Once again, thank you 😊 for informing me on how to take care of an RC boat. Knowing my luck, I’d buy (or build) the boat, and have waterlogged circuit boards, and ruined 😠 motors. The area where the propeller shafts, where they enter the boat, is particularly important, especially with the screws needing to be tight there. Grease is another vital component to maximum RC boat life. What are some of the maintenance 🧑🔧 procedures, if I run an RC boat in salt water (i.e., the ocean)? Would I totally ruin my RC boat, or the propellers, and propeller shafts? Is there such a thing as a salt 🧂 water RC boat? Again, your friend, Jeff.
Such a helpful video Big. You have covered everything that you need to know as a relative newcomer with a RTR boat - and provided a reminder to those of us who are a little more experienced. These pre-run checks and procedures are vital! Top stuff brother 👌 And that little mod you did to retain the battery cables is the dog's whatsits! I learn something with almost every video you put out. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you so much! I use this in salt water, so I always wash the cooling system and the exterior. Recently I started getting a good 4 dinner spoons of water into my shreddy and so I found your video and now I'm gonna be shredding the waters 😎
Love your videos man. New to the boat game but been into planes and RC cars for a while. Just bought myself a v2 sonic wake and feel like I now know enough about maintenance (thanks to your vids) to confidently setup, look after and upgrade my boat. Keep up the great work, big love all the way from the UK…👍
Probably the motor bearings, oil the bearings with high speed bearing oil or thin oil of some sort, I use corrosion x on all my motor bearings. Bearing may need to be replaced
Thx for your advise! Got my shreddy yesterday, use it with 3300mah 4s and octura m440 prop.. really love your advise with the straps! I have 3 straps on it now. And the wire plate! What a good option! Thx ! Greetz from Holland
I never 👎 knew this, especially with toy 🧸 grade RC boats. These types of RC boats 🛥️ are usually sealed together. Taking them apart will usually ruin the body of the boat 🛥️, and make it lose water 💧 resistance. Your RC boat 🛥️ looks so much better than a toy 🧸 grade one ☝️. Can ya tell me where to buy This kind of RC boat? I really like the twin propellers. How much would I expect to pay for this very RC boat? I’m guessing somewhere in the neighborhood of $230.00. Just subbed!! Your friend, Jeff!!
If you're talking about the twin motor catamaran, it's a custom build. Links are in the description. Here's the playlist link to the build 21" Twin Motor Catamaran: ru-vid.com/group/PL9QFIiVlkdYZLORST3YVaMw3dhliHHPOs
Hey quick question, am I supposed to be able to move the propellor while holding the motor still? There’s a little bit of a flex to it.. Also my shreddy sounded so much better after greasing the shaft!
No, if your holding the motor shaft & flex cable stationary, and the prop spins your drive dog isn't grabbing the shaft. You may need a new grub screw or the drive dog needs to be tightened with loc-tite.. worst case you'll need a new 3/16 small drive dog
Hallo strip of velcro where we put the battery so it wil stays on place I have some planes to with mine velcro de battery stays on her place to Very dangeous for the cg on the plane also for the boat With heavy batteries 4s must we put a little bit forward or backward greetings greetings
Thank you so much for this video I was just gifted two brand new RC boats and I’ve never used one before in my life so I want to make sure I do it right the first time and every time. Thank you.
@@IRONCLADRC it’s on the battery it rubbed against the battery causing a little hole but I tested it and it crashed and caught on fire so now I have to fix it 😭😭😭
my currently struggling with my recoil 2 taking on water. water testing in my pool and the lake with zero water not driving but as soon as i drive it for a battery gets about a cup of water inside her, she’s also fully taped up fyi so not sure where to check for leaks now
Check the steering boot...... Also truly this... put the boat in water pull the trigger with the hatch off, (no prop) watch the end of the flex cable for water entering the boat where collet flex connection is. I had a leak where the stuffing tube goes into the boat, (stuffing tube thru hull) The stuffing tube adhesive had broken loose.
