RE: New Member looking for advice.
This IS one of the best places to learn (along with a local club).
I hate to see only 1 reply.... but it is probably because this question has been asked MANY, MANY times here and answered by people more knowledgable than me. Best thing is to search the threads (try Nitro boats for example) and just click back page by page looking for a thread starter that says something like newb - and odds are it will more often than not be someone asking the same questions as you with many helpful answers. Me.... I've read many of the threads all the way back to 2005 - There is just a TON of info here.