Introducing SUPERTUG

[avengersteve]

welp, i had to do it. a while back i bought an atlantic harbor tug from AQ.. it worked well for rescues, but was way too slow in my oppinion. So everyone told me it was a bad idea to do so i did it anyway. its now brushless, using the sv27 pats. (motor, shaft, prop) has a castle MAMBA esc, with a novak fan for cooling. i made a "radaitor" system to cool the motor, i took a tupperware container and out a mini bildge pmpin it to pump ice water around the motor. ill take more pics later but here is a quick vid Enjoy!

Click here to watch supertug

[saleens7]

:D

hahahahahaha.....too funny....shift the CoG just a smidge forward and you might have a good running boat:D :p

[avengersteve]

yeah got to add like 5 lbs to the bow.. that was about half throttle

[SJFE]

Dude refab the riggers from 3/4 foam backer board. Seal them in epoxy and you will have a plaining surface. She will rock:).

[Piranha2]

LMAO......OMG......thank you so much for the extreme laughter.......I've heard of wheelstanders but propstander? Dude you have to give me a race with that thing!

[Piranha2]

LOL...I got beat by SUPERTUG !!!! you're killing me !!!!!

[avengersteve]

lol thats half the reason i did it. im going to challenge this guy that has a nitro vee by traxxas and thinks he is god.. lol you got owned by a rescue boat. that and how many tugs make a wake?

[hkusp45]

How did you attach the rescue gear to the tug?? I have the same tug but all that much power!! WOW! I just did a traxas 27 turn 550 w a 40 amp marine speed control works pretty good. But I just want to know how you attached the pvc to the hull..... Got any Photos?

Fred

[avengersteve]

ill snap some in detail later, but i drilled holes in the hull and ran the pvc through it whole boat. jb welded around the holes where the pvc went through. water tight and i can take rigging off the boat and still fit it in the truck

[Doby]

Avenger; great video and good for you doing the mod anyway despite some questioning of your wisdom earlier on :D
Just be careful ,,,,you might skewer something (or someone) with those pontoons sticking skyward

WELL DONE !

[hkusp45]

ill snap some in detail later, but i drilled holes in the hull and ran the pvc through it whole boat. jb welded around the holes where the pvc went through. water tight and i can take rigging off the boat and still fit it in the truck

Please do take some photos and if you dont mind me copying you great idea!!

[ED66677]

Do you think anybody will want to be rescued by this????
too much fun!

[avengersteve]

haha thanks for the coments, i have more fun doing rescues now, that was just a showoff run, i set the esc for 50% throttle, and it moves along flat at about 5-10 mph. my digicam wasnt working so look for pics soon. i will warn you it aint all the pretty. and yeah im kinda new to boats, but have been into r/c for quite sometime. i dont like leaving anything stock. stock means like everyone elese.. i ;like to be diffrent.

[ED66677]

yeah!! NO STOCK at all!!! mods mods mods and that's a really good one!

[boater76]

Holy Schnike! That is way too cool! Talk about a sleeper boat.

Ken

[Quicksilver]

that's great, video almost had me in tears.

[avengersteve]

here are a couple quick pics.. i changed to a mamba max esc with novac cooling after they were taken, also an OSE cooling jacket

[avengersteve]

here is some with the rigging

[hkusp45]

What is the tupperware for??

[avengersteve]

to cool the motor, i took a tupperware container and out a mini bildge pmpin it to pump ice water around the motor.
Click here to watch supertug

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[hkusp45]

Ok now you got my mind all messed up!!

How does it work? Got any more pics?

[avengersteve]

it is a small bildge pump from RAM that i put in the tuperware container... i put ice water in it and pump it around all the electronics. what would you like to see pics of?

[hkusp45]

Oh!!

instead of a water pick up I get it now!!

DUH!

[avengersteve]

BUMP

since the last one was stolen and demolished... its coming back. Any ides to make her better?

[SJFE]

I would find a flat bottom hull. Something like a nitro or gass crackerbox. Then use your connection @ QA to get a harbor tug upper deck. Round out the bow and stern a little then intergate the tug deck. All thats left is a brushed 800 or KB45 and you have SUPER TUG!!

[avengersteve]

well, i found another tug just like the old one and started over. about halfway done now. ill post some pictures of the boat soon. went with a mamba esc (reverse) and still the sv27 powerhouse. made a good planing surface on the outriggers and im in the works of making a water proof camera box and have some cool rescue vids