Part of the joy of RC is fixing things after you run them! Foamies need glue, quads need props or video, boats need electronics, cars need tires and bodies, Oh the joy LOL!
Hey B! Love your content. I’d really love to see you do a video on your field kit. To see what tools and materials you bring to the lake. Looks like a good kit and I’d love to know what you see as the essentials to bring to the lake. Keep up the good work man. LETS FRIGGIN GO!
I love twking my little boy to run boats, he has tried a few times, but says he isnt ready yet.... lol. But he loves boats and boat racing, he tells me he is going to build boats when he grows up....
Let's go BIG B. Bro , you really know how to make these boats fast. That steering servo took a serious beating 😮. Glad you were able to get it fixed without a lot of damage.
If your not setting the bar higher for other to achieve greatness your not doing it right!!! Yet another great boat from BIG B!!! Great JOB!! That was a violent crash, but she's built IRONCLAD!!
Now that’s some high speed durability testing, wonder if the speed reading is water or air speed 😂 great video. Always entertaining at the speed run spot.
I always put metal gears in my boat servos And I always use the rubber grommets on my rcs even all of my 6 boats B just don't wrench it super tight, just think how much vibration the boat has... saved the servo I think never had a problem with them coming loose.
I used to use those inserts on the job. We would heat them up and "melt" it into the plastic. As for the rubber grommet, i dont use em. Like somebody said, it lets the servo flex.
When my friends and i haveva bad day boating we call it a martin day , back story my mate brought his mate alongwho flew rc planes and told he knew what he was doing within minutes his boat was in the reeds he grabbed my recovery boat didnt know what he was doing got that jammed as well burnt out the esc trying to get it out , my real mate crashed his due to a faulty servo and mine stopped in the middle of the lake , no recovery cause martin destroyed that then suddenly my esc caught on fire and burnt out the boat , hence our term a martin day when everything goes wrong
I bought a new hull with a dented nose for my Sonicwake, I never installed the decals so the boat was an amazing white! Two days ago my Flycolor 150 esc blew up in the boat, a big poof sound came from the boat in the middle of the lake! I was thinking all the work on the boat and now it may sink! I grabbed my pontoon boat headed to the rc to watch it take on water as it was smoking. I was able to retrieve the boat, open it up then find my batteries were in perfect shape but the esc had wires melted off. The cover of the boat has melted slightly and everything - I mean everything everywhere smells of burnt boat! How do we keep going at times like this? How do we dive in and repair such problems? Where do we find a good air freshener for the garage?
Trust me! I've been there! Almost wanted to sell every RC I own because I had a streak of bad luck. Gotta keep pushing just know there's light at the end.
@@mikelehne4886 I've had a few flycolors do that, some how I've always been lucky enough not to lose the boat. But yes.....they do stink something terrible! Takes a couple months for the smell to wear off too lol. Good luck with the rebuild
@@IRONCLADRC - I had that problem right after I installed a brand new Horizon flex cable in a Velez and I broke 2 inches from the motor which tore up the stuffing tube too! Horizon was exceptional and replaced the flex cable. I’m just about done installing the new stuffing tube!
You can also just use a small tip on your soldering iron and heat that threaded insert and then just press it in with the iron. I have a couple m-jet boats that use a bunch of those all over and never had one come loose 😉
MY GUY!!! I’m in Tampa Florida. We’re on the same time zone. I know you probably have a lot of us who want to know answers to specific questions. lol. Anyway to message you Privately?!?
Damn bro my kid lives in jax thought some places looked familiar ouch that was a hard smack ya those insert sets come in handy not just for boats 👍good idea with servo’s stick with one brand & size so have spare parts lol nope dont use gromits on servo or servosavers ya its hard on servo but better control👍
My understanding of the rubber grommets is that they are shock absorbers, when used on land vehicles they will give and help protect the servo from being dosilaged from it holder, I’ve never use them but rely on servo savers on my land vehicles (crawlers are to slow for servo savers) however as far as boats are concerned I want that firm contact with no play what so ever in the linkage, no movement from my servo holder and certainly no movement from a servo saver.
Oh those inserts saved your bacon!🥓 I was just thinking "nah, they don't make a Heli-coil for plastics" ..those 20kg units work great for what they cost & no grommets here. I like solid and direct.BG4L🚤💨
lol there comes a point where you put to much power, put a 200 amp leopard set up in v1 sonic wake and rip hull lol , no more plastic back to building fiberglass /carbon fiber .
