I'd be carefull how much power you put in the Coast Guard boat.
#1 : The hull design isn't meant for too much speed. It gets really unstable in the turns above scale speed ; leans way over.
#2 : The "dogbone" universal joints joining the motor to the shafts won't take too much power without self-destructing. Mine's an early Midwest model, maybe the latest version has better u-joints
#3 : Not sure, but not all brushless esc's have reverse (which is nice on this boat)
I repowered mine with a pair of brushed Traxxas Marine Titan motors and an EVX-2 esc (like from the Villian)
Added a watercooling pickup and an auto-bailer (it takes on lots of water through the shafts-with the auto-bailer it stays empty)
Do what you want to speed yours up; I enjoy mine at scale speeds
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