My mini rio very tuned

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  • ferreret
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2007
    • 8
    #1

    My mini rio very tuned

    Hi! It's my second post in this forum, and I present my Aquacraft Mini rio tuned. I'm from Mallorca(Spain), and I usually use my boat in small bay at sea. My boat is reinforced thinking in protect the electronics, and use it with waves. Here is a video of the boat and all the custom made parts:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDkLLvBELm0



    See you!
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    • egneg
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Feb 2008
      • 4664
      #2
      Nice boat - runs great!
      IMPBA 20481S D-12

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        • Chop
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2007
          • 504
          #3
          WOW! That looks good. I am about to start modifying mine. Nice Video.
          There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

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            • teach
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2008
              • 509
              #4
              VERY nice!

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                • tth
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 1510
                  #5
                  Nice job she runs really good!!!
                  * BBY Lift Master RIgger * Insane Gen 2 Cat * Aeromarine Avenger Pro Twin * Delta Force Cyber Storm * Delta Force 41" Mono * H&M Viper II * H&M Intruder * OSE Raider Hydro * Whiplash 20 * Brushless Mini Rio *

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                    • ferreret
                      Junior Member
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 8
                      #6
                      Thanks!

                      I'm pleased by the interest that has been the post of my mini rio. I have spent many hours working in the boat, but now I am satisfied and happy with it.
                      For me it was very difficult to begin, because in Spain we don't have history of this hobby, and all I learn it was in american forum, and my english don't goes very fluently . I have done a lot of searching in internet to do my boat, and to try the best electronics. I have experience in composites(resins, carbon), and I apply this experience in the reinforcements I have done in my boat, thinking in do it leakproof, because I navigate in salt water. In the way, I fried the original electronics using Duratrax VR3 motor, with fire included(The wires!!!), a Futaba receiver, a brushed ESC... all the time with the problem of water inside. At the end, the water fell by the propeller shaft because the extra weight of the reinforcements. I solve this problems with a ball bearing of a part of RC helicopter (Lama 2), and now me boat is dry inside.
                      If I can help anybody in my limited knowledge, I will try. Or take a detail picture to copy ideas.

                      For me the best changes has been to put the rudders more separate and more on back (About 1cm). Now I can go full trottle with 11.1 V(lipo battery) with control. I have a friend with the same electronics and same boat, and is uncontrollable. I like very much the Turnigy ESC and brushless, because is cheap and resist salt water. (www.hobbycity.com).

                      Thanks from the other side of the Atlantic

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                        • RadicalRay
                          Junior Member
                          • Nov 2007
                          • 4
                          #7
                          Nice work, I was thinking of getting a Mini Rio now I will, thanks for the ideas. Might need your help when I start modifying it

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