NEW ProBoat HydroSport 48 Gas Mono!!

[Darin Jordan]

This is really cool... NOT FE, but cool anyhow...

ProBoat has a new Gas Mono on it's way! The HyperSport 48. It's in the right size-range to perhaps be a viable G1 Race boat, and comes with the G26M Zen motor, DX3S Marine Radio with the new MR3000 Marine RX, Decent looking hardware, etc...

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Defau...?ProdID=PRB2350







Here is a video of the boat in action: http://www.proboatmodels.com/ProdInf...PRB2350_hi.wmv


I'm trying to get one of these to bring to the 2009 NAMBA Nats, but we're not sure if production versions will be available by then. Hopefully they are...

[Jeff Wohlt]

Looks pretty nice and very nice speed from the box!

[Darin Jordan]

I just got a call from Horizon Hobby/ProBoat and they are sending me the production sample of this boat to race at the 2009 NAMBA Nats next month!

I've only entered G1 Mono, since it's on Monday and I can afford to make it a 3-day weekend (P-Mono on Sat, P-Hydro on Sun, G1-Mono on Monday), and I've never driven a Gas boat before, so I'm not comfortable in GX-1...

I'll let you know how it works out and will post some pictures when I get it here...

Should be fun... Might even be "transformational"...

[Brushless55]

Very cool..
I would love to get into gas boats at a decent price

[Darin Jordan]

In case anyone is interested, here is a link to the manual for this boat which shows more details.

I'll be studying this myself a LOT before July 13th!

http://www.proboatmodels.com/ProdInfo/Files/PRB2350-Manual.pdf

[bustitup]

I have been looking at gasser vids and i'm very impressed with the run times and speed also...sound pretty cool also.......much more dependable than Nitro.....and seems like its really cheap to run and if you like big rc boats its almost a no brainer compared to the price of seting up a FE large hull boat

[sailr]

Darin,
Is G1 mono a "stock" class? I look at the gassers from time to time and think I might like to get into it too until I look at the real cost of being competitive with the big boys 'round here. If G1 is a 'stock' class, that might be fun! Looks like better speed than most of the RTR's.

Nice looking boat. Really cool use of the radar arch as a launch handle! Good for you that you get to try it as a freebie! Keep us posted on how it goes!

[Darin Jordan]

I received the HyperSport 48 last night... Biggest box related to RC boating that I've ever received, that's for sure...

Boat looks really good. Fiberglass work is solid for a RTR, and the hull bottom is nice a rigid; well braced with structure from the inside, and the edges are crisp.

The hardware is of a very good quality. Feels solid and is very smooth, with a gunmetal gray anodizing. No slop in the strut. Looks like they've done like they do it their other boats with the flex... they use a cone piece at the nose of the strut that is attached to the flex (with set screw), so to get the flex cable out, you have to undo the coupler, and I think the nose-cone, then it'll slide out. I'll check this out tonight when I get into it further, because when it arrived, the strut was unbolted. The instructions show that you have to take the entire strut off to lube the cable, so I could be mistaken about the set-screw on the nosecone. This is something I'd like to see changed, as once the strut is set, I hate to take it loose just to lube the cable.

Boat comes with an aluminum ProBoat prop with has the exact same specs as a Prather 270. I'll play with this prop a little to make sure it's balanced and sharpened and then run it and we'll see how she does. I don't own any big Gas boat props, so this one will have to do for now. Would like to get an ABC 2614/3 or 2714/3, but I'm not sure if these will work on a bone-stock Zen motor (any advice???).

The radio is AWESOME! Amazing that a RTR boat would come with a full-blown Spektrum 2.4 system but it does! DX3S with the new Marine MR3000 RX installed.

Radio box is easy to get to. Not sure I like having to undo all the screws to get to it, but I suppose you don't have to all that often.

I'll be picking up some 2-cycle synthetic tonight and will get some gas mixed up and then see about getting some test time.

My overall impression (and I'm fairly picky), is WOW! This is COOL! I think even the vetrans out there will appreciate the decent quality of this boat. My goal is to get through all the heats at the 2009 NAMBA Nats in a couple of weeks, finishing the best I can, and see if this would be a good option for someone starting out in Gas boat racing. Would be cool if, by upgrading the motor to full G1 specs, this boat could at least be competitive and provide someone the opportunity to race and be in the mix.

We'll see!

[Darin Jordan]

Some more angles...

[Darin Jordan]

And yet, a few more...

[Brushless55]

good looking gasser!

[sailr]

Sounds good Darin. Let us know about speed. Most of the big stock gassers aren't that great in that category.

[tylerm]

Thats not many bolts on the radio box compared to some of the proboat boxes i've seen

Needs a pipe

[Darin Jordan]

Needs a pipe

I agree... but I'm going to run it as it comes initially, just to find out what we have here...

If I find myself the proud owner of one of these, then the "upgrade" thread will begin!

[Tunda]

Darin nice boat but why is some of the parts have rust already?