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johnreid
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YOu need to find a bigger, and shallow, pool
That boat is amazing, sleek lines and really fast.
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mc_mc
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Just beautiful.  |
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AzRob
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I second John, you need a bigger pool.
Hey, don't you have a sheltered lagoon nearby...?
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mogogear
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Very commendable Richard , With a son at the helm getting used toa very powerful power plant-- you never screamed out as the steps approached the bow..
perhaps you edited out the tense moments!
She is a Thoroughbred! quite a filly ..a large protected expanse of serene water is calling to you. Good wishes as you get the R/C adjustments dialed in...
She sure is beautiful ---Andrew was quite agile running to catch in case the r/c instructions were not enough... on the job..a good first mate
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kusuchi
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| mogogear wrote: | Very commendable John..With a son at the helm getting used t oa very powerful power plant-- you never screamed out as the steps approached the bow..
perhaps you edited out the tense moments!
She is a Thoroughbred! quite a filly ..a large protected expanse of serene water is calling to you. Good wishes as you get the R/C adjustments dialed in...
She sure is beautiful ---Andrew was quite agile running to catch in case the r/c instructions were not enough... on the job..a good first mate |
No, Greg, I have absolute confidence in Andrew. He's a whole lot better on the RC than I am. Loved the way he stopped the launch right as the submerged bow was about to impact the step. He had only one small collision with the side of the pool during the whole run, right at the beginning.  Something that could have been prevented had his mother not been distracted, talking to her friend.  
I was very impressed with the way he operated the RC, learning rapidly to maneuver the launch in extremely tight quarters.
In the opening shots, the launch is running at about 50 psi, and you can really see the raw power. After I corrected the camcorder focus problems, we were only running at about 40 psi. Given that the recommended operating pressure is 45 to 60 psi, everyone is right, we really need a bigger pool.
Unfortunately, that pool is over 30 ft long, and we were only just getting up to speed when Andrew had to hit the brakes. I think we'll have to put her to sea.
At the end of the run, with the boiler still half full, I turned up the gas to try and increase the pressure. Maybe I overdid it, but at that point we discovered the outer funnel paint was not VHT. Some minor refinishing will be required this week. 
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