Traxxas Titan

[forescott]

The fastech has a deeper v-design than the sv. My guess is its heavier too. That alone would mean better rough water handling. The titan looks to have a hull design closer to the sv, just much longer. I think it will do just fine on nimh or 4s.

[forescott]

On 6s in rough water you would be lucky to keep it top-side-up. Thats something like 600 scale mph!!

[properchopper]

at least when the abs breaks apart on a 50mph blowover, the motor esc and driveline are all hooked together so you only have to search the bottom for one thing

[Darin Jordan]

The fastech has a deeper v-design than the sv. My guess is its heavier too. That alone would mean better rough water handling. The titan looks to have a hull design closer to the sv, just much longer. I think it will do just fine on nimh or 4s.

There is way more to this that simply hull design. Drive layout makes a difference as well.

the Fastech doesn't have the "Deep-V" design that it appears to have. It starts out that way, but then quickly transitions back to an almost flat V. Has a HUGE flat ride surface in the back.

This wouldn't be that bad, except that it's coupled with a semi-sub-surface drive setup... which provides WAY more lift than the hull needs. Running typical surface-drive props, like most do, just compounds the handling issues.

[T.S.Davis]

at least when the abs breaks apart on a 50mph blowover, the motor esc and driveline are all hooked together so you only have to search the bottom for one thing

I stuffed one of the plastic hulls I was making over 50 and it exploded. Seems were glass taped too. UG LY Stayed a float just long enough to catch the parts.

I was trying to tell from the pics but I can't be sure. The Traxxas hull looks like it might be injected instead of vac formed. Much better product than what I was doing. No thin spots at critical points.

Like I said, I sure would like to see one up close.

[properchopper]

As with any marketing/production venture, a balance has to be struck between physical integrity/performance and price point. To answer any possible criticisms of this product would surely drive the price point upward which likely isn't Traxxas' intention. My take is that this product delivers a lot of bang for the buck. It may suffer some when viewed from the max performance/raceworthy/ crashworthy perspective in which most of our crowd lives , but still, for the money, this looks to be a winner in many, if not all ways, particularly for it's target market. To wit : Imagine coming up with a product whose appeal is directed only to the serious racer/high performance population vs. the entry level rtr/sport boater. You gotta' know where the largest group of customers [and profits] will be derived from ! All in all, I'm glad to see this, and other well thought out r/c marine products now becoming available widen the choices for potential new & existing members of our community.

[johnf]

I'm hoping to see this be a very reliable boat on 4s. I have a brushless e-revo (claimed to do 50 or 60 on 6s), that I have been running on 4s with no issues for almost a year. The max speed / voltage claims are interesting for the titan, but I'm hoping more than anything that just means it will have no issues running 4s all the time. I've been looking a while for a fun / quick RTR boat to get started with, and hopefully this fits the bill.

[electric]

How many people sell a mass market boat that goes (we will assume it is true) 50+mph with just the right batteries and NO other changes? That is a pretty fast speed for out of the box and certainly for the price point. I am spending a whole lot more money on custom built boats only to hit that same rough number. Seriously, does any one else sell a boat right now that will go 50+ with just batteries out of the box for roughly $330.00 (with Towerhobbies discount)???

[BakedMopar]

Yes the UL-1.

[Doby]

Yes the UL-1.

Not with a stock prop.

[electric]

Yes the UL-1.

Your UL-1 hits 50plus stock? I have one of these boats(just had to replace the esc with a swordfish 120). I would say it was hitting mid 40's out of the box(at best). You are saying with a stock prop and good batteries you are getting that kind of speed?

[Darin Jordan]

How many people sell a mass market boat that goes (we will assume it is true) 50+mph with just the right batteries and NO other changes?

No one... and I suspect that that will STILL be the case after this boat is released...

Seriously, does any one else sell a boat right now that will go 50+ with just batteries out of the box for roughly $330.00 (with Towerhobbies discount)???

I can name several that will do it, but not without a prop change and some tuning... From ProBoat - Miss Elam FE, FASTech, and probably the BJ26... All with good batteries, some tuning, and a prop change. AQ comes very close with the SV27, and certainly with the UL-1... Again, Prop Changes and good batteries, and some tuning, are all that are needed.

HOWEVER, just because a boat can HIT 50mph, doesn't mean it will RUN 50mph... ALL of the boats mentioned above have been proven to HIT 50mph+, but you wouldn't want to drive them like that, so what's the BIG deal?

Give me a boat that will run a 1/6th mile oval averaging 35+MPH (hitting 45-48 in the straights) and I'm much happier than I would be with a boat that will hit 50mph in a straight line just before ending up upside down and is all but undrivable in the turns...

[BakedMopar]

True. But you don't need to spend $ for 6s batteries. And do you really think that "compostite" prop will last on 6s in a 36" boat?

[T.S.Davis]

Well said Tony.

I've had similar discussions with both ProBoat and AQ guys. There's a difference between what you CAN sell and what you WANT to sell. I think all the manufacturers would prefer to sell super high end high zoot race boats but who's gonna fork out the dough? A tiny little segment and most of those guys prefer to build their own so that it's just the way they want it.

The latest offerings from all 3 (the big 3?) seem to be a nice compromise between performance and marketability. I'm okay with that. It's great for model boating.

Plus, a guy that gets used to 50 will want more. That's where us nut jobs can point them to the next level of madness.

[T.S.Davis]

I like the UL a lot but the fastest most stable one in our club doesn't run 50 and at top speed still gets crazy at the end of the back straight. In straight with perfect conditions it will go more than 50 I'll bet.

The Titan might not be stable at 50 in traffic either. Goofing around on a pond sure. We wont know till their actually out there.