Thinking about getting into boating
10-06-2010, 07:37 AM
#1
Thinking about getting into boating
I have a few questions though..
If you run nitro, what do you do if you motor kills out in the water ? do most people bring a 1:1 boat with them to go get it ?
when I ran nitro cars, every now and then the motor would kill ...
If you run nitro, what do you do if you motor kills out in the water ? do most people bring a 1:1 boat with them to go get it ?
when I ran nitro cars, every now and then the motor would kill ...
10-06-2010, 09:05 AM
#2
It depends on the size pond you run in. A regular boat for a Pick Up boat is the Best Choice but not everybody has that option. If your running on a smaller pond a 6ft fishing pole with a Tennis ball tied on the line works well, if you put a small hook on the bow for the string to catch on it works even better. Another Choice is get an electric boat to use for retrieval, and tie a string on the back with a tennis ball on it.
NEVER SWIM AFTER YOUR BOAT!! There have been So Many People die thinking they were a good enough swimmer to retrieve there boat,,,and weren't. Just this year there was a post in several other forums about a Father and Son that both drowned tryin to retrieve there boat,,
a very sad story.
NEVER SWIM AFTER YOUR BOAT!! There have been So Many People die thinking they were a good enough swimmer to retrieve there boat,,,and weren't. Just this year there was a post in several other forums about a Father and Son that both drowned tryin to retrieve there boat,,
a very sad story.
10-06-2010, 10:10 AM
#3
Those are good ideas, and sounds do-able, thanks..
I've had a 1/8 nitro, then got a 1/5 gas (hpi 5t , love it best truck ever )
and I just tried my first electric, its a 1/10 short course, because my neibors don't like the noise and scream at me ...
If I got a boat, I think I would want a huge one .. are the scales the same ? is a 1/8 boat usually nitro ? and 1/5 boat gas ?
I've had a 1/8 nitro, then got a 1/5 gas (hpi 5t , love it best truck ever )
and I just tried my first electric, its a 1/10 short course, because my neibors don't like the noise and scream at me ...
If I got a boat, I think I would want a huge one .. are the scales the same ? is a 1/8 boat usually nitro ? and 1/5 boat gas ?
10-06-2010, 11:17 AM
#4
Not really, the RTR 1\8 scale Hydros are Gas, the Actual Scale Class Boats are Nitro but most are Kits you build yourself. They run a .67 Nitro engine. The Hydroplanes are the only boats they actually call a Scale Boat, the rest are classed by Hull Type and Engine Size.
What style boat are you thinking about?? Hydro, Mono(V Bottom), Catamaran??
What style boat are you thinking about?? Hydro, Mono(V Bottom), Catamaran??
10-06-2010, 01:56 PM
#5
hmm... I really have no idea.. I think I would like to have a 2 stroke gas ( not nitro ) . or brushles... but I'm leaning toward a larger 2 stroke gas ..
they do make gas boats correct ?
Other than that I will have to do some reading on the different kinds of boats you mentioned. .. if anyone has a good link I can read up on. .. feel free to post .. . .
they do make gas boats correct ?
Other than that I will have to do some reading on the different kinds of boats you mentioned. .. if anyone has a good link I can read up on. .. feel free to post .. . .
10-06-2010, 02:40 PM
#6
If your looking to get into Gas boats try Warehouse Hobbieshttp://www.whhonline.com/Ready_To_Run_s/29.htm
10-06-2010, 05:49 PM
#7
Go brushless, get something around $300 range for a 30" - 36" v hull.
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