Pirate Ship by Aquacraft "King's Ransom"
08-24-2006, 08:37 PM
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RE: Pirate Ship by Aquacraft "King's Ransom"
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Sounds like you have the makings of a good project. I'd be curious to know how you progress. I posted a forum and a couple pics yesterday on my own conversion of the Kings Ransom into a frigate, under RC Sailboats, if you'd like to check it out. I have finally come up with a couple of satisfactory quarter galleries which has been holding me up, so I hope to post some pics of the new paint job on the hull soon.
Sounds like you have the makings of a good project. I'd be curious to know how you progress. I posted a forum and a couple pics yesterday on my own conversion of the Kings Ransom into a frigate, under RC Sailboats, if you'd like to check it out. I have finally come up with a couple of satisfactory quarter galleries which has been holding me up, so I hope to post some pics of the new paint job on the hull soon.
Can you give me the link to the thread?
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I found it, thanks!
04-03-2007, 09:12 AM
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RE: Pirate Ship by Aquacraft "King's Ransom"
Hey hpiguy,
i own a bristol bay boat from aquacraft,and i was wondering what if any sort of ballast you have added to the hull to make it sea worthy???I find this hull design to be very squirly in even the lightest of winds,and given it's narrow width,it just does not handle any sort of wind..not even 5 mph.Without adding a ton of weight to get hull to sink down below the waterline,have you any suggestions for me to setting it up?If not it will most likely end up for sale on ebay!
The speeds in which the boat cruises at full throttle are way over-scale speeds in my opinion,and perhaps a gear drive and re-propping would help.This was a gift to me,although i dont consider myself any sort of scale modeler based on the fact it's a product of china,that is fully built out of the box.
i own a bristol bay boat from aquacraft,and i was wondering what if any sort of ballast you have added to the hull to make it sea worthy???I find this hull design to be very squirly in even the lightest of winds,and given it's narrow width,it just does not handle any sort of wind..not even 5 mph.Without adding a ton of weight to get hull to sink down below the waterline,have you any suggestions for me to setting it up?If not it will most likely end up for sale on ebay!
The speeds in which the boat cruises at full throttle are way over-scale speeds in my opinion,and perhaps a gear drive and re-propping would help.This was a gift to me,although i dont consider myself any sort of scale modeler based on the fact it's a product of china,that is fully built out of the box.
04-03-2007, 10:16 AM
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RE: Pirate Ship by Aquacraft "King's Ransom"
I didn't add weight. I only run about 1/4 to 1/2 throttle ever. Full tilt is only used if I need it back off the lake in a hurry or if it gets into some floating debris.
I run mine as a lazy slow scale boat while my large scale gasser or race boats cool down. Or I take it our for a lazy spin to mellow out or to bump a sailboat back into shore or out of weeds if need be.
If you want to sell, PM me with a price, I have an idea to convert this into another style of boat and getting one on the cheap would be great.
I run mine as a lazy slow scale boat while my large scale gasser or race boats cool down. Or I take it our for a lazy spin to mellow out or to bump a sailboat back into shore or out of weeds if need be.
If you want to sell, PM me with a price, I have an idea to convert this into another style of boat and getting one on the cheap would be great.
04-04-2007, 08:53 AM
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RE: Pirate Ship by Aquacraft "King's Ransom"
oh..ok. Well do you run 6 volt or 12 volt gel cell by chance? Or do you just use the nimh stick packs?If i do decide to sell it,i will let it go for a song.
04-11-2021, 12:22 PM
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Ultimately this is one of my father's toys and its time to send it to someone who loves it. Make an offer!
- David
04-11-2021, 08:18 PM
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Yes, I do. The motor is not working but I believe it is because the connetions are loose under the waterproof wrap.. The controller and the rudder work just fine. The battery charged and its time for it to go and I don't really have the time right now to figure out the reason why the motor isn't spinning.
Ultimately this is one of my father's toys and its time to send it to someone who loves it. Make an offer!
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- David
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05-30-2022, 02:36 PM
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King Ransom
I know that this is a old thread:Looking for someone that’s familiar with the King Ransom. I have a King Ransom ship and the ESC stop responding. The servo works but I cannot get any power. I tried to recalibrate the ESC but nothing. The motor works when I connect the battery directly to the cables. The ESC is a Aquacraft 30 AMP 7.2-8.4v It has a 70 channel FM and 550 (NIMH/NICD) motor. Does anyone know of a replacement ESC and Receiver for this ship?
06-15-2022, 09:17 PM
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I hope a month later reply was not too long.
check to see the motor and drive shaft still turning, may need service.
All The 75MHz receiver no longer available for many many years. You may have to look in to used market.
look like you may have to replace everything new.
the new 2.4GHz surface basic rc system is cheap(used be even cheaper) .
This is a generic speed controller. Should works with 550 motor.
https://a.co/d/4Z9sTBL
check to see the motor and drive shaft still turning, may need service.
All The 75MHz receiver no longer available for many many years. You may have to look in to used market.
look like you may have to replace everything new.
the new 2.4GHz surface basic rc system is cheap(used be even cheaper) .
This is a generic speed controller. Should works with 550 motor.
https://a.co/d/4Z9sTBL
