What was your first offshore boat?

[jkr]

Hello everyone.
I open this thread to remember the good old days.


So my first offshore boat was the lightning 46 from robbe.
Unfortunately i don't have any videos or fotos so i post the commercial foto.
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[jamespl]

First boat was a crappy toy one from a gadget shop. First brushless boat was the blackjack 26

[gb tiggycat]

First offshore boat was a 50" Screwdriver built from plans with a Gannet 15cc petrol engine. Still have it

First FE offshore was an Aeromarine Challenger 31 with 700BB motor and 12 nicads in series for 14.4 volts. Wire drive flexi to a strut and offset rudder. Still have that too.



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[nickB722]

MRP Bud Dry from the late 80s or early 90s, still have it and there's pictures around somewhere that remain to be re-discovered.

[jkr]

The Lightning was running with 600bb motor at 8.4v
My first brushless offshore is my avatar on 6s

[Foamaholic]

First boat was Tower Hobbies Turbo Vee, early 90's. Brushed 550 motor and 6 cell nicads. First real one Impulse 31 last fall.

[srislash]

First offshore was an MRP Fast-Cat with twin Astro 05 Cobalts,next was a Graupner Systems 7 Cat, and first offshore mono was this one

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Which I still have and is a Graupner Portofino with twin Tamiya Techni-Golds and 440 props.

I should try lipo power in it and make it live again.

Shawn

[Heaving Earth]

First for me was kyosho Viper

[Jason4636]

Well I don't have my first one yet. But I do have a FC Fantasm single screw being built right know by Keith Bradly. An next weekend I'm going to get a Miss Geico or Mötley Crew to learn alittle before my FC gets here in a month.

[motorfixer1]

First one for me was the Traxxas Nitro-Vee. I still have it and was thinking of a brushless conversion.

First FE is the HK Genesis. In the process of re-building her now.

[HYDROJERRY]

My first was a 32'' Offshore Deep-V from Fine Design, had a Cordite 775 with transmission, Astroflight 212d esc, 447 prop and 2x6cell nicads,, i had to build it, but sense i still have it i have repowerd it now with PB 1500KV motor, Turnigy 120a esc, 2x2s 5000 lipos and im still figuring props..

[BHChieftain]

Mine was the proboat fastech-- great boat!

Chief

[DK535]

Wow hydro that's still pretty sick looking. You still have it? A great brushless conversion

[DK535]

My first boat was a radio shack special that ran on a 9.6v batt. It was called the sea burner!!ImageUploadedByTapatalk1341797328.558802.jpg

[LiPo Power]

Mine was too and than Scuse-Me...

Mine was the proboat fastech-- great boat!

Chief