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Hi everyone,
It was a beautiful weekend up here in WI and thankfully I had time to run my boats one final time for the year. As the thread title implies, how do you guys winterize your RC boats? Seeing as (mine at least) will be sitting on a shelf for the next six months, proper storage is essential for trouble-free boating come springtime. I'll go over what I typically do, and was wondering if anyone does this stuff differently.
Transmitter - take the batteries out
Lipos - Storage charge (50%), stored in a charging sack
Hull - cleaned up with soap and water, dried, shined up with Meguiars Quick Detailer spray
Flexshaft - removed from stuffing tube, wipe it dry, oiled with WD40 on a rag, stored in the boat.
Cooling system - use compressed air to blow the water out, WD40 into the motor cooling jacket, ESC, and rudder, and a shot of compressed air from both ends to distribute the oil
Motor - oil the bearings
Rudder and linkage - lubricate the moving parts
Is there anything else that you guys do when putting your boats away for the year?
Jeff
It was a beautiful weekend up here in WI and thankfully I had time to run my boats one final time for the year. As the thread title implies, how do you guys winterize your RC boats? Seeing as (mine at least) will be sitting on a shelf for the next six months, proper storage is essential for trouble-free boating come springtime. I'll go over what I typically do, and was wondering if anyone does this stuff differently.
Transmitter - take the batteries out
Lipos - Storage charge (50%), stored in a charging sack
Hull - cleaned up with soap and water, dried, shined up with Meguiars Quick Detailer spray
Flexshaft - removed from stuffing tube, wipe it dry, oiled with WD40 on a rag, stored in the boat.
Cooling system - use compressed air to blow the water out, WD40 into the motor cooling jacket, ESC, and rudder, and a shot of compressed air from both ends to distribute the oil
Motor - oil the bearings
Rudder and linkage - lubricate the moving parts
Is there anything else that you guys do when putting your boats away for the year?
Jeff
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