RC Boat Techtip: preventing rudder damage
Most RC boats steer by means of the rudder, a vertical, blade-like appendage mounted on the transom and controlled by…
Fixing lipo charger cooling fan
A lot of the time the charger gets overheated due to a defective or weak cooling fan. The photos below…
DIY RC boat rescue kit
Building a rescue boat is never easy. You may start with building a custom mount addon for an existing boat…
RC techtip: RC boat (monohull in particular) nosediving…
This example shows a monohull. In an attempt to find a way to prevent the boat from being pulled to…
Water cooling design for boats running 4s to 6s
On a high power running 4S or even 6S, you want to have a separate water stream for the ESC…
Larger scale RC boat rudder and water cooling
On larger scale high performance RC boat the rudder often serves as the water inlet. The rudder is heavier and…
RC Techtip: What is torque roll?
When you use a powerful motor with a large and effective propeller, the boat may pull to one side (the…
RC Techtip Vid: Why FWD?
Front wheel drive is a simpler system, so it’s easier to maintain. The entire car is lighter, so front wheel…
Everything about gear size, pitch, and module…
A gear’s “pitch” tells the size of its teeth. It measures the distance from a point on one tooth to…