Remote Boats

[02HoWaRd26]

Was talking to the wife yesterday while sitting in the gorge about getting my lil homie a little RC boat, 10 minutes later a couple pulled up next to us and the busted out with their son a little RC boat and was too funny. It seemed to run great for the little dudes, but my curiosity is do any of you have any as well any reviews before i jump and buy my dude one?
The couple yesterday had the Altair AA Aqua Fast and it seemed damn cool for the money. Would’ve already bought but only shows in red and ...... but if it’s only available in red and no better suggestions well we will get it.
Altair AA Aqua Fast RC Remote Control Boat for Pools & Lakes, Unique CSP Child Safe Propeller System for Kids, Self Righting, Water Cooled, 2 Batteries, 30 km/h Speed, 2.4Ghz, (Lincoln, NE Company) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYB96Z5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pBuDDb1F7SW29

 

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Go electric and just pass on a nitro powered or 2 stroke. I spent more time crying than driving a traxxas nitro v because the thing was a piece of shit. I had a 55 Shockwave with a zenoah engine. Was fun for what it was but still a shitload of work. Engine ended up loosing main bearings and the whole thing went in the trash.

 

[4Waters]

I bought my son this and he loves it, it's a lot of fun. I'm deciding on what boat I'm going to get myself, a V or a Cat.

https://www.horizonhobby.com/boats/electric-boats/stealthwake-rtr-23-inch-brushed-deep-v-prb08015

 

[attitude]

Proboat makes a couple of self righting boats that seem like they would work really well at the river when the water isn’t glass, that aren’t $70 but you get what you pay for...

 

[sczagurs]

Was talking to the wife yesterday while sitting in the gorge about getting my lil homie a little RC boat, 10 minutes later a couple pulled up next to us and the busted out with their son a little RC boat and was too funny. It seemed to run great for the little dudes, but my curiosity is do any of you have any as well any reviews before i jump and buy my dude one?
The couple yesterday had the Altair AA Aqua Fast and it seemed damn cool for the money. Would’ve already bought but only shows in red and ...... but if it’s only available in red and no better suggestions well we will get it.
Altair AA Aqua Fast RC Remote Control Boat for Pools & Lakes, Unique CSP Child Safe Propeller System for Kids, Self Righting, Water Cooled, 2 Batteries, 30 km/h Speed, 2.4Ghz, (Lincoln, NE Company) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYB96Z5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pBuDDb1F7SW29

I have the boat you posted in the link, I picked It up when it was on sale for 40 and it came with an additional battery. Works great and is pretty quick.

 

[fishfyter]

The UDI Venom is not bad for the money. We run 5 at a time doing demolition derby and they have survived 3 seasons.

 

[lbhsbz]

Fuck Nitro boats...like has been posted, I picked up a nitro Vee....it went like this:

Get POS started, put cover on, carry to water..POS dies. remove cover, restart POS, put cover back on, POS dies. Remove cover, restart POS, grab cover, POS is now overheated and locks up. Wait 10 minutes, try again, start POS, put cover on, get pOS in water, run 300 ft upriver and turn to come back...POS dies in middle of river. Use battery run it back to the beach, grab POS outta the water, grab radio, stand and all support crap and throw in dumpster.

I got one of those cheap $25 amazon boats and a few spare batteries...was badass and way more fun.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

The UDI Venom is not bad for the money. We run 5 at a time doing demolition derby and they have survived 3 seasons.

We have 2 of the Venoms and they are awesome. Kids love them.



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[4Waters]

This SOB in outa control, this one was replaced by the Miss Geico. 65mph and sounds bitchen.

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Go electric and just pass on a nitro powered or 2 stroke. I spent more time crying than driving a traxxas nitro v because the thing was a piece of shit. I had a 55 Shockwave with a zenoah engine. Was fun for what it was but still a shitload of work. Engine ended up loosing main bearings and the whole thing went in the trash.

Yea my boy is 4 I’m looking at the 100$ max range for now. Something toddler-8 year old.

This SOB in outa control, this one was replaced by the Miss Geico. 65mph and sounds bitchen.

Yes that’s one i want, but for me not him lol.

 

[4Waters]

Yea my boy is 4 I’m looking at the 100$ max range for now. Something toddler-8 year old.


Yes that’s one i want, but for me not him lol.

The stealthwake is what I bought for my 8yo son, it's about 25mph and you can pull the throttle back until he gets used to it and turn it up, you can buy a 2s lipo for you and it will go about 40.

 

[02HoWaRd26]

I have the boat you posted in the link, I picked It up when it was on sale for 40 and it came with an additional battery. Works great and is pretty quick.

