Wow you bought tears to my eyes Brother seeing this little tunnel run. I used to race tunnels 25yr ago. Boat looks really good. I used to build a balance jig for my racing tunnels boats to get the balance of the boat correct. Keep up the great vids brother. Ty you taking me back down memory lane :)
That Boat is BOSS!!!!!! BIG B. That thing is running really nice, it’s on point for a maiden. That boat is what got me into rc boating, it’s like a blast from the past. Thank u and your subscriber for the trip down memory lane. Great job Big B.
You sure brought this old classic back to life in great style Big B! I didn't know how slick those tunnel hulls were until now! And that outboard? Very COOL! Well done.
Old saying goes. 'There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle'. You've proved that on this fantastic little boat. These boats soon had nitro engines fitted in when they came out. Can you make a mould off it and make a corbon copy of it. Great splash down, go for it Big B.
Nice work sir! As a former NAMBA OB tunnel nat. champ a few decades back (shameless plug), I salute you with what you achieved right out of the gate. Thank u for all you do for our hobby.
What hulls did you guys run in competition? I've been looking at a taboo, vision and lee craft style hull for my next tunnel hull build. Have you ever herd of them?
Pretty sick little boat. I have an old nitro thunder tiger that I've been thinking of converting with a TFL outboard. I love the F1 hulls. You will get hooked. They are a blast to tune! Keep it up big B!👍🤙
Very cool. I purchased one of these kits when it came out brand new. Was a ni-cad killing machine. 2 speed. Low speed was 2 six cell packs in parallel and high speed changed from parallel to series doubling the voltage. Things got very hot if you ran it long in high speed. I ended up selling that boat and like many things in life I sure wish I had kept it. Nice job scoots with brushless setup. I like it.
Awesome to see the old girl on the water. I run a octura v937 prop on mine you will get some cavation out of the hull not to bad so fatlr its my favorite prop for the boat
Nice👍👍👍 good job brother, pretty cool you took the time and effort to get that old girl running again 🤘 neighbor had one when we were kids and it's a sweet ass boat 👍
Hi Big B. I had one of them about 20 years ago, I spotted it looking sad and lonely on a shelf in my local model shop so obviously I had to bring it home with me. I ran mine on 3s which was reasonable, but that outboard could be a right arse at times. Still, good work B
I had the MRP back in the 90s. You had to build up on the pads at the rear about 3/16ths of an inch and taper it to 0 in about 4 inches best I can remember. This makes it run flatter and actually less of the hull is wet. I had an OS outboard on mine which I was not impressed with. I switched back to my K&B. It would be a lot more fun brushless as you have more options with moving weight and such.
Nice looking boat! 👌 It's going almost the same on the water as my moddified Kyosho Wave Master. And I'm also not using that big engine cover. I just make small cover on the back of canopy, that's covering motor from splashing water. The sound it's the same and I also can't go trough the corner fast as it's starts pressing outer edge deep to the water. I thought that it's caused by weight, as I'm using "vintage" brushed setup (big Plettenberg engine with 18 cells, boat ready to run 2690 grams). Also that "standing" motor creates a bit of gyroscopic force I think, which not helping much. But your one is much lighter for sure, but doing the same as well. But in the straight line they are going like bullets!😉
what a cool boat brother.ive been out of the game for a while because of family problems. But im starting to get my boats ready.take care brother .looking forward to your new videos
I picked up a Aquacraft top speed 2. I have a K&B 3.5 with an electric conversion. Running 6s. It's pretty fast outboards perform different from the inboard
Nice job Big B !!! First time out and the old girl (Betty Lite) ran great. 🤣 My one and only experience with tunnel hulls was a blast, they are the most fun when running on the edge of flipping over-nose high and literally flying on the tunnel of air just like the full size boats. Although I don’t think this one will take the abuse. Not that we abuse any of our boats right 👍 BGFL
Great maiden run! I think setting the prop higher will increase the speed quite a bit. I'm curious to see if you can resolve the right-corner oversteer. I would think it is mainly due to the very low deadrise of the sponsons. It is a great boat to your collection 😎👍
Looking good Big B! Turn down the dual rate cause outboards don't need a lot of steering throw. Mess with the prop height and angle and stay on power in the corners and it should hold the line without swapping ends. That hull is shorter and more narrow than the modern F1 boats, but it can still be competitive. You're on the right track so with a little tinkering and tuning she will dial in. Regardless, she looks awesome scooting across the pond. So much livery in that boat. A blast from the past indeed! Cheers!
