...added to the Pro Boat RTR section.
22" long, Brushless, & Fiberglass!
Widowmaker 22
Video
...added to the Pro Boat RTR section.
22" long, Brushless, & Fiberglass!
Widowmaker 22
Video
Last edited by Diegoboy; 05-21-2009 at 10:22 PM.
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Looks like a pretty nice boat!! I'm glad to see Proboat is getting away from their steerable outdrives!! Everything looks good! Only thing I'd probably change is the am radio.
Might have to order the strut and rudder for my shockwave 26!
...and getting away from those 1 piece turn fins (like the BJ)
"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
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Great! I like the improvements!
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Is that a new spec motor at 2900kv????
$17 for the rudder?
$9 strut and mount?
IMPBA: 7-Time FE World Record Holder "Don't think outside the box. Rather, refuse to admit that the box exists in the first place!"
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Their Hardware is definitely getting better. A 3 cell might do the trick.
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I like it. I can't wait to see one @ the LHS, so I can see it in person.
"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
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That lil' gut looks like it handles a little bit of chop pretty darn good. Wonder if the esc's got a lvc.
Oh no Ira might ad this to his fleet......
Hawaiian Tunda
The turn fins look like a problem, maybe angle them way in? Looks like a roll over at speed!
fins look ok to me...
Can anyone with a better eye tell me if you can see the bottom enough.
I want to know if this has the flat spot ride pad like the SW26 & Fastech?
"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
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$269.99?! seems a little steep to me!
Doesnt look like there is a ride pad to me though the V appears to be shallow and the strakes run all the way to the transom.
I'd like to see some video of that boat running wide open on smooth water. Not to bash the product, but that video looked like my sons brushed subsurface Aquacraft Hammer running in the chop.
I don't know if the Nimh/Lipo switch is feature on other RTR's, but I think thats a great idea.
Last edited by Chilli; 05-22-2009 at 12:29 AM.
IMPBA: 7-Time FE World Record Holder "Don't think outside the box. Rather, refuse to admit that the box exists in the first place!"
MGM Controllers - Giant Power Lipos - ML Boatworks - Wholt's Wire Drives & Struts - Nano-Oil
Who me?
"A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
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I wonder if it's a stepped hull??? Looks like it from the side... Racing applications will be very limited, but I'm interested in the motor package and it's applications...
Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."
Yes, it's stepped.
2900 Kv, inrunner, non-leaking water jacket.
Water pickup in the wedge rudder, good and solid hardware. I see the hardware package as a decent setup (good price, too) for a lot of mono hulls.
Andy
Spektrum Development Team
I really like the turn fin design now... much better than previous offerings.
Looks like this one is a true surface drive now as well. OH, and the completely sealed hatch is PERFECT! That's how they ALL should be done... subhatch that seals firmly, then a cowl that sets over it!
Would be legal for N2-Offshore in NAMBA... Hmmmmm....
Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."
2900kv motor $72.00!!! Better than BJ and FF stock motor $90.00 and more power. I wonder how would this motor perform on Formula Fastech? :-)
Very cool to see another rtr bl boat out there being sold to the masses, but the hatch has got to go. Everytime I look at it, it kinda makes me think of "Darth Vader".
Steven Vaccaro
Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!
We may need a new category ...added to the Pro Boat RTR section.
Done....
Steven Vaccaro
Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!
Any idea on the magnets? Has this been updated as well do you think? Anyone have the inside line for this info?
IMPBA: 7-Time FE World Record Holder "Don't think outside the box. Rather, refuse to admit that the box exists in the first place!"
MGM Controllers - Giant Power Lipos - ML Boatworks - Wholt's Wire Drives & Struts - Nano-Oil
I think it's a misconception that more KV is going to be "more power"... If it were the same size and weight and number of poles as the BJ or FF or SV27, which I suspect it might be.... it would make the SIMILIAR power, just differently... More RPMS, less torque, but same overall output (watts)
I'll ask my contacts at Horizon and see if they can get me the motor specs so we can know how many poles it has.
It's cool to see some "spec" type motors that are designed around 2S power systems. Kind of wish the hull was a little bigger, and wasn't stepped... Make is 24-25" and non-stepped, and you'd have yourself a viable N2-Mono and N2-Offshore boat!
As it is... it could still make a fun entry level and low cost spec class...
Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."
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