my boat no more

[Stampedekid]

well i was upstate over the weekend and my boat unfortunatly had water inside of it for a whole month so the motors rusted. i thought it would still work because it happened to one of my older boats. then we couldnt get it so we threw rocks at it to create a current. my brother hit it by accident with a 3-4 lb rock and my mom accidntally hit it with a 2-3 lb rock. it smashed the top part of the boat.
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and today at the Dutchess County Craft Fair, i saw this
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[xmodificationer]

sorry bout the boat, and yea my friends, friends,mom is a cop and drives a charger cop car. but they are only the 3.5L V6's

[Stampedekid]

my dad used to have a 07 crown vic. when he worked at EVOC. then he left there so he gave the car back

[REDisFASTER]

xmodracer1, we have a "hobby grade" section now. I'll move your thread there.

[texan_idiot25]

Its just surface rust on the motors. No worries there.

[Stampedekid]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Its just surface rust on the motors. No worries there.

but it didnt run, and the esc rusted, ill prolly just take my brothers(he never uses it, his is blue and red)

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by xmodracer1

but it didnt run, and the esc rusted, ill prolly just take my brothers(he never uses it, his is blue and red)

clean of any corrosion, and it aught to work just fine. My old boat corroded a few times too. Then water proof the EP with wax or something.

[Stampedekid]

no, the motors rusted inside and out

[snowboi1289]

cant u just put different motors in there ??sry bout the boat and that charger looks nice..

[Stampedekid]

no, the motors are attached to the copper tubing to the props outdrive. anyway, i cant find 380 size motors anywhere

[texan_idiot25]

Try mubachi, or just go balls out and make it brushless.

[Stampedekid]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Try mubachi, or just go balls out and make it brushless.

i might try 2 mambas. and a lipo. lol. i wish. then it would hit like 120 mph lol

[Donziikid]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Try mubachi, or just go balls out and make it brushless.

You're insane, with that hull design? You'll have a bullet, not a boat. That thing won't even touch the water..

That would be purty friggen cool looking, though.

[Sky]

Wait, why the hell did you throw rocks at it?

I need to get my Villain ripping again, I took it apart to paint it black and silver, turned out very nice but I left out two grommets that go on the elec. box that seal up the steering shafts and it capsized....Didn't get to it fast enough, sucker filled up with water and fried the piece of crap Novak EVX...

[Donziikid]

Originally Posted by Sky

..my Villain ripping again..

Traxxas Boats for the win!!!

I used to own a Nitro Vee. Was a fast little thing, I just hated dealing with Nitro-fuel. So, I sold it and haven't gotten a boat since.

[Stampedekid]

Originally Posted by Sky

Wait, why the hell did you throw rocks at it?

I need to get my Villain ripping again, I took it apart to paint it black and silver, turned out very nice but I left out two grommets that go on the elec. box that seal up the steering shafts and it capsized....Didn't get to it fast enough, sucker filled up with water and fried the piece of crap Novak EVX...

we threw rocks to create a current, the water was flat. im thinking about a Traxxas Villain EX, but idk. does it turn on a "dime"? ive heard lots of great things about it especially with the design of the hull

[Donziikid]

http://monster.traxxas.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24
Read, learn, and share! You'll find a lot of great info on that site. It's a site I used to use for my Nitro Vee. There are a lot of great people there who are more than willing to help you with any questions you may ask.

Monster.Traxxas.com is the only forum I have found that is dedicated to one certain hobby grade brand that's actually run well, and has a lot of great information. So go Traxxas!

[Stampedekid]

Originally Posted by Donziikid

http://monster.traxxas.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24
Read, learn, and share! You'll find a lot of great info on that site. It's a site I used to use for my Nitro Vee. There are a lot of great people there who are more than willing to help you with any questions you may ask.

Monster.Traxxas.com is the only forum I have found that is dedicated to one certain hobby grade brand that's actually run well, and has a lot of great information. So go Traxxas!

thanks for the link!

[Sky]

Originally Posted by xmodracer1

we threw rocks to create a current, the water was flat. im thinking about a Traxxas Villain EX, but idk. does it turn on a "dime"? ive heard lots of great things about it especially with the design of the hull

It's a terrible high speed hull, chine rocks like you would not beleive...That's how I capsized it on calm water...Bogus. It turns pretty good, will loop out a lot though if you're not careful. The other thing I don't like about it is how it has gear reductions. Turn full lock left or right and goose the throttle, bye-bye drive gear. I've shredded two gears, one from turning too sharp and the pinion just rips through the drive gear, and another from the prop hitting a rock that was just under the surface.

Any resistance in the drive train and that gear is gone...Which also means the stock motors have good torque! Those are the two things I don't like about it, it's unstabble in chop/waves and at high speeds and the drivetrain isn't the toughest I've seen. But I threw in two 7 cell packs and a motor cooling kit and it was a nasty lil cruiser til it sunk!

Ya, I'm def gonna fix it, I also have a Blast just sitting here not doing anything. I'm going to waterproof the lil sucker so I can't ever sink it and go brushless...My next projects!

[Donziikid]

If I'm not mistaken the hull design is the same (or darn near the same) on the Nitro Vee and the Villian(s). My Nitro Vee held it's ground like you wouldn't believe on my river, and there are boats going every which direction at all times of the day. The waters never at a glass sit; which isn't that fun to run it anyway.

If it was such a problem for you, I'm sorry. But, I've never had problems with running my hull (which I believe is the same..) in my waters.

And wouldn't a blast be even worse at high speeds? Now that hull is deffinetly not made for high speeds! Way too narrow, and there's literally no draft to get you going.