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If you are looking for a radio control boat, there are quite a few things you need to consider to ensure you don't buy yourself a Titanic. The first thing is to make a decision upon what variety of boat you're after.The first thing is to decide upon what kind of boat you're after. Deciding on a WW II Destroyer will require a few different things to think about over a a rc fishing boat. For instance - is top speed important? Agiliy? Or do neither of things matter? Well, they do for a speed boat but not for a yacht. Once you've determind the ABCs of what you're looking for depending on the type of boat you want then you can start to look at the following nitty-gritty. Maybe you're not concerned in specifics and are just after a boat. Doesn't matter what - just that it is a boat. That what you'll find on this page won't be so crucial but is still worth considering when deliberating on what to buy. Naturally, if this is your first venture into the world of remote control boats, don't get too bogged down - just find something cheap and cheerful and go and have some fun. Later, when you want something a bit more advanced then the information below will be stand you in good stead. Range. Look out! Everything was going well as your boat zipped left and right and then, straight ahead, you see an .. errmm .. otter appear in front. Expertly, you flick the rudder control on your joy pad and .. nothing hapens. Your lovely wave dancer is out of range. Both the boat and the otter sink into the murky depths as your boat, without signal, sails head on into its dark fate (don't worry kids, no otters were hurt in this incident). The moral of this story is therefore : Check for otters. The other moral is : you want range on your remote control. Also you need to be aware that too much range could mean your remote control boat goes out of sight – no, not because of the curvature of the earth, but simply your eyes could struggle to pick out a small 2 foot boat at 500 feet. Number of motors. Many people debate whether to go for a single or dual motors on your radio control boat. There are some motors out there that are particularly powerful and can spit enough fire into your boats propeller to shoot it across the water at great speed. A double motored boat can put an additional drain on the battery life and so it doesn't always stand that two is better the one in this instance. When a remote control speed boat is going full speed, you need a little more expertise in controlling it and for beginners at least, maybe a little less power is in order. So before you settle on the boat you want, do a little research concerning the motor and the life span of the battery that powers it. The Rudder. As there are many critters in the water that want to eat your boat, you want a decent rudder and one that is robust enough to stand up to the rigours of extreme Otter Dodging. Some rudders are plastic, others wood, so check to see if you think it will be up to the job depending on the boat you're purchasing. A sailboat isn’t going to be needing a titanium lined super rudder, whereas, a super fast racer which is going to be making fast and hard turns will need something well-made. The Batteries. I've got some slightly disappointing news. You'll spend more time charging your boat up than you will zipping it about on the river. Some rc boats, when being worked at their limit, will get about a quarter of a hour life from a five hour battery charge. Like in your real-life car, the more you hammer it, the quicker you burn through the petrol. In an ideal world you'll be wanting a 1 to 4 play vs charge time, so before you part with your cash make sure you know about the batteries that power your remote control boat. Channels. Don’t get dreamy when this remote control boat or another talks about having 6 channels for this, or 8 for that. Anything more than 3 is OTT if you ask me unless there some extra feature on the boat like a camera or crane, for instance. Each channel controls one task of the boat, so you’ll have one channel for the throttle and another for the rudder, for example. Some remote control vehicles, such as a remote control helicopter, do need a number of channels above the norm, but on the whole, boats don't. A boat can only go in 2 directions - along the X and Y plane. A RC Submarine can also go up and down. But hopefully, most boats won't need to go under water. If you're just a novice, most of the above is just in the interesting to know category, but once you advance in the hobby, much of the above will be important when looking for a boat to give you the most satisfaction when out on the lake. Resource Jay is an avid remote control boat enthusiast and you can read more on this great hobby at www.remotecontrol-boat.com. Further, Jay is particularly interested in using his rc submarine and you can read about it and other remote control boats at his blog.
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