60" plus riggers? How about 72"?

[urbs00007]

rigger

Once upon a time there was a guy that built a full scale rigger. Had a V8 engine or something. Ran terrible.

that was me my buddy driving ran 83 mph too heavy see here : http://www.fusionhydros.com/

[T.S.Davis]

I just watched that video again. That was a cool project no matter how it ran. The running video looked like fun too.

Hard to believe that a V8 powered rigger would run about the same speed as a good 6s rigger.

[urbs00007]

v-8 rigger

I just watched that video again. That was a cool project no matter how it ran. The running video looked like fun too.

Hard to believe that a V8 powered rigger would run about the same speed as a good 6s rigger.

just glad my best friend ( the driver ) was un-injured! boat was built with home depot materials !!

[Shawn]

I'll watch the vid once I'm back at my desk but the photos are great! Thanks for sharing I love seeing unique builds like this. The boat looks awesome, love the scaled up design.

[jaike5]

Hi, My T - rigger is 48" long ( tip of sp. to end of ds ) 10s2p/3060/8t @14lb or so. you need this much weight, length and torque to be able to maintain a stable 80 + mph in rough race water. ... scares the crap out of me every time I run it.

[Shawn]

Man, that full size rigger video looks like a scene out of "How to tame your dragon" - so cool!

Jaike, the 60" gas boat is about that weight and about 6hp. It is older so we think a fresh rebuild on a new version will definitely shed a few lbs. And I am a bit nervous with my little 24" but I will feather it early and often until I find a comfort zone. It may need more down-force for high speed runs, some winglets or something up front. We will see.

For what it's worth as a kid running the 60" nitro boat shown at the beginning of that old video on YouTube used to make my knees knock during the first few outings. Crazy!

[lp670]

What if you were to remake your 72" hydrofoil with carbon fiber to make it lighter it might be worth it because you could use a smaller motor and smaller lipo's wich would be cheaper. Just a thought?

[Shawn]

There are certainly a lot of options to consider. I know one reason for the larger scale rc boats is to help dial in designs for the full size craft. But it doesn't mean saving money in the process isn't something to keep in mind along the way.