which RTR is best
05-10-2008, 08:23 PM
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which RTR is best
Hello everyone I'm looking for a little advise/help. I want to get a RTR gas boat in the $800 to $1000.00 range. I have had a few gas and nitro boats in the past and would now like to move to gas. I would like to stick with a deep V hull I think as these are the most stable. Also I would like to stay away from places like ebay but am not ruling it out. So I guess what I'm looking for is which RTR package out there people feel is the best which is the fastest? I would like to have a boat that will hit around 40mph or faster if thats possible in this price range. Thanks for all the help guys.
05-10-2008, 10:12 PM
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RE: which RTR is best
Ok so I'm seeing that the enforcer seems to be popular the superG I would guess is the one you recomend. Does anyone know what happened to the super sport model? Also I have seen so RTR boats from aqua craft and Proboat. I guess the aquacraft has Grim racer parts. Anyway are these boats not good or just not as good as the enforcer.
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RE: which RTR is best
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05-11-2008, 12:31 PM
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RE: which RTR is best
I have seen this boat and do like the looks of it what do you think of the pro boat shockwave 55 I had a skockwave 36 and liked it. The 55 has a zanoa engine the same as the enforcer boats I think. Anyway I have seen these boats and wondered how they would compare to the enforcer boats.
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RE: which RTR is best
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I have seen this boat and do like the looks of it what do you think of the pro boat shockwave 55 I had a skockwave 36 and liked it. The 55 has a zanoa engine the same as the enforcer boats I think. Anyway I have seen these boats and wondered how they would compare to the enforcer boats.
I have seen this boat and do like the looks of it what do you think of the pro boat shockwave 55 I had a skockwave 36 and liked it. The 55 has a zanoa engine the same as the enforcer boats I think. Anyway I have seen these boats and wondered how they would compare to the enforcer boats.
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i thought he wanted RTR, if he wants ready to run for under a grand stay away form the Rio atleast until the problems are fixed. i hate to say this but the WHH RTR is going to last a lot longer. if you have your heart set on a RIO i would try to find a cheap haul and build it yourself. AC claims they are RTR but if your new to boating i would stay clear of this boat. Mauian said after the upgrades he spent it came out to about 1k. well let's see boat 700+shipping new stock Zen motor $200+shipping (cheapest i found on the net was bonzi) new pipe and header $140+shipping from aeromarine grand total $1040+shipping oh did i leave out motor mounts $40+shipping =$1080+shipping and your also going to need a new collet $15 from aeromarine $1095+shipping. Just figure that price to make to boat last longer then 2 tanks. now you can make some of your money back if you sell the fuji motor and pipe. If anyone thinks this amount is off let me know. i got this figure w/out using any discounts that some of us get.
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oh if your going to sink that kind of money you might as well froke out another $200 bucks and get a RTR aeromarine that will run better then any boat listed above.
05-12-2008, 01:28 AM
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RE: which RTR is best
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i thought he wanted RTR, if he wants ready to run for under a grand stay away form the Rio atleast until the problems are fixed. i hate to say this but the WHH RTR is going to last a lot longer. if you have your heart set on a RIO i would try to find a cheap haul and build it yourself. AC claims they are RTR but if your new to boating i would stay clear of this boat. Mauian said after the upgrades he spent it came out to about 1k. well let's see boat 700+shipping new stock Zen motor $200+shipping (cheapest i found on the net was bonzi) new pipe and header $140+shipping from aeromarine grand total $1040+shipping oh did i leave out motor mounts $40+shipping =$1080+shipping and your also going to need a new collet $15 from aeromarine $1095+shipping. Just figure that price to make to boat last longer then 2 tanks. now you can make some of your money back if you sell the fuji motor and pipe. If anyone thinks this amount is off let me know. i got this figure w/out using any discounts that some of us get.
i thought he wanted RTR, if he wants ready to run for under a grand stay away form the Rio atleast until the problems are fixed. i hate to say this but the WHH RTR is going to last a lot longer. if you have your heart set on a RIO i would try to find a cheap haul and build it yourself. AC claims they are RTR but if your new to boating i would stay clear of this boat. Mauian said after the upgrades he spent it came out to about 1k. well let's see boat 700+shipping new stock Zen motor $200+shipping (cheapest i found on the net was bonzi) new pipe and header $140+shipping from aeromarine grand total $1040+shipping oh did i leave out motor mounts $40+shipping =$1080+shipping and your also going to need a new collet $15 from aeromarine $1095+shipping. Just figure that price to make to boat last longer then 2 tanks. now you can make some of your money back if you sell the fuji motor and pipe. If anyone thinks this amount is off let me know. i got this figure w/out using any discounts that some of us get.
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RE: which RTR is best
You can still get the SS. Tony will make it. I just had him do the M5 mod to it and it hauls. I added the lid this year for a more realistic look. Runs about 50 mph.
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