Hello all-
New RC boater here. I had a boat when I was younger and loved it, and eventually a Miss Budweiser that was a riot. I am a disabled RC enthusiast that really gets a kick out of building models, but just couldn't wrap my mind around building a Dumas kit, so I found a beautiful kit that was already built and converted to RC. It is being shipped tomorrow I am very excited.
With all my Multicopters/planes/cars I run brushless/3s lipo setups. I would like to upgrade this boat to do the same, and if I can to make her a sleeper
I typically run Castle creations setups with cars and know they make great boat stuff as well.
What sort of size motor and KV would I want to start out with on this boat. I know I can't make her a full blown speedboat, I just want to be able to use my 3s batteries or maybe even 4s? I'd obviously prefer not to drill holes in the hull for watercooling so I was hoping to keep temps down with air.
I plan on adding a RAM bilge system as well. I know nothing about props as well so I'd have to address that if I change the setup.
I will run the boat first to see how the speed is obviously before doing anything..
Here she is:






Thanks for the advice and comments all!
New RC boater here. I had a boat when I was younger and loved it, and eventually a Miss Budweiser that was a riot. I am a disabled RC enthusiast that really gets a kick out of building models, but just couldn't wrap my mind around building a Dumas kit, so I found a beautiful kit that was already built and converted to RC. It is being shipped tomorrow I am very excited.
With all my Multicopters/planes/cars I run brushless/3s lipo setups. I would like to upgrade this boat to do the same, and if I can to make her a sleeper
I typically run Castle creations setups with cars and know they make great boat stuff as well.
What sort of size motor and KV would I want to start out with on this boat. I know I can't make her a full blown speedboat, I just want to be able to use my 3s batteries or maybe even 4s? I'd obviously prefer not to drill holes in the hull for watercooling so I was hoping to keep temps down with air.
I plan on adding a RAM bilge system as well. I know nothing about props as well so I'd have to address that if I change the setup.
I will run the boat first to see how the speed is obviously before doing anything..
Here she is:






Thanks for the advice and comments all!
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