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Old 03-31-2009, 07:41 PM
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well i thought i had these up here already, but couldnt find it at all. so i must not have. so here we go

well here is some pics of my boats, these 2 air boats are hand build from kits. took a lot of time, but they have been worth it. The big air boat has taken some abuse, the rudders are the second set, which is why they don't match the rest of the boat. i guess when you take them on land and up a hill and it jumps the top of the hill and kart wheels it is bound to break something. the little one i originally got for my grandpa to come out with me and play, but after i got it i realized he wasn't going to be able to it just sat in the box. after he lost his battle with cancer last year the day after my birthda, i built it as a memorial boat.
the big swamp buggy is 30 some odd inches long, and it says to put a .040 engine on it, but i went with the pro .061, it scoots. run 25 percent nitro through it. this is its second season coming up.
the little swamp buggy said to use a .0049 pusher motor, so i put a .010 air plane motor on it. the tower i custom built. it made its maiden voyage the Saturday before labor day last year, and now it sits on a shelf, where its going to stay for obvious reasons. well enough talk heres some pics. i put some xmods by them so you can see the size difference.




















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Old 03-31-2009, 07:51 PM
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these things are way cool...always thought about getting a boat but i was always worried about having to swim out after it when it dies...brrr...
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Nice Airforce there. I'm hopefully getting an Aquacraft U-18 Miss Vegas or Rio 51 this summer to add to my boat fleet. Mini Rio is fun but its electric so...not as fun as Nitro or Gas imo(Rio 51 is gas, u-18 is Nitro). But anyway nice!
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these things are way cool...always thought about getting a boat but i was always worried about having to swim out after it when it dies...brrr...
thanks man, as for it dieing, ive had it happen, only had to swim once. the key is taking a fishing pole with a tennis ball on the end of it. works like a charm

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Nice Airforce there. I'm hopefully getting an Aquacraft U-18 Miss Vegas or Rio 51 this summer to add to my boat fleet. Mini Rio is fun but its electric so...not as fun as Nitro or Gas imo(Rio 51 is gas, u-18 is Nitro). But anyway nice!
yeah nitro or gas you can run them for as long as you have fuel for. electric, its just til the battery dies. and if you run too many batteries back to back you start frying things.
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well as yesterday wouldda been grandpas birthday, i figured id post some better pics of the boat i made in memory of him











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I'm sorry for your loss but that certainly is a nice tribute in his memory.

Speaking of boats, have you seen the new Venom "King of Shaves"? They're now offering an electric counterpart. Dual brushless, baby!
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I'm sorry for your loss but that certainly is a nice tribute in his memory.

Speaking of boats, have you seen the new Venom "King of Shaves"? They're now offering an electric counterpart. Dual brushless, baby!
thanks
and no i dont think i saw that one. not real big on electric boats. but hey anythings possible. lol

i still need some video of these running.

i managed to find another one that a guy was wanting to do some trading for. so friday i ended up picking this up

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