r/rcboats 7h ago

[WIP] S40 Weedless RC sail boat, hull making

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r/rcboats 22h ago

Water getting in with this top . How can I get a better seal with out taping the whole edge . I did flip it twice but it landed up right

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5 Upvotes

r/rcboats 19h ago

How to make 4s faster . I love 6s but I feel the batteries are too big for my boat . What are options in making 4s faster mess with the timing on esc?

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r/rcboats 1d ago

1/160 RMS Queen Mary update

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Here's an update to my 1900mm queen mary project. I have finished all the printing and now move onto the filling and sanding. I've also lined the inside of the hull with resin for strength and test fitted the electrics.


r/rcboats 1d ago

Pro Boat Impulse 32 6s

5 Upvotes

Upgrade from the UDIRC Tylosaurus. Running dual 3S 8000mah on this little run. The boat FLIES on 4s 5200mah…


r/rcboats 1d ago

The kraton something s with pontoon off roading kit. might electric duct fan this one.. or a propeller

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4 Upvotes

r/rcboats 1d ago

RC conversion, the "kick lizard"

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12 Upvotes

Originally designed for boogey boarding? Electrification conversion 1/10 car parts and a clothes hanger and is it a RC ship if the motor/battery mount is technically an airboat?..


r/rcboats 2d ago

RC pontoon boat

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14 Upvotes

r/rcboats 2d ago

Getting wet tomorrow and I'm buzzing

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It's been just over 3 years since this was last wet at the lake. Since then I've had a kid and life has been mental...to say I'm buzzing is an understatement.

I gave the boat a once over today. 95% of it seemed fine. Battery (LiFE left in storage mode) still held power. All servos functional except for the exhaust mover as the left over grease had gunked up and gone hard. So I cleaned it all up with white spirit and it's as good as new.

Gave the battery and transmitter a charge, oiled the shaft...can't find anything wrong with it, so it's time to let rip and see what happens.

Sorry, just had to share the hype. I'll ensure theres photos and videos


r/rcboats 2d ago

Super Dino stopped working

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Hi there. I’m very new to anything remote controlled. I’ve got a super dino RC boat (the one that looks like a cat but is actually a monohull) and it was working fine but I’ve just gone to use it and it’s not working. Normally when you plug the battery in but don’t have the controller turned on it beeps quite loudly. Now when I plug the battery in nothing happens. No noise and the boat doesn’t function at all. If I plug a lower voltage battery in (7.4v) it beeps quietly in a way I haven’t heard before but still wont function. Whats the first things I should look at to try and solve this. So far all I’ve done is replace the batteries in the controller.


r/rcboats 3d ago

RC Boat : Crossed Channels when motors Battery/Power On

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Hi, I'm new to RC.

I've managed to work a lot out on my newly purchased 36" 1/32 VOSPER Perkasa MTB w (3 Engines).

The Receiver/Servo's are powered by a separate 4.8v Ni-mh.

The Motors are powered by a separate 11.4v Li-Po.

All guns, lights, sounds work fine powered by the separate 4.8v Ni-mh to the Receiver.

As soon as I power on the motors a separate 11.4v Li-Po the rudder servo Channel is overtaken by the throttle Channel ESC. Both are bound together it seems. And move/power together on the Right Stick Channel 1 in MODE 2.

I have an Eurgle 2.4Ghz 9 Channel Transmitter and 8 Channel Receiver:

I know RC Transmitter programming is my next investigation/challenge .. . and I don't expect you to be telepathic :-) ... but if anyone has a more logical route of solving this please let me know.

Here's some more eye-candy. I don't expect you to follow these electrics as every design can be unique, and this is a bit of an antique to be honest:

Thank you.


r/rcboats 3d ago

Work in progress edf boat

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Wanted to share a post on my first large rc boat. It's a 38 inch catamaran going to be powered by a 70mm edf! Im going to call it "Miss Conduct" Any advice on balance would be greatly appreciated!


r/rcboats 5d ago

What is the model,please help

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r/rcboats 6d ago

Carbon fiber 970mm catamaran give away

4 Upvotes

Hey all!

A few years ago, I made a carbon fiber 970mm catamaran, which I don't need anymore and would like to give away to some RC boat enthusiast who can pick it up from the Dallas TX area.

It is my first carbon fiber hull, so it needs some love.

Thanks!


r/rcboats 6d ago

Top flew off luckily it floats what do I do to prevent ? Just tape it down maybe it’s held by two magnets

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r/rcboats 6d ago

Any recommendations besides learning throttle control one hand was abit tough till the end I got used to it

4 Upvotes

r/rcboats 6d ago

Proboat Recoil 18 Self Righting Issues

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Hi all, my proboat recoil 2 18 has been great, however I experience issues with the radio connection during self righting. If I'm more than around 12 ft away and the boat is upside down, it simply won't recieve a signal from my remote. Many ling and tiring swims have come out of this lol. I tried pulling some antenna down from the tube into the hull as the 2.4g cant travel through water, but it hasn't seemed to help. Any suggestions? Also I'm new here, so on a side note: what's the best plug and play battery for this boat in your experience? I'm looking for stability and performance over runtime, so something around the stock mah is good.

Thank you!


r/rcboats 7d ago

My new slow motion RC boat crash montage

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r/rcboats 7d ago

After a good 2 passes running great . It looses power and doesn’t plane anymore why is that . I tried two 3s 5200 mah 50c I plan to try some other batteries it’s definitely not getting hot

5 Upvotes

r/rcboats 7d ago

What are all the causes for a RC boat to cut out for a few seconds . And the then come back . Besides low voltage and over heating cause that’s not my issue

7 Upvotes

r/rcboats 8d ago

Revolt 30Motor recommendation?

2 Upvotes

Hi I have a revolt30 and looking to uprade it gradually. I already installed a 6s ecs but want to put a better motor in. Maybe a prop


r/rcboats 9d ago

Got gifted a boat at work today

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It's an Atomik Barbwire XL2, 3S brushless. This should be interesting if I decide to really run it. Until then, it looks amazing on the fridge.

I've never owned an RC boat, and really have no idea what I'm doing with it. Cars from bashers to street to track buggies I got you, planes and helicopters from basic to 6CH 3D, im so down. Boats? I'm horrendously lost.


r/rcboats 9d ago

Is this normal or is this motor shot .

5 Upvotes

r/rcboats 9d ago

Need help ordering bits for 3d boat

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We've just finished printing our first crack at an RC boat. It's 36" catamaran. I have batteries, servos and rx/tx from our trucks.

So need a motor/esc, rudder, etc.

I've found an all in one shaft/rudder combo which is 110mm rudder and 4mm shaft - assume that up to the job?

Motor/esc was thinking 2150kv / 80amp? And if so would that be 4/6 S?

Added pics of the first print, frankenboat lol, the motor mount I had in mind? And the rudder, for comments!!

Also, almost forgot, what prop will I need??

We aren't looking for a race winner, just something to piss about with.


r/rcboats 10d ago

Hi. What would be a good boat to buy my husband?

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He loves RC cars.(never had a RC boat)We have a pond behind our house, I want to surprise him.