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maybe not
… he way forward (not dissimilar to the current adaptation of brushless motors and Lipo batteries). IC marine engine development resulted in more powerful motors which required bigger boats so inevitably larger areas of water were required an …
by Dave M · 15 years ago
8 Jun 2011
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Fireboat setup
… ion of ÂA£700, WOW! but he helps everyone at the club with brushless setup's, I will try and get his phone number If you want,just let me know.
by Rookysailor · 16 years ago
28 Apr 2011
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Fireboat setup
… r his 46" Fireboat is: High end technology 'Typhoon' 600/43 brushless motor, with a turnigy 180 amp esc, and 5000mah 18v lipo with spare whilst charging. Hope this helps in your setup choice, the boat goes like ........well! FASt and then s …
by Rookysailor · 16 years ago
26 Apr 2011
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Classic & Vintage Model Boat Days
… aham, very nice video, I was particularly interested in the brushless red and white hull seaqueen that is filmed, after the still shots, its so quiet and planes nice, do you know what motor/batteries the owner is running, its very nice, tha …
by pmdevlin · 16 years ago
20 Mar 2011
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34" Fireboat
… ffer on exact shades so take your pick! I use Lipo with the brushless set up as they are very hungry current wise and NiMh or Lead Acid would be much heavier. We have several members in my club using brushless with NiMh and they normally we …
by Dave M · 16 years ago
13 Mar 2011
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34" Fireboat
… u will know if you need water cooling. My model has a small brushless motor and uses a Lipo battery but this is not necessary and maybe not for a novice. As Db said in an earlier post there are many setup details on this site that will give …
by Dave M · 16 years ago
13 Mar 2011
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Aerokits fireboat
… D, as I said working to a budget, if I had the money to by brushless and lipos I would but one dose not have the money at this time so will have to stay in the dark ages for the time being bat44
by bat44 · 16 years ago
6 Feb 2011
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Aerokits fireboat
… he prop, all influence the run time, speed, and efficiency. Brushless motors are really good for performance, but your esc will not work with one of those. Have a look at the section that covers power set up, you can choose what sort of per …
by Rookysailor · 16 years ago
1 Feb 2011
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Aerokits fireboat
Rooky. I have a 34" Fireboat and would recommend using a brushless motor. Giant Cod have some available. As Peter says you will need to also buy a speed controller, just make sure you buy one that will reverse from the radio signal. You can …
by Dave M · 16 years ago
31 Jan 2011
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Aerokits fireboat
… he prop, all influence the run time, speed, and efficiency. Brushless motors are really good for performance, but your esc will not work with one of those. Have a look at the section that covers power set up, you can choose what sort of per …
by pmdevlin · 16 years ago
30 Jan 2011
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Powerplant for Vosper RTTL
Hi. I am wanting advice on putting an electric brushless motor Into my brother's 36" Vosper RTTL (built In 1960) which I am rebuilding for him. I am leaning towards 1 pf 2 motors from Hobby King. 2848SL 3900kv Brushless Inrunner (WaterCoole …
by IanDownunder · 16 years ago
24 Dec 2010
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Deans marine minI fire boat
… half out of the water. I am in the process of converting to brushless using a 1050 kv 140 watt turnigy motor. More on this when I get the speed controller in and the lake thaws. Regards Tom
by tompallister · 16 years ago
18 Dec 2010
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Deans Marine Kit
Outrunner brushless generally work better in boats. I see you intend to use LiPo's so suggest you also buy a wattmeter from GC. This will help you select the correct prop for your chosen motor so that you do not exceed the Max watts on the …
by Dave M · 16 years ago
23 Oct 2010
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Deans Marine Kit
Thanks have also found a couple of brushless motors: http://www.giantcod.co.uk/28mm-inrunner-c-25_85_186.html?page=1&showAll=1&sort=2a looks like the 2200 kv will be more than powerful enough. Future plans include the 46" Kingston hull, but …
by m500dpp · 16 years ago
23 Oct 2010
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froggyt996 what Is In your Sea queen
this is it http://www.giantcod.co.uk/xyh5065-380kv-brushless-outrunner-p-402747.html Its on page 19 of the out runner motors ther is also a 480 kv which I realy like the look of as you could bring the volts down a little Peter
by Peter HS93 · 16 years ago
20 Oct 2010
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froggyt996 what Is In your Sea queen
… th the cost (ÂA£18 with p&p). With the growing interest in brushless maybe we should start a new thread to share motor details and set-up. dave
by Dave M · 16 years ago
20 Oct 2010
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froggyt996 what Is In your Sea queen
your not the only one thats confused at the brushless scene ! I dont know much either . jon
by triumphjon · 16 years ago
19 Oct 2010
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froggyt996 what Is In your Sea queen
… s all a bit of a minefield to someone relatively new to the brushless scene (such as myself). Many thanks in advance.
by PMK · 16 years ago
18 Oct 2010
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Brush-Less Motor ESC/Data-logger
… ttmeter from GiantCod here in the UK and intend to check my brushless set up following an incident (thankfully not serious) with a LiPo. Hence my interest in any data you may be able to share. Dave
by Dave M · 16 years ago
16 Oct 2010
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Repowering Sea Queen and 46 Fireboat wit
pls can any members provide a recommendation on suitable brushless motor make and model and ESC make and model (and supplier names Ideally ) to provide planing performance with both boats ? I already have a 34 Fireboat with an MFA850 which …
by john saunders · 16 years ago
6 Aug 2010
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What motor & battery?
HI David I put an outrunner brushless motor in my 36" RAF Crash Tender. I sourced the motor and speed controller from China. You can use Nimh but I purchased LiPo 11.1v and a charger, you need to be very careful with LiPo charging (and disc …
by Dave M · 16 years ago
25 Jul 2010
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What motor & battery?
… r belt drive brushed motor systems or www.teamnovak.com for brushless motors. Regards, John
by sunworksco · 16 years ago
25 Jul 2010
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fireboat cof g
… ow a tendency to list badly on full power? - mine does with brushless motor and LiPo. Finally LiPo's do not like water so do make sure they are in a dry place in the boat. Good luck Dave
by Dave M · 17 years ago
28 Apr 2010
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Firefloat restoration
… ut A£50. I am not the best person to advise you as I prefer brushless motors for fast vessels and most of my other models are scale, so no real need for power hungry ESC's! There are several posts on this site relating to motor/ESC set ups …
by Dave M · 17 years ago
11 Jan 2010
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Jotika Sea Queen
… an Impressed. I want to stay with brushed motors as the the brushless technology fills me with fear, not least with cost of batteries. Now I know I can't expect blistering performance but what would be the best bet do you think? I want to s …
by ianed57 · 17 years ago
9 Nov 2009
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boat Pictures
… ut before I had chance to take a snap on water. Anyone used brushless motors In one of these? I use one In my crash tender and am thinking two In this model will go well. Blackpool next weekend so hopefully I can find out more Info on the m …
by Peter HS93 · 17 years ago
9 Nov 2009
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Jotika Sea Queen
… t of trouble over this. I take the point about expense with brushless motors with a boat the size of Sea Queen which is why I thought I would stay with brushed motors. I feel reassured, and will start the Sea Queen when I have finished my p …
by ianed57 · 17 years ago
5 Nov 2009
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Jotika Sea Queen
… ation has worked for many others so it should for you. As a brushless motor user, albeit in a 34" fireboat, I would advise you to have no fear of the motors or the batteries. Yes special chargers and controllers are required and running gea …
by Dave M · 17 years ago
5 Nov 2009

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