My Rivercat sank :(

[Luck as a Constant]

I'm pretty sure when he does find it, if he does, he will post back in this thread and let us know.


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[dmitry100]

Kfxguy: Did you find it yet?

I would try using a sturgeon pole with thick line and a couple of boat-sized treble hooks along with some weights attached to them so that you can pretty much just snag anything that is on the bottom...

[grsboats]

I know what you feel about your investment but sincerely I would say this is part of this game.Four years ago I lost my twin .90 rigger during it's maiden race....got deeply really sad and went back home with tears in my yes with only the transmitter....well I'm here with new projects and had forgotten this loss until read your post..don't waste your health for a toy...doesn't pay off. Gill

[JMSCARD]

Problem solved... buy one of these, and you'll never worry about looking for a lost boat again! lol... bargain priced at $5k.... hey that's only like sinking 4 boats these days... sometimes it can even be just one!

https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales/aquabotix-a0c387ff-4a04-4f84-b243-045a64b259a7/aquabotix-hydroview-sport

[kfxguy]

did you find your boat yet Travis ???

No. We went out there the other day and no luck. A friend is gonna do some diving for me this week hopefully.

[Brushless55]

did you find your boat yet Travis ???

[kfxguy]

Haha.... you are spot on there too! Haha.... glitter, or receipts left in your pockets showing you being somewhere/place you weren't quite supposed to be. lol

Btw, I really hope you find the boat.... sounds like the divers will find it, you'll remember I had to watch my mystic 114 float away only to be found a few hours later when my hope was long lost... so ya never do know.... heres hoping the hatch just broke away, and a bit of WD40 and rice bags may mean a lot is still salvageable... if the power was cut during the crash that would be a bonus too. buy some rice and save what you can.

Thx. I've wrote off the electronics. The motor might still be good. I've already ordered everything except a motor. I'm trying to see if tp power will make a 4060 with an 8mm shaft for me. I'm not wanting to spend a ton on it this go round. I was going to do a 4070 but seems like it's just too big. I know a 4060 will fit. If they can't do an 8mm shaft version then I'll have to rethink things.

[JMSCARD]

and no glitter to explain.

Haha.... you are spot on there too! Haha.... glitter, or receipts left in your pockets showing you being somewhere/place you weren't quite supposed to be. lol

Btw, I really hope you find the boat.... sounds like the divers will find it, you'll remember I had to watch my mystic 114 float away only to be found a few hours later when my hope was long lost... so ya never do know.... heres hoping the hatch just broke away, and a bit of WD40 and rice bags may mean a lot is still salvageable... if the power was cut during the crash that would be a bonus too. buy some rice and save what you can.

[electric]

My older brother used to fly remote control planes and as time went on the planes got bigger and more expensive. His advice to me went along the lines of the best point in the hobby is the mid-point. If the toy gets too expensive it starts to be less fun and more stressful. You end up taking out the fun part of the hobby. You want something fast enough and fun enough, but not so expensive that you have to worry about it. The trick is that "point" varies depending on your personal situation.

I think about that a lot as I place my order for 10s worth of batteries for my T-mono......

[kfxguy]

haha Yeah, the glossy stair of disinterest. Starts off good...........then.........ah lost em. Almost had one!

I think that's why I love the racing events so much. At least there I have at a couple dozen idiots like myself that actual give a crap that I banged off a 1:08 heat time. Pick your own bench mark. 80 mph, 100mph, a hot heat, 14 offshore laps. It's got to be part of the attraction for the SAW guys too. That's even more niche.

The conversation with a layman sounds like this......

"Oh you set record world speed record? That sounds complicated. How'd ya do it?"
"OH! Well thanks for asking. I used 10s2p in a twin cat pulling about 250 amps. Works out to about 9000 watts, and blah, had an ESC's made to my specifications, blah, custom hardware, propeller balancing, 100's of 3 second test runs, blah, blah, blah"..................aaaaaaaand there's the blank stair of disinterest that we all know and love.

Their next comment is either, "you spent how much time?" or "that sounds expensive".

You do it so someone else that actually knows what that takes will say "hey man, nice job". The forum is great for confirmation but doesn't quite encompass that sense of kindred spirit I get at events. You lose a boat there and we all mourn it's loss. You might even get a hug. LOL

Lmao, you know exactly what I'm talking about! Hahaha!

I wish there was events close enough to me to attend. They just don't care about rc boats in the south I guess!

[T.S.Davis]

Anyway, lets face it.... this hobby is expensive, but it keeps me from going out to the bar and spending $200/night and waking up in the morning thinking... what happened to all the cash in my wallet.... lol.... at least here I know exactly where it went! Good thing this hobby makes me smile more then cry!

and no glitter to explain.

[JMSCARD]

I had one of these moments about 5 or 6 years ago... heres the thread lol

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ng+a+dive+team

And a week before that I burnt up a Scorpion 4035/800 (back when they were big $$) and a HV Castle ESC along with 10s2p of new polyquest packs in a 2 minute stint in a big aeromarine cat (scorpion motor wires shorted out with heat).... and just a week after the scuba team I burnt up a 2280 Lehner along with a Castle Hydra hv240 in a 40" delta force copy mono.... so I've certainly been in the burning things down, and losing them rut lol..

Heck just yesterday I got my Aeromarine Avenger pro 44" cat all ready to go (My planned race boat)... brand new, BIG 58mm TP 680kv motor, and a FLier 300 amp esc.... started off on 8s with a prather 240... was fine and ice cold... went to 12s next run and propped down to a tiny x450 2 blade.... burnt up in in 20 seconds, hull was bone dry... no smoke... just dead.... there goes $250 in a hurry lol

Anyway, lets face it.... this hobby is expensive, but it keeps me from going out to the bar and spending $200/night and waking up in the morning thinking... what happened to all the cash in my wallet.... lol.... at least here I know exactly where it went! Good thing this hobby makes me smile more then cry!

[T.S.Davis]

I start talking about a fast boat and they get a little interested until I tell them I'm talking about an rc boat....then they don't care anymore.

haha Yeah, the glossy stair of disinterest. Starts off good...........then.........ah lost em. Almost had one!

I think that's why I love the racing events so much. At least there I have at a couple dozen idiots like myself that actual give a crap that I banged off a 1:08 heat time. Pick your own bench mark. 80 mph, 100mph, a hot heat, 14 offshore laps. It's got to be part of the attraction for the SAW guys too. That's even more niche.

The conversation with a layman sounds like this......

"Oh you set record world speed record? That sounds complicated. How'd ya do it?"
"OH! Well thanks for asking. I used 10s2p in a twin cat pulling about 250 amps. Works out to about 9000 watts, and blah, had an ESC's made to my specifications, blah, custom hardware, propeller balancing, 100's of 3 second test runs, blah, blah, blah"..................aaaaaaaand there's the blank stair of disinterest that we all know and love.

Their next comment is either, "you spent how much time?" or "that sounds expensive".

You do it so someone else that actually knows what that takes will say "hey man, nice job". The forum is great for confirmation but doesn't quite encompass that sense of kindred spirit I get at events. You lose a boat there and we all mourn it's loss. You might even get a hug. LOL

[kfxguy]

Travis, you and I argue about everything. Gonna do it again. Don't let this hold you back. Get right back on the horse.

Not meaning to be insensitive. Sooooo sucks losing a boat. The more work you put into the worse it feels too. I lost a carbon boat a couple months ago. Second run I think. 4s/2p with Neu power. Everything I learned from multiple builds incorporated. It's just gone. Went down because I was a jack wagon. My own danged fault. Ahhhh! Lesson learned for me. You'll be smarter for this. You wont lose another. Not the same way at least.

I watched a diver retrieve one in Atlanta in murky water. He basically crawled across the bottom in the approximate location with a piece of PVC about 10' wide. When he hit something he traced to where he though the hit was. Found the boat. Found some hatches too that he wasn't even looking for. A diver might be able to find mine. Maybe. You could probably hire a guy from the local dive shop. Just tell them what your up against and get a price. If it cost you $250 but you got all that work back......worth it. I may go this route myself still.

Btw, I really don't wanna argue with you anymore. You seem like a pretty good fella that means well and is very knowledgeable. I respect that. We just have different ways of doing stuff. We still arrive at the same point tho.....having fun and doing what we like. :)

[electric]

Sorry your lost your boat. Been there done that. Lost a T-mono in race last year, everything. Flipped a second t-mono just a month ago and it ripped the entire top of the hull off, luckily it landed right side up, but I lost the entire top of boat, so the hull was not much use. On my third T-mono in one year...this is not my class to race apparently...