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Hey guys, so I've been bitten by the boat bug. I finally took the plunge after being into offroad rc for ages and wanting something new. I always looked at boats and never saw the draw growing up as they all seemed so slow. Now that we have huge advances in pricing on the 2.4/brushless/lipo I figured it was time to finally get into fast boats. So I picked up a Recoil and now in a little over a month I have about 5 boats including a Shockwave V3 BL, Geico 24 ready for new electronics, a kyosho viper that i've had for ages and needs too much work to revive at the moment, and a Blackjack 26 that my autobody buddy is fixing fiberglass on (needs paint, and an esc after). So the gf saw this as a great way to drop hints about a christmas gift (thank god its not a ring even though she deserves one lol), and asking me about what i'd want. So she dropped a few hints that go from $300 up to $1200 and she knows roughly what I am into so she asked if theres any r/c's im keen on or if I want any parts for my project car (74 BMW 2002 im doing an engine swap in).
Anywho since I have been on a boat kick I have been looking at getting a fast boat, and it would be nice to have something relatively robust and nice looking that I can put to good use. I've checked out a few of the more popular boats like the Impulse 31, Blackjack 29, Voracity-E, Spartan (general consensus is plastic=fail and horror stories about electronics), and the HK Genesis (hull only, and piecing gear together). I really like all of them but the one I keep looking at is the Genesis just because it seems like it has the most potential due to its size. That being said I have no clue on what I really want the boat to do so it kinda leaves me looking at what parts i'd like to use to meet the goals, and by the sounds of it it needs some work even as the hull only version.
In a perfect world I suppose I would love to be close to the 60mph mark on a smooth day without worrying about popping esc's and frying any motors. I've given thought to asking for both the Impulse 31 and Blackjack 29 for some racing action between her and I (she bought and built her own Tamiya T1 wheelie van to race against my Tamiya Lunchbox lol) and selling off my excess inventory to keep boats from piling up everywhere at the house lol.
So what would you guys suggest. Given the budget of up to $1200 what would you build up or would you go with two similarly matched boats?
Anywho since I have been on a boat kick I have been looking at getting a fast boat, and it would be nice to have something relatively robust and nice looking that I can put to good use. I've checked out a few of the more popular boats like the Impulse 31, Blackjack 29, Voracity-E, Spartan (general consensus is plastic=fail and horror stories about electronics), and the HK Genesis (hull only, and piecing gear together). I really like all of them but the one I keep looking at is the Genesis just because it seems like it has the most potential due to its size. That being said I have no clue on what I really want the boat to do so it kinda leaves me looking at what parts i'd like to use to meet the goals, and by the sounds of it it needs some work even as the hull only version.
In a perfect world I suppose I would love to be close to the 60mph mark on a smooth day without worrying about popping esc's and frying any motors. I've given thought to asking for both the Impulse 31 and Blackjack 29 for some racing action between her and I (she bought and built her own Tamiya T1 wheelie van to race against my Tamiya Lunchbox lol) and selling off my excess inventory to keep boats from piling up everywhere at the house lol.
So what would you guys suggest. Given the budget of up to $1200 what would you build up or would you go with two similarly matched boats?
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