Another wise purchase!

[Jon Fuller]

:bang:

[MrRob]

Nitro?

[Jon Fuller]

Nitro?

But of course

[JamesM]

Is that Trucks old one?

[Jon Fuller]

Is that Trucks old one?

No, but it is identical. 800mm long, 200 wide

[codprawn]

Why do people call them "Nitro" when they run on mainly methanol? Always used to call them glow engines - maybe these days "meth" would be better?

[Jon Fuller]

'Street' terminology I guess, don't really matter though, does it.

The half gallon I have here is 10% Nitro.

[JamesM]

I suspect it's cus nitro sounds cool!!!

The fuel does contain some nitro methane.

[Jon Fuller]

I think the more generic term is IC (Internal Combustion) as apposed to electric. Don't see many pure diesel motors these days. Not surprising when you see how easily this bad boy starts. I got it home. stuck some fuel in it, gave the primer a pump, poped on the glow battery, and it went 1st pull! Better than my real bote!

[Gav]

My phantom-esq model not good enough for ya then JF ya big poooof?

[Captain Chaos]

he dont work with splashers!

[Gav]

he dont work with splashers!


nob

[robbie]

So Jon spill the beans, how much did this 2 foot 6 boat cost you?

[Jon Fuller]

£100

[Captain Chaos]

ooooooooooh moneybags

[robbie]

Are you taking it out over the weekend jon? How about some pics.

[Jon Fuller]

Na, unfortunately I'm off to Paris in the morning, back on Wednesday, so mebbe thursday I'll give it a whirl.

[robbie]

Na, unfortunately I'm off to Paris in the morning, back on Wednesday, so mebbe thursday I'll give it a whirl.

No no that ain't right!!!

You see I'm not off to Paris in the morning - Now that's unfortunate.

[jw.]

'Street' terminology I guess, don't really matter though, does it.

The half gallon I have here is 10% Nitro.
What a disappointment. I thought you guys were into something special...they're just normal glow motors! Feck. :rolleyes:

:)

[jw.]

Don't see many pure diesel motors these days. Here ya go. (http://www.eifflaender.com/enginepics.htm) I see Gig Eifflaender is dated 1922-2005, the old boy must have died.

[robbie]

What a disappointment. I thought you guys were into something special...they're just normal glow motors! Feck. :rolleyes:

:)

Mines not, Its a 28cc 2 stroke (half a moped).:seaman:

By the way - I don't want to teach my grandmother how to suck eggs, but with so many new people using radio controlled models with motors and especially engines.
The one main safety point is that you turn off the transmitter before handling the boat.
Many fingures have gone for a burton when the transmitter falls over and the throttle lever slides up and spins the prop while someones holding it.:down:

[Wild Thing]

Mines not, Its a 28cc 2 stroke (half a moped).:seaman:


The one main safety point is that you turn off the transmitter before handling the boat.
:down:

Dead Wrong
You switch the receiver off first then transmitter

[robbie]

Dead Wrong
You switch the receiver off first then transmitter

OK other users may be using your channel.

Point is though turn it all off as it can be bloody dangerous.

[codprawn]

Another pet hate is people who call them remote control instead of radio controlled.

[JamesM]

OK other users may be using your channel.

Point is though turn it all off as it can be bloody dangerous.

If someone else is using your channel then you shouldn't be running your boat full stop. I'd say its more the fact that as you switch the transmitter off with the reciever still on the servo's sometimes have a bit of a twitch.

[JamesM]

Another pet hate is people who call them remote control instead of radio controlled.

Sit in your RC models do you??? :D

[Jon Fuller]

Went out today for a play with the new toy.

Was all going swimmingly, until the RC gear got a bit wet, and it decided full lock to port was the order of the day! :bang:

Took half a bloody hour wrestling my way through the brambles & bushes to recover the bloody thing from the lakeside. Now have a dozen or so lovely cuts n scratches, torn clothes, grubby jacket and pissed off Wife.

Good this model boatin, innit. :seaman: :hugegrin:

[robbie]

Thats why I take the Kids with me. Leaves me to do all the directing pointing and giving advice.

[Jon Fuller]

found a decent replacement motor :hugegrin:

http://206.206.85.209/xtdoc/Details.aspx?ProductCode=m-1538&store=mhzusa

[Rupert Munro]

found a decent replacement motor :hugegrin:

http://206.206.85.209/xtdoc/Details.aspx?ProductCode=m-1538&store=mhzusa

$4000 :jaw: :jaw:

[chris]

now thats nice , not the price though ,just bought a 28cc sikk engine think its a sort o f souped up zenoah paid 140 quid all looks ok