hasek1616

im an average boater with no desire to get into racing, and i already decided on buying my boat from this website, i just need to choose which one, the only thing i need it to do is be the best boat on this page for chop and still have a respectable top speed (my 1:1 boat goes about 40 mph, so i was hoping for at least 25 mph out of an rc boat, and i dont want it to be gas powered, so which would you choose? theres a page two by the way
heres the page:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...&ParentCat=254

MsDarla

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11892&Product_Name=Osprey_Brushless_V-Hull_R/C_Boat_(1075mm)_Plug-n-Drive

magnum500

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11890&Product_Name=NTN-600_Brushless_V-Hull_R/C_Boat_(675mm)_Plug-n-Drive
i`d say pick anything in a vee bottom hull , they tend to be a bit more stable , i personally have both types , the cats do tend to be a bit more on the wild side in a good chop but the speed is second to none on calm water . i`d get something with one motor it is just easier to maintain . the twin will sound very cool though , i have bought a few boats that started life as a twin but ended up a single , i think they run better and longer with a single engine . thats just my 2 cents worth . happy hunting .

BACKEMF

Darla makes the best suggestion. This big boat will handle the chop much better than the other 27" Grey boat.

It's twice the size almost!

The motor looks like a Castle Clone!!! 40mm x 70mm, 4 Poles!! Dang!

BACKEMF

Thats what you need in your Green boat Darla!! $83

Web site seems partly down... http://toyabipro.com/product_188.html

http://www.leopardhobby.com/product/...ctionID=010202

hasek1616

alrite then so the osprey? does anyone know the actual price when you put it in your cart?

BACKEMF

About $345 + 80 shipping.

hasek1616

ok thx and any idea about speed? and if you could suggest one a little cheaper but still good in chop and that meets all of the aforementioned criteria in case i cant save up enough for that boat?

boatfisher25

Try the Pursuit. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11853&Product_Name=Pursuit_Brushless_V-Hull_R/C_Boat_(820mm)_Plug-n-Drive If you go to a-zracing.com they have a video of it running in some moderate chop and it looks like it handles great, but also flies!! http://www.shop.a-zracing.com/produc...&categoryId=42

hasek1616

any idea how good say the genesis would do compared to the pursuit in chop, and are the pursuit, osprey, and genesis all single battery? and when i put the osprey into my cart the price doesnt go down?

boatfisher25

Idk. I ordered the Genesis last night! So hopefully that will be here soon. The genesis might not handle it as well but heres a vid of it in some chop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzaPW...eature=related Yes, they are all one battery. I dont know about the osprey though. All of the other boats go down except that one so who knows.

hasek1616

ok so you thinks the osprey would be best then the pursuit? i really wish the osprey would go down in price, then itd be perfect, but it says on the website that it need two batteries which just adds to the cost, so youre saying between the genesis and the pursuit go for the pursuit, unless the price drops on the osprey, then go for it?

boatfisher25

yes, im sorry the osprey does need two batteries. Its your boat.. And its your choice. I was just giving you another option

hasek1616

but the osprey is better in chop than the pursuit because of its size and extra weight right?

boatfisher25

yes, that is true.

srt10

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I would go with the Big Mono MsDarla suggested!
that is a huge hull with a possible Castle style motor in it.
also the boat from a-zracing will not last long, maybe 2 or 3 runs, the motor and esc will fail..
they are a chinese import that I can get for almost 1/2 of what they are charging and I wont import them because the electronics are poor

hasek1616

well the price for that boat is a bit steep for me, any others on the page that you would choose that would do good in chop?

srt10

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what's your price range?
the Villian EX works well in chop, so does the formula Fastech

nick 30

any idea on how much that leopard hobby motor is ??? i looked for it (sounds and looks good) but could'nt find a price

hasek1616

id like to stay under 300 for the boat, and the villain ex isnt as fast as the others, i need it to do 25+ and hopefully more, and the fast tech seems a little small, wouldnt that affect its ability in chop?

srt10

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they are about $85

srt10

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Your asking alot to stay under 300 bucks and that will do over 25mph, the Villian does low 20's with lipo
and the Fastech doe great in chop, and it's the hulls design that makes it good in chop..

Wakusei

I'd go for the Pursuit  aka HOR Twister ARTR 32 from Astec
a dutchie tested and finetuned it with help from experienced boaters and now his clip is on the astec site

hasek1616

ok so the fastech is good if i cant afford the osprey, how about the two cats on that page, the genesis and the apparition single and dual motors?

hasek1616

and how would the pursuit compare to the fastech in chop?