I have the strange urge for a nitro rc boat.

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  1. ZachB

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  2. sollie7

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  3. Seano Hermano

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    Holy poo that's some money. Looks sweet though. Is that made of aluminum? The outside I mean..
     
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  4. ZachB

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    $300 for a complete boat with engine, radio, etc? Cheap. It's fiberglass and normally the boat goes for $160 alone. I have about $400 in each of my planes, one is still in progress and I expect it to be around $1,000 all in.
     
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  5. Seano Hermano

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    Well I meant in general, as in to be spent on one item it seems like a lot. But it does include everything..
     
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  6. ZachB

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    I guess I have expensive tastes or am out of touch :lol: I spent more than that on one powerhead for my tank, though. So I guess compared to what I put in my tank it's cheap.
     
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  7. jkat21

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    AHHHH the nitro hobby..you will have a lot of fun,BUT sink some cash..I used to have a boat,but it was a pain to find place to run it..so now I have 2 trucks and a motorcycle,and electric heli...try craigs list for a used nitro..
     
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  8. Seano Hermano

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    lol. Let me guess..it was a vortech. MP40W to be exact.

    Then again I don't have much money. After having my tank for 2 years in the hobby...I have 1 fish & 2 cleaner shrimp.:lol:
     
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  9. rodcpierce

    rodcpierce Ritteri Anemone

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    boats are awesome. Plain and simple, SUPER fun. If you would like to get an entry level boat, I can recommend one to you.

    The miss Vegas Deuce. Its an awesome RTR (ready to run) boat, and will get you into r/c nitro at right around 300.00. I have the first version of that boat, and bought it solely to play around with. I also had about 5 .21 tunnel hulls at the time, with NO LESS then 800.00 into each one. The miss vegas was just a "beater" boat if you will, one I didnt care much about. I modded a few things, modded the motor, did some sponson work on it, and holy crap. That thing came along! (good news, the Deuce already as most of the sponson work I did, now factory on the boat) I bet its a mid 40 mph boat. Not super fast, but not bad either! It really scoots, and is a BLAST.

    Ide be happy to help you with any questions you may have. If you do end up with it, there is a few things that you need to make sure to do on a regular basis, but lets concentrate on getting the boat first :)
     
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  10. Seano Hermano

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    Jesus how fast do these things go? For being RC I would def. consider 40mph as fast. :p I am easily amused, I guess one could say.
     
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