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Boat tends to turn one
direction
Rudder or rudder trim is not centered
Repair rudder or adjust rudder and rudder
trim for straight running when control is at
neutral
Vertical fins of trim tabs are angled
incorrectly
Angle the fins a small amount right or left so
that the boat goes straight when the rudder
is at neutral
Rudder does not move
Rudder, linkage or servo damage
Replace or repair damaged parts and adjust
controls
Wire is damaged or connections are
loose
Do a check of wires and connections,
connect or replace as needed
Transmitter is not bound correctly or
the incorrect boat was selected
Rebind or select correct boat in transmitter
BEC (Battery Elimination Circuit) of
the ESC is damaged
Replace ESC
ESC switch is off
Power on ESC switch
Controls reversed
Transmitter settings are reversed
Do the Control Direction Test and adjust
controls on transmitter appropriately
Motor or ESC overheats Blocked water cooler tubes
Clean or replace water tubes
Motor power pulses
then motor loses power
ESC uses default soft Low Voltage
Cut off (LVC)
Recharge boat battery or replace battery
that is no longer performing
Weather conditions might be too cold
Postpone until weather is warmer
Battery is old, worn out or damaged
Replace battery
Battery Crating might be too small
Use recommended battery
Boat does not link (after
binding) to transmitter
Transmitter is too near boat during
linking process
Move powered transmitter a few feet from
boat, disconnect and reconnect battery to
boat
Boat or transmitter is too close to large
metal object
Move boat or transmitter away from large
metal object
Bind plug is left installed
Rebind transmitter to boat and remove bind
plug before cycling power
Boat battery/transmitter battery
charge is too low
Replace/recharge batteries
Transmitter may have been bound
to a different (using different DSM
Protocol)
Bind boat to transmitter
ESC switch is off
Power on ESC switch
Boat does not link (after
binding) to transmitter
Transmitter is too near boat during
linking process
Move powered transmitter a few feet from
boat, disconnect and reconnect battery to
boat
Boat or transmitter is too close to large
metal object
Move boat or transmitter away from large
metal object
Bind plug is left installed
Rebind transmitter to boat and remove bind
plug before cycling power
Boat battery/transmitter battery
charge is too low
Replace/recharge batteries
Transmitter may have been bound to
a different boat (using different DSM
Protocol)
Bind boat to transmitter
ESC switch is off
Power on ESC switch
Problem
Possible Cause
Solution