motor

[nicky]

can the motor of the boat change for a car engine.
and what is the result of it to_gizmon@hotmail.com

[Drummerboy2002]

What the heck are you saying. Here in america we speak english.

[RickE]

If you're asking if an electric motor in a boat can be replaced with an electric motor from say a 1/10-scale electric R/C car, the answer's yes. Any number of higher-turn Dc car motors (say between 15-27 turns) will work in R/C boat hulls, depending on what type speed you want out of the vessel.

RickE

[nicky]

thanks now i know what i can do
SO fast it is possible with my boat

[laxmasta2039]

if ur gonna be using a car motor, u might want to try looking at Trinity's, especially the p2k2. its damn fast for the price @ towerhobbies [ 27.00]

[FrankW]

I wouldn't recommend using an R/C car motor in a boat... they work fine for low speed usage, like bobbing around with a Traxxas Blast. But when you get into faster boats... you need something to handle more power. For example:

In my highly modified wavemaster I used to use a 19 turn speedgems car motor. With 8 cells it was fast. It went about 30-35 mph. But, In just one outing I had melted the endbell on the motor. It was pulling 50 amps, which is common for boats. On another instance, I put a 10x2 D4 handwound motor on the same boat (by that time I had put a gearbox on the outboard), and with that motor it was blazing fast on 8 cells. But I destroyed the commutator in a single outing. It's not fun to spend $30 to $60 on a motor only to have it be a one use thing.

Ultimately I would suggest a brushless motor. You can find them used at the classifieds at www.rumrunnerracing.com The advantage of used brushless motors is that they don't wear out, so they are in neerly new condition, but at a fraction of the cost. Or you can get a new motor in a few days at www.rumrunnerhobbies.com I believe their brushless motors will start at $100, and you can find controllers for another $100. Since these motors do not wear out and can handle gobs of power, it's unlikely you will ever have to replace one.

Even if you can't afford a brushless system (their getting cheaper all the time though), then at least go with a brushed boat motor, like an Astroflight Cobalt. I will have a few for sale soon.

-Frank