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ok guys I'm looking for a new boat for next season. don't want to break the bank but watching all these videos on youtube it seems that a decent boat is in between 3 and 4 hundred bucks ...and sometimes there not ready to run you need to buy batteries...and we all know they aint cheap..I have a mini mono now and a Traxxas blast which is junk..got it at a garage sale.. and a pond to run it in so I'm good for that.. if would really appreciate any and all comments and recommendations on what you think..I really want to make the leap and get something really nice...
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Take a look @ the new Proboat Sonicwake 36 self righting mono around $400, you will need to buy batteries for it. This is a boat that out of the box will do 50mph +, with a simple prop upgrade the boat has hit 71mph. -
Sonic wake....you will not be disappointed.....!!!!Comment
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Just to reiterate, I have newer small brushless boats, modified vintage boats, and a modified twin Zonda cat, the Recoil has been great! I would sell the Recoil to get a Sonicwake but I'm sure the Sonicwake has killed the resale market on the Recoil. So I will run my Recoil until it dies and then replace it with a Sonicwake. So mad the Sonicwake came out a few weeks after my Recoil purchase, LOL! Oh well what can you do about it?? LOL!Comment
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I'm sure there's people that buy the recoil....it does have a good following...and it is a fun boat...Comment
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For sure the recoil is a great boat and I have had a blast with it over the summer. It is the boat I keep on my 1:1 boat to run, it is a blast to run on the open lake jumping waves! I purchased it for the self righting capabilities on the open lake and it works perfect! No need to walk or swim to it since it self rights. I have let my friends young kids run it on the lake also because of no worries of it flipping over. In the open lake I would run the Sonicwake also and let other people or kids drive it since it self rights. The Recoil is 30+mph the Sonicwake is 50+mph. I personally would rather have the Sonicwake. $300 for the Recoil or $400 for the Sonicwake?? If somebody wants a good deal on a Recoil 26 I will sell it to help fund a new Sonicwake for myself. I know batteries are way more expensive for the Sonicwake vs the Recoil but I guess its all what you in a boat.Comment
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you can put a dynamite 120 in the recoil and run 4s with it . much faster .Rafael always said the motor can take 4s but not the included esc .volantex vector pro ,proboat veles 29 , traxxas spartan, hobbyking/tfl pursuit ,ft009 with rescue riggingComment
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can you post some pics on here of your Recoil and what's included...I live in michigan as well...Comment
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Where in MI? I'm in Harrison Twp. Boat is all stock perfect shape and comes as if you purchased a new one. Original box, boat, stand, transmitter, battery, charger. I did loose the plastic antenna tube in a role over, never bothered replacing it since I'm sure it would loose it again. Just got the actual antenna sticking out of the boat.
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Venice Township Lennon....Nice boat I've been checking them out on Youtube...not ready to pounce on a boat yet to close to Christmas...and I'm retired so gotta watch all my dimes and nickels....Comment
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No worries, I think I might just put it back in the box and try a new ESC and 4s in the spring as boatsrnew suggested. No need to lose a bunch of money on this because a shiny new boat came out. I have other boat projects to spend money on this winter.Comment
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Never expected that there so many FE boaters is Mi. that are not more involved on this site. Lake St. Clair is the capital boat area of the world (at least it used to be) more boats per capita than anywhere else in the world. Thought there would be more FE'rs on here.
Maybe/hopefully we all could get together sometime next year after the hard water (had some snow coming down the other day already) is gone and run some boats and get to know one other, share incites and whatever in person.
Holly, MI
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