Recovery Rig

[CRSalt]

That is awsome

[zooma]

I copied revoltrunner's design, post #7, and used an airboat power pod from CXNdesigns.com

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[dmitry100]

Hmm... even for a single air prop... I don't imagine it being too powerful to move around a heavy 45" or 53" mystic. Maybe a Twin air prop with some smaller props with higher rpm motors? :)

[Beaux]

Finally figured out how to post pictures here is my recovery rig.IMG_0171.JPG

[gsbuickman]

Hi guys ,

I know that I haven't been on the board for a while but no one has mentioned this although PaulJ was close, so I thought I would chime in.

I use to use either one of my modified Traxxas villain IV's as a recovery rig. I put a snap-swivel on a fishing pole with the drag off and set the butt of the pole in my pole holder so I don't ave to hang on to it. Then I can snap the swivel to the base of the antenna or you could screw a small eyelet into the back of the transom and use that instead. I run my rescue boat out to and circle around the stranded boat and bring the rescue rig back to shore. Then I pick up the fishing pole, tighten up the drag, step on the fishing line behind the rescue boat and reel the stranded boat in, it's just that simple.

[jhl1963]

Recovery Rig

I copied revoltrunner's design, post #7, and used an airboat power pod from CXNdesigns.com

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How well do the airboat setups work in windy/conditions?

Very clever designs here!

[sivadmatt]

http://zippkits.com/~zippkits/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86&products_id=498

30 for the hull kit.25 for the running gear.

[bh_trade]

Maybe its because I run primarily a 41" gas cat on a large lake, but the rescue concept of steering an electric w floating pvc would never work a) due to depth perception problems when stranded boat is >100' from shore and b) not confident a cheap rescue boat has the oomph to push my cat back to shore.

Solution: go buy the $50 Neptune r/c boat at Harbor Freight, install a ss swivel leader on the back. Connect fishing line to leader via snap leader, drive the Neptune out and around the stranded r/c, reel them both in. If you already own a small reliable r/c boat that will also work and assuming you have a fishing pole, cost is near $0.

[zooma]

How well do the airboat setups work in windy/conditions?

Very clever designs here!

Sorry for the delay. Yes, it's hard to maneuver in the wind.

Also, sometimes hard to align from a distance.

Helps to have motor reversing, to retry the approach.

[Beaux]

I have a neptune rigged out with cpvc and reverse would make it easy.

[jhl1963]

Sorry for the delay. Yes, it's hard to maneuver in the wind.

Also, sometimes hard to align from a distance.

Helps to have motor reversing, to retry the approach.

Thanks zooma - I'm going to start mine this weekend. Got the pod yesterday. Going to use an esc with reverse as well.

[gsbuickman]

Maybe its because I run primarily a 41" gas cat on a large lake, but the rescue concept of steering an electric w floating pvc would never work a) due to depth perception problems when stranded boat is >100' from shore and b) not confident a cheap rescue boat has the oomph to push my cat back to shore.

Solution: go buy the $50 Neptune r/c boat at Harbor Freight, install a ss swivel leader on the back. Connect fishing line to leader via snap leader, drive the Neptune out and around the stranded r/c, reel them both in. If you already own a small reliable r/c boat that will also work and assuming you have a fishing pole, cost is near $0.

Yep, that's pretty close to what I was saying in post #35 . Another thing that I've seen here locally is essentially a floating 3 way gaff hook made from a 6"-8" length of 1/2" pvc pipe with both ends capped and wrapped with foam pipe insulation and towed about 6' or so behind the rescue boat on some braided line. The gaff hooks we're basically repurposed metal coat hanger pieces that were dipped in Plasti Dip and taped solidly to the PVC buoy under the pipe insulation. He would clip the leader of the floating gaff to an eyelet on the back of his rescue boat. He would zip out and circle around the boat that was stranded and point it back towards Shore an ease ahead. Once the leader slipped under the nose of the stranded boat and the gaff caught the rigging he would pull the boat back to shore. it was a pretty slick setup ...

[SD Eracer]

This is the best way to recover a RC boat, especially in a larger body of water. $175 new at Dicks Sporting goods, or pick up one on Craigslist for $100.

If you don't have the room to lug one out there, buy a inflatable one, they pump up real quick.

I love the fact that whenever we go RC boating, we have zero worries if not being able to recover our boats. Which is a big worry out at the lake or the bay with strong currents that will pull a RC boat away from shore quickly, especially if all you have is a fishing pole or a recovery rig that's awkward to control from a distance or fails half the time.

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[Beaux]

I have a blue one just like it , piece of mind.

[dmitry100]

Yea but then there's always the risk of slipping or losing balance of the paddle boat when getting on... and then falling into the water and looking like a fool. Don't ask me how I know these things