RE: 1/8 scale miss bud
Hello,
I have the 1/8 Miss Bud.
The first thing I did was shoot two cans of Great stuff (minimal expanding) foam into the sponsons. 1 can per sponson. You don't want to loose this boat due to insufficient flotation. Next, install a water pump. If you break a flex cable and the boats not moving you're not cooling the engine. Therefore the water pump is a piece of insurance not to smoke your engine. Also install a couple of Auto Bailers.
Otherwise the only way to get rid of the water is to turn the boat upside down.
I've also installed a big bore carb and this boat ROCKS... Coming out of a turn at full throttle is like watching the Real Miss Bud on the Ohio River at Madison,Indiana.
Take the time to sharpen, balance and polish the prop.
The latest issue of RC Boat Modelers Magazine has a big artical on Miss Bud and is on the cover.