nitrosportsandrunner

what should it be?
i was thinking of a traxxas blast. iv seen vids and the speed seems good stock, and i have a xl5 esc and spare tq2 Tx and a 15t motor to upgrade it.
are there other boats simillar to the blast that i should look at? money is a factor. id like to stay under a $100. i have a hpi rs4 mt with 2speed tranny that i would like to trade, if i could find a boat on the rcu marketplace.

is there any walmart boat that anyone has put there own 540 motor and electronics into?

Nina Roses Dad

I have a Hammer EP. I chose it over the Blast because of the water cooling and because I've read of durability problems with the steerable outdrives. The stock motor in the Hammer is actually a 15 or 16-turn and you can fry the stock esc running on 7 cells if you aren't careful. I've upgraded mine with a ProBoat esc which will handle a 12v motor and at least 10 cells or 3S LiPo.

I just bought a Mini-Rio ($90) and it is a fun little boat.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_70..._4/key_/tm.htm

There are a couple of idiosyncracies about it but I have no regrets about buying it (it's the first boat I actually bought new).

nitrosportsandrunner

yeh, iv just found the hammer, looks very sim to the blast. i do like the stock water cooling tho.