I decided that I will get the deuce..is it better than a SV27?..
Putting in the order in the morning and hoping to break it in this weekend in a pond that is perfect I know of.

Thing is..never had a boat let alone powered by nitro.
What do I need besides the boat so I have everything for this weekend?.. Gas, Lubricant for the shaft?..
I also got the Grim Racer prop to put on it.

With my Tower member discount and a 15 dollar summer fun coupon, it wasn't a bad price at all..free shipping too.

Can't beat it.

Can't wait cause I see nothing but great things said about this boat..

I almost got the SV-27...

Please say fuel to avoid thinking that you'll be putting gasoline in the boat. Really, it's happened or we hope that you aren't putting Citgo in the tank.[X(]
OK, you're going to need some AA size batteries, a glow plug ignitor, a few spare glow plugs and some tools. Check all of the nuts and bolts as some may be loose but Aquacraft has a problem with making them too tight also, especially the prop nut and bolts holding the radio box in place. Throw those tools in a box and take them with you.
Seeing how it appears that you're a flyer, keep in mind that the needle is set richer than what you're used to. Launch the boat with the revs up a little then give it a level underhand toss into the water, don't just drop it in. Once up on plane, keep the speed up until you bring it back in. Don't slow it down so that the beach babes can check it out.
READ the instruction manual. Aquacraft puts out one of the best instructions around. There will be a quiz on this later (just kidding).

Hey, Ron, Thanks and yes one of the things I do not like is having to keep the speed up to keep the engine cool and avoid a stall, but maybe later I'll will figure out how to make it more user friendly to drive: clutch, water pump..ect ect.. Not to worried about weight, because I'm not looking to race it, just out to have some fun at camp with it.
I almost bought a SV27 last year, but chickened out then had a thing for the Rio 51, but dropped it in favor of all the problems they were having with the Rio 51. I still would like a gas boat of large size, but my craving to just run a boat has taken me over again so with Tower not offering anything good in my price for a large gasser, I'm going with a small Nitro. I saw the video they have of the MV Deuce and am impressed.

Also it's quiet they say for a nitro and that is great as I wil be playing with it in a campground area pretty close to people.
I just ordered it from Tower like an hour ago. I'll follow the break in instructions according to the Aquacraft manual as you say they are excellent. Compared to an esky micro helicopter manual anything would seem excellent to me lol.
I also copied Grim's set-up for the MV Deuce he posted recently.. I'll dial mine in to exactly what he wrote and that should be a great baseline for me to get started.

I have plenty of tools from my helis, planes and cars so I'm covered there.. I usually give everything a look and check alignments, screws and make sure everything is well before I play with anything wether it's a boat or not. I learned that rule from my micro helicpoters lol.

So yes..I cannot wait and I'll do my best to get this thing broke in properly and let er rip lol..

Thanks.

BTW..no Citgo lol... 30% Nitro is what I will break it in with.

Just for future upgrades..is there a small clutch that could be rigged up to the Super Tiger .18 in the Duece?

You never know with some people!
Previous experience always helps with no matter what RC related. I bought myself an early Christmas present last year with a little heli to mess around with. Going to the LHS ot get a few nuts, bolts and washers but ended up by spending about $150.00 in all, sneaking the heli in the house. I still don't think that my wife knows about it yet.
Anyway, the other LHS had a new RC nitro truck owner call having problems getting his new toy started and went through the list of problems until he asked the employee what octane gas he should run in it!
Avoid clutches as they're just one more thing to go wrong. Water pumps aren't needed either as long as you keep the speed up.
I see that you've been reading the other Deuce thread but the other Miss Vegas thread although huge is a source of a lot of info that can be used.

The Aquacraft site has the manual online plus a lot of other things if you haven't been in there yet: http://www.aquacraftmodels.com/boats...uce/index.html

Thanks for the link and yes, maybe some day if I am pissed off I'll blow up my Vegas with Gas and throw a match on it, but it will never go into the tank lol.

Clutch or not, I like the idea of being able to slow down and show off close to shore, but I haven't driven one of these things yet, so maybe I won't mind it at all without the clutch. I imagine I would get clever at driving so I could sort of come up close at a slower speed without baking the motor..

I dunno..I just want to get it, run it and eat chesse burgers at camp lmao. Good times[8D]

Well if you are a pilot running a boat will be very easy as they are much slower than an airplane and only 2 chanels , rip it full throttle and get on a plane and check out steering you may need to trim for straight line running also you may need to dial in or out some rate of the steering servo so its not squirly [ I am sure you will enjoy your new boat]......

Pilot of a Great Planes Piper .60 with a 90"wing and on floats ATM..Had it for ages without accidents. Also three micro helis: Coaxial Doughin, Honey Bee King2 and Belt CP. Pt-40's. The only boat I had was when a kid it was a Nikko fishing boat.. I suppose the MV2 will be a step up lol.

With my Tower membership and the promotional 30 dollars off I payed around 290...Not bad at all..Oh and saved on shipping another 10 dollars. Saved about 40 dollars in all. Took that and got a gallon of boat fuel, plugs and a Grim Racer Prop 36/55.

Some AA batteries and I'll go this weekend, set it in the water and read the instructions... I expect to have some difficulty and maybe not even get a run yet, but heck..I like the challenge lol. It wil be worth it once I get the hang of it.

I'm going to read the Vegas thread tonight from page one to the end lol

The grim turn fin would also be money well spent,,, remember what the guys said about running on the rich side as it will lean out a bit when it gets warmed up and engine unloads on plane. Get a few tankfulls thru it and it'll be a kick in the pants !!!!!!!