jetdrive Q & A

[TheShaughnessy]

Are you going to use the boat to pull the fish in or your fishing pole ?

[hilyfe]

Oh those fish are tiny just for fun only
Ill be using a bent wire no hooked
So when the tiny fish bites pull it in
They can easily removed them selves from the hook

[Peter A]

Oh fishing with rc boats. That is cool and fun. I have one boat, a Remora which is an old Vic Smeed design from the 60's. I have set it up with a tray to take out and drop baits. It could also be used to troll lures. I have only used it for fishing once and caught a Kahawai around 1kg. I really need to do more with it. My two favorite hobbies, rc boats and fishing. If you want to know what a kahawai is, just Google it.

[iop65]

i used to make scale boats ,long time ago :-)

what really works well is an fan-motor from cars

these are powerfull ,low reving brushed motors that can pull a rather big prop and use low amps

ideal for tug-boats or other slow moving scale boats

with this kind of motor it will be no problem to obtain your 2 hour goal without having to buy a massive amount of batteries


i used to get them from my unckle who had an car repairshop ,sometimes cars where total loss and i could take what i wanted

[hilyfe]

Hi peter
I tried using my rtr bristolbay catching fish with it
Need more ballast on that boat
Isnt it relaxing catching fish while playing lol

Hi iop65
Are you talking about the motor from the radiator fan?
Those motors looks big to me

[iop65]

yes that's what i'm talking about
off course they come in different sizes but generaly they are rather big , boat needs to be at least about 1.2 meters
but you're going to catch fish so the boat is going to be a decent size i guess?

also good motors :wind screen wipers: smaller but more work because you have to remove the reduction in most cases

[hilyfe]

Looks like im going to see a couple of junkyards here hahahha
Im going to take a look for radiator fan motor
Any radiator fan motor works?
Or is there a car brand radiator you can reccomend?

[iop65]

not really, get one from a car that isn't to old and is the size you prefer...

that sort of equipment isn't manufactured by a car-brand ;they buy it at with a specialised company : bosh/ac-delco/vdo.....

and they sell there equipment to anyone/any car brand
i guess that the same in america ( i live in europe)

[hilyfe]

Wow cool europe
Im in hawaii
Ill go junk yard shopping on my day off

[Peter A]

The fan motors from a cars heater unit are also a good size, Toyota Corolla etc.

[iop65]

Hawai !!

my god , i'm talking to a guy living in heaven :-)

[hilyfe]

Heaven where (looking around)
Lets trade places for a month heheh
Maybe someday I have a chance to see europe
And drive those Europeans sports car at the autobahn
I can dream it. Its free haha

I just recieved an email from mozzie craft
Piscary that sport fishingboat
He said by late january they start selling it again
I really wanted that sport fishingboat that they have

With the ricochet 46
Vee hull
How do you set up a single props and rudder?

[iop65]

used to drive motorbikes ,living next to germany you can imagine we spend a lot off time there

it was fun to turn the throttle wide open making that engine screem and don't have to worry about a speeding ticket or losing driving license

don't underestimate the degree of concentration you need at higher speeds , it's hard work driving fast

but it puts a big smile on your face :-)

[hilyfe]

Can someone tell me what are this things on this boat?

These looks like a vertical motor?
Look somewhat like an outboard?

[Peter A]

Can someone tell me what are this things on this boat?

These looks like a vertical motor?
Look somewhat like an outboard?

Yes they are outboards.