hobby city boat

[rchippie]

what do you think about this .

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11240

[sailr]

only 9" wide. Ain't gonna turn worth a damn. I've been negotiating with the manufacturer to bring these in but after seeing the HK price, forget it. That's less than my cost with shipping.

Anybody wants one? Order it from HK.

[rchippie]

My buddy pointed it out to me. I think i would rather have a tunnel hull anyways.

[m4a1usr]

41 inches long but just 9.6 inches wide does seem odd. That is a pretty scheme though. I wonder what shipping is for it to the USA?

John

[Jeepers]

shipping was $46.00 when I checked.

[ozzie-crawl]

only 9" wide. Ain't gonna turn worth a damn. I've been negotiating with the manufacturer to bring these in but after seeing the HK price, forget it. That's less than my cost with shipping.

Anybody wants one? Order it from HK.

not going to be much of a oval boat.
maybe a good entry level
to bad they didnt send you one sailer just so you could see what its like.
dont see why the manufacturer cant sell to you for less that what HK sells them for that sucks

[bwells]

A 41" boat with a 2075 K/V motor seems like it would need 6S to get in the 40's, is this true? It sure is pretty though

[Jeepers]

not going to be much of a oval boat.
maybe a good entry level
to bad they didnt send you one sailer just so you could see what its like.
dont see why the manufacturer cant sell to you for less that what HK sells them for that sucks

I would bet its because HK can order huge quantities and sailr could not........... I am probably wrong though.

[Mel279]

rchippie...I'll just put the pics here

Genesis Offshore Brushless RC Twin Hull (1045mm)


Piranha 600 Brushless V-Hull R/C Boat (670mm)



I like the mono, does it handle well in choppy water with a stepped hull?

[Steven Vaccaro]

I have a sample boat. It came in with a damaged transom and stuffing tube. I was going to sell them also. But I'm in the same boat as Jim. It just isnt worth it.

[bwells]

Would this boat work with a Faigao 12- 13xl on 6s? 219 plus 46 shipping plus 70 for motor and 80 for tx/rx and 20 for servo puts it at about 435 for a 41" boat. Would this be a good boat or is the narrow width (9") too much to overcome and makes it a loser from the get go?

[Rumdog]

people seem to be being very critical of the width. It all depends on what you want your boat to do. Some guys spend HUGE bucks on MHZ or HPR hulls with similar dimensions. This could be a great hull for handling some chop and going REALLY fast in a straight line. I think if going Feigao, you may want at least a 580L.

[bwells]

Ouch, that just bumped it up another 50 bucks. Just dreaming though. By the way, is this boat plumbed wrong, I thought the ESC gets the water first, not the motor.

[Rumdog]

looks ok to me. esc, to motor mount to motor then out.

[crabstick]

people seem to be being very critical of the width. It all depends on what you want your boat to do. Some guys spend HUGE bucks on MHZ or HPR hulls with similar dimensions. This could be a great hull for handling some chop and going REALLY fast in a straight line. I think if going Feigao, you may want at least a 580L.

I was thinking the same, Its from China, instantly a lot of people are going to hate on it cause its not made in the US of A. Personally I like it, It would probably make a good SAW boat with the narrow tunnel.

I just hope more and more boat like this come out of china, sooner or later there will be a real good one!