NEW Retrieval Decoy from ProBoat!!

**Darin Jordan** · 09-30-2010, 10:37 AM

Guys... this one is going to SLAY you!! I LOVE IT!

I didn't have anything to do with this, but I can assure you that I'll be getting one for myself! My brother (i.e.: Duck Hunting NUTJOB!!) is going to flip...

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=PRB3650

Video:

http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo...PRB3650_hi.wmv

**SweetZ28** · 09-30-2010, 10:50 AM

what the heck!! used for boats also why would they make it a duck?

**Darin Jordan** · 09-30-2010, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by SweetZ28

what the heck!! used for boats also why would they make it a duck?

Dude... target market... HUNTERS!

The R/C boat retrieval part is a side benefit... Hunters getting their kill primary...

**SweetZ28** · 09-30-2010, 10:57 AM

That's funny i bet somebody at proboat is a avid bird hunter!

**Darin Jordan** · 09-30-2010, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by SweetZ28

That's funny i bet somebody at proboat is a avid bird hunter!

Yah... I knew they were doing this, but hadn't seen it. Pretty cool! Looks like an impeller driven jet pump under there. Small unit, but I'm sure someone will find another use for it!

Just kind of fun...

**Doby** · 09-30-2010, 12:18 PM

What, no surface drive???

While I don't condone hunting....at 13" it should make a great retreival "duck" and can fit easily in my already overfilled SUV.

**Doby** · 09-30-2010, 12:21 PM

Wait a minute,,did I see a jet drive on the back of that thing???

The vid should have shown it pulling in a different manufacturers boat.

**Darin Jordan** · 09-30-2010, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Doby

The vid should have shown it pulling in a different manufacturers boat.

Ohhhh... that would just be MEAN!

**Doug Smock** · 09-30-2010, 12:50 PM

Remember this guys? LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjxAo...eature=related

**Steven Vaccaro** · 09-30-2010, 12:51 PM

You wouldn't believe how many emails I get about some guy building a hunting or fishing rig.

**Darin Jordan** · 09-30-2010, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by D.Smock

Remember this guys? LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjxAo...eature=related

That QUACKS me up! I never saw that before! Awesome!!

**Darin Jordan** · 09-30-2010, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Steven Vaccaro

You wouldn't believe how many emails I get about some guy building a hunting or fishing rig.

Hmmmmm.... Trolling, anyone?? Or just drive the line out to that perfect spot...

**SweetZ28** · 09-30-2010, 01:31 PM

I can see it now brushless powerd DUCK!! Now that would really fly!!

**ron1950** · 09-30-2010, 02:56 PM

wonder if proboat would be interested in a brushless racing duck? turns on a dime...be the first one on your block to own one ...lol...darin would have to spend countless hours with a new race prep thread.....too much,,, wonder if hroizon sells just the retrival baby duck? i could use that on my mini v.....

**Diegoboy** · 09-30-2010, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by D.Smock

Remember this guys? LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjxAo...eature=related

Hey, that's my video!!

**domwilson** · 09-30-2010, 08:51 PM

I think it's a great idea. After you wow the crowd with the speed of your boat, then you can wow them with this little setup. For the single guy, this could probably be a "chick" magnet. No more dragging noisy, messy little puppies around!

**AndyKunz** · 09-30-2010, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by SweetZ28

That's funny i bet somebody at proboat is a avid bird hunter!

You have NO IDEA! Hunting, fishing, boating (big ones and toys). Yup, he's avid all right!

Plus he's a great cook.

The jet drive is pretty neat. I'm sure somebody will make a mini ski boat or something with it.

Andy

**ron1950** · 09-30-2010, 10:37 PM

hey andy do they sell the retrival baby duck separt\ate? i tryed the part number and no go.....

**roadrashracing** · 10-01-2010, 12:36 AM

now I've seen everything, just what you need spektrum in

**blizard05** · 10-01-2010, 12:53 AM

I don't have a duck, but I do have a rc goose. I made it from a decoy,and spare parts. The kids love it,but the swans hate it Larry

**marko500** · 10-01-2010, 07:02 AM

I had one made from a goose decoy 20yrs ago. It had the guts from an electric squirt gun running up to his mouth. Had alot of fun with it and kids fishing from docks. I still have it down in the basement somewhere. Might be time to dig it out and do an update on it.

Mark

**ron1950** · 10-01-2010, 04:00 PM

Love the squirtgun ideas. Does it squirt out the beak or butt lol

**marko500** · 10-01-2010, 05:05 PM

After much debate we decided to make it squirt out of the beak! My father-in-law used to love watching geese and walked up to it slowly and I let him have it. He laughed about it for weeks. Maybe thats why he used to look at my wife and smile at her and ask her "what were you thinking". LOL

Mark

**NativePaul** · 10-03-2010, 11:07 AM

Did someone say "brushless racing duck"?

Inspired by the overpowered duck with the round bottom that is jumping all over the place in the video above I wanted to make a FE duck that actually handled well, i took the top half of a duck shaped pond ice breaker/decoy from a local garden centre, and the bottom half of a JB marine Sloopy (an F3/F2 class boat from the '90s (in effect an ECO before the ECO class existed)) and mated them together, added a Mega 16/15/3 3000kv motor, 40A ESC, 3s1p A123, parallel flex drive submerged setup, unknown 29mm metal submerged prop, and microservo in the neck that moves the head left/right with the rudder via "Y" lead.

**ron1950** · 10-03-2010, 07:37 PM

love it any film yet?

**NativePaul** · 10-04-2010, 05:43 AM

No film yet no, I don't run with a cameraman often and out of all my boats I only have video of one.

**7500RPM** · 10-07-2010, 09:01 AM

All we need is for Proboat to make a larger Jet Drive, Then we can start a NEW boat class, Sprint Boat Racing..( Super Vee motor combo )Check out the videos on you tube. The only thing would be the race course. Flat out full power, hang on and just steer!

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