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  • Flying Scotsman
    Fast Electric Adict!
    • Jun 2007
    • 5190

    #1

    I want a slow boat

    I have $2000.00 bucs and I want a boat that is capable of 2 kmh..batteries will be 4 AAA..what ESC ...prop...no Aussies may respond??

    Douggie
  • teach
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2008
    • 509

    #2
    Canadian or US bucs?

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    • johnf
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Dec 2009
      • 1078

      #3
      Ok, I say pick up Tommy guns giant cat hull for 1600, then spend the rest on a pair of fieago 540Ls and ul1 Escs! Lmao
      Catching Air!

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      • hammertime
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2007
        • 513

        #4
        540ls?? how about some crap 380 motors... 4 of them just to make it look cool
        60% of the time... it works every time!

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        • johnf
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Dec 2009
          • 1078

          #5
          Right! Another quad prop build! How about 4 Ekos motors and escs?
          Catching Air!

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          • hammertime
            Senior Member
            • Apr 2007
            • 513

            #6
            Perfect!.. and just line the bottom of the boat with AAA batteries... reinforcement annd batteries!! 2 birds 1 stone!
            60% of the time... it works every time!

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            • johnf
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Dec 2009
              • 1078

              #7
              Douggie, I have some old tower hobbies 6 cell 1200mah NiCds if u need em. Lol
              Catching Air!

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              • hammertime
                Senior Member
                • Apr 2007
                • 513

                #8
                and the added weight will only slow you down closer to your goal!
                60% of the time... it works every time!

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                • johnf
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 1078

                  #9
                  Hope he is taking notes. Massive brain storming here.
                  Catching Air!

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                  • hammertime
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 513

                    #10
                    Im likeing what we have come up with so far personally
                    60% of the time... it works every time!

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                    • Jesse J
                      scale FE racer: Namba 826
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 7083

                      #11
                      are you doing your high power batts in parallel or series? You obviously know too much to be working on such a simple project - at least you have a moderate budget...

                      I would go with a prop from your radiator fan and a resistor ESC - oughta do it. put the ESC behind the fan for better cooling.

                      Oh, wait, how long do you need to go 2kmh for?
                      "Look good doin' it"
                      See the fleet

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                      • britscoot
                        Senior Member
                        • Jul 2010
                        • 656

                        #12
                        Does a haggis float?

                        Maybe go the "tether route" and have a haggis on a string.

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                        • Make-a-Wake
                          FE Rules!
                          • Nov 2009
                          • 5557

                          #13
                          I can send you a couple of these that were rotted into a hull i got off ebay............they should be packin' about 2 amps at least
                          Attached Files
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                          • britscoot
                            Senior Member
                            • Jul 2010
                            • 656

                            #14
                            these might get you nowhere....
                            Attached Files

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                            • JimClark
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 5907

                              #15
                              A slow boat to China?
                              "Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone except God.
                              Billy Graham

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