Is there a boat that could:

[desmobob]

a) run well and for a reasonable amount of time (4-5 mins.) on 3S1P 2200mah 40C packs (one or a pair)

b) be fun (ie: no constant flipping/rescuing) in bumpy water (my normal boating venue is a large lake)

I am drawn by the neat little Minimono, as I already have some 3-cell 1300mah packs that I use in a small seaplane (Seawind EP). But I have lots of 3S1P 2200 LiPos in my collection, and I'd like to find a boat they'd be ideal for. They don't seem to be too handy for boating from what my very limited exposure has shown. Am I wrong?

The only boat I've found that seems like it might fit my requirements is this: http://www.nitrorcx.com/99b-10016-bl...0-ep-artr.html

Any ideas?

Thanks,
desmobob

PS- My first and only RC boat is a ProBoat Mystic 29, if that helps put things in perspective.

[Fluid]

For 4.5 minutes of run time with that pack you would have to average just 23 amps. That's just 275 watts, not a lot to move a 27" boat very fast - low 20s at best. It depends on what kind of performance you'd settle for. The referenced boat will flip, it is not self-righting. Perhaps an Eco type boat would work. Sorry, I have no recent experience with low powered boats.




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[Rumdog]

Check out the little monos here: www.minicatracingusa.com. Theyare self righting. They also have an eco which is self righting.

[desmobob]

Check out the little monos here: www.minicatracingusa.com. Theyare self righting. They also have an eco which is self righting.

Thanks for the MiniCat Racing tip. Very interesting... the little Velocity mono looks like fun. ARTR too.

I was also wondering about the Toysport Ozone... maybe on 3S2P? Would a pair of my 3S 2200mah packs in parallel have enough juice to run the Ozone? It's a very light boat... (except for the price!). Steve has them in stock here at OSE.

Thanks again,
desmobob

[Diesel6401]

like rummy mentioned grab the minicat velocity mono. I love mine and its a blast! Plenty of runtime self righting and just a blast and meets both a & b of your requirements. I run on 3s 2200mah 15c Here's mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve6uHFEsDlw

[BHChieftain]

I bet the toysport ozone would be a great hull-- I have a toysport syncron on 4s1p and my son runs a toysport triton on 4s2p. The hulls are awesome.
For a smaller boat on 3S1p, I rebuilt a tenshock mono1 hull with a flood chamber using a fiegao 380 10XL. I use a 2600mah 3s1p pack and get 4min runtime, and runs in the high 30's.

Here is my son running it last weekend, racing a nitro cat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTHT7GCySHs

[NativePaul]

It sounds like a MiniMono class boat would suit you, around 15-18" long, self righting, and good for 6 minutes on 3s 1600mAh, the best one at the moment is the ETTI mini envoy.