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Happy Friday all and welcome to the Backyard! Every now and then, someone sends me something that completely catches me off guard. A few days ago, my friend Jason Worthley did exactly that. Jason is a hardcore nitro monster truck guy, so I usually expect a video featuring one of his monsters. Instead, he sent me footage of two scratch-built workboats locked [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
