RC Boats

sdandrea1

Thinking about getting a remote control boat to play with in the river. Anybody know anything about them? Capsize proof? How far away can I run it without losing control?

Rickochet

sdandrea1

There is a huge forum called RCGroups that has forums for everything RC. I was mainly an aircraft guy but I also tinkered with heli's, drones, autogyros and built a few wooden boat kits. I still have a 36" wooden 1954 vintage Chris Craft 24' cruiser kit in the box. Here is a link for the RCGroups sub forum for boats https://www.rcgroups.com/boats-54/

Usually an entry level boat will include the boat, battery/charger and transmitter. Pretty simply to operate. Most will have lithium batteries that have some precautions for safety. One downside of using it in a river is if it quits while on the water it may float away before you can rescue it. RCG also has a vendor forum or post in the boats forum asking about the vendors with the best selection on boats. Have fun.

Here is a link for Horizon Hobbies. They carry some boats that are "self righting" if it gets flipped over.
https://www.horizonhobby.com/boats/by-type/self-righting-boats/?cp_source=boats&cp_medium=grid-card&cp_campaign=self-righting

Walterjn

sdandrea1 how much grass is in the river near the banks? That crap will get caught in the prop and stop you dead.
I'll say most (if not all) are now self righting, and can go 50+ yards.
Look for brushless, the motor should last longer than a brushed motor. There are a few jet boats that are out there, most are prop, again, grass issues.

Bravopilot

sdandrea1 Have you sold a guitar for $12 shipped yet? Now RC boat for $12 shipped. This should be interesting to heart about. Although based on your recent golf buys, I think you have jumped from the $12 shipped dude.

Rickochet

Also do a search on Amazon for "self righting boats."

sdandrea1

Thanks guys!

Walterjn

@sdandrea1 I believe this is the one that one of my buddies picked up to play in the pond at the course that didn't happen.
https://www.proboatmodels.com/product/recoil-2-18-self-righting-brushless-deep-v-rtr/PRB08053.html
I believe the idea was to chase the coots with it.
I was looking at this one for out there more as a rescue boat for when the other one got grass tangled in the prop.
https://www.proboatmodels.com/product/jet-jam-v2-12-self-righting-pool-racer-brushed-rtr/PRB08031V2.html

Rickochet

Walterjn I was looking at this one for out there more as a rescue boat for when the other one got grass tangled in the prop.

Many of the RC boat clubs keep a towboat type rescue boat when others get stranded. This is a "Springer Class" tow boat I built from a basic wood kit and fiberglassed. This has twin brushed motors with three bladed props. It is slow and heavy needing about 8 lbs of lead shot ballast. This is "Tugboat Anni" from Rick's Marine. I enjoy building stuff like this more than using them.

sdandrea1

Bravopilot 1 Have you sold a guitar for $12 shipped yet?

$1200 shipped👍. Guitars are "different".

LBlack14

I've been looking for one, for the pool, but don't wanna break the bank.

sdandrea1

LBlack14

Looks like $50 to $80 will get something decent.

azgreg

No boats but I raced RC cars for quite a while.

Par4QC

RC Cola was always a good alternative to Pepsi, many years ago.

I know nothing about RC boats,, RC cars, or RC planes..... or their taste.

sdandrea1

Par4QC I know nothing about RC boats,, RC cars, or RC planes..... or their taste.

Drones?

LBlack14

Par4QC RC and circus peanuts were my Pop's guilty pleasures, when I was a kid. Dad would smoke one cigarette a day and it was at night, after supper. He'd have his cigarette, RC cola and circus peanuts. If he didn't have circus peanuts, he had real peanuts in the shell. The cigs stopped, after he became a born again Christian, in 1973.

Par4QC

sdandrea1 🤔That's something I've been reading a bit about lately.

Needs more study. 😄

darpar

Had a twin hull electric boat years ago that was pretty fun and very stable.
Now I just have a few RC cars/trucks/crawlers and some helicopters.
Also with a good radio you can get a range of at least 100yds.
Here's one my Arma cars getting crazy!