r/rcboats

Is this normal? Can I add some product to clean the brushes, or is it just like this with these?

I limited the throttle for the video. On 100% throttle rate, there's much more sparks visible inside

I spent a ton of time on this so I hope you all like it. Half of it I ended up 3d designing in CAD after using a base hull I found. It was able to handle .5 meter (1.5 foot) waves without an issue.

lights are setup to the remote and it’s using a 27t 550 rock crawler motor.

Hull was painted and then coated in 4200 psi 2 part epoxy.

Getting hang of it, man it’s fun !

I’m not proud or happy about it but somehow managed to crack the hull on my proboat 48.

Was bashing it pretty hard on the Saginaw Bay and had a couple blowovers and abrupt stops due to chop.

One of the blowovers caused both batteries to come loose from their trays, one even came out of its plug.

Definitely a fun boat but has its limits even in stock format in rough water. Waves were 1 foot or so, and damn was it fun sending it.

I have some black 5200 thinking about using it to seal up the crack. Do I need to drill it on both ends?

Or should I do something different all together?

Thank you and happy boating

Brand new still sealed never opened!

This thing turns on a dime, amazing what a 3d printed jet boat can do…

if you've seen my posts you'll know it's been a struggle with this boat from leaks, thrust issues and anything in-between and this is just the straw that broke the camels back. I've just lost all interest in this, I have spent way more than I should've and don't even have the funds for a new motor. I think I'm going to try and model my own design at some point or even try this one again who knows. but for now this is it, and thanks to anyone who's helped.

added le guns, painted grey, too dark, painted different grey…. eh close enough lol.

did a float test, 8 pounds of wrenches and hammers still wasn’t enough but it’s all i had lol. will get proper ballast soon once all fittings and engine room are assembled

I’ve been posting a lot here recently regarding my sonic wake v2, I apologize if it’s too much. It’s been frustrating trying to figure this thing out, as I’ve mentioned prior I’m a new boater.

I’m the last post I mentioned I burnt up my teflon liner, so now I’m running without it and I’m hearing this noise. Stuffing tube is full of grease and I just shimmed the stuffing tube to align the shaft better with the motor. The strut also gets noticeably hot when lightly revving it on the table.

Is there something else I should be checking or should I just do a new flex cable/stuffing tube?

Also, it’s hard to see in the video but it looks like the prop also shifts side to side when given throttle, I’m assuming this is happening because I’m not running a liner but I’m worried this could cause water leakage into the hull?

Well wasn't planning to get a new boat, but stopped in my LHS to show it to a visiting family member. Got talking to the owner and mentioned I need to grab a new boat sometime in the future and he mentioned that since there is a new version of the 36" sonicwake out, he was taking $100 off of his V2 that was in stock. And since I was already in the market for some new 3s Batteries for one of my cars, it was a no brainer to grab the boat and batteries.

And some pics of it next to my 6 year old 26" Recoil, which itself was not a planned buy. Same LHS store, walked in and the owner cut me a deal on it cause a customer returned it because it "broke". They ran the prop shaft dry so it seized, bent the tube a bit and broke the plastic holder. All I did was carefully pull the shaft out, straighten the tube and "fixed" the plastic holder with some exterior caulking and been running great for 6 years now.

And yes I know, my work bench/hobby room is a disaster at the moment, don't give me too much of hard time.

Printed using 80% PLA, 20% LWPLA.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3685622

I included a 20g servo and custom rudder/servo mount using the rudder model provided.

HOTRC DS-600 6CH 2.4GHz RC Transmitter and Receiver Remote Controller with DS 600 PWM 6 Channel Receiver for RC Boat (w/PWM RX)

GOUPRC S3650 4300KV Brushless Motor 3.175mm Shaft with Upgrade 60A ESC Electric Speed Controller Combo Set for 1/10 RC Car Buggy Off-Road Monster Truck

MECCANIXITY Drive Shaft W Propeller Universal Joint, L250mm Shaft L200mm Sleeve D36mm Stainless Steel Propeller 3-Bladed Paddle Fit for 3.17mm Motor Shaft RC Boat Coupler Assemble Kit

Polycarbonate windows, clear gorilla mounting tape, e6000 glue, 2” clear packaging tape, lead weights for ballast, spray paint, and foamboard should round out the build. I did spray the exterior of the hull with clear flex seal before applying the final layer of paint but probably not a need.

i designed and built it in less than a month because my cad software license was running out lol.

files are free to download on printables

printed the funnels last night and got them mounted. working on printing the 5 inch guns currently

Hi everyone,

I am thinking about sell my 3d printed RC center console model. How much do you think this model is worth?

Waiting your comments! Thank you.

Only second weekend running it but damn is it a blast.

I know some say it’s slow but it’s a crazy good time.

Love sending this thing!

1/72 RC Fletcher class destroyer. 62 inches of ship. dual screws single rudder 3d printed.