New to site. My interest is rc airboats.

[Chris S.]

Hello to all. :cool:
My interest lies with the rc airboats. I built my first about 15 yrs ago, spent a few years modeling then drifted in and out of rc's for a while (may have had something to do with those teenage years. :D ). But for the last 6 yrs or so I have been really into the airboats....great family fun!!

Does anyone here dabble with airboats?

Here's a few of the boats that I have built.

[Kmot]

I like how you color coordinated the engine on the 1.08 ;)

[Chris S.]

Thanks! I like to spice it up a little.

Here is a few videos of the boats in action.

http://rcairboats.net/v-web/gallery/albums/Chris/SI_Step_Hull.wmv
http://rcairboats.net/v-web/gallery/albums/Chris/SI_Flat_Bottom.wmv

My site is www.rcairboats.net if you are interested in checking out airboats from around the world.

[Kmot]

I've seen some of those boats before, especially the onboard video one.

Lots of them seem to do donuts almost uncontrollably. Is there a way to minimize that? Perhaps a skeg under the hull or something?

[Chris S.]

My boats will do "water-nuts" in a very tight circle, but yet they track straight.

Like all other boats if you are not set up right, then yes the boat may have a tendacy to spin out in one direction or the other or possibley run in in oval.

I have built alot of boats in my time and have some pretty good setups that run very nicely. Less experienced boaters are always asking how to keep them from spinning.

A skeg or strakes on the bottom will help with the tracking. But a skeg too tall will cause you to be a bit unstable on dry ground.