Originally Posted by
hotrod87
Boats pull lots of power so the higher the c rating the better. I tried some 25 c's in my stilleto at first and first run they puffed a litttle. From what I can tell c ratings are not all that accurate. I ran some zippy 25c batts in the same boat and had no issues at all.
C ratings aren't accurate all the time, but it's a guideline.
A battery is a chemical process so it won't be the same every time and experiences may differ with the same product.
For boats you're indeed better of taking higher C values, 45C batteries would sure do the job. It's more expensive to replaced puffed batteries than to invest a bit more in better batteries beforehand.
Please be careful with puffed LiPo's, you'd think it won't happen, but they do really explode..