Wholy crap! New traxxas 50MPH brushless boat!!

[forescott]

If traxxas claims 50mph on 6s, then wouldnt that put the motor in the 1200-1400kv range?? If so this would exclude the possibility of a castle motor like the ones used in their monster trucks(2200kv)

[forescott]

Just noticed that the video was produced by D and J Hobbies, Campbell, CA. That's where I shop!!


-Chief

Me too! I'm in gilroy. Where do you run your boats??

[Brushless55]

If traxxas claims 50mph on 6s, then wouldnt that put the motor in the 1200-1400kv range?? If so this would exclude the possibility of a castle motor like the ones used in their monster trucks(2200kv)

they said it's a new motor made just for this boat, also the esc..

[tiqueman]

they said it's a new motor made just for this boat, also the esc..

Its gunna be G-Freak stage 5 product...

[Brushless55]

that's scary, don't do that

[BHChieftain]

Me too! I'm in gilroy. Where do you run your boats??

I run at Kaiser Cove in Fremont-- the Model Mariners club is up there. Bigwaveohs is also there.

How about you? Any good lakes in your neck of the woods that allow model boats?

-Chief

[Darin Jordan]

Have any of you considered that Traxxas, having previously release a boat that used a 2 into 1 geardrive, may be using a pair of their Brushless motors and ESCs?

[tiqueman]

Didnt see this anywhere in here before, but I found this.. forgive me if its a repeat

From Pete at Traxxas

"The new boat is AWESOME, and that's the RC guy in me talking, not the Traxxas guy. Anticipated price is $400, but that's not locked in. The graphics will change too, anything currently on the web is pre-production stuff. Looks cool, but not final. And we don't have a name yet."

"The plan is to get the NTB (New Traxxas Boat) out by the end of June. But, like the price, that's not set in stone. The goal is always, "as soon as possible, as affordably as posible," but since this is an all-new boat for us, we can't totally pin those things down to the day and the dollar at the moment, but price and release date will firm up soon. Stay tuned."

"It is plasticbut not like the Villain and other Traxxas boats (not that there's anything wrong with them in their intended affordable fun-boating mission). For this new boat, a specially designed hull optimized for heavy-duty brushless power has been created that is unlike anything currently available. You won't wish it was fiberglass. More details to follow in the official release."

Hope I didnt violate any rules doin that....??

[tiqueman]

9 seconds in, says it comes w/ the velineon power system? Know nothing about those to comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl7X83Rm5sU

http://www.google.com/products/catal...wAg#ps-sellers (not this specific motor, just for reference)

[Brushless55]

9 seconds in, says it comes w/ the velineon power system? Know nothing about those to comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl7X83Rm5sU

http://www.google.com/products/catal...wAg#ps-sellers (not this specific motor, just for reference)

It's a new Velineon system for this boat and I think the motor is a Feigao design

[tiqueman]

Are all the other Velineon systems for thier car/ truck stuff? They dont have one in a boat yet, do they? Im not up on the Traxxas brushless stuff.

[Brushless55]

Are all the other Velineon systems for thier car/ truck stuff? They dont have one in a boat yet, do they? Im not up on the Traxxas brushless stuff.

yes for their 10th scale trucks
the motor is a HOSS!
it puts down some real power

[RandyatBBY]

I thought I would pop in hear and say that you never know about the hull it may be a FG and a Styrene Plastic hatch. We all have to wait to see it to know for sure. No mater what I feel the more the better. It will be interesting to see what they do for 6S ESC!

[Darin Jordan]

It will be interesting to see what they do for 6S ESC!

So, imagine, if you will... a pair of Velineon power systems, each powered by a standard 2S/3S ESC, all going through a 2 into 1 gearbox.

Then each ESC would only see 2S or 3S... Would carry 6S, but it would be split between two motors...

Hmmmm.... Just guessing... They may have actually built new stuff, but this would nicely utilize stuff they already have...

[JMSCARD]

If traxxas claims 50mph on 6s, then wouldnt that put the motor in the 1200-1400kv range?? If so this would exclude the possibility of a castle motor like the ones used in their monster trucks(2200kv)

the 2200kv castle is a neu 1515 1y basically... meaning they could be having castle supply the 1515 1.5y 1500kv motors... same can different kv.... I have 3 1515 1.5y's and they are great motors....