That’s the one we watched the lil dude rip with. He was 6 and the boat worked awesome for him, just wanted to see if anyone else had experience with boats in this category preferably good experience

 

[Jed-O]

This SOB in outa control, this one was replaced by the Miss Geico. 65mph and sounds bitchen.

That's badass!!!

 

[Jed-O]

Wasn't there a guy on here that built replicas of your personal boat? It'd be pretty sweet if you had an option for an RC version of your own lake rod.

 

[sczagurs]

That’s the one we watched the lil dude rip with. He was 6 and the boat worked awesome for him, just wanted to see if anyone else had experience with boats in this category preferably good experience

Worth the money and it’s a great starter platform. I would add extra silicone where the two bodies meet.

 

[Runs2rch]

Fuck Nitro boats...like has been posted, I picked up a nitro Vee....it went like this:

Get POS started, put cover on, carry to water..POS dies. remove cover, restart POS, put cover back on, POS dies. Remove cover, restart POS, grab cover, POS is now overheated and locks up. Wait 10 minutes, try again, start POS, put cover on, get pOS in water, run 300 ft upriver and turn to come back...POS dies in middle of river. Use battery run it back to the beach, grab POS outta the water, grab radio, stand and all support crap and throw in dumpster.

I got one of those cheap $25 amazon boats and a few spare batteries...was badass and way more fun.

A healthy properly tuned nitro engine won't do that.

 

[rush1]

Try this place I buy a lot of rc stuff from them
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/cars/boats.html

 

[Motor Boater]

I bought my son the Traxxas blast. It’s ok but my boys got bored with it after using it about 12 times. I think we are going to sell it and get something faster.

 

[Maw]

A friend and one of my suppliers owns this company. Wicked fast boats all built in-house. I've been trying for years to get him to do a booth for Desert Storm.

http://hyperprod.bizhosting.com/contact_us_page.html

 

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A healthy properly tuned nitro engine won't do that.

In a rc boat it fucking sucked. You couldn't even get enough time on the water to determine what needed adjusting beside throwing it in the dumpster. Like said above, bought a $25 4 AA battery boat from walmart and had a lot of fun with it. It even ran underwater!

 

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I've been looking at these modern day RC boats today. What are the parts availability on the Pro Boat and Traxxas brands? I would be going electric. If anyone knows of a Schiada remote controlled boat with a triple axle trailer send me the link. I have a budget of about $6K for the Schiada.

 

[4Waters]

I've been looking at these modern day RC boats today. What are the parts availability on the Pro Boat and Traxxas brands? I would be going electric. If anyone knows of a Schiada remote controlled boat with a triple axle trailer send me the link. I have a budget of about $6K for the Schiada.

Parts are pretty available from pro boat, the only problem is when the discontinue them they stop making the hulls. Most of the other stuff is interchangeable from cat hull to cat hull and V to V in, so if you break the hull and it's not made anymore get a replacement hull aprox same size of the new boat and swap your stuff over.

 

[Boat Potato]

I bought my 6 year old son this one. They are super fast and reliable. Self righting and the battery lasts a long time. He even caught 2 trout with it this summer!

https://www.amazon.com/Feilun-Racin...argid=aud-801381245258:pla-591736498474&psc=1

 

[DirtyWhiteDog]

The UDI Venom is not bad for the money. We run 5 at a time doing demolition derby and they have survived 3 seasons.

Are you saying that they surveyed head on and or side hits at speed ?

 

[Rotten deal]

Traxxus cat is fun but check out oxideanmarine.com

 

[guest hs]

If you want the best in fast electric rc boats? This is the company. Oxidean would be second

 

[Thunderhead1]

I have the

This SOB in outa control, this one was replaced by the Miss Geico. 65mph and sounds bitchen.

I have the 48 and will sell it CHEAP if somebody wants it... Bought it for my son and he is really not into it...

 

[4Waters]

I have the


I have the 48 and will sell it CHEAP if somebody wants it... Bought it for my son and he is really not into it...

I have no place to store it in my boat but I do appreciate the offer.

 

[floatn turd]

I had a few.
You can get out of control with spending moola on these things, if you ain't careful.
The 8s Motley Crew I built was the fastest crap I've seen with my own eyes.
But I never used it so consequently I sold it and lost a bunch of money.............. Damnit

 

[Kbach]

I have the


I have the 48 and will sell it CHEAP if somebody wants it... Bought it for my son and he is really not into it...

How much? Might be interested for my son.

