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If you are looking for a big beast of a boat the new Rockstar 48 from Pro Boat should be something to look at. At 48″ long and powered by a 26cc gas engine, chances are if you are piloting one of these you will rule the waters at the local park. * Water-cooled Dynamite® 26cc gas engine * Capable of speeds [...]
This week I will be covering prop material and blade count effects on propellers, screw, hélice. Whatever you feel like calling it. The material of your prop has a greater effect than most hobby boaters realize. Plastic Props are cheaper to make and work fairly good so most boats come with that material. Metal is much stiffer giving you a [...]
We have been water bashing the Aquacraft GP-1 Ultra for a couple of months now, today we are posting what we found out during our review process. The GP-1 Ultra is a fairly small (18″) and affordable ($139) Hydroplane boat. Ours came as a Rx-R, meaning it came fully assembled but needed a radio system and battery before hitting the water. [...]
Hello, I am Iron Mike and welcome to another installment of our weekly boat column, Prop Wash. Have you ever changed the motor to a higher wattage motor-wanting to use that power to go faster. Only to find your boat won’t go any faster? Odds are you are out of the running specs for the hull and or prop. Changing the [...]
Hello, I am Iron Mike and welcome to another installment of our weekly boat column, Prop Wash. When you go to upgrade radio systems in your boat you either have to buy a waterproof receiver or seal one up yourself. For those receivers that need waterproofing I like to pot them in electronics grade silicone. This is a good low cost [...]
We’ve spent a few weeks now running and reviewing the Lagos Sport boat from Helion RC. The Lagos is an affordable (street price $59) RTR that comes fully assembled and ready to hit the water. It even comes with batteries and a charger, making it even easier to get going. After letting the BSRC Bash Crew pass around the Lagos [...]
Hello, I am Iron Mike and welcome to a new weekly boat column on BigSquidRC, Prop Wash. Most boat pilots have swamped out, turned into a submarine. Whatever term you use, water in a boat is not good. Most boat hulls have the capability of being taped shut. This will keep out most spray and splash, but what if you truly [...]
The latest new product from Helion is the Lagos Sport RTR Boat. The Lagos was designed to be versatile and affordable, a good combination for a first time boat buyer. It also comes with a “self-righting” feature that allows you to flip the boat right side up from your transmitter. Some of its other features include- * Comes with display stand * [...]
New from the crew over at Pro Boat is their Volere 22 V2. This Volere runabout is a visual stunner with its real wood trim layered over an ABS plastic hull. Cubby has already made a spot for one of these on his desk. If you plan on actually running the Volere, Pro Boat made it extra easy to hit the [...]
The latest water machine from AquaCraft is the Lucas Oil FE Brushless Catamaran. The Lucas Oil Catamaran comes pre-built and ready to hit the water, and comes in either RTR or receiver ready Rx-R form. A water cooled 6 pole 1800kV brushless motor and 60 amp speed controller are used to give the boat extreme power. A GrimRacer 2535 hardware package [...]
Have the need to get out into the water? Thunder Tiger has a new rc boat called the Desperado Jr. Catamaran. It’s a RTR with a magnetic hatch for quick access to the insides, waterproof box for the receiver, and a flexing rudder to help limit damage if you happen to bump anything. (Something Bill and I could make good [...]
We recently posted an informational type video about the new AquaCraft Revolt 30 FE Mono RC boat. This week there’s another video with a little more first person action! The roost off this boat is crazy tall!Seems like we have had a ton of RC boat news lately.. must be that season. I wonder if Bill and I [...]
New from AquaCraft is the Revolt 30 FE Mono. It’s got a mono hull to to help cut through the water. The Revolt is available in a Performance Ready 2.4GHz radio version, and a RX-R model that’s ready for you to ad a receiver and transmitter. Included is a water-cooled 6-pole 1800kv brushless motor, 60A brushless esc, GrimRacer metal 42×55 [...]
Traxxas has sent a reminder that they still have the fastest RTR boat on the market. The Traxxas Spartan can do 50mph out of the box, all you need to do is add a 6S LiPo. The boat now comes with their new TQi radio. They have also added a new video of the Spartan in action that we have [...]
Atomik RC (formerly the Venom Group folks) have just announced the new Atomik A.R.C 58″ RTR Electric Boat. That’s almost 5 feet of water slicing machine people! They claim it’s the first large scale boat that out performs their gas counterparts. It boasts 2000 watts of brushless power with a water-cooled ESC for 40+ mph out of the box! The [...]