After watching this video, RUclips recommended a video on the MRP F1 boat by a channel called "Odds and Ends RC". He acquired an excellent sample of this boat on eBay. His boat was equipped with a turn fin that is mounted on the inside of the right sponson approximately at the boat's centerline. This kind of jogged my memory. I believe that the turn fin was not a stock part, but either MRP or some other company offered the turn fin as an option and it helped the boat stay planted in the corners. I thought I'd share this with you because it might be an option for you if you exhaust all other tuning options and the boat still hooks in the corners.
The Kyosho Wavemaster tunnel hull is much lighter than the MRP hull. I currently have a Graupner brushed outboard on the Wavemaster. The Graupner outboard is direct drive - no cable. It would be nice to put a brushless motor on the Graupner lower unit.
I've been running brushless outboard tunnels and I have a ose hyperdrive on a 28" pathfinder cat hull (xcat) Try running them flat to the ride surface. Pushing the back of the boat down scrubs off alot of speed. I run 6s on my outboards but doubtful that one would handle it.
I have several Kyosho lower units that I have always thought about converting to brushless. I probably have 6 lower units. I had 3 MRP tunnel hulls like yours that I threw away 5 years ago when moved.
Girls don't run rc boats😳.......do they? 😁 Sorry couldn't help myself and I know y'all do 👍 fastest person in 8th scale buggy and short course 2wd mod is of the female persuasion ✌️👍
its a little different feeling with this style hull right ?... i have the bad habit of right hand turn clockwise because of out riggers. but these will turn just as well left/ batteries up front these guys really like to go airborne.. batteries up front. i wouldnt push this hulls limit to much if you want to keep it.... 4s max i would think. its kinda weird the way they loose there plane on turns. kinda why tunnels and cvataramans arent my first choice. id leave it the way it is and shelf queen it...
i like to guess. i talk about my experiencxe with similiar style boats, make a comment.. then watch the video to see if it handles like i thought it would lol ;]
Hey brother I have a question! I have sonicwake 36 and I want to put a new propeller for it but I don’t have a really good understanding but I know you do! So what prop would you go and buy for your sonicwake! Budget is around 50$ ! Appreciate you and your videos are the best
@@IRONCLADRC you nailed it just all around faster ! I don’t race it like ovals but I have a few buddies who all have boats and I would like just more speed but I want it to turn! That’s another question I have for you! I was think about getting bigger turn fins I was thinkin 82mm by 30mm ? Do you think that would be to big for the boat ?
Octura 642 is a good all-around prop but there kinda hard to find at times. 4519 ose or Oxidean prop is a good choice. Also octura x445 but it's a warm running prop on the stock electronics.
maybe vintage to you , dumas with k&b 3.5 nitro outboard, kit . yep had to lay glass etc. mid 70's with tilt n trim mod , still runs great , but getting harder to find piston and sleeve's for it. be a easy elect conversion but the outboards are going for big dollars,
I have a Dolphin 1 kyosho outboard motor it's Discontinued you can find them on ebay occasionally Here's a better option www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=ose-80980
LOVE THE WAY THE TUNNEL LOOKS B. MINE CORNERS THE SAME WAY , SO DOES YOUR VELES REMEMBER? TAKE THE KORNERS FASTER, WONT SPIN OUT. p.s. i think mine is faster eh!
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Sounds good and runs so smooth. She's happy.
