petesmiff

Hi guys, New to the sport, just finished my first project, a easyvee from zippkits....Love it!
I really like the look of the challenger pro 43" but living in the uk I can only get one from a someone who produces them on licence fro aeromarine in the uk, has anyone had any experience with them, I don't want to fork out for a hull that's not going to be much good.
I'm planning on using a stock zen 260pum will this hull be any good with this motor?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks...Pete

cwoodyfly2001

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Raced the boat locally a few years back and I liked it allot.. I was running BH Hanson mod motor and it was very fast.. I also ran the 48" challenger and I would say I liked the larger hull.. If your running a stock motor the 43 would be a great choice.. The difference in speed was only a couple of MPH between the to hulls..
Good luck
Chris

SS RC Boats

Yes i must admit a few years back they were good boats,had a 43" and 48" hull also.But these days there are better hulls.You should be able to find good hulls over in the UK,i am looking into a few that i am trying to decide which one i want to purchase now from Germany.

petesmiff

Cheers for the info, I don't think i'm looking to race just yet, so not too fussed in having a race winning hull, just like the look of the challenger.
What I really want too know is, is a hull produced on license going to be as good as the real thing from the states, I saw a picture of one on this site that the guy claimed was a aeromarine hull produced on license in the uk and to be honest it looked pap, thin, inconsistant and brushed rather than sprayed gelcoat.
What sort of speeds do you think i can expect from a stock motor in a 43"?

SS RC Boats

Depending on your set-up i would say late 40's,early 50's.A friend of mine purchased one rtr from Aeromarine last summer, a stock Zenoah 260 w/ Prather 275(B&P) ran 45-46mph consistently and he was happy.

petesmiff

Cheers, thats pretty quick!
Anyone know of any uk firms producing hulls similar to the challenger?

omra

Nimrif models an model marine supplies.Check omra website.Go to google,type in omra,(Offshore Model Racing Association)On website look for the links on left hand side,that will bring up the relevant web sites for you

petesmiff

Cheers, there seems a lot out there, I really don't know which way to turn next, definiately gonna stay on the vee mono track for the time being, the first kit I have just finished is great fun, have a look :youtube zippkits easyvee From: petesmiff.
Has anyone here actually bought an aeromarine from a licensed producer in the uk, what are your experiences?

omra

yes,aeromarine sabre canard,50" Tunnel hull,3.5 Tunnel(predator) and 56" apache are all aeromarine (genuine) From John Wright (Jotika) He imports them from the U.S.A.His web site is found on the OMRA website,Also has another site too.I think it is ship wright shop I believe,check out Jotika website,they also specialise in caldercraft models.

Ron Olson

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Do a search for JoTiKa Ltd. as he is an Aeromarine dealer. Rumor has it that he lays up the hulls over there but can't say for sure. One usual way to know if it's a genuine Aeromarine hull is that it will have a card fiberglassed into it and a certificate with a matching number. This isn't set in stone as I've purchased a hull from Remy Haynes hinself and it didn't have either. It may have been a "factory second" (yeah.......sure it was!) as I got a great deal on it.

petesmiff

Great, I had a look at the jotika site, the're doing a blank hulll and hatch for £108.00 which seems reasonable, I few guys on here have possible details of second hand hulls so maybe i'll wait and see what the pics are like before I go and buy a brand new one.

wayneuk01

Personaly id avoid nimriff models heres a pic of a cat that arrived from them(cat pics at bottom) .I got a refund in the end but it was far from easy to get .p.s there sister company is pip .Wayne

How about this new boat it looks nice
[link=http://www.mcopracing.co.uk/22438.html]phantom 145[/link]


"Taken from the web site "
This is the NEW boat we will be running in 2008, I will be running one in the "C" class and Gary will be running in the "D", at this time I am just completing the build, it does look good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
£150 no stringers

omra

Wayne UK
Will you be running in the torquay to brixham chase boat event?

wayneuk01

No mate thats taken from the web site .One day i may give it a go

Kevb

PMed you ete...

Kev_B

Ooops... that's the wrong account I just used...
This is my real one....

Kev.

petesmiff

Cheers kev, gotcha!