Best electric brushless boat????

[Monsterbrad]

So which one is it guys that you all vote that are using this forum???
BJ 26
SV27
Villian EX modded
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Or just a well built fast electric boat does not have to be brushless for that matter

[Austinlake]

So which one is it guys that you all vote that are using this forum???
BJ 26
SV27
Villian EX modded
?????
Or just a well built fast electric boat does not have to be brushless for that matter

Have you looked at the offerings from minicat racing. Most are small but very fast and quite dependable. They seem to require very little fussing with and almost no modification as you use them, unlike many of the other fast electric products.

[Apples]

BJ26 for me!

[jim9er2003]

pro boat formula fast tech

[Monsterbrad]

I am torn between these 2 boats
SV and the Fast tech
I just don't know

[tylernol426]

i went with the sv27 because it takes the abuse of rough water and can turn well and it has a racing class for stock sv27

[oldShovelhead]

I'm pretty new to the latest of FE boats - have been building land (kits and from scratch, prefer scratch building over everything) machines for about 30 years and just got into the boats this past year. I have a tremendous amount of experience with RC...as does a neighbor of mine who used to race professionally years ago.

I'm not really sure about the SV statements. From everything I've read and seen the SV is very unstable in rough conditions, is prone to "flipping" - and what I've seen from my neighbors SV doesnt turn that well either. I could be wrong and I'm sure the SV crew will point out I'm wrong - but this is what I've seen on youtube and with my neighbors SV.

Although the FASTech isn't the fastest bl out there it's pretty stable and this I say from experience. There's no doubt the SV is faster but from what we've experienced the FASTech turns better and handles chop better.

just my 2cents

[sailr]

pound for pound - inch for inch, The boats from Mini Cat Racing USA are tops!

The Micro Hydro is 15" long and does a true 37mph GPS'd, right out of the box!

[chewie]

You also have to have perfect water conditions for the mini cat. And proboats are junk good thing you went with the supervee. Thers also another place that you can build boats. Www.bbyracing.com. you build the ovalmaster from there and put in good six cells nimh or 2s lipo and a 19 turn car motor you will smoke any traxxas or proboat out.
The aquacrafts are race hull inspired and are the only rtr boat you can take out opf the box and put on the podium. Btw check out aquacrafts website for the new hysdro amd tunnel hull coming out.

[sailr]

The Jollymotor Offshore RTR from Mini Cat Racing USA LOVES rough water! You need to watch their videos!

You also have to have perfect water conditions for the mini cat. And proboats are junk good thing you went with the supervee. Thers also another place that you can build boats. Www.bbyracing.com. you build the ovalmaster from there and put in good six cells nimh or 2s lipo and a 19 turn car motor you will smoke any traxxas or proboat out.
The aquacrafts are race hull inspired and are the only rtr boat you can take out opf the box and put on the podium. Btw check out aquacrafts website for the new hysdro amd tunnel hull coming out.

[chewie]

I'm talkin the mini stuff that they offer

[sailr]

Yep, understood, just pointing out that they have other boats and the Jollymotor handles rough water better than the supervee, etc. A lot of people have a small lake or pond behind their house or in their subdivision which is perfect for the mini boats.

I'm talkin the mini stuff that they offer

[sailr]

I'm curious why they replaced their other tunnel which ran good and was already painted, etc. with a new tunnel hull, made of wood, and still needs painting, at twice the price! Anyone know?

You also have to have perfect water conditions for the mini cat. And proboats are junk good thing you went with the supervee. Thers also another place that you can build boats. Www.bbyracing.com. you build the ovalmaster from there and put in good six cells nimh or 2s lipo and a 19 turn car motor you will smoke any traxxas or proboat out.
The aquacrafts are race hull inspired and are the only rtr boat you can take out opf the box and put on the podium. Btw check out aquacrafts website for the new hysdro amd tunnel hull coming out.

[chewie]

The second version is more of a pro race version and is a better design and is aimed more at elec although it can be double duty. Wof or wood over foam is the most popular form of contruction for tunnel hulls. I plan on gettin their new hydro and the new tunnel powered by a cut knb lower with brushless power

[sailr]

I keep wondering when somebody will come out with a ready to run brushless outboard! It's a pain to have to pay so much for the lower unit and adapter etc and then figure it out yourself. The cost really gets up there too! Hopefully Aquacraft will take a hint if they intend to use the new VS1 with electrics! Still don't know why they didn't keep the original tunnel for the newbies. It was a really good hull for the price and I was considering trying an e-tunnel using that hull. But I won't pay $150 for the VS1. There's too many good glass hulls out there for a similar price.

The second version is more of a pro race version and is a better design and is aimed more at elec although it can be double duty. Wof or wood over foam is the most popular form of contruction for tunnel hulls. I plan on gettin their new hydro and the new tunnel powered by a cut knb lower with brushless power

[Fluid]

R/C outboards are a losing proposition for RTR makers - and they aren't very popular among non-RTRs either. The BL motors and ESCs will not take a dunking like brushed motors and mechanical controllers did. The few RTR OBs of the past (like the WaveMaster) didn't sell very well and were a disaster for the makers due to complaints from owners. With the SV27's phenomenal sales record, why would a reputable maker diminish their rep by bringing out an almost-guaranteed failure?

AC has their bases covered with a great mono and a super hydro - we should be grateful that they are offering high quality RTRs that actually WORK rather than wishing for them to fill a tiny niche market. I well remember the past when most RTRS either didn't work at all, or had dismall performance. :(


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[sailr]

We run E outboards all the time. The brushless motors are totally unphased by a dunking. We run the water cooled ESC's inside a radio box so no worries there either. The only reason E outboards arent popular is that nobody makes a RTR outboard motor unit. I just think they are missing another piece of the market. There are a lot more E outboards running than you think! I think they will eventually get around to it but I agree the SV27 and their UL-1 fill the mono and hydro niches pretty well. Look for some new RTR's on the scene soon that will greatly challenge the AC's. But then that's progress, right?

R/C outboards are a losing proposition for RTR makers - and they aren't very popular among non-RTRs either. The BL motors and ESCs will not take a dunking like brushed motors and mechanical controllers did. The few RTR OBs of the past (like the WaveMaster) didn't sell very well and were a disaster for the makers due to complaints from owners. With the SV27's phenomenal sales record, why would a reputable maker diminish their rep by bringing out an almost-guaranteed failure?

AC has their bases covered with a great mono and a super hydro - we should be grateful that they are offering high quality RTRs that actually WORK rather than wishing for them to fill a tiny niche market. I well remember the past when most RTRS either didn't work at all, or had dismall performance. :(


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[chewie]

sailr id rather have a wof tunnel over a glass one anyday they are just as strong if not stronger

[sailr]

Guess it's good we all have our preferences. I respect yours but WOF has not been good experience for me.

sailr id rather have a wof tunnel over a glass one anyday they are just as strong if not stronger

[Ron Olson]

This is an old thread but the one to have right now is this one here: http://www.aquacraftmodels.com/boats/aqub20-ul1-superior/index.html
One of the first ones out ran 64 and 65 MPH at the Legg Lake record trials recently, pretty much stock except for a prop swap, some hockey tape to make an air dam and some tweaking. The mirrors were broken off but otherwise out of the box stock.