Traxxas Mono!

[Brushless55]

Ahhh it is a ABS hull.....bummer!

I don't see how that's a bummer..
it could actually be better

[Jeepers]

I don't see how that's a bummer..

no its a bummer all right... abs

[Brushless55]

no its a bummer all right... abs::

and no explanation of why, just digs

[Jeepers]

and no explanation of why, just digs

no digs just don't like abs. personal preference. Dont care if its Traxxas, or any other boat builder not a fan of abs. prefer wood, FG CF.

[Brushless55]

well my guess is they went this way to keep the price lower, and spend the money on the motor and esc

[Doby]

And again, lets see how the overall boat performs before condemming its construction...etc.

[bigcam406]

as far as im concerned,Traxxas has too much experience in building quality products to skimp on a cheap hull,whether its abs,fibreglass,plastic etc.im thinking its gonna be a hit with us r/c boaters.

[Grimracer]

did he say Bud Boat?

Billy.. did you tell him thats what it was?

Grim

[FE_Chris]

Is it out of the question to assume maybe they had the hull made a bit thicker than a standard ABS hull? If so, who cares what it's made of as long as it holds up. Plus, if I found some weak spots in the hull I could always glass over it (I think so anyway, it's been a while since I last had a boat and actually did some fiberglassing.)

Bottom line, if it's fast enough, sturdy enough, big enough and is RTR for 400 bucks it's going to sell and be a nice boat. I don't plan on racing anything where I live, no racers anywhere near by. This boat would just be a fun time at the beech with my wife and I in-between relaxing in the sun drinking some beers.........Thats it.

But, just like the SV27, if people wanna race them, then you could always get a class going. 3+ boats is all it's going to take...... I don't think anyone looks at this boat and assumes it's going to run with rigs that are built with 800-1000+ dollars worth of RC electronics.

IMO.

[Jeff Wohlt]

I ran a old EV abs hull into a dock (angle iron) at the lake at around 40 mph and no breakage. Some abs can take more abuse than FG which would have blown up like crazy...most cheap FG hulls are poly and not epoxy.

Looks like if they did spend it on electronics then they did the right thing.

Sharpen the transom area of the hull and end up seeing even better performance.

Great to see interest from the big boys in boats...can only be good for the sport.

A little prop tweaking on that 6S set up and performance could go way up!

[Rumdog]

No doubt that boats like the UL-1 would be more structurally sound if they were abs.

[Brushless55]

Is it out of the question to assume maybe they had the hull made a bit thicker than a standard ABS hull? If so, who cares what it's made of as long as it holds up. Plus, if I found some weak spots in the hull I could always glass over it (I think so anyway, it's been a while since I last had a boat and actually did some fiberglassing.)

Bottom line, if it's fast enough, sturdy enough, big enough and is RTR for 400 bucks it's going to sell and be a nice boat. I don't plan on racing anything where I live, no racers anywhere near by. This boat would just be a fun time at the beech with my wife and I in-between relaxing in the sun drinking some beers.........Thats it.

But, just like the SV27, if people wanna race them, then you could always get a class going. 3+ boats is all it's going to take...... I don't think anyone looks at this boat and assumes it's going to run with rigs that are built with 800-1000+ dollars worth of RC electronics.

IMO.

I would love to see 6+ of these racing at once, all stock, and the best drive wins not who has the most money in their boat

[Grimracer]

ABS Fact....

Hot Sun
Tweaked boat stand
Cold water

It just don’t run like it use to?

One has to be very careful how they handle an ABS boat. Ask me how I know.........


Grim

[FE_Chris]

ABS Fact....

Hot Sun
Tweaked boat stand
Cold water

It just don’t run like it use to?

One has to be very careful how they handle an ABS boat. Ask me how I know.........


Grim

How hot does YOUR sun get? WOW! LOL

I'm not saying that ABS is better than fiberglass, we all know that the opposite is true for the most part or the whole part depending on how you look at it. But I have never had any "tweaked out" issues with a ABS boat on a hot day. At the same time I am sure you have had many more ABS boats than I have.

I guess my bottom line is, for what this thing is worth, it should be an excellent deal for people such as myself or for clubs looking to create a fun run class, or a RTR class. When I was in Michigan I loved to race and should have done more of it. But where I am at right now I don't really have that option so it's not a concern of mine.

If the price stays 400 bucks and Aquacraft does not offer something comparable in price, performance and quality i'm buying one.

Just my .02

[ray schrauwen]

I guess my bottom line is, for what this thing is worth, it should be an excellent deal for people such as myself or for clubs looking to create a fun run class, or a RTR class. When I was in Michigan I loved to race and should have done more of it.

Dejavu' remeber the SV27, Where did that class go????