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riavarama
HI Brian As you are using brushless you will have two ESC's and most steering will be achieved by controlling the individual motor speed.
by Dave M · 14 years ago
3 Nov 2012
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Hobby King F1 Tunnel.
… eo for me. This is a hobby King Tunnel hull boat, running a brushless motor and 11.1v 3 cell. The weather was a bit windy, hence the rough sound, the water too was slightly choppy, any worse and I would of not run the boat, too risky flippi …
by Gregg · 14 years ago
27 Oct 2012
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does trhis forum share many members with mayhem?
… ason for asking, I am currently doing a build log of my 46" brushless Fireboat on mayhem, I should have done It here on this forum really as many members here are Interested In this particular boat, I was thinking of redirecting onto this f …
by pmdevlin · 14 years ago
26 Oct 2012
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rivarama
… ord the AmatI kit, this is also larger. I'm putting in twin brushless motors 28/20-7 919Kv approx 500w each. I decide to take some photos of the build but whether I carry on is another question! Anyway here's what I've done so far, a week's …
by sharpy1071 · 14 years ago
26 Oct 2012
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Sea Queens
froggy, A member on this site, has a brushless sea queen, videos are on here somewhere, with his power set up, its a really fast boat. Unfortunately its really too broad a question to answer, what run time,versus speed, and budget come into …
by pmdevlin · 14 years ago
22 Oct 2012
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'HOWE' GY177
… y previous hobby was flying electric planes with lipo's and brushless motors. Going to fit proportional steam simulator, fog horn and whistle, have already fitted sound generator representing the 3 cylinder steam unit that would have been i …
by HoweGY177 · 14 years ago
21 Oct 2012
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spoilt rotten
… NiMh's, plus the radio and ESC (25 amps?). If you are into brushless and LiPo's you will really motor, but there is a cost to set this up initially. You will also need to carefully check the propshaft and bearing for wear - IC engines are …
by Dave M · 14 years ago
21 Oct 2012
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Cen Aqua.
… . thast just what can happen when playing around setting up brushless systems.
by Gregg · 14 years ago
16 Oct 2012
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Noisy Motor
… have seen these rubber couplings but thought they were for brushless motors. I did have silicon grease in the tube but also read something about drag so thought this may have all been tied in together I don't think that's the case now and …
by neilmc · 14 years ago
9 Oct 2012
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What motor size for S boat 1/35th
… , c/w 10cc Os engine. To be honest, Ive thought about going brushless, but would prefer to get all 3 props turning with brushed motors, as I can then stick a sound module in too, as the space inside the hull is cavernous and ideal for a goo …
by Gregg · 14 years ago
4 Oct 2012
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What motor size for S boat 1/35th
… model. Already have LiPo's just stick in a couple of cheap brushless with cheap ESC's then put a 400 brushed on the centre prop so you can reverse before you hit something I really think you are a grounded aeromodeller who wants to get air …
by Dave M · 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
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Fast Patrol Boat by Veron Swordsman
… the way that's if your going along the coast. If your going brushless be warned that the ESC's are a lot of money. I would recommend the Graupner one. I have one and cannot fault it. its a bit strange to program at first but once I got use …
by sharpy1071 · 14 years ago
28 Sep 2012
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Fast Patrol Boat by Veron Swordsman
Brushless is definitely the way to go! I'm going to start my Sea Queen this autumn and go brushless now I know a bit about LiPos. I expect Phil Smith started flying when he was young though. I have a drawing of Veronica. Would love to do a …
by ianed57 · 14 years ago
28 Sep 2012
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veron fast patrol boat
… he brushed engines. On my Veron Huntsman, 52" again, with a brushless no problems, but I have used 20-25c discharge and they puffed up, I can still use them on low powered aircraft, flying time is just down a tad. So get the biggest mAh bat …
by sharpy1071 · 14 years ago
24 Sep 2012
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jubilee sea queen
… bit over scale speed but the run times are up to 20 minutes.Brushless is the way forward, brushed motors are a thing of the past.
by chrisbrown · 14 years ago
20 Sep 2012
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Paint for Fireboat Restoration
… ith other members who are installing or considering fitting brushless. The power available is now comparable if not greater than some early IC engines and we need to construct our models accordingly.
by Dave M · 14 years ago
16 Sep 2012
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LiPo discharge
… ce my question, but as I go on with this I shall go over to brushless and use esc's with a voltage cutoff and the info about them from you is reassuring. I have everything I need now except the LIpo's, and they will have to wait as I have s …
by ianed57 · 14 years ago
12 Sep 2012
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LiPo discharge
… over discharged as any resultant damage is cumulative. Most brushless ESCs have a built in setting that allows you to set the cut off voltage for LiPos. More recent brushed ESCs now also have a built in setting. The cut off with an ESC redu …
by Dave M · 14 years ago
12 Sep 2012
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(Pleasure Craft) Aerokits Swordsman
… tor - others I restored with slightly less powerful Typhoon brushless which also work well in this design (Motor: Turnigy Heli 600) (ESC: Seawing) (8/10)
by john saunders · 14 years ago
5 Sep 2012
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Lesro Rapier
… . (watts = amps x volts) Voltage cut off is present on most brushless ESC's and the latest Mtronic offerings have this built in. Your local model shop should be able to advise on a suitable add on device to use between the battery and your …
by Dave M · 14 years ago
31 Aug 2012
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Lesro Rapier
… still migrate to LiPos. in the meantime good luck with the brushless set-up and the tweaking.
by Dave M · 14 years ago
29 Aug 2012
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Lesro Rapier
… e about balancing and the risks involved. I intend to use a brushless setup in my Waverider for the first time- so small steps. I will certainly explore the idea of a wattmeter to find out more about what's going on. All the best...Ian
by ianed57 · 14 years ago
29 Aug 2012
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Cen Aqua.
First trials after upgrading the hull to brushless motor, instead of original 550 size motor. this test was on a 2 cell 7.4v lipo, I did try a 3 cell, but the stretch of water we use isn't long enough, I run out of water too quickly, so for …
by Gregg · 14 years ago
26 Aug 2012
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Three wooden boats restored or built by Kalamunda.
… rnet. The last is a replica Yeoman Minx. All are powered by brushless motors.
by ianed57 · 14 years ago
26 Aug 2012
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deans marine fire boat for sale
… are as I am going to convert my Robbe Magin 1 speed boat to brushless. That currently uses 2 7.2 3500 Batts in series so the ESC should be able to handle it, although it is water cooled so may have to re-thing that. I already have the RC eq …
by dR0Og · 14 years ago
24 Aug 2012
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deans marine fire boat for sale
… oking at something with a relative scale speed not like the brushless racers I am currently running.
by dR0Og · 14 years ago
23 Aug 2012
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need more speed
… antCod) sell suitable wattmeters. For ultimate speed then a brushless set up will deliver, at a cost. Good luck with your rebuild, please post a follow up with your progress.
by Dave M · 14 years ago
19 Aug 2012
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Plastic RTR Budwiser Boat with Mods
… eter to see the effect of different battery / prop set ups. Brushless motors and LiPo's don't like it if you exceed their power ratings. Looking forward to hearing the results, or maybe a video of the boat on the water. Good luck
by Dave M · 14 years ago
19 Aug 2012

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