I to have the Volere and cured the bow wave by adding spray rails. I used 2mm square white plastic trim purchased from my local hobby shop. Stuck them on with iso from the bow along the line of the white paint for about 150mm long. The boat now planes fantastically and has increased speed. On reflection I would run the spray rails full length of the hull to improve the authentic.

if your going to play with props get a watt meter that way you can use your test tank ( bath) to get some idea of the current draw. Way cheaper than a new motor.

if you can get inside the boat consider change of motor and esc. ( and go lipo)

Thanks guys for your thoughts. I looked at the YouTube video and yes, that is the way I think it should run, with the bow lifted out of the water instead of plowing like a tugboat! I looked at other videos and yep, there's the giant bow wave again. So I am wondering now if the one in the video is version 2.

It's still too cold where I live, Pennsylvania, USA to run any boats. I do have a new prop on hand so I can try that first when the weather cooperates.

Looking at the Proboat website, I saw two interesting new models. One is a PBR,(was showcased in film Apocalypse Now) that's not released yet. it is powered by twin water-jets. That is one that has been on my build list for a while. So now maybe I will just buy it. The website says it has operating lights and provision to make the forward turret rotate. Sounds good to me.

The second is a race boat also powered by a water-jet. I am primarily a scale boat builder but I always wanted to give water-jet propulsion a try.

Cheers

Hi Commodore-H
I suspect the model is on the heavy side. I saw a similar model at the E-Port show and it was heavy without any motors or batteries installed. This will be causing the symptoms you are experiencing. The u-tube post shows the same problem. it really needs to be constructed of very light materials. They do look beautiful but at the cost of weight.

I did a little searching and found this




if its the same boat then it would seem there may be a problem with your setups

Hi Commodore-H

I to have the ProBoat Volere, I have left it as is. it does have good performance however it does push water as if it were a tugboat! I believe it's the design of the hull!
Did you see how to get in to the hull? I don't see how to and so I left it alone! all an all it's a good little boat.
Oh, talk about a huge ESC....
Oops, Looks as if I'll have to fix the stand!