scavone128

is $30 the cheapest price you can find one of these for or any other sites than this one shipping is pretty expensive http://www.raidentech.com/17wajetrcelr.html

ryanwilson277

yeah thats the chaepest and mine was 45 dollars shipped cuz the shipping waz very expensive ( 15 dollars ) and the boat was 30.
but i thought it was worth it

scavone128

okay would anyone have any suggestions for modifications like a new motor esc or transmitter/reciever cuz the stock transmitter looks like its garbage

ryanwilson277

cheap transmitter [link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXARP065[/link]

[link=http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=9299]esc[/link]

[link=http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4194]motor[/link]

this is what i got but it might not suit you

scavone128

im trying to decide between these tree motors which do you think will suit the nqd the best
1.
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...r_(WaterCooled)
2.
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...r_(WaterCooled)
3.
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idproduct=4194
and i wanted a watercooled esc like this one just to be safe there was no over heating
http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...hless_Boat_ESC

ryanwilson277

number 2 wont fit i dont think and that esc is better than i posted but i was just on a budget, a very tight budget

scavone128

other than 1 having built in water cooling whats the difference between 1 and 3

grael

It's cheaper to go a size up on your ESC and hotmelt glue it to the bottom of the hull. most of the water cooled ESCs are water cooled, but NOT waterproof! Just bung up one end of the heatshrink with bluetack, and fill up from the other end with epoxy resin. Otherwise, a mis-operating ESC can kill your motor and battery.

When choosing your motor, make sure the shaft size is one you can get or make a coupling for. An off centre coupling will cause friction, heat, wasted energy, unstuck parts, a broken motor shaft, and a nasty noise.

scavone128

do you have any suggestions for a motor im lost on which is the most powerful and how much would be too much but i do know i need a 2.3mm shaft.
and what did you mean with the esc? couldnt you just shrink wrap the watercooled esc? if not what should i do?

ryanwilson277

and 1 is a bigger motor with a higher kv which means more rpms but needs more power.
but what do i know lol

so noone has an extra stator like maby the drive broke or something. i dont nessisarily need it i just want to make sure i know where i could get one if i mess up. i looked on ebay but they dont have any results when i searched for it.

Wheelnut

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If I get one, I will be getting a 380 size brushless motor. It will be less stress on the motor and more power, and I can use it on something else later if I like.

Ryan, I hope you find a stator. But if you don't, you can either repair the one you have or pick up a Graupner mini jet drive. They are pretty cheap.

nomobux

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Elect noob. I don't quite understand the 380 = less stress thingy. I mean light small boat and impeller. Not like we are propping up, etc in a FE boat.

Wheelnut

My Feedback: (81)

Example, I ran a Mamba 280 size brushless motor in a Mghz Gecko, that is a very small light boat, and you could cook an egg on the motor after the first short run. I know some guys say they are running a 280 size brushless motor and they don't even get warm and that's fine. But for me, I feel more comfortable running a 380 size motor.

Comparison example. If you had a 30" light weight electric boat. In one case you ran a 540 size car motor, it would heat up very quickly. If you ran a 600 size motor it would have much more power and would run cooler. Larger motor equals more power and less strain=more effeciency=longer run times.
Here is my old Gecko with a 380 size Feigao motor in it. This is what I replaced the 280 size mamba motor with. Here is the video.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g24ZR28F4FM[/youtube]

nomobux

My Feedback: (4)

I'm still lost, but I'll defer to your non noobness ( gawd, I love that ). Meee, I woulda stuck one on the goose !! The set-up I emailed to you is on da way, right or wrong. If it smokes, at least it will be purdy

sundogz

Amen, brother, Amen![sm=redface.gif] Prop drive boats aren't as persnickety about shaft wobble as direct mount jet drive boats, and so you need to eliminate (balance) all runout that you possibly can. I've been having a time trying to make some cheap Taiwan made couplings work on these hot rodded ABC jet ski's, but recently Jeff Holdt (OSE Forum member) custom made me some and I just got them in. Very high quality - thanks Jeff! Should improve things nicely. I'll keep you posted. Sdg.

On a different note - that other forum I mentioned has a lot of innovative smileys - those cartoon characters you can imbed in your post. But on RCU half of them are sad or mad or unhappy types. We need a computer savvy type person to donate or make some more happy type smileys for this forum's use. Ha! Begood, Sdg.[sm=angry.gif][sm=angry_smile.gif][sm=bananahead.gif][sm=confused_smile.gif][sm=crying.gif][sm=devious.gif][sm=disappointed.gif][sm=eek.gif][sm=frown.gif][sm=idea.gif][sm=omg_smile.gif][sm=pirate.gif][sm=punching.gif][sm=red_smile.gif][sm=sad_smile.gif][sm=stupid.gif][sm=thumbs_down.gif][sm=tired.gif][sm=what_smile.gif][sm=48_48.gif]

nomobux

My Feedback: (4)

No need for happy ones. Most the posts are about the infamous smoke ......[&o]

sundogz

Ha! well maybe you're right about that, but it'd be a nice change anyways (?]>

scavone128

so would this be a good combo for a motor and esc for an nqd jet boat?
motor
http://hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store...r_(WaterCooled)
ecs
http://hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store...hless_Boat_ESC
with this reciever
http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-TQ-2-ch-...item2ea975fe2a
and any suggestions for a battery and charger?

ryanwilson277

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKSY1&P=7 is what i have

[link]http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8935[/link]i dont know if this is a good battery but i was thinking about it

scavone128

i was looking at that battery as well but i want a charger thats not quite to expensive

ryanwilson277

you dont already have a charger from a another rc??

scavone128

all i have are nicad type chargers do you know where i might be able to find one maybe used but still in very good condition or  just a cheaper one?

ryanwilson277

ill look but for what that charger can do it should be 120 dollars but its not so ill look on another website. i dot that charger and it can charge anything almost.

ryanwilson277

[link]http://cgi.ebay.com/Charger-Mystery-Balance-Charger-for-2-3-Cells-Li-PO-AU_W0QQitemZ350285730075QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Toys _Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles?hash=item518ea8 111b[/link]

http://cgi.ebay.com/B6-2-6-Cells-7-4...item19b811a8cd

http://cgi.ebay.com/11-1v-7-4v-14-8v...item3efa76f985

aum-offshore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Rmg14ymSE