looking for 50" or better...

[Rob DeAngelis]

Im looking to build a huge boat.... I was interested in the segad 58" gas boat to convert to FE,,, cant find one under 800 bucks... to much money for me to spend now.... anybody got anything for me???

[dana]

If you want to build huge you need the funds. If you're trying to do it cheap you're wasting your time. What happened to " I have too many boats"?..,., slow down and think about what you're doing and money wise, what you're able to afford reasonably. Jmo

[Make-a-Wake]

Here's a 50" Hull with full hardware for only $190!! I converted their big Hydro hull to Electric.........runs great. The engine is not included which you dont want anyways............

http://www.nitrorcx.com/99b-12003-eg-1300-kit.html

[dana]

There's a start... Plus you could always sell your other boats for cash to fund something like this.

[keithbradley]

The hull make a wake posted is actually about 46", but it's definitely a good sized hull and will take some serious power to get some speed out of it. It does take work to convert... you will need to treat it as a bare hull and install hardware yourself, and plug up all the holes and vents that are in the boat (it's set up for gas).
Fightercatracing has a 60" cat, but I think they are out of stock at the moment. I think OSE has a 50" cat but I'm not sure about stock there either. These are bare hulls that you will need to build. If you're looking for a bare hull for under $800, it can be done. If you're looking for a built boat for $800 you aren't going to end up with much.

EDIT:
If you are interested in something a bit smaller, you could go with the 41" in my avatar. It's a sizable difference in comparison to a 50" hull though.

[lenny]

Here's a 50" Hull with full hardware for only $190!! I converted their big Hydro hull to Electric.........runs great. The engine is not included which you dont want anyways............

http://www.nitrorcx.com/99b-12003-eg-1300-kit.html

What motor did you have in it and on what cells ?

[Make-a-Wake]

It's my Big Hydro in my signature.............

[Make-a-Wake]

55" Hull: http://www.ebay.com/itm/120786037462...84.m1438.l2649

[keithbradley]

Here's a 50" Hull with full hardware for only $190!! I converted their big Hydro hull to Electric.........runs great. The engine is not included which you dont want anyways............

http://www.nitrorcx.com/99b-12003-eg-1300-kit.html

I dont think I would call that "full hardware", that's a bit mis-leading. The only thing worth using on that boat is the rudder. The strut will work if you custom machine and re-thread the shaft to accept regular props, but from the factory it's an odd-ball size. Add to that the fact that it's missing trim tabs, turn fins, motor mount, ect. and you can pretty much consider it a bare hull. In think I would actually prefer a bare hull to this one, since it has so many holes/vents to deal with, but the price is nice. I think I paid closer to $300 for mine...I don't really remember though.

[keithbradley]

Here's a pic of the transom of that boat if it were ready to run at a decent speed:

[Make-a-Wake]

I dont think I would call that "full hardware", that's a bit mis-leading.

Darn it.......................i was trying to mis-lead him and now you blew it......................

It has "this":

[Make-a-Wake]

55" Hull: http://www.ebay.com/itm/120786037462...84.m1438.l2649

This one is probably better anyways............

[tiqueman]

A member in our club has the eagle boat. It wouldnt handle the 2028 he had in it. There was probably still some tweaking left to do but he gave up. I agree. it takes big money to build a big boat. There are no real shortcuts. Budget and big boat dont go together. $800. will cover a good motor, decent esc and less expensive batteries.

[madmorgan]

dang it all i have ar hydro hulls and they are all 48's

[keithbradley]

A member in our club has the eagle boat. It wouldnt handle the 2028 he had in it. There was probably still some tweaking left to do but he gave up. I agree. it takes big money to build a big boat. There are no real shortcuts. Budget and big boat dont go together. $800. will cover a good motor, decent esc and less expensive batteries.

Yes!
Big boats not only cost big bucks, but get ready to go through 4 boats worth of lipos in 3-4 minutes with a 50" boat. It's definitely not the most cost effective way to do FE boating...

As far as the Eagle boat, I'm surprised it didn't do well with the 2028. Maybe he just gave up too quickly? I ran a 5692 in mine and I felt like it could have used a bit more motor and lower kv/bigger prop. I ran a x457 on it and it was defintely on the small side, this was the first run: