The best way for boat retreival

[Heaving Earth]

Lol

[Rocstar]

This thread is supposed to be the "best" way to retrieve. With all due respect, the best way is the kayak. Sure, there are plenty of successful rescue rigs, but they can and do fail. Reality is, a kayak is foolproof, unless you're a complete moron and can't operate one, in which case you need a labotomy. I'll have my boat back before the guy with the rescue rig even knows what happened.
I'm 100% with Kevin. We used his kayak several times last Saturday.
It's surprises me how much people will put into an Rc boat, then try to use a fishing rod or some shim sham contraption to get it back.

You are correct that a small boat or kayak is the "best" way to recover a boat. And I guess my post didn't fit the title of this thread...My apologizes, I'll be sure to start a new thread titled "Best Shim Sham Contraption"

[Heaving Earth]

This thread is supposed to be the "best" way to retrieve. With all due respect, the best way is the kayak. Sure, there are plenty of successful rescue rigs, but they can and do fail. Reality is, a kayak is foolproof, unless you're a complete moron and can't operate one, in which case you need a labotomy. I'll have my boat back before the guy with the rescue rig even knows what happened.
I'm 100% with Kevin. We used his kayak several times last Saturday.
It's surprises me how much people will put into an Rc boat, then try to use a fishing rod or some shim sham contraption to get it back.

[capnswanny]

That looks cool...do you have any pictures of it profile, from bottom, or with the tupperware lid removed?
Very inspiring!

1300kv Outrunner on 2s2p with 45mm plastic prop. Does not work well if your boat is nose up.

[tlandauer]

When it's working in your favor, it's great. But after a bad flip, the less time it spends upside down the less water can make it's way in, or the less fire damage from the smoldering ESC that just cooked, or whatever else went wrong. Where I run, only 2 spots have public access, and it's a big pond, wind is my enemy sometimes......

Of course you are right, wind can be the enemy, I am just being silly ... I think because of my sight, what I need is a kayak---first I need to take lessons of kayaking though. The list of need to do is so long...

[kevinpratt823]

With all due respect to all of you, and as a joke ---actually for me it isn't, the best retrieval system is the WIND!
Each time my boat flips, I just look at my watch and wait for that magical 15 min. The boat comes back in front of my legs.
My near sighted eyes would not allow me to align the fork and one time because of that my rescue boat needed rescued, fortunately wind is not prejudice: it bought both in!

When it's working in your favor, it's great. But after a bad flip, the less time it spends upside down the less water can make it's way in, or the less fire damage from the smoldering ESC that just cooked, or whatever else went wrong. Where I run, only 2 spots have public access, and it's a big pond, wind is my enemy sometimes......glad it works in your favor though.

[Rocstar]

1300kv Outrunner on 2s2p with 45mm plastic prop. Does not work well if your boat is nose up.

[tlandauer]

With all due respect to all of you, and as a joke ---actually for me it isn't, the best retrieval system is the WIND!
Each time my boat flips, I just look at my watch and wait for that magical 15 min. The boat comes back in front of my legs.
My near sighted eyes would not allow me to align the fork and one time because of that my rescue boat needed rescued, fortunately wind is not prejudice: it bought both in!

[kwiktsi]

Until you swim 150' with adrenaline pumping and swim back with one arm its all fun and games. Did it in cold water one time like an idiot.

No way in hell!! Boat could float away before I did that lol.

For those of you that don't know, do not hit the throttle if there is any chance you have water in the boat. Also, if your motor turns on when you turn remote off, be aware of it. Many peoe turn remote off when retrieving.

Good point. I have yet to have an issue with 2.4 and/or brushless setups, but I have had some 75mhz/brushed setups that would go nuts when the esc got wet or the radio was turned off. Even so, I do not go near the prop until the batteries are disconnected!!

[kevinpratt823]

Here is my Stiletto rescue rig. It served it's purpose for a while, but if you drive far out, it's tough to line up for retrieval. Also, if you cross over the boat, the prop hacks it. Finally, After repeated attempts to line up and retrieve my whiplash pretty far out, I lost signal or something and now I had TWO boats dead in the water, blowing WAY away from my spot. After driving around the pond and getting in to another area with permission of a security gaurd, I swam to the close boat(75') and brought it back, then swam what had to be close to 100 yards to get the Whiplash, which to top it off, was running slowly in reverse away from me. I am a very good swimmer, and I find the water refreshing and all, but this was BAD(and a bit dangerous).

The following day I bought a 7' kayak and paddle on sale at Dick's for $234 and never looked back. The kayak was one of the best purchases I've made, along with the water shoes my GF got me. The kayak(28 lbs.) holds some of my gear in the garage, and just slides right in the bed of my truck and hooks to a tie down.

[Southwest]

boat retreival

Time to read forums and not post.

[Bduncan]

For those of you that don't know, do not hit the throttle if there is any chance you have water in the boat. Also, if your motor turns on when you turn remote off, be aware of it. Many peoe turn remote off when retrieving.

[Bduncan]

Until you swim 150' with adrenaline pumping and swim back with one arm its all fun and games. Did it in cold water one time like an idiot.

[kwiktsi]

Guys, swimming out to get a boat without flotation is a bad idea. You will likely put a lot more water in the boat and as crazy as it sounds quite a few people drown each year doing it.

I agree, I will only go if it is within 10-15' or so of where I can reach bottom. I also agree about the water which is why for me- If it has submerged itself, I don't care about water. If it flips and is still operational, I just flip it back over and then get out and drive it in and if it is dead but has not taken on water, I just shove it until it gets to where I can reach and I carry it out from there. I would not swim any further than that to get a toy boat. I will wait for it to get closer or touch land if it all possible- or get something to retrieve it with if there is no chance it coming within walking/swimming distance.

Heh, I stuffed my 8S Daytona into a foam buoy last week in water that I had seen several gators in. It was stuck to the buy good and I was not going to go out there in any raft to go get it, so I drove the boat in, dragging the buoy, about 20' of rope and the brick that held it in place with it. To hell with that lol.

[Southwest]

Time to read forums only and not post.