I just put up a video of this boat as well. Had mine for close to a decade. Decided to bring it out. Mine came with 2 NIMH batteries, but, could upgrade to 2x 2 or 3 cell lipos. Super amazing boat. Super stable.
I bought one a couple of years ago from offer up , took it to the Colorado river and kept dyeing. I got it fixed but havn't had a chance to take it out. Hopefully this spring , can't wait.
Nice boat ! I have four boats now or I would get that green one for sure , took the miss gieco out again , can't get past half throttle without being airborne , these things are fast ! Great video thanx !
I always dig your boat vids and the beautiful locations you run them in. Also looking foward to a snow run this winter to see if the spartan can do as well as the m41 did.👍💯
Traxxas really didn’t do much homework. Rubber tube around motor. Plastic prop, hatch comes off on a flip. All battery come out totally soaked. 😢 if your first time buyer your in trouble right from purchase. Shame on Traxxas for not doing the homework. I believe the boat team that approved the Spartan should be fired like the pro boat team that signed off on the UL one and other boats with the 2000 kv 6pole . You should be able to run the boat out of the box without having to worry about drying your equipment in the first 10 minutes or less of playing with it. Put your money in Proboat Sonicwake V2 . At 420.00 that self righting. Metal prop, metal cool jacket for motor, seal on lid , Four corner lock downs . Just saying
Picked up a Sonicwake V2 last Saturday. It's already in the mail back to HH.. I just hate traxxas proprietary connectors and such. Is the boat awesome? It doesn't seem to flip much? The Sonicwake has self righting though. Used it often as it flipped easily in chop.
The boat is pretty cool and if your not careful it will flip while turning. It does not have self righting which kinda sucks, biggest thing I don't like about the boat is the hull cover seems to snap off easy whenever the boat flips and gets the electronics wet
Spartan is a great ship. There is no need to improve it, because it costs a lot of money. I know what I'm talking about. otherwise, you made a nice video. A friend drowned mine in water that was 4°C. oops
I just put up a video of this boat as well. Had mine for close to a decade. Decided to bring it out. Mine came with 2 NIMH batteries, but, could upgrade to 2x 2 or 3 cell lipos. Super amazing boat. Super stable.
I bought one a couple of years ago from offer up , took it to the Colorado river and kept dyeing. I got it fixed but havn't had a chance to take it out. Hopefully this spring , can't wait.
Very Nice!
Wow, out of the box and it just slides on top of the water, not much bounce. 👍 Thanks!
Congrats on 100 videos
Thank you
Nice boat ! I have four boats now or I would get that green one for sure , took the miss gieco out again , can't get past half throttle without being airborne , these things are fast ! Great video thanx !
Thank you, yea its hard to keep them down, need some smooth glass waters 😁
@FIVONINE. How would I text you
Gotta love the slo-mo video
I always dig your boat vids and the beautiful locations you run them in. Also looking foward to a snow run this winter to see if the spartan can do as well as the m41 did.👍💯
Thank you man! I will definitely be trying that out, I think its just going to roll over 😂
@@FortekNine any tricks to get this dialed in?
Nice boat Friend 🤩
Thank you 🤗
Nice dude
Thanks 🔥
We are also building a trailer for my Spartan which is gonna be sick. Vids on channel
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I got a new spur gear yesterday because my other spur gear stripped out of my rustler 4x4.
Who cares
Adding weight will make boat more stable?
Traxxas really didn’t do much homework. Rubber tube around motor. Plastic prop, hatch comes off on a flip. All battery come out totally soaked. 😢 if your first time buyer your in trouble right from purchase. Shame on Traxxas for not doing the homework. I believe the boat team that approved the Spartan should be fired like the pro boat team that signed off on the UL one and other boats with the 2000 kv 6pole . You should be able to run the boat out of the box without having to worry about drying your equipment in the first 10 minutes or less of playing with it. Put your money in Proboat Sonicwake V2 . At 420.00 that self righting. Metal prop, metal cool jacket for motor, seal on lid , Four corner lock downs . Just saying
God…DAMN… 😳
Can’t believe the Mabuchi 540-motor boats I had as a kid were “fast” out of the box… 😧
Looks like it can't handle anything but glassy smooth water. Kind of what I'd anticipate going 50 mph on a 4 foot hull.
What is the running time on those two batteries?
About 10-15min
hi.dude....nice video ! any heat issues with those heavy bateries ? are you runni g the stock 4 mm flexshaft and the stock plastic prop ?
No heat issues, yes I was running everything stock
@@FortekNine for 15 min running time do you remember how many mah 3S bateries were you using?
Picked up a Sonicwake V2 last Saturday. It's already in the mail back to HH.. I just hate traxxas proprietary connectors and such. Is the boat awesome? It doesn't seem to flip much? The Sonicwake has self righting though. Used it often as it flipped easily in chop.
The boat is pretty cool and if your not careful it will flip while turning. It does not have self righting which kinda sucks, biggest thing I don't like about the boat is the hull cover seems to snap off easy whenever the boat flips and gets the electronics wet
Does this vehicle have no self righting function :( They have the Traxxas Spartan SR which solves that.
If I may, how much does it cost?
$400 not including battery and charger
Does that mean you have to buy the battery and charger yourself???
Yup
OK bro
Thanks bro👌👌
Is it possible to hold the throttle down for more than 2 seconds?
Yes, but on choppy water your more likely to flip.....im sure on smooth water it wouldn't be a problem. Also you run out of room very quickly lol 😂
Just picked one up. 6s Lipo rips!
Which do you like better? M41 or this one.
Hard to say, I'm gona run them both next time and see 😅
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Traxxas dropped the ball with that canopy. Even wltoys can design a system that seals and wont come undone.
I need to buy a charger and battery for my Traxxas Blast. It's been sitting in the box for 4 years
What battery’s does anyone recommend
How long battery last ?
1 cession 😂
I've got the old red Spartan rigged up to run 8s
How fast did you get it to go? that's awesome 😁
Spartan is a great ship. There is no need to improve it, because it costs a lot of money. I know what I'm talking about. otherwise, you made a nice video. A friend drowned mine in water that was 4°C. oops
There cheap to upgrade really.
@@thewardenshaulingheavy2813 what is a cheap upgrade?
Screw that having to get in a tube or raft. I’m getting a self righting boat
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It's only a real "Spartan first run" if there's smoke!
😂😂