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This paint scheme is no longer available since there is no more Miss Budweiser with the passing of Bernie Little but other schemes are offered. It is the same boat underneath. It is about 24" long and is powered by a pull start .15 glow engine. I replaced the pull start with a Tigerdrive. That is a retrofit kit that they offer where you use a hand held starter unit powered by a standard Nicd or Nimh 6 cell pack. It makes it a whole lot easier I assure you! Its a neat little boat that will probably hit 35 mph. One of these days Im going to get myself one of those hobbiest speed detecters so that I dont have to guess. Anyway this is a great way to get started in fast model boating. One of the curious things about fast model boats is that in most cases you cant just set your boat into the water, climb back up the bank and give it the gas and go. NO! That wont work! These boats have to be launched. The pitch is so high on these propellors and the RPMs so great that if you set it in the water it will just sit there and not move, the water will just instantly cavitate behind and around the prop as if turning in a vacuum. You need forward motion. So you throw your boat into the water with a strong forward motion. It helps to have a friend assist you. That would be helpful but its not necessary as I have been doing it by myself for over 20 years, even my big ones. This is because most of these boats are direct drive with no gearbox or clutch. Most of these boats are by no means scale but close renderings. Well this boat is good in that department except for the air intake scoop. It is hugely out of proportion to the real thing. The only other thing I could say that they could improve on is that the rudder servo is a bit anemic , causing the boat to make wider turns than its really capable of. Other than that its a real winner.
This paint scheme is no longer available since there is no more Miss Budweiser with the passing of Bernie Little but other schemes are offered. It is the same boat underneath. It is about 24" long and is powered by a pull start .15 glow engine. I replaced the pull start with a Tigerdrive. That is a retrofit kit that they offer where you use a hand held starter unit powered by a standard Nicd or Nimh 6 cell pack. It makes it a whole lot easier I assure you! Its a neat little boat that will probably hit 35 mph. One of these days Im going to get myself one of those hobbiest speed detecters so that I dont have to guess. Anyway this is a great way to get started in fast model boating. One of the curious things about fast model boats is that in most cases you cant just set your boat into the water, climb back up the bank and give it the gas and go. NO! That wont work! These boats have to be launched. The pitch is so high on these propellors and the RPMs so great that if you set it in the water it will just sit there and not move, the water will just instantly cavitate behind and around the prop as if turning in a vacuum. You need forward motion. So you throw your boat into the water with a strong forward motion. It helps to have a friend assist you. That would be helpful but its not necessary as I have been doing it by myself for over 20 years, even my big ones. This is because most of these boats are direct drive with no gearbox or clutch. Most of these boats are by no means scale but close renderings. Well this boat is good in that department except for the air intake scoop. It is hugely out of proportion to the real thing. The only other thing I could say that they could improve on is that the rudder servo is a bit anemic , causing the boat to make wider turns than its really capable of. Other than that its a real winner.
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