building reascue boat , help please

[okieman98]

ok i have a shock wave 26 bl going to use the esc from it rudder and so on, which Turnigy motor can i use cheaply to power it that will have enough power to push with on 2 are 3 s lipo

thanks

[iop65]

i think it's the wrong choise for a rescue boat :surface drive speedboat
better to use a hull with fully submerged prop , low reving
something like a tug

[eboat]

You should have an esc with reverse also makes life easier (not sure the one you talk about does)

[kfxguy]

I used the motor and esc from a shockwave to power mine. Runs on 2s. Big prop and big rudder. That shockwave rudder isn't going to cut it. Here's pics of mine so you get an idea (rudder has been changed since)

[kfxguy]

And one more....

[SirBudman32]

You CAN you your esc, it will be just fine. The steerable out drive in nice as well. I use the whole boat for mine, been using it for yrs. now with no problem.

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Little action video.

[eboat]

A picture of my boat
The steerable outdrive works very well on the rescue boat because when you catch a dead boat they do not always line up straight when you push them back and makes it drag hard one way

[iop65]

i found it much easier to pull the boat back in

i attached a 10 m rope with a piece foam at the end on a rescue boat ,tow that behind the resue boat

you cirkle around the stranded boat ;the rope will always "grap" something ,like the rudder/turnfins or antenna when boat has flipped,and then you can pull the boat in

much easier ,when the boat is far away ,then pushing

[okieman98]

i am lucky have a neighbor that has a full wood shop next door. i have built the bottom half of a tug was going to use the esc which will run 3 s. and use pvc to make a the catch forks. the 1500 kv motor i am using on a different boat since it will run 6 s but after seeing the hole boat used i think i have a change of heart just replacing the motor in the hull and adding the pvc forks for pick up

[okieman98]

this thing looks cool got any video of it .

And one more....

[Apophis]

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My rescue rig

LOL,
all you have to do is a search on YouTube for rc rescue boat and you'll find dozens of setups like Travis built, tugs, boats with rope....

[Rocstar]

Yep...just like Travis built.

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[785boats]

This one started out cheap & simple but then th Morphed into something completely different. It was a good rescue boat though... at the start.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=845000

[Kaotic]

I copied my from someone off the net. Works great actually but will be upgrading to brushless over the winter. image.jpg

[pescador]

I added one of these to my tug (and my drone) just in case they sink. It automatically deploys a float with a 100' line. Cool idea meant for fishing rods.

http://www.getterback.com/site/How-It-Works/page20.html

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