Free Mods & Tuning Tips To Help Boost Your Boats Top Speed - Blackjack 42
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2021
- Here are a few tips to help your Boat run better and faster.. These are some ideas I have for the Blackjack 42, these mods and upgrades can be Applied to most rtr boats out today.. thanks for watching IRONCLAD RC.
awesome thanks! , just ordered mine, going through the playlist now
Your gonna love it.
Hey I just wanted to say thanks for the tips n mods for ur rc boat for better speed I just brought a pro boat catamaran all the tips u gave r going to my pro boat now so thanks for your hospitality not sure if a lot of people would give off them tips
Long straps under the trays that are there and let’s you move and lock em in.The prop angle hold the Cats down and the strut upgrade was a must and can’t believe they sent these like that👍❤️Cats don’t need trim tabs!
Ho Excellent 😃 merci pour tout ces conseils et explications 👍
Vidéos top excellent 😃😃
Very informative Big B, you’ve helped me already, love your channel, what about an adjustable light weight wing in the front? Never ran a cat but throwing that out there
I thought about putting a knard onto the front maybe even make it an active knard/winglet. Even better put a gyro on it
This is a awesome informational video. Also you could try using lead weights that they use for airplanes. You can set them in the front part of the boat where the styrofoam is and put yourself a clear piece of Flex tape
just a pair of trimtabs will solve everything without shifting things , i like the cooling addup and the strut filing modification , well done !!
To add weight those sticky mag wheel weights are good big b.
Hey nice tips 👍 just wondering about you running 7s how did you make that work? I have a sonic wake and very tempted to get the blackjack but not 💯 sure yet ✌️
I like mine alot. I ran it on 7s once. Didn't wanna take the chance on future battery life so that's was the only time
Sometime velcro is a pain in the butt. Hard to gwt lipos out. I found that if u use foam blocks to put on top of lipo and a very small amount of velcro works really well.
I actually drilled and screwed the long straps in on my MG29 when the carbon fiber battery trays got installed👍
I may do that instead thanks
My blackjack 42 just got here and dam it’s big and badass😵
Nice. Crazy how big it actually is. Glad you joined the boat Gang. Toooo. Be safe it's a big boat
The Black Jack Blow Over boat lol
Any rc boat or car will blow over at high speed. 🤔
@@IRONCLADRC Absolutely!
Telling you turn the straps around. Where your Velcro is pulling away from the boat. It holds the batteries down perfect.
Much Much lighter that way that's for sure
Have you considered a small tunable wing up front for down force? Probably help a lot with it blowing over at speed.
Yea like a front knard, like they run on the hydros I've been contemplating on it.. Not that great with aerodynamics. Downforce, I get the concept maybe we will try a temporary one some time
Thanks for all of the tips on the BJ42, brother 🤙🤙.. I Just got mine last week and will be taking it out for the first time at the lake Saturday.. QUESTION @ min #6:30 - so you think if you move up your ESC a bit that the boat will not come up on you as much?
Yes. I just got back from testing it on 7s. Man it made the biggest difference with the Strut down and stuffing tube bent down maybe 2or3 degrees. Hope that helps. Be safe.
@@IRONCLADRC - well I took her out yesterday for the Maiden run but only took it out on 6s, since I did not have a recovery boat or a Kayak with me at the lake. All in all in ran very nice on 6s - i did not have any Heat issues or any other issues with the front popping up but then I again I was on 6s.. Today, I will be trying out my new pair of 4s - HRB 6000maH 14.2v 50c lipos and really see what this boat has with everything bone stock. Before I start dialing my boat in and switch over to a new Dasboata Prop.. I have been hearing a lot of people saying that they have having problems w/ the front end popping up when they hit the throttle when running on 8s. Can I simply added an extra pool noodle towards the front of the boat so it a tight fit from side to side and I added some weight and stuffed in my pool noodle in the front?? I will be recording my boat session today so it will be available for your review on my channel. My PB w/ my Sonicwake36 was 65mph and that was when I was running the the Sonice3prop from Dasboata...It's going to be very interesting to see what type of Top End speed I can get with my BJ42 running on 8s with the Supersonic3 prop.. Where can I get that extra weight metal sheets from?
@@IRONCLADRC where is your 2nd outlet for your cooling system pushing the water out?
I used the antenna tube hole as a water outlet so I didn't have to drill new holes
@@IRONCLADRC Interesting on the Antenna for one of your exit ports for water..Anyhow so all you did was un screw your Firma 160 ESC and just use adhesive tape and mounted in the front of the hull ? As far as my cooling system, my pkg of goodies came in from #OSE yesterday but i haven';t had time to install it..I don't like using a drill for my boats, I will only use a ProTek RC "TruTorque" Lexan Body Reamer that I got from my #LHS that works awesome.... As far as the parts I need for my cooling system was i went with #OES part number tfl-alu-gro which is there 1/4'' silver Aluminum grommets for the back for the water pickup lines coming in from the boat and 2 #OSE PRT# ose-80898 Aluminum BulkHead Fitting that gets installed on the side to the original one on the side of the boat...It's the same set up i have on my #SoNICWAKE36 boat which i believe i have done a video on my channel on it.
You can put shrink tubing over the front of the strut barrel and be way more smoother.
Sounds like a good idea. But nned to see if holds to water pressure
B....I have an octura 47 mm prop and a dasboata by hofman 47 mm prop. which one would you recomend best for this animal ?
