EKOS Flodded

[bill1473]

Was running my boat and everything was great until i noticed it was running low in the water.ran it up and down a couple more times and then it quit!! nada!!after 5 minutes of tryin to rescue it it was almost under water.took it home ,dried it out overnight.Replced the receiver with a stock one,and when i plugged everything in the left motor ran at full throttle.what the f**K is wrong?are the stock esc's shorted out?? any help please.Should i order new esc's?but i got thr strearing servoservo to work for a second but then i couldnt get it to work.should i also get another servo?PLEASE HELP

[bill1473]

This thing is makin me nutts!!!!

[dont slow down]

You probably fried everything. I would take everything out of the boat and test everything individually with the new receiver and see what works. You may be out of luck. Where was it leaking?

[Dragboatdad]

Mine was leaking both sides of transom where drives are attached. I put some silicone on inside, haven't checked it yet to see if I was successful. Also the window leaks which is a problem when it's rough water. All the stock electronics and drives are junk, had to upgrade everything. Now it's a fun boat in smooth water

[dana]

get a new boat

[dont slow down]

get a new boat

Come on man, remarks like that aren't needed.

[dana]

Just my opinion

[Dragboatdad]

I know it gets pricey changing everything. Yes I would start with new esc, I think those where the first to go. Mine has 120 amp now so I don't have to worry about those anymore. Then I upgraded motors to feigao 380 10xl , which aren't too expensive. Then wire drives and props. You can go one step at a time. My boat is fun and reliable now.
Hope this helps

[dont slow down]

Just my opinion

True, and I can respect that, however opinions are like @$$holes, everbody has one.

[bill1473]

This boat is gettin to me. I guess i did fry everything. 2 of my water cooling tubes came off and flooded everything. Just got my turnigy 120s. And my hull leaks in a couple spots. Tearin everthing down and startin over for the tenth time. Should easily be hittin 60.

[forescott]

I put zip ties around all my water lines so they don't pop off. And Get yourself
a can of corrosion "x" and spray some into the ends of your esc's. that will help waterproof them for next time. the ekes is a cool boat. Just needs some fine tuning before you throw it into the water!

[RivRat34]

Ive noticed water leaks in mine as well, i think it is coming in from the shafts. not much but very tiny.. I plan on taking it all apart and silicone every bolt/holes. But wanting to upgrade esc/motor..