Recovery Boat Build Where to start

[roadrashracing]

Well I was cleaning a found a lot of boat junk sitting around, I am sick of swiming so I am building a resure boat, I have seen some pvc pipe things but I am not sure where to start. I have a blackjack steerable drive and tube and a few electronics..

[westbeach]

Do a search! You will find this topic covered many a times.

[Jesse J]

here is what I have (I just copied from the video forum what I wrote a couple days ago):

Mine uses a 60T brushed crawler motor on the 12V 40amp proboat ESC direct straight drive to steerable outdrive. It is very manueverable and quiet. It can do many rescues on 1800 mah of 2S battery. you could use a car ESC, but I was going for cheap (my ESC was under $30) and my buddy at the LHS gave me the motor out of Tamiya crawler kit.

I think the only factory made part is the steerable outdrive... rather custom - but cheeeeeeeeap and super reliable (as long as the battery has juice). I still throw in the fishin pole with padded weight on the end - actually had use it to rescue the barge the other day when it got 20 feet out and battery died....

It is made from insulation foam board (get chunks of it for free at lumber yard when they ding a corner in transport). I did epoxy over foam (should have done FG for strength) this renders it absolutely unsinkable! I then extended the booms to 22" with PVC and obviously pool noodle. This was necessary for the 11" wide bay would not hug the long boats well enough (remember the hardware can stick out 5" or so). The cross piece is a chunk of leading edge balsa. The motor has copper coils embedded in thermal paste, thus the shrink wrap. The ESC was getting warm after big pushes, so I added some water cooling to it. Recently lost the lid when I was getting frustrated with a hydro rescue.

I am pretty sure its a 34mm dollar prop from HK. It has a 4mm hole so you gotta shim for 1/8" shaft. I just got a handful of each and kept trying until I found the best one.

The cross beam is at the right height, but the cabin needs to be a little taller for rougher water rescues (and of course covered).
Great winter project, when you are not wasting nice days and warm boating.

[Jesse J]

more pics and a clip of a rescue in high seas

[chummer]

Here's a good thread

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ow+rescue+boat

[roadrashracing]

I think I will just use my shockwave I was going to sell for a while with no luck, I have it and its another boat to change things up when I get bored.

[roadrashracing]

I had a great brain stroming idea, it will really "quack" you up.