The PT Boat is 80 inches long and is of all balsa wood construction. It weighs 23 pounds EMPTY ! Its a beast ! Just a big hollow floating tube !
I had it on the water a year ago with just one motor trying it out for the first time and the ESC I put in was toast in less than 10 minutes. That boat literally flew too !
Obviously the ESC way too small for the size of the boat and the load placed on it. It overheated and died !
This year I am planning on putting in TWO motors in this one. The size and weight of the motors and the batteries is a consideration this time around
I'm looking at using far different motors in this one, and frankly all these water cooled ESC's water cooled brushless motors scare me !
I know nothing about using LIPO batteries, and KV's are a foreign language. I don't need a motor capable of 50,000 rpm !
The boat should be capable of nearly 11.5 mph with two motors pushing it ! I'd be happy with half of that !
MY old motor I've used for years can hit a stead 3 MPH and hold it for 40-45 minutes
I had it on the water a year ago with just one motor trying it out for the first time and the ESC I put in was toast in less than 10 minutes. That boat literally flew too !
Obviously the ESC way too small for the size of the boat and the load placed on it. It overheated and died !
This year I am planning on putting in TWO motors in this one. The size and weight of the motors and the batteries is a consideration this time around
I'm looking at using far different motors in this one, and frankly all these water cooled ESC's water cooled brushless motors scare me !
I know nothing about using LIPO batteries, and KV's are a foreign language. I don't need a motor capable of 50,000 rpm !
The boat should be capable of nearly 11.5 mph with two motors pushing it ! I'd be happy with half of that !
MY old motor I've used for years can hit a stead 3 MPH and hold it for 40-45 minutes