Wow you bought tears to my eyes Brother seeing this little tunnel run. I used to race tunnels 25yr ago. Boat looks really good. I used to build a balance jig for my racing tunnels boats to get the balance of the boat correct. Keep up the great vids brother. Ty you taking me back down memory lane :)
Thanks for all the support. BG4L
That Boat is BOSS!!!!!! BIG B. That thing is running really nice, it’s on point for a maiden. That boat is what got me into rc boating, it’s like a blast from the past. Thank u and your subscriber for the trip down memory lane. Great job Big B.
You sure brought this old classic back to life in great style Big B! I didn't know how slick those tunnel hulls were until now! And that outboard? Very COOL! Well done.
You breathed new life into that antique rc. As usual, you managed to do the seemingly impossible. Great job bro
The Motor looks like a Vintage Mercury !! form the 60's !!!
Only I would remember this !! I'm 70 years old !!!
Old saying goes. 'There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle'. You've proved that on this fantastic little boat. These boats soon had nitro engines fitted in when they came out. Can you make a mould off it and make a corbon copy of it. Great splash down, go for it Big B.
Nice work sir! As a former NAMBA OB tunnel nat. champ a few decades back (shameless plug), I salute you with what you achieved right out of the gate. Thank u for all you do for our hobby.
What hulls did you guys run in competition? I've been looking at a taboo, vision and lee craft style hull for my next tunnel hull build. Have you ever herd of them?
@@IRONCLADRCold lap cat 2 on market place right now, thing looks mint and I want to pull the trigger so bad 😬
Pretty sick little boat.
I have an old nitro thunder tiger that I've been thinking of converting with a TFL outboard. I love the F1 hulls.
You will get hooked. They are a blast to tune! Keep it up big B!👍🤙
Bad ass classic boat. Nothing bring back a piece of history
I would love to have an classic boat like this!!
MRP boats are fantastic old school boats, just reinforce the hull and they run great!
Very cool. I purchased one of these kits when it came out brand new. Was a ni-cad killing machine. 2 speed. Low speed was 2 six cell packs in parallel and high speed changed from parallel to series doubling the voltage. Things got very hot if you ran it long in high speed. I ended up selling that boat and like many things in life I sure wish I had kept it. Nice job scoots with brushless setup. I like it.
Awesome to see the old girl on the water. I run a octura v937 prop on mine you will get some cavation out of the hull not to bad so fatlr its my favorite prop for the boat
3S is Perfect!!! Runs great & scale.
This brings back so many memories of my brother’s miss budweiser
Good job giving new life to an old RC brother. 🤙🏼
Great job 👍congratulations for your video about vintage boat !top
Nice👍👍👍 good job brother, pretty cool you took the time and effort to get that old girl running again 🤘 neighbor had one when we were kids and it's a sweet ass boat 👍
OMG I had one of these back in late 80s!!!! Fast and noisy as hell!!
Hi Big B. I had one of them about 20 years ago, I spotted it looking sad and lonely on a shelf in my local model shop so obviously I had to bring it home with me. I ran mine on 3s which was reasonable, but that outboard could be a right arse at times. Still, good work B
It's nice for first run.....great great challenge and job man
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I had the MRP back in the 90s. You had to build up on the pads at the rear about 3/16ths of an inch and taper it to 0 in about 4 inches best I can remember. This makes it run flatter and actually less of the hull is wet. I had an OS outboard on mine which I was not impressed with. I switched back to my K&B. It would be a lot more fun brushless as you have more options with moving weight and such.
Mrp plastics were top notch for their day
F1 boats are fascinating
Nice looking boat! 👌 It's going almost the same on the water as my moddified Kyosho Wave Master. And I'm also not using that big engine cover. I just make small cover on the back of canopy, that's covering motor from splashing water.
The sound it's the same and I also can't go trough the corner fast as it's starts pressing outer edge deep to the water. I thought that it's caused by weight, as I'm using "vintage" brushed setup (big Plettenberg engine with 18 cells, boat ready to run 2690 grams). Also that "standing" motor creates a bit of gyroscopic force I think, which not helping much.
