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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… ion. A Monoperm super is fitted is fitted but I might run a brushless motor, same fittings so can swap, after seeing how she runs. Roy
by roycv · 3 months ago
8 Jun 2026
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Re: Maiden Voyage
+To me that is the down side to brushless, silly revs. Ok in the right boat + Nothing to do with being brushless. Problem would be with having too high a kV motor and battery voltage. I use brushless in all my builds including two very slow …
by ChrisF · 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Re: Maiden Voyage
To me that is the down side to brushless, silly revs. Ok in the right boat
by mjbb1951 · 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Re: Speed Control
… ect is exploited in the more sophisticated units (eg. Shark brushless ESCs) to provide audible programming information in the form of bleeps. I also believe it’s more efficient. Older ESCs operated at lower frequencies: my early experience …
by Fogwall · 3 months ago
6 Jun 2026
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Re: SHIP MODELING: WHICH MODEL COMPANIES ARE STILL ACTIVE? WORLD OVERVIEW, CHARACTERISTICS AND PECUL
… modeling. The hulls are structured to accommodate electric (brushless) or internal combustion engines, rudders, and radio-controlled systems. SLEC has preserved and modernized the legendary designs of historic UK brands such as Aerokits and …
by AlessandroSPQR · 3 months ago
5 Jun 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… a small fuel tank of fuel to carry in the hull. Our current brushless motors and LiPo battery packs with suitable ESC probably weight quite a lot more and should make quite a dent in the suggested additional ballast weight suggested? Bob
by zooma · 3 months ago
26 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… /overlander.co.uk/product/3536-06-1300kv-tornado-thumper-v3-brushless-outrunner-rc-motor/ +"Here, with 300 mm of immersion (the 700 mm you mentioned seemed excessive), I would also like an immersed volume of at least 2 kg. That seems like a …
by ChrisF · 3 months ago
25 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… any progress with the project), I'll show you the only two brushless motors I have (hoping to find their construction characteristics as well). I have a lot of brushless motors.
by AlessandroSPQR · 3 months ago
25 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… 0mm) then for good performance you don't need more than one brushless motor as that will provide all the speed that you need - for a brushed motor you are probably looking at a smaller boat but why go brushed at this size? So, only reason f …
by ChrisF · 3 months ago
25 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… y hot though - battery is a 7.2 volt NiMh). But I'm sold on brushless and use them in all my builds, even the slow models. I like the engineering and the fact they are more flexible for voltage used - for better performance you can just use …
by ChrisF · 3 months ago
25 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… o you think it can't plane with a brushed motor? I have two brushless motors I can use (I'll show you later), but I wanted to start experimenting with my own brushed motor. I know you're a fan of brushless motors, but do you think brushed m …
by AlessandroSPQR · 3 months ago
25 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… egrees if it isn't already. As my round bottomed Faun has a brushless motor I have had a mad idea to see if I could get it to plane! But I've shelved it as I think it could end in tears!
by ChrisF · 3 months ago
25 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… izes partly by considering the motor size (though outrunner brushless will turn bigger no problem) but also by what looked right - I didn't want a prop that looked too big. So far performance from all of them is very good and I don't want t …
by ChrisF · 3 months ago
24 May 2026
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Re: Malcolm Campbells Bluebird K3
… r-charged Rolls Royce Merlin engine would be nice.....but a brushless out-runner would be a more likely choice, facing forwards and mounted in the rear of the model with a geared drive shaft running underneath it - just like the prototype. …
by zooma · 3 months ago
24 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… between 30" and 40" long are mostly driven by an out-runner brushless motor and run on a 45S or a 45X size propeller, but when building or restoring a power boat (of this size) I choose to allow clearance for a 50X propeller as I know this …
by zooma · 3 months ago
24 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… to try both. 3. I need to decide whether to use brushed or brushless motors. But at this stage, I'll prepare the internals for both. ...continued...
by AlessandroSPQR · 3 months ago
23 May 2026
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Re: What Engine? Vosper RAF Crash Tender 34"
… showing my RAF cash tender running with the ProDrive 1000kv brushless motor etc. https://photos.app.goo.gl/BYx8BWcqoXb4Yyzu8
by DuncanP · 3 months ago
22 May 2026
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Re: What Engine? Vosper RAF Crash Tender 34"
Hi I have a ProDrive 1000kv brushless motor with a three bladed propeller and 3cell LiPo. The ESC is a water cooled Shark rated at 50 amps. Hope this helps.
by DuncanP · 3 months ago
22 May 2026
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Re: New planing hull design.
… go too steep as you will start to waste power, though with brushless motors it's not really an issue - it is with full-size though as performance and fuel consumption will be affected. I think that the stern lifts slightly when power is fi …
by ChrisF · 3 months ago
21 May 2026
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A new naval project. What to do now?
… the mechanical and electronic components, particularly the brushless motors. I'll need to find a size and scale that will allow for acceptable space both in the basement and in the car. I could then complete it to make it visually pleasing …
by AlessandroSPQR · 3 months ago
18 May 2026
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Building from plans
… eless designs that really does suit the modern era of small brushless motors and LiPo batteries - possibly even better than the original intended .21 glow engines. My Remora is a few years old now, and although it was designed as a competit …
by zooma · 4 months ago
24 Apr 2026
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Building from plans
… plan and the design still performs really well today with a brushless motor - although the one I built in 1965 had an OS21 Marine engine to power it. LewZ showed us his idea of making a lighting box as a way of copying plans, and this idea …
by zooma · 4 months ago
24 Apr 2026
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Water-jet drive
… that's another story) My 1/8 scale is almost to heavy with brushless motor, ESC, LIPO batteries. Would be better to use a small glow motor, but where I sometimes use it, not allowed to use IC motors.
by ROBINS · 4 months ago
23 Apr 2026
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two motors one esc
Are the motors brushless or brushed if brushed quicrundo a esc that is specific for two motors upto 300 amps hope this helps. i
by DenisA · 5 months ago
11 Apr 2026
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Anyone tried Solar Powered RC boat?
… long drive shaft or outboard arrangement, so perhaps a slim brushless motor in each hull would be best.
by Yabbie1 · 6 months ago
12 Mar 2026
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Anyone tried Solar Powered RC boat?
… mind - long slim hull for low drag, large propeller, 300 kV brushless motor. There are 15 solar panels on the roof, each rated at 2v 0.25A connected in series-parallel to give 10v at 0.75A (i.e. 7.5W). Scale is 1:25, size about 854 mm x 152 …
by Yabbie1 · 6 months ago
12 Mar 2026
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S.H.G Black tornado
I still sail my original BT but now electric brushless,2200kv 2-3 s. I acquired another Cigarette hull with Enya 40 installed, needs a new head gasket, which I might change for a new OS 30. I also have another cigarette (not SHG) and a BT v …
by PatrickH2 · 6 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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KD Perkasa Class Drawings.
… on our club lake at Southport, it was powered by a pair of brushless motors and it drove very well. I was impressed enough to start looking for some detailed plans for these impressive craft and found an advert for a set online - but they …
by zooma · 6 months ago
28 Feb 2026

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