I swear mine does the same thing almost every run lately airborne and it don't like to self right since I took the extra weight out to compensate for the larger esc. But I think my tune got changed pulling the mad lizard / ose strut rough day at the pond beats a good day at work. Peace
When it comes to crashes there are times it doesnt matter what the hull is made from nothing survives, seen almost as many fiberglass and carbon hulls with split seams as polycarbonate when the conditions are just right, or should i say just wrong, especially when pushing the limits of your electronics, speed and hull material.
It's always bugged me that my sonic v2 barely turns left. After watching and taking notes of the super sonic I noticed that they put a way longer rudder on it and it has good left turning. So i put a bigger rudder on the v2, a 130mm rudder, and what a difference. It turns great both directions now. The only problem is that it will no longer do 360s. So I guess you have to give something to get something
@@IRONCLADRC that's the one but nothing matches the OEM so I had to drill new holes and fill the old ones. It's a little heavier but it still self recovers
Glad to see the damage was minimal. I've had more than a few 'mishaps' work my boats...but, thankfully, no damage worth mentioning. So far, the worst I've done is break some rudder breakaway bolts, bend a turn fin, and almost slice my thumb off (my own stupidity...don't ask...lol). Regarding the threaded brass inserts, did you find the link (asking, since you mentioned adding the link in the 'description', but I don't see a link)?
Part of the joy of RC is fixing things after you run them! Foamies need glue, quads need props or video, boats need electronics, cars need tires and bodies, Oh the joy LOL!
Hey B! Love your content.
I’d really love to see you do a video on your field kit.
To see what tools and materials you bring to the lake.
Looks like a good kit and I’d love to know what you see as the essentials to bring to the lake.
Keep up the good work man. LETS FRIGGIN GO!
Here's a quick video on what I take to the water
ua-cam.com/video/yvVqeu6PCeY/v-deo.html
I love twking my little boy to run boats, he has tried a few times, but says he isnt ready yet.... lol. But he loves boats and boat racing, he tells me he is going to build boats when he grows up....
Let's go BIG B. Bro , you really know how to make these boats fast. That steering servo took a serious beating 😮. Glad you were able to get it fixed without a lot of damage.
If your not setting the bar higher for other to achieve greatness your not doing it right!!! Yet another great boat from BIG B!!! Great JOB!! That was a violent crash, but she's built IRONCLAD!!
Hey Son, my little Axel is a big helper! ❤
He loves helping me when I bring the boats home. As soon as he hears the truck pulling up, he runs outside to help daddy.. my little shadow
Now that’s some high speed durability testing, wonder if the speed reading is water or air speed 😂 great video. Always entertaining at the speed run spot.
Big B, I am happy that this boat survived . Looking forward to your next video . 👏👏
That's when you show your buddies that you went so fast that you blew it up. Make up some absurd speed. Guys dig that 😅
Rubber grommets were developed to isolate the servo from internal combustion engine vibrations. Not needed for electrics.
Good stuff. 👍
I always put metal gears in my boat servos
And I always use the rubber grommets on my rcs even all of my 6 boats B just don't wrench it super tight, just think how much vibration the boat has... saved the servo I think never had a problem with them coming loose.
I used to use those inserts on the job. We would heat them up and "melt" it into the plastic. As for the rubber grommet, i dont use em. Like somebody said, it lets the servo flex.
When my friends and i haveva bad day boating we call it a martin day , back story my mate brought his mate alongwho flew rc planes and told he knew what he was doing within minutes his boat was in the reeds he grabbed my recovery boat didnt know what he was doing got that jammed as well burnt out the esc trying to get it out , my real mate crashed his due to a faulty servo and mine stopped in the middle of the lake , no recovery cause martin destroyed that then suddenly my esc caught on fire and burnt out the boat , hence our term a martin day when everything goes wrong
Lol thanks for the story! Bummer, but I have had days like that. omg, it's like quick sand. The harder you try, the deeper in the sh!t you get
Its actually alot more fun to be conservative with the upgrades and survive run after run without breaking stuff.
I bought a new hull with a dented nose for my Sonicwake, I never installed the decals so the boat was an amazing white! Two days ago my Flycolor 150 esc blew up in the boat, a big poof sound came from the boat in the middle of the lake! I was thinking all the work on the boat and now it may sink! I grabbed my pontoon boat headed to the rc to watch it take on water as it was smoking. I was able to retrieve the boat, open it up then find my batteries were in perfect shape but the esc had wires melted off. The cover of the boat has melted slightly and everything - I mean everything everywhere smells of burnt boat! How do we keep going at times like this? How do we dive in and repair such problems? Where do we find a good air freshener for the garage?
Trust me! I've been there! Almost wanted to sell every RC I own because I had a streak of bad luck. Gotta keep pushing just know there's light at the end.
