles next weekend and hopefully this will prove that all is OK. Again, thanks.

     

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Hey another Australian Seaducer 40..... boo hiss....

Now another boat to race against!!!!

LOL

Wont be at Adelaide but will be at the Mulwala race with my (still yet to be run) New SD40.... Bring it on!!!!

EMS Racing Me and my big mouth!!!

 

[TimD]

FDJ wouldn't be Frank Jones by any chance would it?

 

[EatMyShortsRacing]

FDJ wouldn't be Frank Jones by any chance would it?

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Another jones boat to try and overtake!!!! They always seem to be in your way at the start and bloody hard to ger around...

 

[Ron Jefferson]

Guys: I tried all the stuff listed here and have solved the same problem you have been talking about with your boats hooking or darting in the turns. I talked to Oscar and Jerry and here is what I ended up at....

Rudder length approx 3 1/4 (1" from water pick-up)

Steering linkage in the first hole closest to the center horn

Strut low in the boat with a bit of positive angle (Strut set-up will depend on your particular boat. None are identical)

The boat starts out running a bit wet during mill time. Once the water gets roughed up a bit and the tank empties, the attitude is perfect and the boat runs fast and turns awesome. No more hooking in the turns. Just well controlled arching turns. Love that Seaducer

Ron