Hi, I'm new to rc boats and I'm looking for a winter project that I can take my time and build to get it all set up for this summer. I'm a fairly experienced electric rc'r and I have built some fairly high end racing monster trucks for my local track but I'm looking to do something different so I want to give boating a shot. I don't really have a price range, what I am afraid of is purchasing and assembling a boat only to decide I want more performance later. I do want to stay on the electric side for now, simply for the fact that I have chargers and several GP3300 7 cell side by side packs and I'm not looking to deal with nitro engines right now. Below is a link to a hull that I think would be a good one for me to start out with, but if I'm wrong please let me know. Basically I'm just here to say hi, and any tips, tricks, or links to where I could learn more would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help.

http://www.finedesignrc.com/titansetuppics.htm

Hi,

That hull is a fine place to start.

What puzzles me (I'm from Europe) is the fact that the hull has a flex shaft and still comes with a geared setup (generally seen as power soakers), what even puzzles me more is, that in the pics it seems to be 1:1! why not go direct drive and eliminate the (noisy?) gears.
Overhere we run these set-ups direct drive, with a flex shaft.

Oké, I did my ranting....,

Another place to look for ideas is www.mhzusa.com
European hulls, I know, but these I know and can recommend (in direct drive...).

As you have 7 cell packs, you could start with a 14 cells set-up with a relative cheap 700 motor, a flexdrive, rudder, carbon prop, to start with and have the option to upgrade to a somewhat more costly brushless set-up.

Also take a look at the Toysport hulls on www.offshoreelectrics.com.

Regards, Jan.

You might also look at http://www.rumrunnerhobbies.com/boats.htm and particularly their "mutineer", as possibly the most economical and straightforward introduction to 7 cell racing. We Europeans tend to prefer our mono's faster and stepped (puts them in the hydro-class in the US[&o]) and the "Eagle" on http://www.astecmodels.co.uk/ would probably give Pompebled's choice a fair run for the money.
For 12 cells and more, the choice is probably even better. However, you might prefer to cut yor teeth on something simpler to fine tune than the riggers or scale unlimiteds, however alluring their speed