New guy introduction and question

[kendt]

This is my first post. Glad to be aboard. I am new to the fe hobby and have very limited knowledge although I have read as much as I can to get the basics. Here,s my question. I have a wildthing 33'' long i built for a nitro motor. I have decided to use it to get my feet wet in fe,s instead. What motor/batt/ecs setup would be right for this boat, and are there any improvements to be made to the basic hull to make it run better. I will not likely be racing I just wat to go really fast...lol but I cant afford the really expensive stuff either.

I will post a pic of the hull soon, it is a bit different from other WT,s built. I did my top to look similar to the seducer hulls.

[properchopper]

Hello Kendt and Welcome I seem to remember that one of our forum members ( I think it was Darin) ran a Wild Thing - possibly it was at the '08 Nationals. Hopefully (if I'm right) He'll chime in. Details about your hull & pictures will help.

Tony

[kendt]

Here are some pics of the hull thus far. Im wondering if it would benefit from some strakes or steps..002.jpg001.jpg

[Boaterguy]

Welcome to the forum
a step or maybe two may be a good idea. have you ever run gas/nitro? you said you wanted to go fast, so about 70-80 mph? if so, you might want to look at fiberglassing the hull if it isn't already. one last question, what are you willing to spend? these will all help you decide on a good setup

[kendt]

Yes I have run Gas boats. much bigger and not quite as fast obviously...lol . I could easily glass the bottom, it has been entirely sealed with epoxy once. I was a wee bit worried about the extra weight of glassing since its already a bit heavier than the normal W.T. But if i,ve got lots of power i likely wont need to be concerned.I need to keep the motor and esc around 300.00 range I hope thats enough to get something decent. I have most of the other stuff with the exception of batteries. I also have a mamba max pro and cc 7700kv motor in a car thats is insanly over powered but not sure if either of these are of use for boats.

[Boaterguy]

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s..._Boat_ESC.html
that would be a good ESC, and a castle 1515 if you could afford it, but that is over 300$ if i'm not mistaken. That ESC goes great with the leopard motors sold here on OSE. 7700KV is much too high for boating, something around the 2000kv range would be nice
http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...o-4074&cat=148
That on 4S or 5S in the 2000kv version.
I'm sure others will throw in their opinions as well.

[kendt]

Thanks for the help. I will take a look at those and see if i can work it out. With that give me all the speed I crave...lol

[kendt]

Ya the castle 1515 is 300 bucks on its own so likey out of my range. Is there a huge diference between that and the leopard motor.

[Boaterguy]

the biggest difference is the quality and size.

[kendt]

Im selling off a bunch of stuff i dont use so that will tell me how much I have to work wit. I still would need a charger, batteris etc.

[Flying Scotsman]

Welcome laddie your cost estimate is not realistic for that size hull, what speed, run time, batteries, and prop? and yes I am the grumpy one on this forum.

Douggie

[kendt]

The budget I gave was for the motor and speed controller only. I have a few props to start with and the batteries I plan to build a collection over time as money allows. Would the speed controller and leopard motor suggested not be adequate since it easily fits into the budget??

[Flying Scotsman]

No, unless you reveal other information
Douggie

[kendt]

Well I have no idea what speeds would be achievable for this hull without it becoming an airplane. Run times i would like the longest possible but again that would depend on speed. I would like to be able to reach 60mph if thats possible if more is possible even better. Since I wont be racing i will have to pretty much settle for what run time I get at those type of speeds.

[kendt]

Perhaps im going about this the wrong way. What motor and esc,s would allow this hull to run around the 50-60 mph mark. If my budget is to small then I will just have to make it bigger...lol I really just need some direction as far as choices and then i'll figure out what one I can swing.