Hey, Crazy Maxx,
I know you posted you didnt want to go brushless. Any particular reason? You could get a brushless combo running much cooler, get more run time and be able to go faster? The motors and esc are about the same price. Let us know how the build goes, I think I am going to do the same thing. One of the guys posted on another site that his Aquacraft FE Tunnel project is his most versital boat and that it runs great.