newby in electric boats i run in gas but i have seen some art piece that call my atention so
im planning to get 2 dirty cheap 540 can motors with a 40 amps ESC (is that overkill or not enough???)

with 2 packs of NIMH 1600mah at 8.4 volt.

all this to a Outrigger Hydro (mostly foam to be light)


my questions are
im planning to put the motor direct drive no by gearbox (which prop size should i pick????? (i was thincking 40mm)
8.4 volt ar good or go higher volt or lower?????

thxs in advance

That is not enough esc. You will need 80amps or higher. Why not just go with a single 700 motor?

You might want to title your thread with something more specific than "help" I came in expecting to find somone drownding. [sm=drowning.gif] Seriously, it's my experience that if you include a little detail about your project, the experts in that area will come running.

Also, don't go with any batteries with a mah rating lower than 3300 if you can. Anything lower will not yield run times worth it.

well im not electric best friend so i don't know too much about it , im thinking about some 30'' outrigger what should I put on it... what prop, motor, batt, hadware, esc, etc... this is my first electric project so i wanna go the cheap way :P please help

I agree with wheelnut in going with a 700 motor. They are great. Match it up with A Jeti Navy ESC and 12 IB or GP cells of at least 3300mah. Run somewhere around a 42mm prop such as an X642.

Ryan

where should i buy those things
?

Try www.offshoreelectrics.com

Ryan

could someone sell me a 700 motor cauz my last project let my pocket '' out of stock '' lol I don't have enought money to bought a new one