mymammushouse

-im looking for an aquacraft rio 51 rtr
-looking to pay under $500 dollars for one
could someone point me in the right direction on where to buy?

planebasher

Do a search on this site.

mymammushouse

couldnt find anything for under $500

planebasher

Ebay has one. "Buy It Now".


Have you read the forums on this boat??

mymammushouse

ive read most of the threads on this forum about the rio 51, most of them say to go to towerhobbies.com which doesnt have them anymore
also, the one on ebay, thats for $500..my price range is around $300-450

mymammushouse

I guess im just ganna go w/ the one from http://www.philshobbyshop.com/tek9.a...ic=jogpkronnrq
ill just have to save some more money

Ron Olson

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My LHS bought up most of the Rio 51's that Tower had in stock, www.hobby-sports.com and are slowly selling them off on eBay but you can contact them directly.

mymammushouse

ty so much for the info, will do

mymammushouse

could you see if they could spare me one? dont matter on color
i did send them a question pertaining the rio 51; if they had more for sale

mymammushouse

I got the last one at -Graves RC Hobbies- and got it for $422

goodson

congrats! now the job of replacing-as-it-fails starts! you will want to upgrade as you use it more. it is a solid foundation to start from though, as i've learned with mine.

mymammushouse

engine options:

rcmk s-254
zenoah w/ whatever mods(please help)
sikk motor

any more options for the rio?

Hydro Junkie

The boat comes with a Zen so keep it a Zen. I'd look at a mid level mod NEXT winter. Run it stock this year and into next summer. After that, move up to a more powerful engine

Ron Olson

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HJ, it comes with a Fuji.

Hydro Junkie

OOPS, I'd still go with a Zen Ron, but thanks for correcting me

Ron Olson

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Still working with my RCMK's but they have a lot of potential. I've got 2 Sikk's also but have their bugs, mostly with the starter.

mymammushouse

im thinking of going w/ the rcmk s-254 5hp or the venom kwa 4.5hp

and yes, your correct...its a fiji 28cc engine thats not that great....not enough water lines and the header is crap

Ron Olson

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RCMK is just coming out with an Evo version of their engines, they've got a few more tricks inside.

mymammushouse

thanks for the info, found one for $279. is that a good deal?

http://www.gizmomotors.com/index.php...hk=1&Itemid=56

goodson

do yourself a favor and just buy an M5 from warehouse hobbies. i'm pretty sure you can buy the engine/clutch assembled, ready to install. the M5 is based on a Zenoah engine and will push your Rio to speeds fast enough to keep it interesting. of course, if it hasnt been mentioned enough, ditch the pipe the Rio comes with. its a head breaker and power sop.

Dan S

I have nothing against the M5, but there is no favor there.
it would have been different if he was looking at a CY.

Dan.

Ron Olson

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I paid $269.00 for mine (the S-254, not the Evo) before the price drop (just my luck) so $10.00 more for one that is the latest incarnation isn't bad.

mymammushouse

thanks for listening, didnt really want a zenoah cuz everyone has one

Ron Olson

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That's kind of the way that I felt also. OK, that and I got a helluva deal on a modded Sikk. Zen's might go the way of the Do-Do bird if RCMK has anything to do with it. A lot of people won't tell you about getting Zen's with bent cranks right from the factory either! Some of those people are like hard-core Chevy, Ford or MoPar freaks.

mymammushouse

i know igzactly what your talking about, ty so much fro informing me of that. do you know anybody that mods rcmk's, im thinking of getting 2 and use one, to get used to it and mod the other. i dont have the skills or know-how to mod anything