RC Boat Tips

The R/C Model Boat tips presented in this section are the result of our experience and from other R/C boaters from around the world. Collected from personal conversations, reading R/C books and from web sites specializing on the hobby. We do not intend these tips to be original, but only to be useful.

Items needed for a complete R/C boat

Sail boat:

• hull
• fin with lead ballast
• sail winch
• mast
• mast appendages
• cables
• rudder and axle
• rig
• complete radio system (transmitter, receiver, servos, batteries and charger)

Glow engine

• hull
• engine and mounts
• drive system
• propeller
• rudder and shafts and/or cables
• complete radio system (transmitter, receiver, servos, batteries and charger)
• fuel
• electric starter and portable battery.
• Glow plug battery

Gas engine

• hull
• engine and mounts
• drive system
• propeller
• rudder and shafts and/or cables
• complete radio system (transmitter, receiver, servos, batteries and charger)
• Gasoline / oil mixture

Electric Boat

• hull
• engine and mounts
• drive system
• propeller
• rudder and shafts and/or cables
• complete radio system (transmitter, receiver, servos, batteries and charger)
• Speed Controller
• Battery Packs
• Battery Charger