Recovery boat.. What does everyone use

[MadProps]

average 5-7 mph, large rivers are really no problem, but I have to wait for slack tide to get a real accurate GPS reading on saw runs and because I play in the huge Columbia river its debris that's the issue. I hit a submerged tree limb 2 days ago that sent my Pursuit airborne at 60mph, I will loose my boats to debris at some point and I accept that its the cost of driving from my front lawn.

although I run my FE speed boats mostly from my own property, I tell you whats some of the most fun we have had in RC racing was we all bought the same cheapo river jet boats and race up the riffles & rapids trying to avoid rocks in creeks

[Old School]

My son built a Zipp kits tugboat and it works fine. It uses a brushed car ESC and a cheap stick transmitter. Originally it had a 540 motor powered by two 6 volt 4 amp gel cells, however, the four-bladed prop was too large and when placed in the water the load caused the wiring to disintegrate. Tried it on both 6 and 12 volts with no luck.

I had an old Dumas 6 volt motor and using that with the 4 amp gel cells in parallel, the boat performs perfectly. The rudder is a two piece affair with basically articulation giving a trim tab effect. The trailing edge portion of the rudder swings through a greater arc than the forward portion of the rudder allowing the boat to basically pivot on the rudder post. The rescue boat has earned its money several times.

[Tbauer]

That looks sweet I have all the navigation lights and spotlights as well cuz I like to boat right at nightfall. I would recommend the outboards based on my personal experience they offer the most maneuverability and they're a lot easier to mount it different places on the recovery vessel

[Tbauer]

I forgot to mention you can't see it on the video cuz it's in the water but don't forget to add something underneath like netting to recover your boat. As it fills with water it starts to sink- or if it's upside down a lot of times you will drive up and over the boat- so by adding netting to the bottom if that happens The netting will stop it from going underneath or sinking. Just another trick I learned through trial and error

[MadProps]

I forgot to mention you can't see it on the video cuz it's in the water but don't forget to add something underneath like netting to recover your boat. As it fills with water it starts to sink- or if it's upside down a lot of times you will drive up and over the boat- so by adding netting to the bottom if that happens The netting will stop it from going underneath or sinking. Just another trick I learned through trial and error

great tip I had not considered that just thinking the grapple hook to hold it up will in motion but that netting sounds like its a plan

[Tbauer]

Yes sir hopefully it will save you a scuba diving trip like I had to before I learned my lesson LOL

[Tbauer]

https://youtu.be/opcVQP3Gqeg

[jake414]

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Zippkits tug boat is pretty nice, super cheap and easy to put together. Took me 1-2 days to put mine together. It was like $50

Thinking maybe to put a sort of an extendable "trolling" rod on the back - like a sturdy antenna of some kind with a dull treble hook/line

I was considering the fire glass tugboats from hydromarine.de or Mhz powerboats before but they were easily $300-400 after Euro to US dollar conversion and shipping.

Unless you go route of overkill --
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What tugboat from zip is that?


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[Old School]

This is the Zipp kits tugboat my son built last year. It runs very well. From memory the base kit was $29.00.

This is the boat from Hobbyking, but alas out of stock -

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/zippkits...kit-455mm.html

This is the add-on kit (out ofr stock also) -

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/zippkits...dware-kit.html

[Old School]

Designed for rc aircraft/drone recovery however, could be used on a boat that sinks. 100 feet of attached line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDHHLnAdxsc

[jake414]

This is the Zipp kits tugboat my son built last year. It runs very well. From memory the base kit was $29.00.

This is the boat from Hobbyking, but alas out of stock -

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/zippkits...kit-455mm.html

This is the add-on kit (out ofr stock also) -

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/zippkits...dware-kit.html

On zip kits website its all in stock.

Has anyone used the twinster with 2 motors?

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[DBJr]

I bought a kayak at Walmart for $148 for this purpose.

Before that, I use to swim, I know it's definitely NOT recommended and I admit it's not the smartest thing I've ever done. If I get flamed for admitting it, I'm cool with that. My last swim was in 60*F water. Talk about COLD and my legs got tired quickly. After that, I knew I needed a much better alternative.

Do NOT swim after a boat, it's not worth it.

[jake414]

I bought a kayak at Walmart for $148 for this purpose.

Before that, I use to swim, I know it's definitely NOT recommended and I admit it's not the smartest thing I've ever done. If I get flamed for admitting it, I'm cool with that. My last swim was in 60*F water. Talk about COLD and my legs got tired quickly. After that, I knew I needed a much better alternative.

Do NOT swim after a boat, it's not worth it.

Getting a blow up raft would be cheap but im thinking most of the ponds around me dont allow them.

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[jake414]

Those that have inflatable boats etc, do you use them everywhere. A little 2 person inflatable deal is way cheaper. But the places around me im not sure if they would be allowed?

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[DBJr]

Getting a blow up raft would be cheap but im thinking most of the ponds around me dont allow them.

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I thought about that but I would be afraid of a sharp boat part puncturing it. I've heard inflatable rafts, boats, etc aren't really recommended either. That and no stores around here had one.