Castle hydra ice 200

[Tomcandersen]

Ofcourse it's best that the boat is totally waterproof, but at high speed things happens ;-) I always built them waterproof but like to be 100% safe so maybe I will give them some plasti dip.

Thanks for all answers, I orded one from finedesignrc..

[Bduncan]

Fine Design! I hope you don't need it this year.

Ofcourse it's best that the boat is totally waterproof, but at high speed things happens ;-) I always built them waterproof but like to be 100% safe so maybe I will give them some plasti dip.

Thanks for all answers, I orded one from finedesignrc..

[Tomcandersen]

Okey, what do you mean by that?
I got the tip earlier in this tread but I can no see that it has been deleted.. :-(

[don ferrette]

The real issue here is the fact that most folks don't know - or bother - to waterproof the BOAT. This seems pretty basic, but so many ignore it, and then complain when their radio , motor or controller stops working. Water and electronics simply don't mix well. .

I wish there was a way to pin this part of Jay's post in HUGE FLASHING LETTERS!!! Failure to PROTECT electronic components has plagued the r/c boating end of the hobby for as long as I can remember. Sometimes people just don't know or they're new and/or because someone who was too lazy to do it right was their only example they follow suit. I've seen this in nitro and gas boats just as much if not more, DO IT RIGHT and you won't need to worry about conformal epoxies, plasti-dip and the other crazy shiznit I've seen people try to do to "waterproof" electronics.

[tlandauer]

Well,some people had negative experiences with FineDesign RC, I will not go into any details since that is not the point here. IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU NOW IS TO KEEP TRACK ON YOUR ORDER AND MAY GIVE CHRIS A CALL. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR ORDER IN DUE TIME, HAVE A PLAN ¨B¨SO YOU WILL PROCEED AND NOT GET OVERWHELMINGLY UPSET.
People have different sets of standard for business practice, OSE is absolutely out of this world, it is easy to get frustrated if one is used to the wonderful dealings with OSE here.
Having said that, I have had good experience with Fine DesignRC when I started FE hobby, but I have not ordered from them in 3 years.
I am trying to be as polite as possible so you will read this before it is deleted.

[kfxguy]

I wish there was a way to pin this part of Jay's post in HUGE FLASHING LETTERS!!! Failure to PROTECT electronic components has plagued the r/c boating end of the hobby for as long as I can remember. Sometimes people just don't know or they're new and/or because someone who was too lazy to do it right was their only example they follow suit. I've seen this in nitro and gas boats just as much if not more, DO IT RIGHT and you won't need to worry about conformal epoxies, plasti-dip and the other crazy shiznit I've seen people try to do to "waterproof" electronics.

But that one time you get a little water in the hull and you made no precautions. ....oops....Magic smoke comes out! I'm sorry but you could be the absolute best at keeping water out your boat but you hit a turtle or something, water is coming in. The hull may be no more good but the electronics will be. I guess that's just my belief, rather safe than sorry.

[Tomcandersen]

Thanks tlandauer..!!

[don ferrette]

But that one time you get a little water in the hull and you made no precautions. ....oops....Magic smoke comes out! I'm sorry but you could be the absolute best at keeping water out your boat but you hit a turtle or something, water is coming in. The hull may be no more good but the electronics will be. I guess that's just my belief, rather safe than sorry.

The vast majority of problems don't come from initially getting the electronics wet rather from trying to run them again before being thoroughly dried out. Using your "turtle theory" if you've hit something hard enough to split open a PROPERLY PROTECTED interior area that boat is done for the day (if not for good) anyways. I trashed a SAW rigger during a pass and everything inside got totally soaked. Components were removed, sprayed thoroughly with WD40, then denatured alcohol and allowed to completely dry. I still run that same gear over 2 years later..........

[Tomcandersen]

6 days from payment to shipping... This is not offshoreelectrics style but I guess okey.

[tlandauer]

6 days from payment to shipping... This is not offshoreelectrics style but I guess okey.

I am very glad... for you and for FD, as I don't like to see anybody get bashed---although he might have deserved some of that!

[Bduncan]

From rookie mistakes to running on the edge with high power set ups, I have had my fair share of blown motors escs, reverse polarity among many other bone head mistakes. I think the following may be good analogy. ever had a go cart growing up? Most sport Rc boats are like go carts. They break all the damn time. Hours of work for minutes of enjoyment. Like the relatively inexpensive parts on go carts boat parts could be made better. Waterproof escs, bullet proof motors, servos that never fail etc... Having said that, both go carts and Rc boats represent a small market where the masses would not pay for that kind of reliability. The few manufacturers that offer serious high end hardware for example are insanely expensive. I had a point here. What was it? Oh, you just break a tom of *!***!***!***!** Rc boating. I don't care what anyone says. From rookies to experts we all break stuff. We all make mistakes and we all have to deal with equipment that is sub par. It is what it is!!

[Tomcandersen]

Got the esc today and they have send me a used controller!! The coling lines are bent, wires have been cut and the box say that is a 240a and has been opend!! Full price for a used controller!!

[Tomcandersen]

Had a look at the log and it has been used several times. 17 minutes run time stored in the log... Don't like this at all..