I have a phil thomas sport 40 that i rebuilt last winter and Today was the first time out to our big pond where i could let the picco 45 wind up and not have to worry about room.
It's running really well and gets better each time out . not real fast but a fun boat none the less.
It is however light on the nose or tail heavy despite the fact the radio box is in the nose.I built the namba filled in tunnel mod that some guys were doing and it could be alift issue also.
Is the preffered method to control the front lifting and a little sponson hop down the straight . to add some weight to the sponson tips,the nose, or the radio box, or over the cg or use negatine strut angle.
I am trying to get my maximum speed and have a boat that works well in most water conditions.
picco 45 stock s/b x450 and parabolic pipe.
I am just working with it now and am running prolly low to mid 50's i would guess.
It started to turn on when i went from 10-1/8 on the pipe to 9.7/8"I will try shorter next time out.
It's running really well and gets better each time out . not real fast but a fun boat none the less.
It is however light on the nose or tail heavy despite the fact the radio box is in the nose.I built the namba filled in tunnel mod that some guys were doing and it could be alift issue also.
Is the preffered method to control the front lifting and a little sponson hop down the straight . to add some weight to the sponson tips,the nose, or the radio box, or over the cg or use negatine strut angle.
I am trying to get my maximum speed and have a boat that works well in most water conditions.
picco 45 stock s/b x450 and parabolic pipe.
I am just working with it now and am running prolly low to mid 50's i would guess.
It started to turn on when i went from 10-1/8 on the pipe to 9.7/8"I will try shorter next time out.
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