Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Water Models / November 2007

Which transmitters and receivers are you guys running in your boats?
What are your likes and dislikes?

im building a 8 to 12 cell rigger not quite shur wot im going 2 use yet
im using a feigao 540l motor just wanted 2 know wot flex shaft size 2
use in it thanks

I have a Ryobi 18 v drill that uses nicad battery packs.  I
took a dead one apart and found 15 Panasonic cells with
welded tabs and a capacitor between the + and - poles.  They
were sub-C cells.  Though un-marked, they must have a

I get my motors from old machinery or the surplus bins.
I see designations such as "540"  for normal RC motors.  To what do these
sizes refer?

I tried to open up the download for the 72 inch mono hull plans, and it
doesn't seem to open up right. It saves it to a different file and when
I open that I get some weid letters up and down the page. Maybe a
picture or two but that is it. Also I am not the best with a computer.

I am going to start a build with the plans I got on this forum of the
wildthing, I see that there is two sets of stringers on the plans, one
set is 5" all the way back to transom, other set is split at radio box
for a biger radio box. Witch set is the best to use? and what type of