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Old 03-18-2004 | 04:54 PM
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ludovic
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Default RE: engine problems...help!!!

Hi Pro!

I haven't looked at the details of ordering direct, but your US$ price of 9 to 11$ becomes 12 to 14$can...then you must add shipping, customs taxes, federal taxes, fuel taxes(I'm sure they would apply...),sunshine taxes, color of your underwear taxes ( we have taxes for everything in Canada....) and I'm sure it would not be economical anymore...

If I can find a replacement here, be it lower nitro or homebrewed, I admit I'd rather give my money to a local business, either lhs or other. I admit you guys in the states are blessed with more variety wich is good but only comes if there is a big enough market! To give you an example, I ordered once a knife blade to make a bowie knife. Impossible to find it in Canada. A catalog company sold one for the very reasonnable price of 20$US...cost me 3 times that amount in can$ when I finally got it!!!!

I guess I'll have to do with what I find...

Question: what do you think of a .20fp to repower my boat? I came accross an ad for a used one, guy says he only broke it in, and I'm sure I could deal it. I haven't run my boat yet, but I have real doubts about the power of my 0.061...would a .20 be overkill??? For ref, the boat is 18x8x1.5 and weights a hair over 1.5 lbs, rtr. Thanks!

See ya!