Help with deciding on a Boat
07-18-2007, 12:53 PM
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Help with deciding on a Boat
I want to upgrade from a pretty cheap and chearful electric boat to a nitro. I have been doing research to see what is the best option. I want something with a bot of pace, but fairly stable in rougher water, because I do use a river with full size craft on. What boats would people recommend. I have been looking at the Proboat Shockwave 36.
07-18-2007, 02:11 PM
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RE: Help with deciding on a Boat
the shockwave is pretty good....athough i ended up getting a dud, for the two good runs i got out of mine it handled pretty good and it does take alot of chop....athough it has a tendency to rock side to side alot, its a pretty good boat...and if you willing to spend the cash the probot shockwave 55 SS (55" long, runs on a gas motor) it will do around 45mph and its a large hull, so it should take alot of chop.....the only thing is its 1,000$.....you could look around on buy and sell area of this site and look for a used one if you dont want to spend 1000$....
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RE: Help with deciding on a Boat
I was talking to an owner of the Shockwave 55 and he said it flips over so much on turns that he has to slow down to 1/2 throttle and turn easy to avoid flipping...
07-18-2007, 11:00 PM
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RE: Help with deciding on a Boat
ORIGINAL: webdr
I was talking to an owner of the Shockwave 55 and he said it flips over so much on turns that he has to slow down to 1/2 throttle and turn easy to avoid flipping...
I was talking to an owner of the Shockwave 55 and he said it flips over so much on turns that he has to slow down to 1/2 throttle and turn easy to avoid flipping...
07-19-2007, 09:00 AM
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RE: Help with deciding on a Boat
ORIGINAL: DONS BOAT WORKS
It's the same with real boats, ypu have to slow down to turn. You just have to learn to drive a boat.
ORIGINAL: webdr
I was talking to an owner of the Shockwave 55 and he said it flips over so much on turns that he has to slow down to 1/2 throttle and turn easy to avoid flipping...
I was talking to an owner of the Shockwave 55 and he said it flips over so much on turns that he has to slow down to 1/2 throttle and turn easy to avoid flipping...
07-19-2007, 03:37 PM
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RE: Help with deciding on a Boat
I would like to run a boat also but here in Indio CA we don't have any H2O and the local hobby shop says they just sell them and don't know where to run them. Besides it's 100 by nine in the morning right now. Can anyone help me as I have money and want to run a boat. wo