@@mikelehne4886 I've had a few flycolors do that, some how I've always been lucky enough not to lose the boat. But yes.....they do stink something terrible! Takes a couple months for the smell to wear off too lol. Good luck with the rebuild
@@IRONCLADRC - I had that problem right after I installed a brand new Horizon flex cable in a Velez and I broke 2 inches from the motor which tore up the stuffing tube too! Horizon was exceptional and replaced the flex cable. I’m just about done installing the new stuffing tube!
You can also just use a small tip on your soldering iron and heat that threaded insert and then just press it in with the iron. I have a couple m-jet boats that use a bunch of those all over and never had one come loose 😉
Roger that thanks, I never used a threaded insert that small. I appreciate the tip
Thanks!
Thank you, for the super thanks. BG4L
MY GUY!!! I’m in Tampa Florida. We’re on the same time zone. I know you probably have a lot of us who want to know answers to specific questions. lol. Anyway to message you Privately?!?
@just2fast4yall I'm on Facebook, friend me, and pm, you can send photos and videos there
That’s cool that you use the same cheap servo.
Damn bro my kid lives in jax thought some places looked familiar ouch that was a hard smack ya those insert sets come in handy not just for boats 👍good idea with servo’s stick with one brand & size so have spare parts lol nope dont use gromits on servo or servosavers ya its hard on servo but better control👍
My understanding of the rubber grommets is that they are shock absorbers, when used on land vehicles they will give and help protect the servo from being dosilaged from it holder, I’ve never use them but rely on servo savers on my land vehicles (crawlers are to slow for servo savers) however as far as boats are concerned I want that firm contact with no play what so ever in the linkage, no movement from my servo holder and certainly no movement from a servo saver.
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I'm with you on that, I use the grommets on my ground vehicles, but my boats get locked in w/o groms
Hot windy turbulent and humid In Dallas Maybe I should have ran boats all summer
Oh those inserts saved your bacon!🥓 I was just thinking "nah, they don't make a Heli-coil for plastics" ..those 20kg units work great for what they cost & no grommets here. I like solid and direct.BG4L🚤💨
lol there comes a point where you put to much power, put a 200 amp leopard set up in v1 sonic wake and rip hull lol , no more plastic back to building fiberglass /carbon fiber .
I swear mine does the same thing almost every run lately airborne and it don't like to self right since I took the extra weight out to compensate for the larger esc. But I think my tune got changed pulling the mad lizard / ose strut rough day at the pond beats a good day at work. Peace
I do not grommet. It lets the whole servo flex in its mount.
Big b those are heat set inserts you use the tip of your soldering iron and it melts itself in no need to ca glue it in
What do they call them I'd like to get some
@@jimstone5339 Brass threaded inserts, Amazon, box with 15 different sizes.
Roger that thanks
Dang I thought she would be faster than 71 . I’m getting high 60s running stock motor 150a esc with cat pack and the 5016 three blade . Rippa
She is, or should be, I have some speed props I'll throw on it here shortly
@@IRONCLADRC I want to see that prop on bj42 !!! I have one coming in the mail for mine !!!
When it comes to crashes there are times it doesnt matter what the hull is made from nothing survives, seen almost as many fiberglass and carbon hulls with split seams as polycarbonate when the conditions are just right, or should i say just wrong, especially when pushing the limits of your electronics, speed and hull material.
I know that right, I've messed up almost destroyed hulls in some of the simplest crashes and flipped boats at 80+ without a scratch.
I use the same 25kg servo with no grommets.
I don't use the rubber either 😎👍
Next time video the mod my esc broke loose but a washer worked for me.
Who does the prop boxes again
It's always bugged me that my sonic v2 barely turns left. After watching and taking notes of the super sonic I noticed that they put a way longer rudder on it and it has good left turning. So i put a bigger rudder on the v2, a 130mm rudder, and what a difference. It turns great both directions now. The only problem is that it will no longer do 360s. So I guess you have to give something to get something
What rudder did you go with? This is the one I wanted to put on mine
www.offshoreelectrics.com/proddetail.php?prod=ose-83347
@@IRONCLADRC that's the one but nothing matches the OEM so I had to drill new holes and fill the old ones. It's a little heavier but it still self recovers
I even put a carbon fiber sheet on the back of the transom mainly for my piece of mind
Glad to see the damage was minimal. I've had more than a few 'mishaps' work my boats...but, thankfully, no damage worth mentioning. So far, the worst I've done is break some rudder breakaway bolts, bend a turn fin, and almost slice my thumb off (my own stupidity...don't ask...lol).
Regarding the threaded brass inserts, did you find the link (asking, since you mentioned adding the link in the 'description', but I don't see a link)?
I buy the same servo no grommets
Thanks!
BG4L