Do no experienced members here see anything wrong with this thread? Does the OP have an experienced FE boater nearby to help him with his build? Prior experience with ?R/C? is not going to be much help to him. This is a very ambitious project for a new boater - boats are far different from trucks - and he is dealing with much more power and expense than a boxart truck. Based on years of experience watching new boaters fail at far less complex projects, without direct help I fear his project will not be successful.
I?m not trying to discourage him, but he would be much better served by starting with a less complex/expensive project on which to learn the basics. A simple newbie mistake will cost him many hundreds of dollars with a dual 12S cat. A mentor can help him prevent that. Regardless, I wish him luck on his project.
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For a first time build to go 100+mph (and survive) might be a tad tricky - here's some of the most experienced long time FE builders/racers from around the world going for records up to and exceeding 100 mph under very ideal conditions. (old vid, but still meaningfull)
To the OP...You have to have a lot of drive and determination along with patience with RC boats. The learning curve is huge when trying to go fast.
Listen to the smart guys on this forum as they have been down this road along with crash's, fires,blow overs, pops and bangs !!!!
Good luck and have fun !!
PT-45, 109mph, finally gave up after last bad crash
H&M 1/8 Miss Bud 73 mph
Chris Craft 16 mph
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