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RE: RC Surfer - 12/22/2007 12:42:18 AM

laserlizard

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ORIGINAL: metaldog

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ORIGINAL: Kmot
I thought about buying one more for parts if needed. I got mine from Walmart and used a friend's discount card so it was around $77 after the discount.
Here are some pics of the Board Sharks Surfer:

I just picked this Board Sharks Surfer up on red tag clearance at Walmart for 21.75! I feel really good about that now that I see it was going for 77 dollars! My 9 year old will love it! Gonna take alot of wrapping paper to wrap it! haha I will get some videos of it running on our pond after the new year, and post them here. I am looking forward to seeing the stock performance.

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RE: RC Surfer - 12/22/2007 2:06:50 AM

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my wife just bought 2 board sharks from Target on sale for $29.71au each! this will replace the first one that we bought that only lasted one use, the motor still goes but the steering has failed, so we have 1 for spare parts or maybe a full rc upgrade.
cheers Greg

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RE: RC Surfer - 12/24/2007 4:59:52 AM

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Just picked up a Blue Board Sharks on EBay for 99 cents!! No other bidders, no minimum bid! I ran him out in the lake and quickly found that the "servo" is prone to gear misalignment. Overall, impressed with the included cooling coils and attention to sealing. The moving body is nifty, but is is just one more thing to break.....I think I will fix him in place, after lowering his CG. That servo box contraption is rickety at best, I will replace with a real servo ASAP, maybe tomorrow. Pics of the mod will follow.

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/2/2008 1:39:41 AM

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ORIGINAL: Scupper

Just picked up a Blue Board Sharks on EBay for 99 cents!! No other bidders, no minimum bid! I ran him out in the lake and quickly found that the "servo" is prone to gear misalignment. Overall, impressed with the included cooling coils and attention to sealing. The moving body is nifty, but is is just one more thing to break.....I think I will fix him in place, after lowering his CG. That servo box contraption is rickety at best, I will replace with a real servo ASAP, maybe tomorrow. Pics of the mod will follow.

I just picked up one of these narly surfers during the Boxing Day sales, I have seen a mates run and thought it was pretty good for the money I paid but am very interested in upgrading the electronics sometime in the future so will look forward to hearing about your mods...cheers...

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/4/2008 12:11:05 AM

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i also received a board shark for christmas. However, only getting about 10mins running time on supplied battery? Is this normal? Is it worth getting a Ni-MH battery?
Any advice appreciated

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/5/2008 10:19:31 AM

azzman

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Yea Im getting about that with my battery...maybe with a few more charges it may improve...I have 2 x 3000mah nimh packs from my rc car that I use instead...gets about 25 mins...so yea I say get nimh...

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/5/2008 3:40:37 PM

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I just picked up a NIB Kyosho surfer for $100. I'm still debating what to do with it.

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/6/2008 1:52:52 AM

Diegoboy

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Here's one that is definitely for sale.
Kyosho Lisa

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/17/2008 6:52:34 AM

BigWaveMax

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Hey guys, new to the site. Glad to see some interest in the rc surfer. Check out my vids. Heres the link or look up big wave max on yahoo video. Let me know what you think.
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1402736&vw=g&b=0&pos=2&p=big+wave+max&fr=yfp-t-501

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/19/2008 2:56:39 PM

SoppyJoe

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I just picked up on last night at Wally World..I'm a amature surfboard shaper and when I saw this thing on Youtube, I knew I had to get one! Anybody have any pics of their mods?

Joey.

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/21/2008 2:51:03 AM

BigWaveMax

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No pics yet but you have have to gut it completely and start from scratch. Before you do anything seal the board where the two halves meet, with super glue. Change out the black rubber sealer for some dense foam rubber window sealer and that should keep it water proof if you are going out in sizeable surf.

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/22/2008 11:39:56 AM

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Hello everyone!
I got a second-hand Lisa, made in china by New Quida, and used it in my pool twice. I´ve noticed that was leaking, so I bought some neoprene tape to make a better sealing, and filled many places with silicone. But the problem is that it´s still leaking, and I´m pretty sure that the water is entering by the steering shaft bearing. The shaft has an o´ring at the botom, but it´s not sealing properly...
Do you have any idea to help me with it?
Thanks!!!

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/22/2008 1:43:53 PM

Diegoboy

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try this...
Leaks

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/22/2008 1:47:02 PM

Gallopaway

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i want to put a different servo motor into my "board shark" rc surfer.
do i need to replace the receiver aswell or can i just cut the wires from the old servo and connect them to the new servo.
im new at all this.

thanks

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/22/2008 2:04:48 PM

Paolo.75

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The New Quida type will get rusty soon...Kyosho only is good without no mods.

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RE: RC Surfer - 1/22/2008 5:55:06 PM

tomazte

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What are the stock motor´s specs?

Silicone sealing:

Antena botom (silicone):

Antena top (termo-retractil tube):

Sealing inside (silicone):

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