Daboata props are great! M447 works awesome on mine. try them both check Temps
Hey brother question, when the boat is off is the steering servo almost impossible to turn by hand? Mine works when hooked up but really really hard to turn if the boat not on at all.
Yea mine was tough to move when off.. bug 1/5 scale servo o has alot of gear reduction
I put a trim tabs on mine, it doesn’t flip but will ride a wheelie
Hi big B maybe you can help me out I have a question do you know how the lights come on the Horizon harbor tugboat I've read the manual thru and didn't see anything on the lights put fully charged batt in it , the only switch I see is to turn the boat on the batt is brand new and runs the motor.
Love you vids and learn so much from them your owsome thank you so much in advance if you can me.
There's a button on the remote control on the grip just behind the trigger, a small push button basically where your thumb is on the remote..
Thanks big B your the best,I must of overlooked it.👍
All this work for running 6s. Get to 8s and the added weight of the 2x 4s 5000mah keeps her firmly on the water even with 8s power.
I like to tune my boat. To get the most out of MY boat. Been doing this for years. It maybe alot of work to you, but to me it's just second nature..
I have the prop strut elongated as he shows in the video and it's all the way down as far as it will go. I'm running 2x 4s 5000mah and it still wants to porpoise and blow over. I even velcroed a 3rd 4s 5000mah (just for weight) in front of the ESC and STILL it wants to porpoise. I'm putting trim tabs on this MOFO.
@@Kyletube78 try running it in line with the ride pads with weight in the bow.
Put lead weight between esc and motor
@@Kyletube78 offset the rudder will fix that problem, i watch a guy do it and u won't believe the difference.
I looped my Pro Marine pretty hard a few times lol
Yea catamarans are notorious for blowing over, If you get them right they will stick to the water at speed
I just purchased a blackjack 42 about a week ago and I have run it 5 times now. I am using two spektrum 4S 5000mAh 100c batteries and so far, one has had an “over temp” fault log 4 times and the other has had it twice. I am not running this boat too hard. I am only going all out maybe 40% of the time I am using it. Do you think it’s possible that the smart chips in the batteries are malfunctioning or are the batteries really overheating from what I would consider moderate use?
Not exactly sure buddy I'm having similar problems with mine. Power cuts halfway through the trigger pull. I thought it was battery's too but changed lipos same issue
@@IRONCLADRC Mine isn’t doing that but I am worried about the batteries. I’m concerned I may wear out $250 worth of batteries way too soon.
That shit was funny right there. "Much respect ". LOL Blowover boat.
Hey guys, how's the water? But on a serious note, I have a 48-in zillows gas powered cat around and I want to convert it over to an 8 s just exactly how long would I go about doing so and what would I need if you guys get put me in the right direction I'm really appreciate it
Hmm mm. Just a couple suggestions. 56mm brushless motor maybe something like a 300a ztw seal esc DO away with motor bed and get a quickchange 56 series motor mount offshore Electrics has pretty much everything you need. Hope this helps alittle bit. Or you can get the electronics that come in the Blackjack 42 it should be enough for that boat. Smart spektrun200a 46mm spektrum brushless motor..
Looks like the boat companies are more focused on selling boats for folks that are new to boats. These types of drivers dont know or care about things like porpoising or cavitation. So they see the awesome big beautiful blackjack for 599 and buy it, use it a few times and too the shelf forever it goes. This boat could of been really awesome if they would of actually tested the boat before selling the boat. It could of been awesome. Theres no way you can get the porpoising effect eliminated from this hull, maybe if you run 6s instead but then you got a slow boat. Ive bought all the traxxass m41 and tfl hobby junk. Nothing worse than a boat that doesnt respond too tuning. Best boat thats been produced in a long time is the miss geico 36 by faar and none.
Nailed it. !!!
I was the dumb ass that bought the big boat cuz it looked cool lol but can't believe how shitty it handles they did not do any home work on it
I fail to see how more drag below the water, at the stern would cause the bow to lift. Less drag = greater efficiency. With great efficiency comes great lift.
If there is drag in the water it will lift the boat at speed. If one end of the boat lifts up out the water the other end is gonna lift at one point or another.. drag causes lift. Lift will cause the boat to blow over.
Strap a small half piece of pool noodle to hold the battery in place . . .
Can you leave a link to the props you use?
offshore Electrics has a great selection of props. I like the 1.7x1.6. 3 1/16 " bore by proboat
I was ready to buy this boat, but after watching this video, I am not interested. If I have to do all that to keep it from flipping over, it is not worth it. I had a suspicion that it might flip, because watching REAL Catamarans race, they catch air and flip all the time. One question: If you eliminate that top screw, and move the drive and prop down, it seems to me that the new angle would push the front up even more, correct?
Theoretically yes that would pust the bow down by moving the prop angle & Strut down. I've got some trimtabs for the Blackjack 42 I'm about to install they should help with the flips. I run my boats harder that most test there limits so I probably have way more flips than the average boater. I say go for it brother. Get a pair of rc boat bitz trim tabs and your good to go. Video coming next week
What gps?
Not sure what you mean
@@IRONCLADRC the gps your using to record top speed…
What is it? Got a link to it?
I got it at a local hobby shop dynamite GPS speed meter & tracker
Needs trim tabs
She's got RCBB trim tabs now. I've actually got her dialed in now
U need weight in the boat
I try to run her lite light as possible
You have no idea what your doing. Yes your doing "mods" but a lot of what your doing is slowing down your boat
Lol your crazy dude. My boats are fast , get a life