But your one is much lighter for sure, but doing the same as well. But in the straight line they are going like bullets!😉
smooth like butter on the woatrr 🤤
Nice little running boat. Cant wait to get my Madflow V2 hull fitted up with an outboard. Something different to build and run! Good stuff!!👍🏻
I agree, I like a change all I've been running here lately are mono and catamarans with a hydroplane thrown in to the mix evey now and again.
what a cool boat brother.ive been out of the game for a while because of family problems. But im starting to get my boats ready.take care brother .looking forward to your new videos
I picked up a Aquacraft top speed 2. I have a K&B 3.5 with an electric conversion. Running 6s. It's pretty fast outboards perform different from the inboard
I ran 12 cell nicad in series with a brushed motor and it screamed ! Wish I still had them!
i love this boat
I do have a Kyosho Wavemaster which is also a nice tunnel. I am going to put the TFL mini outboard from OSE after I reinforce the hull and sponsons.
Great job bro keep up the great work.
Pretty Cool Big B👍
Sweet boat! I've got a 30 year old mrp americana v hull that I just got running. Been debating upgrading/updating it but also want to keep it vintage.
That's awesome 👌 build it ironclad 😆
A flash from the past rite there
Nice job Big B !!! First time out and the old girl (Betty Lite) ran great. 🤣
My one and only experience with tunnel hulls was a blast, they are the most fun when running on the edge of flipping over-nose high and literally flying on the tunnel of air just like the full size boats. Although I don’t think this one will take the abuse. Not that we abuse any of our boats right 👍 BGFL
Great maiden run! I think setting the prop higher will increase the speed quite a bit. I'm curious to see if you can resolve the right-corner oversteer. I would think it is mainly due to the very low deadrise of the sponsons. It is a great boat to your collection 😎👍
Nice running boat! I always thought it would be cool to be able to trim the motor while running. Might be a little complicated tho.
Looking good Big B! Turn down the dual rate cause outboards don't need a lot of steering throw. Mess with the prop height and angle and stay on power in the corners and it should hold the line without swapping ends. That hull is shorter and more narrow than the modern F1 boats, but it can still be competitive. You're on the right track so with a little tinkering and tuning she will dial in. Regardless, she looks awesome scooting across the pond. So much livery in that boat. A blast from the past indeed! Cheers!
After watching this video, RUclips recommended a video on the MRP F1 boat by a channel called "Odds and Ends RC". He acquired an excellent sample of this boat on eBay. His boat was equipped with a turn fin that is mounted on the inside of the right sponson approximately at the boat's centerline. This kind of jogged my memory. I believe that the turn fin was not a stock part, but either MRP or some other company offered the turn fin as an option and it helped the boat stay planted in the corners. I thought I'd share this with you because it might be an option for you if you exhaust all other tuning options and the boat still hooks in the corners.
Next outing I'll try staying on the throttle in a turn, I was being a little to cautious on my maiden run. I'll look into a skid fin as well thanks
"What I call a cont hair" 😂😂😂
Love your southern twang. I'm from Michigan but talk a little like you. I'm Midwest, and southern Indiana, with Canadian accents here and there HaHa!
The Kyosho Wavemaster tunnel hull is much lighter than the MRP hull. I currently have a Graupner brushed outboard on the Wavemaster. The Graupner outboard is direct drive - no cable. It would be nice to put a brushless motor on the Graupner lower unit.
I've been running brushless outboard tunnels and I have a ose hyperdrive on a 28" pathfinder cat hull (xcat) Try running them flat to the ride surface. Pushing the back of the boat down scrubs off alot of speed. I run 6s on my outboards but doubtful that one would handle it.
Adding some hydro shoes in the front of the tunnel ,might help eliminate the hooking in the corners
Thanks I'll look into that
Logran maravillas con la radotecnia actual y la velocidad que alcanzan las lanchas es impresionante.
