Bought a ProBoat Stealthwake to play with

[Davey80]

This has been a great project but my opinion is that for maximum FUN, this boat is best left close to stock. Ideally it would have a small water cooled brushless motor and ESC and a metal prop. Keep the speed around 20-25mph and maintain that fun rough water ability. I believe that the Impulse 31V2 stainless prop is the same pitch and diameter as the stock plastic Stealthwake prop (1.6x 40mm)

Thanks for the great info on setting up this boat. I'm getting ready to purchase one and am going to throw a small Dynamite brushless system in and add the metal prop as you recommended. I do have a question on the drive system though. How important would you say it is to swap the direct drive over to a flex shaft? If i'm sticking to 2-3S and around 30mph, do you feel the stock driveshaft is up to the task or would there be some diminished performance with the negative strut/prop angle?

Thanks, Mark D.

[arrover]

Wow, look who's back!

Haha! I keep tabs on threads I've been involved with in the past and new products. I just haven't been RC boating much lately.

[martin]

For repairs on ABS you want a 2 part acrylic glue, ordinary epoxy dosnt stick that well to ABS. You can use Devcon Plastic Welder adhesive that sticks very well to ABS. Their are various other makes of plastic weld glues on the market but Devcon I find one of the better ones on ABS.

[fweasel]

I use a paper towel or microfiber towel...

Wow, look who's back!

[arrover]

I use a paper towel or microfiber towel to soak up any water that might be in the hull after a run. Always leave the canopy off so that the boat can air dry. Sorry but I don't know how to fix ABS hull damage or about your trailer issue.

[YasikB]

hey guys, have a question... i got the stealthwake and the boat is amazing, love it. Have a few questions.
1. how do i get the water out of the haul after a run? Do i need to drill a small hole at the front, like on Traxxas Blast?
2. If i do a little damage to the haul, considering its ABS plastic, how can it be fixed? ran in to a post on the last run, no major damage but a small knick on the nose of the haul.
3. i have a trailer for the boat, i want somehow to secure the boat at the front on the trailer, may be attach a small loop on the haul and then use a bunggy cord to attach to the trailer. any ideas how to do it?

Thanks for the help ahead of time

[skeeler]

By the way, I like that they've given this boat a bit of military styling. It looks a bit like a Visby-class corvette:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby-class_corvette

That gives this boat a different visual feel than the others in the line-up.

[skeeler]

Well, I guess if enough Stealthwakes sell, they would offer a larger model.

[be8843]

This seems to be the only boat they don't have a larger version of.

[arrover]

Absolutely! I would love it if it was a little longer even. Like 32"-36". Rafael has one that he tested for a while but I believe they decided against producing it. I think that's what he told me anyway.

[be8843]

Yes, I would like to see a 30 inch brushless version myself.

[skeeler]

The Stealthwake is narrower than most boats of the same length and it has a deeper V. I gather that those things are what help it handle rough water better.

I see. Thanks.

Sides are higher than most boats also.

You mean the freeboard, right?



I can see how that would help.

Oh and then there's the fiberglass Stealthwake 30 that you need to develop....

A 30-inch, brushless, fiberglass version of the Stealthwake would be of interest to me.

[be8843]

Sides are higher than most boats also.

[arrover]

The Stealthwake is narrower than most boats of the same length and it has a deeper V. I gather that those things are what help it handle rough water better.

[skeeler]

A couple of the posts in this thread suggest that the Stealthwake was designed specifically for rough water. Is that the case?