Awesome yet terrifying experience
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F2...did you ever run them with a different reservoir? I have heard the fluid expands a lot and I'm hoping it's just a matter of I don't have enough room for expansion?? I had the reservoir half full starting the weekend and by the end of the weekend I could barely see it at the bottom of the sight glass...so I would guess as I don't know the actual size of mine being custom made that I lost maybe a pint-half a pint over the weekend...obviously checked for leaks and all that and found none....I have also heard that the first time or 2 you run the SCX it will use a little oil as everything breaks in and all the little crevices get oil soaked...any truth to that?
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I do have full hydraulic steering...I think the best thing will be getting the 5 blade I really need to carry the front of this fat girl and I think it will be a lot better. Also my tabs are 280's that I installed and are PLENTY big enough for the boat and when all the way up they are an inch or so above the bottom at the tips...that's what I meant by a little tab is bringing them down even with the bottom. I think I have a pic that you can see the tab setup.
Thanks for the advice!! It will for sure be a learning curve once I get her to sit on the pad regularly....was just my first time experiencing it in my boat and it was freaky yet awesome hahahaha
Thanks for the advice!! It will for sure be a learning curve once I get her to sit on the pad regularly....was just my first time experiencing it in my boat and it was freaky yet awesome hahahaha
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If you have hydraulic steering you should be able to balance the boat on the pad with steering input. Tabs will scrub speed and if relied on too much may cause other handling issues. At most, have them neutral to extend the length of the hull. Flying a boat on the pad is a learning process, once you get there you'll love it. Step by step.
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When I talked to them they told me a P5-X hydromotive or a worked maximus will help carry the bow?? I have a 28 stock bravo on it now and running wide open it runs very "wet" the water under the boat shoots out just behind the helm instead at the stern where it's supposed to
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When I talked to them they told me a P5-X hydromotive or a worked maximus will help carry the bow?? I have a 28 stock bravo on it now and running wide open it runs very "wet" the water under the boat shoots out just behind the helm instead at the stern where it's supposed to
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Good info!! I am by no means a prop expert and was just going off of what they said and I've read several threads saying P5-X was the prop to have on a heat....that being said those were all stepped boats that were saying that so I guess I need to just start from scratch hahaha
I can't wait till she carries herself and sits up on the pad!! I think she's got 90 in her which I think is pretty good for her age and no steps!! Was what I was shooting for when this whole thing started so it would be nice to hit the magic 90 hahaha
I can't wait till she carries herself and sits up on the pad!! I think she's got 90 in her which I think is pretty good for her age and no steps!! Was what I was shooting for when this whole thing started so it would be nice to hit the magic 90 hahaha
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My first real boat was a 25' active thunder with a 600SC. at 81 mph it would start to chine walk real bad.
It was scary, I didn`t know how to stop it .
It was scary, I didn`t know how to stop it .
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