Without having the hood on the motor it looks like the 50’s mercs they use in the kneel down hydro planes
I have several Kyosho lower units that I have always thought about converting to brushless. I probably have 6 lower units. I had 3 MRP tunnel hulls like yours that I threw away 5 years ago when moved.
Girls don't run rc boats😳.......do they? 😁 Sorry couldn't help myself and I know y'all do 👍 fastest person in 8th scale buggy and short course 2wd mod is of the female persuasion ✌️👍
@@jordancoleman2402 Who said I am a girl?
@@jpeterso52 I apologize the name and the picture kind of might lead someone to think this....
that things awsome!!
Ran great on 3's but I do wanna see 4's ✌️😉👍
Tomorrow upload I run her on 4s. She's fast
@@IRONCLADRC I would imagine riding the prop and in need of a lil thrust angle adjustment... I will check it out! Thanks for the heads up! ✌️😎👍
Awesome boat! You keep making me want to build more boats 😂 twin mono? Or outboard ? Thanks for all you do big B
I know the feeling lol. I e got so many builds I wanna doirs ridiculous
You know what would be Bad-ass, Pop a mold off & build a Carbon fiber hull. (You might have to set-up a shop cuz I want one as well).
You're entirely totally right !!
And for sound an outrunner ............
are there actually fish in that large puddle??
I wonder if the stock plastic prop really flexed with the torq of the brushless motor.
Probably did flex, it also has a few dings from age
8s 8s 8s😂. I need to get my boats back out on the water.
Did yall get that boat from Target?....lol!!!....just kidding bro, its a sweet boat regardless of the "bud lite" craziness:)
👍👍
its a little different feeling with this style hull right ?... i have the bad habit of right hand turn clockwise because of out riggers. but these will turn just as well left/ batteries up front these guys really like to go airborne.. batteries up front. i wouldnt push this hulls limit to much if you want to keep it.... 4s max i would think. its kinda weird the way they loose there plane on turns. kinda why tunnels and cvataramans arent my first choice. id leave it the way it is and shelf queen it...
i like to guess. i talk about my experiencxe with similiar style boats, make a comment.. then watch the video to see if it handles like i thought it would lol ;]
Hey brother I have a question! I have sonicwake 36 and I want to put a new propeller for it but I don’t have a really good understanding but I know you do! So what prop would you go and buy for your sonicwake! Budget is around 50$ ! Appreciate you and your videos are the best
What are you trying to achieve? All out speed, bashing, ovals, or just a cool running faster all around prop
@@IRONCLADRC you nailed it just all around faster ! I don’t race it like ovals but I have a few buddies who all have boats and I would like just more speed but I want it to turn! That’s another question I have for you! I was think about getting bigger turn fins I was thinkin 82mm by 30mm ? Do you think that would be to big for the boat ?
Octura 642 is a good all-around prop but there kinda hard to find at times. 4519 ose or Oxidean prop is a good choice. Also octura x445 but it's a warm running prop on the stock electronics.
@@IRONCLADRC thank you brother I will look into those! Appreciate all the knowledge you share! You have taught me so much ! Much love and respect ✊🏻
maybe vintage to you , dumas with k&b 3.5 nitro outboard, kit . yep had to lay glass etc. mid 70's with tilt n trim mod , still runs great , but getting harder to find piston and sleeve's for it. be a easy elect conversion but the outboards are going for big dollars,
Where did you buy the outboard at? I have the same boat and my outboard is shot.
I have a Dolphin 1 kyosho outboard motor it's Discontinued you can find them on ebay occasionally
Here's a better option
www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=ose-80980
Is the pilot a trans ?
LOVE THE WAY THE TUNNEL LOOKS B. MINE CORNERS THE SAME WAY , SO DOES YOUR VELES REMEMBER? TAKE THE KORNERS FASTER, WONT SPIN OUT. p.s. i think mine is faster eh!
got an idea how to plant front end of boat in turns with out weights ill message u Tomarrow
Knurled pronounced nurled