Boat retrieval ??

[Mike4xdriver]

Sounds like an easy thing, but you'll need a hefty switch if you're running motor current through it. Most remote switches I've seen are lighter duty, intended more for lights and winches.

That's what relays are for

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

@Ritz413 once you get a fleet of boats

@WickedFog sent me this the other day

 

[majin]

@Ritz413 once you get a fleet of boats

@WickedFog sent me this the other day

that was intense!!

 

[desmobob]

I only run my boat when I have my 1:1 boat, canoe, kayak, or a friend with one on site. I have considered building an R/C recovery boat but it doesn't appeal to me enough to get me started on one. I usually only run the boat a couple of times a summer to entertain friends' kids.

My boat goes impressively fast and can flip or blow over backwards fairly easily. I usually only run it from a friend's dock at a lake that is suitable for swimming (usually L.George, NY). I don't have telemetry in the boat's radio. I plug one of those obnoxiously loud little "sugar cube" sized voltage meters into the balance lead of one of the boat's batteries with the voltage alarm set conservatively so I can hopefully hear it when I go roaring by the dock. It usually works.

I'm more interested in getting a boat that has self-righting properties rather than getting a recovery boat.

 

[Lucifur10]

My Impulse has flipped in the past. Not fun, not self-righting. Swim or stand-up paddle board. I almost lost my life two years ago trying to swim after the sailboat. Sailboat lost at sea.......Impulse for sale. Staying on dry ground.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Impulse for sale.

Currently?

 

[Lucifur10]

Currently?

Yes. ProBoat Impulse 31 with trailer.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Yes. ProBoat Impulse 31 with trailer.

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How much?

 

[Lucifur10]

How much?

In full disclosure...after I flipped it I have not run it. It sat upside down in the water for 15 minutes. I unplugged it and let it dry. I will charge the battery and see if it even runs. I will not give you a price until I make sure it works ok?

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

In full disclosure...after I flipped it I have not run it. It sat upside down in the water for 15 minutes. I unplugged it and let it dry. I will charge the battery and see if it even runs. I will not give you a price until I make sure it works ok?

Sounds good to me! Been looking around at floaters on the bay, but I’d rather give a member the $

 

[WickedFog]

I use Spektrum radio gear and frequently run two vehicles during the same outing with only one radio without powering anything off and back on again. I do this when out rock crawling and when out bashing in parking lots with friends. I would 100% do the same thing with boats, if I had any.

Bind the vehicles to the radio like normal using a different model memory for each vehicle. Turn all the vehicles on and then you can switch between models in the radio. My buddies use other brands of radio gear and say I'm crazy for doing this because theirs would run away. I don't know the specific explanation of the technology as to why this works so well with the Spektrum stuff. I have to assume the receivers stay locked to a certain 2.4ghz channel once it powers on and that prevents interference.

Does your Spektrum Tx have like an id for each Rx? Like number 1, 2, 3, etc? That typically prevents the Rx from getting picked up by other sources I think. That's usually how the Tamiya semi guys do their setups when they have a trailer with moving parts on it like motorized loading ramps and such.

 

[xjtorc]

Does your Spektrum Tx have like an id for each Rx? Like number 1, 2, 3, etc? That typically prevents the Rx from getting picked up by other sources I think. That's usually how the Tamiya semi guys do their setups when they have a trailer with moving parts on it like motorized loading ramps and such.

Honestly, I don't know! I have to assume that something like that is happening on the backend. That would totally make sense.

 

[WickedFog]

Honestly, I don't know! I have to assume that something like that is happening on the backend. That would totally make sense.

I was digging around awhile ago and forgot to reply. Yeah, the Spektrum radios assign a unique ID. And once assigned, the Rx's know their ID, so they will not be affected by any other radio signals except the one broadcasting their ID. So you could turn on 10 models after they have their ID assigned and they'd just sit and wait to be activated.

 

[Lucifur10]

Sounds good to me! Been looking around at floaters on the bay, but I’d rather give a member the $

Must of smoked something. Not lighting up. I'll just leave it as a trailer queen. Glad I checked and didn't ship it out. Sorry.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Must of smoked something. Not lighting up. I'll just leave it as a trailer queen. Glad I checked and didn't ship it out. Sorry.

All good! Thanks for checking!

 

[cwmoss1970]

If you just run the battery to low voltage cutoff, you will still have enough juice left to get it to shore. Happened to me yesterday. If you are upside down, that's where a retrieval boat or rod and reel come into play.

 

[rc dump]

When i'm at the river with my gas boats and if they stop in the river i'm going to retrieve them in style in my inflatable and paddles.
i also bought a coleman air pump as well....just because i like to do things legit.

 

[WRM]

I use Spektrum radio gear and frequently run two vehicles during the same outing with only one radio without powering anything off and back on again. I do this when out rock crawling and when out bashing in parking lots with friends. I would 100% do the same thing with boats, if I had any.

Bind the vehicles to the radio like normal using a different model memory for each vehicle. Turn all the vehicles on and then you can switch between models in the radio. My buddies use other brands of radio gear and say I'm crazy for doing this because theirs would run away. I don't know the specific explanation of the technology as to why this works so well with the Spektrum stuff. I have to assume the receivers stay locked to a certain 2.4ghz channel once it powers on and that prevents interference.

I do that all the time when I'm practicing at the track - leave the EB on the side and run Nitro until it "turtles" or runs out of fuel, then switch Tx to the EB and run that.

I've used a big spinning rod and reel rig to retrieve "disabled" boats - the trick was to cast over the top with a topwater treble-hook so the line floats down on top of the boat and you catch it on the antenna.

One thing I will put out for consideration. I do use "noodles" for buoyancy in case of hull breach, but I doubt I have enough. Weigh your boat and make sure you have enough foam to float that weight. One gallon of water is 8.33 lbs and is 231 cubic inches, so make sure you have enough!

I've also seen secondary boats with a "U-shaped" fixture on the front to catch another boat and steer it back to shore.

 

[desmobob]

An avalailable means of recovery is always the factor that decides whether or not I'll run my boat. It's a high speed 29" catamaran and can flip from hitting a wave wrong or just accelerating too quickly. I usually flip it once an outing...

 

[Roog]

I would aquire an rc electric model boat of reasonable mass, doesn’t need to be especially powerful a model tug makes a good choice! Make a ‘soft’ grappling hook with a float and tow it so that it loops around and grabs the prop or rudder of the stricken craft then tow it to the shore. Our grappling hook was made of 1/16” steel wire with soft wiring insulation at the tips, the middle were the wires joined was a cork which gave it just enough buoyancy.

In our club we had a couple of vessels that could perform this task. It was especially helpful where we used IC boats in Bristol city docks, where the dock walls must have been 10ft above the water line. We could tow the rescued boat back to the only access point by some steps down to the water line. One cleaver tug boat owner had an rc release hook at the tug boat end, just in case the stricken vessel started to sink.