We know there are boat enthusiasts out there that have begging for a boat like this! Check out Pro Boat Model’s new River Jet 23 Ready To Run. There’s nothing like riding in a full-scale jet boat, from jumping waves to darting across the lake. Jet boats can change direction in a heartbeat, providing thrill ride after thrill ride. The 23-inch RTR Deep-V River Jet Boat lets you cruise anywhere—including through rapids and moving water. The jet boat doesn’t have an exposed propeller, turn fins or rudder. And with its powerful propulsion system, this boat can run in minimal amounts of water—even j ..read more

Plug in and Charge! Hitec’s X1 Nano is the economical battery charging companion for all hobbyists. Simply plug in the AC power cord to a standard 100-240 volt outlet and you are ready to successfully charge all popular battery chemistries in a snap. With a charge circuit power of 50 watts, this mini charging unit is easy to operate, compact and efficient. Select your battery type and choose from four charge current settings with the press of a button. LED indicators show the charge status of your battery and make operation a breeze. Charging Specifications: • AC Input: 100 – 240 volts AC • B ..read more

Be Prepared… Everywhere. The Lever Gear Toolcard packs 40 functions into a beautifully crafted, credit card-sized multitool. Whether tucked away in your wallet or on display as a money clip, it’s always with you so you can get things done. Watch the video below to see the Toolcard in action. Read More The post Introducing a New Lever Gear Toolcard appeared first on RC Boat Magazine ..read more

As the weather gets warmer people leave the house for the pool, beach, a pond, lake, river or stream to cool off. With so many manufacturers making quality boats that are low maintenance and easy to use all you need to do is charge up a few batteries, toss one in your car and be ready to make(small) waves.  If the idea of having some fun on the water has you interested read on as I’ve compiled a short list of small boats, easy on the wallet, that are sure to please. PRO BOAT – WWW.PROBOAT.COM RECOIL 17” PRB08016, $169.99 Let me start off with the Recoil 17” from Pro Boat. Weighing in at j ..read more

You just can’t stop the Cow! CowRC continues to impress us with its useful offerings for your pits or workbench. This month we received one of their newest releases, the Screw & Part Storage System Dot Boxes. The Dot Boxes are a neat way… literally to store all those little screws, nuts, washers, body clips, diff balls, you name it, into a tidy box system. The boxes are offered in small, medium and large and contain a series of different size boxes inside each one to secure specific items. So for example in the smallest size boxes inside you can store diff balls while in the large boxes y ..read more

  Let’s face it, if you’re going to drop a large wad of cash for a high end radio system, you’d better make certain it is protected at all times when not in use. I’ve seen so many radios knocked off a pit bench or solvents sprayed on them or things dropped on them it makes me cringe. All could have been easily prevented if the radio was just stored in a case. Futaba is known for offering high end cases to match their high end radios and they have just released their 4PX offering. The new case’s rugged construction is similar to their previous cases, black anodized extruded aluminum frame ..read more

While I’ve been building, racing and bashing radio controlled cars and trucks for more than 25-years now, my affinity for hobby level boats is fairly new (only 10-years) by comparison. Sure, I was able to get up speed on boats rather quickly, but the terminology on some simple things like front, back, left and right is different when talking about a boat. To get all those newer to radio control boating up to speed on the proper lingo I’ve compiled a list of basic boating terms every RC boating enthusiast should know. BEAM—The width of the boat at its widest point. BOW—This refers to the front ..read more

We love featuring scratch-built models from our readers, so when Kenneth Ruxton sent in an email inquiring if we would like to feature his custom New Zealand Tuna Model Boat, based on original blueprint design by R. T. Hartley’s of Takapuna, New Zealand, we jumped at the chance to show you this unique vessel. Kenneth sent us the story behind the boat and notes on the build and we’ll let his own words tell the tale… My granddad is in his retirement from being the skipper of a tender boat to the Land Bay Island off the coast of Howth Peninsula in Dublin Ireland. The boat docked in a town called ..read more

As a serious RC enthusiast, I’ve driven, raced or played with just about every type of land-based RC vehicle out there. All of them are a lot of fun, but in the end they’re all pretty much the same; battery powered, motor driven and with limited run times (on a single charge or fuel fill). So when a very large rectangular box from HobbyKing showed up at the office with the BAT 1 in it, I was all over it. HobbyKing’s BAT 1 RC Land Yacht is a pretty interesting vehicle that only requires four “AA” batteries to drive it. Seems like a pretty weak power system until you realize that the “AA”’s don ..read more