thanks SouthJerseyFe, i haven't gotten very good at searching and navigating the ose forums yet so i hadn't caught your thread. i'll keep an eye on it. Now i won't have to bug people for info.
i see your going with the proboat esc and a 600, the same setup i was going for. hoping for speed without having to go up to 12 cells. I know what you mean about the radio box, i have no idea how i'm going to get it out of there without destroying the hull, although others have done it. somehow[&:]
jarrod