Hornet F1 RC Tunnel Hull more 6 cell testing

[248Samson]

shes brave

[roadstar499]

Just going to a 40c from a 20c will solve all the parts to run cooler?? or just the batteries?? which esc was in that? the turnigy 180?/seaking 180? thanks

[DiehardRCaddicts]

@roadstar499 that will help keep the battery cooler but will push more power through the esc and motor which will make them work harder and run warmer. The esc is 120amp but should be 180amp with the power of this setup.

[PornstaR16L]

Curious on why you went with the Fullers unit and not the Pro boat unit?

[rcFoamFighters]

@PornstaR16L I went with the Fullers unit because it is molded as one piece which makes it much stronger at the bottom where the lower bushing screws in. I have had two piece ones like the K&B outboard break apart after a while. If you are only running 4s either type would hold up fine.

[FlyGuy12000]

How does ur rescue boats rescue device work?

[DiehardRCaddicts]

@FlyGuy12000 the tug boat tows a string with some fishing bobbers attached at the end. You just drive out to the flipped boat and circle around it until the bobbers catch the rudder of the flipped boat, then tow it back to shore.

[jaimesarabia]

Great set up what prop r u using here?

[DiehardRCaddicts]

@jaimesarabia it's an Octura X442 that's been detounged, sharpened,and balanced. You can find the video on how to do this on DieHardrcAddicts channel.

[pagani8]

Yeah, freshwater usually doesn't hurt brushless motors, but good luck with doing that on the saltwater I live on!

[hookedsun69]

I ordered the same boat a few days ago from Hobbyking. I'm planin to upgrade mine aswell. You gave me some good ideas, thanks. Also your videos helped me with some other boats I have. Good job Humphrey. Maybe I shoul upload some of my videos to.

[mpetty0226]

Nice boat Humphrey. Kinda reminds me of the old Prathers we used to run years ago. And 50 mph is pretty crazy. Nice build.

[DiehardRCaddicts]

Cool Mike!! Glad you liked it, definitely reminds me of all the fun times we used to have with those old Prather tunnels. I think this one goes as fast as the big one I had. It's crazy how fast the electrics are these days.

[catamaranman333]

Also, what prop do you use for airplanes on the Turnigy 3648 on 6s? 7x5 is what they say but is that 3s or 6s?

[DiehardRCaddicts]

@catamaranman333 on 6s I used an APC 6.5 x 6.5 sport prop and on 5s we use 7x6 or 7x8 sport props. All these props are for fuel motors and are thicker and stronger than the electric props. On 3s you could probably turn a 10 or 11 inch prop.

[52mrdan]

Cool job Frank,thinks for great videos look forward to all of them.Dan

[Doomsday725]

love your vids,Look forward to watching more.

[RCJETJUNKIE]

THAT THING IS CRAZY FRANK …. Every time I see you ripping these boats it makes me wanna get one this summer I know a couple guys that have nitro boats but don’t come close to the speeds this thing is doing

[DiehardRCaddicts]

@RCJETJUNKIE don't fight it!!! But be warned it's addictive. If you get one they will multiply on you lol! Running these fast boats is the same adrenaline rush you get with the speed planes.

[wildhover]

i think a 50 mph tugboat would be an interesting next project. if it flips over, then you could use the tunnel hull to tow it in

[catamaranman333]

So, can we call this a 50MPH boat or you got some more tricks up your sleeve, Frank? Can't really complain about 50MPH on the water!  Thats faster than most of my airplanes! XD

[DiehardRCaddicts]

@catamaranman333 after I got home I found out why the boat shut down at the end. The outboard drive shaft bearing was binding from me forgetting to lubricate it before running the boat. So I would have to say there is still more speed in it. I'll need to get it back out now that I've had everything apart and it's bind free again. There's always a need for more speed!!!

[catamaranman333]

@DiehardRCaddicts I've been playing with air-powered hydrofoils for about a year now. I use heli blades for the actual foils and in some cases use a gyro to keep the thing level. The nice thing is you don't get the pitchpoles and the "speed limit" goes up. My runs haven't been tested but I estimate top speed pretty close to 50MPH. I've been using airplane motors so far but been thinking of switching to water drive. How hard would it be to extend a traditional boat shaft to 6"+?

[DiehardRCaddicts]

@catamaranman333 I'm not quite sure what you mean by traditional boat shaft. Boats usually use a solid shaft, flex shaft or wire drive. Any of these would work as you just cut them to the length that you need. Do a search for these and you will see what I mean.

[TheLipRipp3r]

nice tug boat! hahaha

[MinfangDuan]

nanotech should be awesome on this boat

[TheBrushlessracer]

Get a better ESC

[AlexGuThEiL]

are you guys going to be making a giveaway for this boat?

[AlexGuThEiL]

fitst

[mickvk]

@AlexGuThEiL Fist. Yeah, that sounds like a Freudian slip.