Bought this lil ripper for my son. Gonna be a blast running my gieco 37 with him while he runs the 17 🤙🏼 Love your videos of the boat upgrades 👍🏼 Cheers mate 🤙🏼
Nice work Big B, this boat really needs this. it's very twitchy even with a bigger battery pushed forward. Can't wait to see the running video, bet it runs well now.
Very nice DIY project Big B!. I retrofitted trim tabs and turn fins from a Recoil 17 on my Powerboat, but truthfully they didn't make a difference. I think it's because the tabs and fins were too small. I then tried installing a shim behind the outboard mount to adjust the prop angle in an attempt to keep the bow in the water (run more wet) but the the drive train ended up binding, which surprised me because I thought the universal joint would allow a little angle adjustment, but it doesn't. I hope you have better luck than I did. I ended up scrapping the boat and used the outboard on a DIY project where I used a one piece, .098 flex cable and 1/8" prop shaft instead of the stock, 3-piece straight drive shaft, prop shaft and universal joint. The one piece flex shaft worked extremely well and I was able to trim the outboard to my liking. I hope that your DIY trim tab/turn fins help, but I have a feeling your going to have to trim the outboard in order to make any kind of positive improvement. Can't wait to see more. Wishing the Boat Gang a safe and happy 4th of July!
Wow I can't believe the recoil 17 turn fins didn't hold her down in a corner. If that's the case then the strut/rudder is hanging off the transom so far that it's actually sweeping the back of the boat out causing the "skip" ? Hmmmmm. Interesting Very good to know thanks for the info gman. 👍 huge help.
@@IRONCLADRC It's very possible, but I honestly believe that the boat's "twitchy" attitude on the water is caused by the hull itself - it's just too narrow. That's why I commented on a previous video that I think the boat is going to need oversized turn fins in order to corner with any kind of consistency. If anyone can find a solution to the Powerboat 17's handling issues it's you Big B :)
Replying to myself - man I must be bored! If you do try to convert to a flex shaft, your going to run into a problem. The Powerboat 17 has an oversized stuffing tube with bearings for the straight propeller shaft to spin on. If you do manage to get the stuffing tube out of the boat it's gonna leave a giant hole in the transom - much to big of a diameter for a small 1/4" stuffing tube. Just something to ponder over.
@@IRONCLADRC Now your talking! The boat will look very out of scale with humongous turn fins, but I think it's justified. Either that or come up with a way to trim the prop angle. or possibly add weight to the bow - who knows. I ended up adding weight to the bow and running the boat on 2S instead of 3S. It was a little easier to drive, but not by much. Personally I think it's the worst handling boat that ProBoat has ever produced. They should have made the Powerboat at least 26 inches in length and used a real outboard motor. Not that would be something :)
Very nice and simple tab and fin setup B, I put some on mine and it was way more controllable. I just wish you could adjust the trim on the strut. Other then that they are little rippers lol
I was actually thinking about doing that but I've read that a skeg will keep the boat straight & doesn't really he'll in a turn? Idk I may Try it just to see what happens?
That's such a cool idea and really clever piece of work Big B. Will come in really useful because I need to add some trim tabs and turn fins to the boat I just built with an outboard. What gauge/thickness aluminium did you use bro?
I have some questions. I have a 1125 mm long and 380 mm wide empty fiberglass boat. I got it for free from a guy who moved to a smaller house amd couldt afford the space. He allso gave me a couple of ruder setups. The largest one fitting the best to the boat that i got was a dual rudder one propeller setup. Each rudder is 140 mm. Is that enought rudder. And can i prooel the boat whith two nitro engines. a counter klockwise and one klockwise. I have not so much experiance whit rc boats. But i have some whit nitro engines. But whould the rudder and two engines be enought to propel such a large rc boat whit a decent soeed and decent turn radius?
What type of hull is it? Mono catamaran? I'm not to familiar with nitro motors that being said I would think that a twin nitro on a 1124mm boat should be perfect. Or you could use a small gas engine. If it were my boat I'd go with a 56 series motor and like 300a speed control.
