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All fun and games aside, with an electric radio controled model boat ideally you want to keep the water from leaking in in the first place.
Without going into a detailed discussion, there are 5 places that I have commonly found leaks:
-Drive line (very common and most difficult to detect)
-Plumbing (usually the seal around the water jacket, ripped line or loose fitting)
-Hull Defect (Commonly near edges, corners, seams, cracks, pinhles or voids)
-Transom (Many times hardened silicone where the stuffing tube enters, and near screw holes)
-Steering (Hardened, worn, or defective steering boot, or a bad seal)
When it comes to receivers, I've had great success with first wrapping the receiver with a small piece of Bounty paper towell, inserting the receiver in a party balloon, and sealing the end witha rubber band. That gives you more than one barrier for the occasional shaft spray.
Most every boat, no matter how well you seal it will take on a few drops occasionally, if not during a hard slam, the boat being stuck out there for a half hour, or the very least a few drops rolling in when you open the hatch. For those who want a safeguard against even the minimal, a cut down piece of scotch brite backed dish sponge works great for those with no other option than to raid the cupboard for the remedy, or a piece of dish sponge.
There are numerous sources online and on this very forum on how to keep the water out, so repeat after me fellas
WHEN IN DOUBT, KEEP THE WATER OUT! Sponges, and balloons are the prefered methods.
All fun and games aside, with an electric radio controled model boat ideally you want to keep the water from leaking in in the first place.
Without going into a detailed discussion, there are 5 places that I have commonly found leaks:
-Drive line (very common and most difficult to detect)
-Plumbing (usually the seal around the water jacket, ripped line or loose fitting)
-Hull Defect (Commonly near edges, corners, seams, cracks, pinhles or voids)
-Transom (Many times hardened silicone where the stuffing tube enters, and near screw holes)
-Steering (Hardened, worn, or defective steering boot, or a bad seal)
When it comes to receivers, I've had great success with first wrapping the receiver with a small piece of Bounty paper towell, inserting the receiver in a party balloon, and sealing the end witha rubber band. That gives you more than one barrier for the occasional shaft spray.
Most every boat, no matter how well you seal it will take on a few drops occasionally, if not during a hard slam, the boat being stuck out there for a half hour, or the very least a few drops rolling in when you open the hatch. For those who want a safeguard against even the minimal, a cut down piece of scotch brite backed dish sponge works great for those with no other option than to raid the cupboard for the remedy, or a piece of dish sponge.
There are numerous sources online and on this very forum on how to keep the water out, so repeat after me fellas
WHEN IN DOUBT, KEEP THE WATER OUT! Sponges, and balloons are the prefered methods.
I'll drink to that
Nortavlag Bulc 
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