John Upex
Dec 03, 2002, 12:11 PM
Have you looked at CEN RACING's "Grey Thunder"? Electric and even better,
an I.C. version.
Dave is right - Forget water jets!
"Steve Pearson" <hairy_steve_uk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
> Myself and a work colleague are seriously considering getting one of
> the Graupner Nimbus model power boats to race at weekends at the local
> club. We both work in a model shop so getting the kit and parts is no
> problem, however this is the first time either of us has built a fast
> electric (although I've built a few scale boats in my time). I'm
> considering three options for the kit, either a single prop, twin
> props, or twin water jets. Personally I'd prefer the twin water jets
> as these (I'm told) give far more power than standard propellers and
> would make the model very manoeuverable. However my colleague wants to
> go for twin props to keep the costs down and also keep the project
> relatively simple (avoid having to cut massive holes in the hull for
> the water jets etc). I'd like to hear anyones opinions on whether or
> not it would be practical to fit water jets to this model, and if so,
> what improvements would it make to the handling and speed of the
> model. Also if anyone has built or sailed one of these boats, I'd be
> keen to know how easy they are to build and how well they handle. I
> found a review on the web (I think that's what it was) but it was in
> German so I couldn't make head nor tail of it! :) Anyway, thanks in
> advance,
> -Steve
> PS although I'll try to check back here every couple of days I'd be
> grateful if any replies could be sent to me by email at
> hairy_steve_uk@yahoo.com
an I.C. version.
Dave is right - Forget water jets!
"Steve Pearson" <hairy_steve_uk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:7b5fdefd.0211271434.61452644@posting.google.c om...
> Hi there,
> Myself and a work colleague are seriously considering getting one of
> the Graupner Nimbus model power boats to race at weekends at the local
> club. We both work in a model shop so getting the kit and parts is no
> problem, however this is the first time either of us has built a fast
> electric (although I've built a few scale boats in my time). I'm
> considering three options for the kit, either a single prop, twin
> props, or twin water jets. Personally I'd prefer the twin water jets
> as these (I'm told) give far more power than standard propellers and
> would make the model very manoeuverable. However my colleague wants to
> go for twin props to keep the costs down and also keep the project
> relatively simple (avoid having to cut massive holes in the hull for
> the water jets etc). I'd like to hear anyones opinions on whether or
> not it would be practical to fit water jets to this model, and if so,
> what improvements would it make to the handling and speed of the
> model. Also if anyone has built or sailed one of these boats, I'd be
> keen to know how easy they are to build and how well they handle. I
> found a review on the web (I think that's what it was) but it was in
> German so I couldn't make head nor tail of it! :) Anyway, thanks in
> advance,
> -Steve
> PS although I'll try to check back here every couple of days I'd be
> grateful if any replies could be sent to me by email at
> hairy_steve_uk@yahoo.com