® WARNING: • Never attempt to swim after a stalled RC boat. • Never operate your RC boat while standing in the water. • Never operate your RC boat in the presence of swimmers. • Always use a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) when boarding and operating your retrieval craft, i.e. Jon boat or duck boat. NOTE: Because of the sharp running hardware included with this RC boat, we do not recommend a rubber blow up raft. • RC boat running hardware is very sharp.
INTRODUCTION & DESCRIPTION CHANGES Thank you for purchasing the AquaCraft® Minimono! We want the time you spend with your new RC boat to be fun and successful so please fully read the manual. If for any reason you think this model is not for you, return it to your local dealer immediately. NOTE: Your hobby dealer cannot accept a return on any model after final assembly or after your boat has been subject to operation.
E-mail: hobbyservices@hobbico.com y SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ➧ Never, ever, attempt to swim after a stalled RC boat. DO NOT get in the water for any reason to retrieve your boat. Your Minimono has flotation added to the interior of the hull. It will not sink. To aid you in retrieving a stalled RC boat you can use a fishing reel with a tennis ball tied to the end of the line. Or better yet, get yourself a small Jon boat so you can row out and pick up your boat.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRANSMITTER 1. Steering Wheel 2. LED Power Indicator 3. Power ON/OFF Button 4. Throttle Trigger 5. Steering Rate Adjustment (Increases or decreases the turning radius of the boat.) 6. Throttle Reversing Switch (Position at “R” for your Minimono.) 7. Throttle Trim Dial (Position at 2 o’clock for your Minimono.) 8. Steering Trim (Adjusts the tracking of the boat.) 9. Steering Reversing Switch (Position at “N” for your Minimono.
ARMING THE SYSTEM Plug the battery into the motor controller. You will hear the motor chime letting you know the boat is powered up. Note: The boat becomes LIVE when the battery is plugged in. Squeeze the throttle trigger fully and you will hear 2 beeps. Relax the throttle trigger and you will hear three more. The boat is now armed ready to run. Note: The arming process has to be done each time you plug the pack into the boat. Place the canopy on the boat and turn the front lock to hold it in place.
MAINTENANCE It is important to remove and relubricate the drive shaft after a day of running. Make sure the battery pack is unplugged. To lubricate the cable you will need a1.5mm hex wrench, GrimRacer Speed Grease and some paper towels. Using a 1.5mm hex wrench, loosen the set screws holding the drive cable to the motor coupler. It is important to note that there are two set screws holding the cable in position. Slip the drive shaft out the back of the boat.
Leave about 1/16" [2mm] gap between the front of the drive dog and the back of the brass tube. Tighten the set screws to hold the drive shaft in place. Do not over tighten the set screws. It is also a good idea to tighten one screw lightly and then the other. Go back and forth between screws to so as to keep even tension on the drive shaft.
PERFORMANCE TUNING Keep in mind, as you tune your Minimono for top speed and handling, that this boat IS SMALL! Because of its size it only needs very small adjustments to change the way the boat performs. STEERING DEFLECTION: Your Minimono has VERY aggressive steering. It’s important to keep this in mind as you tune it. The rudder only needs a small amount of deflection to make the boat turn sharp. Setting the rate knob too high (clockwise) can upset the handling of the boat.
SHARPENING: It’s best to sharpen the turn fins to a razor sharp edge. This will eliminate drag and reduce lift. Remember as a rule of thumb, if it touches the water it needs to be sharp or have sharp edges TRIM PLATES: Bending the trim plates up or down controls the ride of the boat. The trim plates help control porpoising. Porpoising is when the boat bounces up and down as it runs over the water.
RULES FOR RACING YOUR MINIMONO ™ To help you get involved in racing your Minimono, we put together a simple set of rules and race course guidelines. RULE #1: SAFETY! 1. Never, ever swim for a stalled boat. The Minimono has foam flotation and will drift to shore. 2. Never boat alone. Besides, it is more fun to have another person running with you! 3. If you must step in the water to retrieve your boat, make sure no other boats are operating on the pond. 4.
DRIVING AND COURSE INFRACTIONS: • Cutting or striking a buoy at any time on the race course is a 50 point penalty per buoy. Cutting more than 3 buoys on the course is a one lap penalty. Course cutting at the end of the heat is not permitted. After the race is over you may ask permission from the race CD (contest director) to cut the course. If the CD finds it safe to pass a dead boat, he might allow you to cut. • Striking a dead boat on the race course draws an instant DQ from the heat.
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