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Old 04-12-2006, 09:03 AM
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Dumas Short Stuff Deep Vee 10 Kit 18

I'm looking for a easy to build .10 - .15 nitro boat. For the looks i will have to search out drive stuff for it
Old 04-12-2006, 09:49 AM
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i ordered one eons ago, but its still not here(but i do live in japan)...i pm'ed ron olson cause hes built 2 of them(not sure what drive they had), but he said they werent fast with nitro engines.im going to put a brushless,lipos,and surface drive in mine.

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Old 04-12-2006, 11:02 AM
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The problem is the size as it is short. Putting a .12-.18 in it is a squeeze as everything will have to go in in the right order or you'll being spending hours getting it right. My little mono's are 24" and 26" so I've got a lot of room. Choose the wrong parts and you'll really have a mess.
You might want to check with Warehouse Hobbies to see if they're still making the Mini-Manta Ray.
Right now there's not a whole lot of small boats to pick from. One that I've got is now out of production, the Wild Thing .12 and my others are converted electric boats.
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ok

what about this one?

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Old 04-12-2006, 12:31 PM
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Too small. Just by seeing what they were using for power I knew that it wouldn't handle a small nitro engine. Look for one that can handle 8-12 cells and at 500 or larger can motor.
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