@@IRONCLADRC it is a mono hull. Has actually been un used for atleast 30 years. Has a wierd history to it. But i like mechanical stuff and have thought of a design to take 2 servo input. The stearing servo allso linked to two nitro engines. So the outher propeller gets more thrust in the turns. Just a thought. Have a little cad file done on it. But the whould a dual 140 mm rudder work for such a boat? Each rudder is 140 mm. So 280 mm total.
do you think a trim tab home made would keep the 17 inch geico on the right side would keep it from doing a kick flip ? or just it help turns mostly? i put a outrunner motor in it and it goes air borne, i did purchase some airsoft 3s 2000mah they are skinny fit in the boats left side for weight this might help. this is one ive been tinkering with... ruclips.net/video/hWjlzywbxgk/видео.html
@@IRONCLADRC no i was trying to avoid that, but it has to much down pitch im sure its easy to see. i purchased some 3s 2000mah airsoft batteries that will slip down into the left sponson , its alot of weight . but i'm probably going to have to change the stuffing tube as you suggested. i have a lot of boats outriggers , oxidean marine. dumas , jaes, zip kits. etc, etc. i just use up all my patience getting them to plane right i have no video editing patience... but i'm gonna try and do a few more. thanks for taking interest
FYI..... THIS MODIFICATION DIDN'T HELP THE TURNING ON THE POWER BOAT RACER BUT WILL WORK ON OTHER RC BOATS OF THIS SIZE.
Bought this lil ripper for my son. Gonna be a blast running my gieco 37 with him while he runs the 17 🤙🏼 Love your videos of the boat upgrades 👍🏼 Cheers mate 🤙🏼
Nice work Big B, this boat really needs this. it's very twitchy even with a bigger battery pushed forward. Can't wait to see the running video, bet it runs well now.
Well I just tested the turn fins & they didn't work as expected, so I will be redesigning the turn fins/Trim tabs set up
Nice vedio. It's really a cost-saving Diy. Sometimes its hard to find trim pads and turn fins for a small hull like this.
Yes I agree. You can find replacement parts for some of the cheap rtr China boats, but fit may be tight on the power boat transom
Nice work bro. Always creative and resourceful. Have a great 4th my friend
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY BRO
Great work Big B. Can't wait to see it run
Very nice DIY project Big B!. I retrofitted trim tabs and turn fins from a Recoil 17 on my Powerboat, but truthfully they didn't make a difference. I think it's because the tabs and fins were too small. I then tried installing a shim behind the outboard mount to adjust the prop angle in an attempt to keep the bow in the water (run more wet) but the the drive train ended up binding, which surprised me because I thought the universal joint would allow a little angle adjustment, but it doesn't. I hope you have better luck than I did.
I ended up scrapping the boat and used the outboard on a DIY project where I used a one piece, .098 flex cable and 1/8" prop shaft instead of the stock, 3-piece straight drive shaft, prop shaft and universal joint. The one piece flex shaft worked extremely well and I was able to trim the outboard to my liking. I hope that your DIY trim tab/turn fins help, but I have a feeling your going to have to trim the outboard in order to make any kind of positive improvement. Can't wait to see more. Wishing the Boat Gang a safe and happy 4th of July!
Wow I can't believe the recoil 17 turn fins didn't hold her down in a corner. If that's the case then the strut/rudder is hanging off the transom so far that it's actually sweeping the back of the boat out causing the "skip" ? Hmmmmm. Interesting
Very good to know thanks for the info gman. 👍 huge help.
@@IRONCLADRC It's very possible, but I honestly believe that the boat's "twitchy" attitude on the water is caused by the hull itself - it's just too narrow. That's why I commented on a previous video that I think the boat is going to need oversized turn fins in order to corner with any kind of consistency. If anyone can find a solution to the Powerboat 17's handling issues it's you Big B :)
Replying to myself - man I must be bored!
If you do try to convert to a flex shaft, your going to run into a problem. The Powerboat 17 has an oversized stuffing tube with bearings for the straight propeller shaft to spin on. If you do manage to get the stuffing tube out of the boat it's gonna leave a giant hole in the transom - much to big of a diameter for a small 1/4" stuffing tube. Just something to ponder over.
