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  • roadrashracing
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Aug 2010
    • 1630

    #1

    you'll quack over my build

    Well I've been thinking about building a recovery boat for awhile. I could have just used a boat I had but that would be no fun. I then thought about pvc pipe but got turned away from that idea. I was driving home from work yesterday and got a werid but cool idea in my head, I know proboat has this already but mine will be way cooler, let the pics speak for themselves. Its a basic duck decoy, I cut the top off to get to the inside, I installed a proboat blackjack outdrive, cut stuffing tube and flex shaft, just a quick motor mock up to see what I can do.



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  • LarrysDrifter
    Big Booty Daddy
    • May 2010
    • 3416

    #2
    Thats cool.Id like to see a vid when its done.

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    • roadrashracing
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Aug 2010
      • 1630

      #3
      I was going to put a 20 turn brushed motor in it, but I think with the brushless it will really fly.

      But I think I want a higher turn motor becasue I want this to retrive boats. It might not be real stable at high speeds.

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      • Chuck E Cheese
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • May 2008
        • 2136

        #4
        it might not be stable at any speed. might have to weight the feet or put a keel
        see my fleet : http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...hp?albumid=294

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        • roadrashracing
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Aug 2010
          • 1630

          #5
          its weighted pretty well, it has something heavy.

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          • roadrashracing
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Aug 2010
            • 1630

            #6
            well if its a flop I'm only out like $20

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            • Make-a-Wake
              FE Rules!
              • Nov 2009
              • 6057

              #7
              Neat idea! This motor on a 6 cell nimh pack would do well in my opinion.

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              • Jacked1
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2010
                • 787

                #8
                HAHAHAHA!!! I have been wanting to make one out of a goose decoy with a walkie talkie to scare people on their boats! That is sweet!!
                Fleet: 55" Quad inline T600 Cigarette boat, Twin Mean Machine, Twin T600 47" mystery mono, 4082 Surge Crusher, 1717 8s Genesis, 4074 Villain, "mini mono", 52" Bonzi, Prather Funcruiser, 2 DPI 3.5cc tunnels, 5' Styrofoam recover barge

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                • ScarabChris
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 812

                  #9
                  Thats some funny *!***!***!***!**. I would have to chase the ducks around my canal with that.

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                  • Jesse J
                    scale FE enthusiast
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 7818

                    #10
                    I vote for brushed, reverse is nice and crawler motors are perfect for retrieval crafts
                    "Look good doin' it"
                    See the fleet

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                    • Gerwin Brommer
                      Senior Member
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 928

                      #11
                      I've had one years ago. It was good fun.
                      I installed a brushed motor and an esc with reverse.
                      At the pond, a mother and kid showed up, but they couldn't see me.
                      They were looking at the duck, when I was running it backward, in a straight line !
                      You could see the people thinking : hm, there's something about it, but what ????
                      LOL

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                      • roadrashracing
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 1630

                        #12
                        Decided to go brushed

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                        • blackcat26
                          High Speed Junkie
                          • Sep 2009
                          • 1750

                          #13
                          Cool project! Saw some decoys in the sporting goods store the other day and had the same idea. Be sure and get some video bro.
                          FE BOATING: Less like a hobby and more like an addiction!

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                          • roadrashracing
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Aug 2010
                            • 1630

                            #14
                            well I was al set to try this thing, but my stupid ass hooked the battery connector wrong so my brand new speed control burned up

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                            • tim v
                              brushless everything.....
                              • Jul 2010
                              • 166

                              #15
                              not good looks cool....
                              :canada

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