Glad you did this video, I just received two 2s smc mud bossfor the UK 19, Faster than my other 2s batteries, most likley because they are 5200 packs. Thanks
Anyone know the flex cable size on this? I want to put a tfl strut on it but idk what cable to use. I want a longer prop shaft but stock flex shaft diameter. Anyone know what I need?
Way before you make your modification for the battery line you put metal spring on the bend u water line ,and you put on your modifications is not anymore the metal spring on the water line ??¿¿ Not make sense .
Definitely helpful; though to be honest for the price - it's kind of backwards that you (the general you, not you specifically) have to do all this stuff out of the box as if the factory does such a horrid job that if you don't do all this stuff something will break. I guess one could argue that that's apart of "hobby grade" stuff; but not everyone wants to be a miniature mechanic with their vehicles, just like most people don't bust out the wrenches and things when they get a new car :) I'm sure all this stuff is preventative - but an absolute beginner like me, doesn't want to secure screws with locktite (making them harder to remove in future if need be) - and the rudder "it feels good" - you only know that because you're not a beginner. That's all - just a caution. Perhaps some of this stuff isn't required but recommended if you're confident in it. Personally on a $100 boat I'd be inclined to tinker, but not having a lot of experience tinkering, last thing I want to do is impact or unintentionally break my new expensive boat. EDIT: As I continue to watch, I think the tone softens a bit and gets more encouraging / optional. Still good stuff overall. EDIT 2: I actually had a soft pack (the included one) battery bang around a bit, scrapped some of the packaging off but the enclosure looks fine. I added the velcro strip that came with the boat, plus the 1 strap and that made a world of difference.
I give up. I literally give up trying to help others get the most from there boats. Just run the boat dude. No need to grease and oil stuff. Run it hard and put it away wet. You'll See just how long your new boat will last
@@IRONCLADRC Hey there, don't give up - I realize I came off like a jerk, and I sincerely apologize for that. It's super hot here and I'm cranky :) so that's my bad. I totally get you're trying to be helpful and encourage new owners / demonstrate that its alright to open it up and tinker around. I'd definitely say given the cost to bring it up here and the currency conversion - plus a second/bigger battery, better charger, small toolkit, etc - my first RC boat cost me about $800-825 all in. The boat alone is about $550 after tax up here. So given all that outlay, and my super newness to hobby grade stuff, I just wanted to figure out the flex shaft maintenance stuff and to see all that other stuff it kind of irked me that buying a brand new boat needed all those steps. I can see if you're confident with tools and stuff that this process would be nothing but new and exciting. For me though, with an added visual impairment this stuff is nerve wrecking and tedious. But that's on me. I will say, doing the flex shaft grease work wasn't that bad - but given I took it out every other day for 7 days, doing it every time seems a bit excessive. But I'm gathering people don't go RC'ing that regularly (I was on vacation on an island, so water just out the door). Anyways again, my apologies for coming off like a jerk - your enthusiasm just caught me off guard, not wanting to do all of those things just because. I will still ponder though if the locktite and stuff is really necessary or better something thats optional but keep an eye on it. i.e more "Hey if you start seeing more water then usual in the boat, here's some tips (lock tite the screws, foam here, sealant here, tape, etc) - but I'll say after probably 5-7 runs draining the battery every time, I only had a little water inside each time (drained through the drain plug, wiped down inside/out and let sit with the top off. Sorry if that's a ramble, but seriously - keep up the good work.
The piece on the steering pushrod with grub-screw that bolts to the black rudder arm, is that upgraded? I just bought one of these and it's different than what's on mine. On my second run out that piece snapped, looking for an upgrade. Great video for the novice RC boater!
@@IRONCLADRC Same thing happened to my recoil 2 as Andy's. Any suggestions for replacement? Horizon Hobby has the part on backorder but I'm afraid it'll happen again. Thanks for any help you can swing this way.
I'm terra firma RC oriented. But no RC boat has caught my attention as this Recoil 2 has. I just need a lake less than $20 round trip in my car to halfway justify it(and a retrieval boat). And 'Brandon' sure ain't helping things.
