george_georgoulas

IS this a good boat?

I want to hear from anyone who has one.

How reliable are these boats will they break down at all?

blizard05

? 1 no. ? 2 yes not the best choise

omra

Hi,I own a V-24.Love the shape of the thing,wanted something different for a change!!
The fuji engine is underpowered,at best i had 30mph out of it from standard using the original pipe etc.I had the engine porting and timing modified too along with a performace pipe,made a vast improvement.But I race mine here in the UK and it did not keep up with the others!!!The only thing that broke was the manifold.If you read past forums on this boat you will see this is a common problem.
I have now changed the engine to a o neil brothers Sikk 27cc motor using a irwin tuned pipe.handles the rough fairly well.Plus I had mine strengthened and added some more bouyency just in case! : )
Regards OMRA

omra

Heres some pics of mine

smallfish

Had mine for almost 2 years. Exhaust manifold was cr#p. Got thicker metal now. Runs abot 30-35 w/fuji. Good looks, not a racer but is a crowd attractor. In summary......VERY educational for my first gasser!

knicks5171

If you want an excellent boat go to whare house hobbies. http://www.whobbies.com/ I got a super g in july. Best product i think i ever purchased. It is on sale now also for 749.95. Good luck

Alex

pyro1

Go to Warehouse Hobbies. Great price on a Super G.Check out You Tube.
Type in Enforcer boats. Open Enforcer Boat fun. Thats my Super Sport running 47 mph passes.

Good luck and most of all have alot of fun

Pyro1

GRANT ED

If your willing to wait a bit Aquacraft are realeasing the Rio 51 for the same price as the V24.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXSRU5**&P=0
No word yet on performance or quality but its designed by the same guys that did the SV27 so I'm sure it will be better than the V24.

martno1fan

or maybe not

mauian

The RIO is a great boat as a rtr. Right now Aquacraft is doing changes to the motor due to recent events. I am very sure that what they come with will be a better and more reliable power system. I have 1 and does near 40 outa the box. I am now waiting for word on what will take pplace with the motor. Read the treads about the RIO. The RIO is a very nice rtr and 1000 times faster than the v24.

martno1fan

You must be reading diff threads to the ones ive read? ,face facts mate the evidence is there for all to see.Those fuji motors are not worth the sweat it takes to start them ,im sure it might do 40 kph though maybe a tad more but for how long?.The only changes that should be done to that motor is to ex'"change " it for a zen.The word GREAT deffinateley doesnt spring to mind either thats for sure .

MKMotorsport

no its not a good boat. yes, it will break down lots. For $100 more you could get a WHH Gator (with nice strong glasswork), with the air cooled Zen (a proven engine), that will probably last you 10 years or more. The AQ ??

omra

Fit a Sikk 27 or zenoah in it!! Most I got out of the Fuji was 33mph!!! and was tuned!![:'(]

doby

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Still one of the best looking boats out there no matter what, mine always draws a crowd, and it runs in the 50's,,,but I got smart and went electric

webdr

Ill respectfully disagree w/ you on it being the best looking boat out there, It looks like the Batboat to me! Id like to know more about your electric setup though.

doby

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http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...7/DSC07640.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...7/DSC07643.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...7/DSC07619.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...ections004.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...ections003.jpg
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Here you go !

webdr

Thats sick! What motor is that? What prop are you running?

doby

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Its a LMT 3080/12T running on 10S LiPo's, Its an Octura X482 prop.

martno1fan

thats some combo mate what sort of runtimes are you getting from it any more info on your setup?.A video would be good if you have one,the pics look great thanks for sharing.

doby

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I'm running about 10-12 minutes, .

Here's a video of the first time I had it racing at our local fun run, Its fast, the driver (me) sucks!

http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u...=V-24Movie.flv

martno1fan

thanks for sharing ,looks fast looked to be having trouble in the corners but i guess you ironed those problems out seeing as it was its first race.or was it just your driving ,12 mins is pretty good too.

doby

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My Driving[&o]

martno1fan

Dont worry your not alone ,good job i dont race i have a bad habit of hitting buoys .

smallfish

Hey Doby,

Nice video! My V-24 just celebrated its 2nd birthday and the last year with a fuji motor(boo-hoo). How was the wobble at those speeds? I couldnt tell from the video, but the cornering looked pretty flat. Greg

doby

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Cornering is a bit tricky, there is a lot of torque roll when I hit the gas at the wrong time. In a straight line it is very stable. With the motor and batteries I'm using its over 10 Hp !