@@georgegonzalez9281 I just ran the boat your 100% right the turn fins didn't help at all. Lol. Maybe I'll throw the SonicWall trlurnfins on lol.
@@IRONCLADRC Now your talking! The boat will look very out of scale with humongous turn fins, but I think it's justified. Either that or come up with a way to trim the prop angle. or possibly add weight to the bow - who knows. I ended up adding weight to the bow and running the boat on 2S instead of 3S. It was a little easier to drive, but not by much. Personally I think it's the worst handling boat that ProBoat has ever produced. They should have made the Powerboat at least 26 inches in length and used a real outboard motor. Not that would be something :)
what a great idea man, looking forward to seeing you test, take care,have a happy 4th
Very nice and simple tab and fin setup B, I put some on mine and it was way more controllable. I just wish you could adjust the trim on the strut. Other then that they are little rippers lol
Simply amazing good job
Have a happy 4th Big & Fam
BE SAFE OUT THERE HAPPY 4TH
Wanna turn left and right? Try a center "skag" just a bit south of the boats center.
I was actually thinking about doing that but I've read that a skeg will keep the boat straight & doesn't really he'll in a turn? Idk I may Try it just to see what happens?
That's such a cool idea and really clever piece of work Big B. Will come in really useful because I need to add some trim tabs and turn fins to the boat I just built with an outboard.
What gauge/thickness aluminium did you use bro?
The aluminum I used is kinda thin I think it's 20 or 22 gage? I'd go A bit thicker with your "quirky" outboard build.
Thanks. What did you use on the rudder to make it look like an outboard or did it come that way?
It came with the outboard motor
@@IRONCLADRC ok thanks. I have a boat that just doesn’t look right w/o an outboard so I was hoping you had done it yourself
I have some questions. I have a
1125 mm long and 380 mm wide empty fiberglass boat. I got it for free from a guy who moved to a smaller house amd couldt afford the space. He allso gave me a couple of ruder setups. The largest one fitting the best to the boat that i got was a dual rudder one propeller setup. Each rudder is 140 mm. Is that enought rudder. And can i prooel the boat whith two nitro engines. a counter klockwise and one klockwise. I have not so much experiance whit rc boats. But i have some whit nitro engines. But whould the rudder and two engines be enought to propel such a large rc boat whit a decent soeed and decent turn radius?
What type of hull is it? Mono catamaran?
I'm not to familiar with nitro motors that being said I would think that a twin nitro on a 1124mm boat should be perfect. Or you could use a small gas engine. If it were my boat I'd go with a 56 series motor and like 300a speed control.
@@IRONCLADRC it is a mono hull. Has actually been un used for atleast 30 years. Has a wierd history to it. But i like mechanical stuff and have thought of a design to take 2 servo input. The stearing servo allso linked to two nitro engines. So the outher propeller gets more thrust in the turns. Just a thought. Have a little cad file done on it. But the whould a dual 140 mm rudder work for such a boat? Each rudder is 140 mm. So 280 mm total.
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Where is the run after the turn fin mod
Turn fin didn't help the turn issue, repositioning the esc to the left side if the boat did help quit a bit
@@IRONCLADRC thank you finally seen that , I'm just gonna add a bulk head up to the motor collar and some weight to that side
do you think a trim tab home made would keep the 17 inch geico on the right side would keep it from doing a kick flip ? or just it help turns mostly? i put a outrunner motor in it and it goes air borne, i did purchase some airsoft 3s 2000mah they are skinny fit in the boats left side for weight this might help. this is one ive been tinkering with... ruclips.net/video/hWjlzywbxgk/видео.html
Does if have a flexcable? If not i would start with that. Personally i think that would help the mg17 the most
@@IRONCLADRC no i was trying to avoid that, but it has to much down pitch im sure its easy to see. i purchased some 3s 2000mah airsoft batteries that will slip down into the left sponson , its alot of weight . but i'm probably going to have to change the stuffing tube as you suggested. i have a lot of boats outriggers , oxidean marine. dumas , jaes, zip kits. etc, etc. i just use up all my patience getting them to plane right i have no video editing patience... but i'm gonna try and do a few more. thanks for taking interest
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