Category: Tech Tip – Boats

Monohull and multihull boats lake cruising

A monohull is a type of boat or ship that has a single hull or…

RCPRESS techvid: The Parrot Hydrofoil in action

This is basically a hydrofoil powered by a drone. Controlled by a mobile phone. Not…

RCPRESS techtip: RC boat runtime

Try to keep runtime of your RC boat to less than 7 minutes. A water…

RCPRESS techtip: simple and easy way to upgrade a BL speedboat

This video shows a FT012 BL RC speedboat upgraded with a larger prop. This is…

RCPRESS techtip: a direct drive RC boat without gear reduction

In a gear reduction system, the input gear typically has a smaller number of teeth…

RCPRESS techtip: super fast RC outrigger hydroplanes

Super fast RC outrigger hydroplane - this type of boat hull has an open distance…

RCPRESS Techtip: Jet pump system for RC boat

Below are photos of the Flytec V009. It is based on a Jet pump system.…

RCPRESS techtip: Upgrading a direct drive RC boat with gear reduction

This example FT011 large scale RC boat was powered by a 775 motor. The problem…

RCPRESS Techtip: servo sizes for smaller RC boats

Apart from standard size servos, small RC boats may use smaller servos. You primarily care…

RCPRESS techtip: why plastic pinions won’t work EXCEPT….

We have to admit that 380 class motor pinion is indeed a frustratingly tricky situation…