 

[jeteater1]

I like my gas boat,only for not having to charge batteries. Proper cleaning and lubrication after a day of play is important.

 

[braindead]

I have the


I have the 48 and will sell it CHEAP if somebody wants it... Bought it for my son and he is really not into it...

How much u looking to get?

 

[fishfyter]

Are you saying that they surveyed head on and or side hits at speed ?

Yes. Hitting from the side at speed, they only do about 15mph and head on they just deflect each other. I doubt it would weel running full speed into a rock.

 

[srttruck]

View attachment 796058 I like my gas boat,only for not having to charge batteries. Proper cleaning and lubrication after a day of play is important.

Looks like an aeromarine hull? I have a aeromarine 44 with a QuickDraw and tuned pipe. It runs a solid 68, which was pretty fast 10 years ago when I built it.

 

[Mikes56]

You will need a good battery charger too. The charge times for the 4S and 6S battery's will take forever if you don't have a good charger. Be VERY careful with the Lipo battery's. The initial investigation into the dive boat that caught fire is that a Lipo battery was charging and started the fire.

Charge them outside and keep an eye on them during the charging process. If you have several battery's, build a cement bunker for them out of cement blocks. Use that bunker for charging and storing the battery's.

 

[Deltarat]

Hands down, Oxidean Marine...

https://oxideanmarine.com/

 

[4Waters]

You will need a good battery charger too. The charge times for the 4S and 6S battery's will take forever if you don't have a good charger. Be VERY careful with the Lipo battery's. The initial investigation into the dive boat that caught fire is that a Lipo battery was charging and started the fire.

Charge them outside and keep an eye on them during the charging process. If you have several battery's, build a cement bunker for them out of cement blocks. Use that bunker for charging and storing the battery's.

You can charge them in these as well, but yes be very careful while charging any battery especially lipo batteries.

 

[Instigator]

This SOB in outa control, this one was replaced by the Miss Geico. 65mph and sounds bitchen.

Do they spin the props in or out?

 

[cakemoto]

Try this place I buy a lot of rc stuff from them
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/cars/boats.html

That’s all china junk.

 

[cakemoto]

You will need a good battery charger too. The charge times for the 4S and 6S battery's will take forever if you don't have a good charger. Be VERY careful with the Lipo battery's. The initial investigation into the dive boat that caught fire is that a Lipo battery was charging and started the fire.

Charge them outside and keep an eye on them during the charging process. If you have several battery's, build a cement bunker for them out of cement blocks. Use that bunker for charging and storing the battery's.

The batteries they were talking about were lithium ion not lithium polymer. Do some research next time before just post up some random answer

 

[Activated]

I bought my 6 year old son this one. They are super fast and reliable. Self righting and the battery lasts a long time. He even caught 2 trout with it this summer!

https://www.amazon.com/Feilun-Racin...argid=aud-801381245258:pla-591736498474&psc=1

Is run time of 5 to 6 minutes, and 3 hours of charging pretty typical of these?

 

[5oclocksomewhere]

This thread is bringing out the kid in me I think I need to get one.

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

I bought my son the Proboat Shockwave. He's on his second season and it works well for the larger waves the river provides. I would recommend a V instead of the tunnels unless you have glass all the time. One thing to note: Be sure to take the driveshaft out every couple trips and grease it.

https://www.horizonhobby.com/PRB080...n11dLHVRAqUG0fhnRkDwvSIHCI6-d_sRoCpTEQAvD_BwE

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

A healthy properly tuned nitro engine won't do that.

This.

That said, I’d still do electric for playing at the river.

 

[jeteater1]

Looks like an aeromarine hull? I have a aeromarine 44 with a QuickDraw and tuned pipe. It runs a solid 68, which was pretty fast 10 years ago when I built it.

Yep it's a aeromarine , with Zenoah G62 Engine that's been worked on . Good eye

 

[Runs2rch]

This.

That said, I’d still do electric for playing at the river.

Just like anything, pros and cons to both.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Is run time of 5 to 6 minutes, and 3 hours of charging pretty typical of these?

No they will charge much quicker and last longer. If it does not come with a quick charger, buy one.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Just like anything, pros and cons to both.

Agreed I would not want to mess with fuel on the boat, or tinker with it while hanging out on the beach. I’d just buy more batteries and another charger to get more runtime out of the boat.

And I’m a nitro guy...

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Got this for my daughter on her birthday.. this is electric, I have one as well.

 

[Runs2rch]

Got this for my daughter on her birthday.. this is electric, I have one as well.


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Nice! I have a built Savage, and also a brushless Senton.