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Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 4/27/2005 8:22:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		I JUST BOUGHT THE KYOSHO TWIN STORM 800 AND IT IS A WONDERFUL BOAT! IT RUNS SOO SMOOTH AND IT'S FAST ENOUGH FOR MOST PEOPLE I THINK. THE DESIGN IS GREAT, IT IS REALLY STABLE AND A PLEASURE TO DRIVE AND JUST ADMIRE WHEN IT SLICES THROUGH THE WATER. I REALLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE TO ANY BEGINNER BOATER WHO WANTS A FUN, RELIABE AND QUITE FAST BOAT WITH GOOD LOOKS!!

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 4/27/2005 8:47:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Glad to hear you're pleased with the boat.

Try not to run it together with similar size H&M, MHZ, Hopf, Psyco boats.

Regards, Jan.

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 4/30/2005 4:44:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Davegg

Fully agree with you!!

For a out of the box model it runs beautiful. I'm running it in the sea and even with some rougher water it performs beautiful. The only thing I don't like is the lid of the rc box which is only taped. With two Sanyo 33000mAh packs and almost all the time full speed it runs 10-15 minutes.

Greetings from Hong Kong!


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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 4/30/2005 6:46:26 PM   
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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/2/2005 4:18:43 PM   
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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/3/2005 6:03:34 PM   
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Try not to run it together with similar size H&M, MHZ, Hopf, Psyco boats.


Seems like a dig. The boat companies you mention make great stuff, but I believe that a fully-outfitted hull with motor, speed control, hardware and radio might cost a bit more than the $240 the Kyosho boat goes for.

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/3/2005 9:27:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Matt,

Sadly that's true on your side of the pond, where the products I mentioned are horribly overpriced.

But you have very good US made hulls at your disposal that are pricy overhere...

Here in Europe I can buy a Viper 700 Neodym for as little as 27,60 EUR, a hull for 60-80 EUR, 12 GP3300 at 4,10/pc (49,20 EU) a flexshaft/rudder combo for 50-65 EUR and a 50A ESC for 32,50 EUR.
Roughly about 254,30 EUR in parts, which I assemble and run in the European standard class Mono2.

Regards, Jan.



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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/4/2005 1:34:28 AM   
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Matt,

Sadly that's true on your side of the pond, where the products I mentioned are horribly overpriced.

But you have very good US made hulls at your disposal that are pricy overhere...

Here in Europe I can buy a Viper 700 Neodym for as little as 27,60 EUR, a hull for 60-80 EUR, 12 GP3300 at 4,10/pc (49,20 EU) a flexshaft/rudder combo for 50-65 EUR and a 50A ESC for 32,50 EUR.
Roughly about 254,30 EUR in parts, which I assemble and run in the European standard class Mono2.

Regards, Jan.




I believe that's about $300 USD and that doesn't include a radio which could run at least $150 to $200 for a race-worthy system. It would be a great setup in the end, but still a lot more than the Twin Storm 800. I was just pointing out that I thought your comment was just a dig at someone who likes their new sport boat. Of course race boats out perform sport boats. For the price, they should. It's like comparing a $15,000 full-size car to a $30,000 full-size--one is expected to be much better.

Anyway, I've driven the Twin Storm 800 and I agree that it's awesome. Rides and turns very smooth. It's a great boat and a lot of fun--worth every penny.

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/6/2005 10:05:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		hey ppls,

i recently bought the twin storm and have to agree its a great boat for the price. its RTR, has water cooled ESC and motors, and all radio gear included, just add batteries! i use 7 cell 1700mAh and am satisfied with its out-of-the-box performance.

very happy with it!

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/6/2005 10:59:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Matt,

Sorry, I didn't understand the expression "a dig" at first.

I don't want to put anyone down for buying a RTR, you have to start somewhere, just warn about the consequences of a collision between an epoxy and an ABS hull, the latter usually loses...

Regards, Jan.

BTW, Does the Twin Storm comes with a radio?

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/6/2005 11:32:19 AM   
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BTW, Does the Twin Storm comes with a radio?


We've had two in the office and both were RTRs with radios, but I believe a version without radio might be available.

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/7/2005 3:20:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		does anyone know of an ESC model similar to the one included in the twin storm 800 that is designed to power 2 motors, but can take 2x8cell packs?
The included ESC can take a maximum of 2x7cells and I'm not willing to risk putting 8cell packs in there!

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/7/2005 9:45:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		If you are willing to change the esc I would go for one that can handle hotter motors. In that way you can upgrade your boat in the future for more speed and power. You should check out Novak's Super Duty XR High-Voltage Reversible ESC. If you want performance, this esc can handle dual motors down to 10 turns with two six cell packs or two 12 turn motors with two seven cell packs. I am planning on getting it in the future so that I can put hotter motors in my boat. I dont think that the two extra cells will give you a very big increase in "juice" from the motors.

http://www.teamnovak.com/products/esc/super_dutyxr/super_dutyxr.html

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/7/2005 11:00:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi David,

Car ESC's are not the first choice to use in high power electric boats, they aren't designed for it.

Better and probably cheaper is a MIMIR esc from CTI rated 50 Ah continuous with a 22 cell limit. (32,50 EUR ex shipping)
Or the WOTAN with 100 (!) Ah continuous on 22 cells max.

I and many others use these esc in powerboats with 700 motors and even amp-hungry Plettenberg motors, without additional watercooling!

Mail Helmut Matshall from CTI and ask him for advice for your motors (and future ones).
His service is unprecedented; should a esc fail, send it to CTI and you'll get e new one without questions.

mail@cti-aichtal.de

Regards, Jan.

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RE: Kyosho Twin Storm 800 ROCKS!! - 5/7/2005 7:02:11 PM