Turnigy LiFEPO4 packs

[phatmonk]

Now I want a boat.Very cool vid.

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by phatmonk

Now I want a boat.Very cool vid.

Thanks, they're a ton of fun! Lots more complicated than a truck though. Lots more to go wrong and when things do go wrong you'd better be prepared to retrieve it. I have an inflatable raft and electric air pump I keep in my car for when things go wrong. When everything comes together and works as it should, it beats the pants off bashing a truck!

[squeeforever]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

I have an inflatable raft and electric air pump I keep in my car for when things go wrong.

But how often have things gone wrong? I've always wondered what happens when it flips over or hits something and starts getting water in. Just kiss your expensive electronics goodbye? I really want a boat (very similar to the one Hippie just bought actually) but the whole thought of it sinking isn't to pleasant...

[JThiessen]

A-Main now carries ProTek LiFEPO4 batts...better price than MA.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/advanced...09&filter_cat=

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by squeeforever

But how often have things gone wrong? I've always wondered what happens when it flips over or hits something and starts getting water in. Just kiss your expensive electronics goodbye? I really want a boat (very similar to the one Hippie just bought actually) but the whole thought of it sinking isn't to pleasant...

Boats flip all the time, it happens mostly from turning faster than the boat can handle or hitting chop going too fast. The hardware at the keel it usually attached tight enough that water doesn't come in through the holes, the stuffing tube is packed with grease which helps keep water out, and you are supposed to tape the hatch down so the hull is basically an air chamber which keeps itself afloat. This Spring I'm going to start taping the hatch, in that video I didn't have it taped and despite the busted up bow I would have been able to go in after it before it sank if it didn't take on so much water through the hatch.