a nice 1 boat is the artseania latina r/c hellen...decent length..has wood superstructure and deck..you can find older kits on ebay with the buld the hull yourself or the newerones have a grp hull..takes a dumas motor well and up to a 40mm prop..this set up gives good above scale speed if needed..motor mounting has like 2 to 3 inches above the keel so you can blue water sail