BL Conversion - Traxxas Villain

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Looks like a cool project. The gear eduction is not really necessay with brushless, but it is there so it is easyier to use it than ditch it. The nylon gears will be fine, just run some grease on them. Boats have no real load until they are wide open, so drivetrain shock is no really and issue. Sikeson did a villian like this a while back, he may have info for you. Straight drive with a rudder is more effecient, but you have 2 motors and plenty of power. The villian hull is said to be very stable, even though it is plastic. have fun with it and keep us updated.

You mention having a supervee 27. Get an octura x642 prop and a prop balancer. Teach yourself how to balance a prop, and give it a light polish with 1000 git sand paper. Sand the rear 1/3 of the hul bottom with 600 grit wet/dry paper, front to back motion. Then get some decent lipos, a pair of 2s packs good for 100 amp discharge. Then watch the boat do 42+ mph on calm water. My boat did a best of 44mph, and i was only running 3600mah 12c lipos, so good for 45amps cont... I have a feeling i could get close to 50 with a few tweaks... I need to get the new aquacft bl esc that has the lipo cutoff.

I have a few boats, and have played with quite a few. I will keep an eye on this thread as it is intersting to see different approaches to boat setup!