Ask Joe (Laxmasta2039) about Gas Power

[Mike T.]

Joe and I ran boats today. He got to try a Zenoah 260 powered gas mono. Ask him if 2-3 acres of pond is enough for gas. Takes about 2 seconds to run the length of it. Yeeee Haaaa!

 

[_laxmasta2039]

hey Mike,

is this an ad for Jim's RC Boat Dock or somthin??!!

;D

yea, i do have to admit your Twincraft mono is one of the sweetest boats ever........

as for the pond..... :-....well, i might have gone a lil' faster if i had another half-mile or so of space

just curious,

how many other people who run nitro have owned or just ran somebody else's gasser?

Joe

 

[Virgil Ericksen]

Hi Joe,

I have both gas and nitro monos as well as riggers. I must admit that gas power has certainly come a very long way but I much prefer to race my nitro monos, especially my Seaducer with a 67 Mac engine. My gas mono was a A/C lazer with a 25cc Qiuckdraw in it. The boat was fun but I guess I'm just hooked on nitro.

Virgil Ericksen

 

[nitrotoys]

I dont know why the gas guys HATE nitro so much, But i have Gas and Nitro boats. Gas is nice, Nitro is Nicer. Both have goods and bads. Nothing is like leaving the pond and having nitro smell all over you.

NT

 

[_laxmasta2039]

hey Virgil!

join the board! [it really is quick and easy, and there wont be any spammer's gettin' your name!]

just wondering, do your gas boats seem to respond more quickly to throttle? i wonder if that's just my boat compared with mikes boats, or if all gas boats are like that....

Joe

 

[Virgil Ericksen]

Joe, I'll agree that in some cases the gas boats are a bit more responsive to the throttle. I am already a member of IW but for some reason I can't access my password. I think I'll just start over.

Hey nitrotoys, I'll tell you why the gas guys hate nitro so much.....they have to spend waaaaay more money to go fast, but they still are not running as fast as NITRO.

 

[nitrotoys]

I TOO have Noticed that the gas boats just get to speed like right now, But nitro boats take a bit to wind out, and once wound out, there screaming.

Course gas motors have more torque than nitro, but nitro winds out alot more. give and take.

NT

 

[ClayGlover]

NITRO http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/*****.gif

hehe

 

[ClayGlover]

yep, in the beginning, the gas guys all said that the nitro guys hated them. but now it does seem as though they hate us? lol, go figure. i like 'em both, but prefer nitro for various reasons. just a personal choice. but if you suggest getting a nitro boat to the majority of gas guys, they will get all bent up??? ;D

 

[Slideblues]

I know a lot of the gas dudes too, some of them run nitro also but they just dont talk about it

A lot of them crack me up, Wayne and Dom for example

Mike Gilman, is a great friend too, always good fer a little Aussie humor

Mike T. is a sharp cookie, We wont talk about the sport 40 project

Mike Hoffmiester is another real Kool cat, I emailed him with a pic of a pipe thought he might like to run on his rigger, he mailed me back the next day and said he was sorry for the late reply, he was in Japan and gettin ready to fly home, Very nice guy and helpfull with drivin hints,

Gene ;D

 

[Ian Inverarity]

I run both nitro and gas. Gas is easier, no question. It is also easier to get reliable. Nitro you can get just as relaible, but it takes a lot more experience to get there. I probably enjoy nitro a little more because it is more challenging, and I like the purity of purpose of full on 90 nitro motors! ;D

But if I think back my all time favourite race boat was a Zenoah G23 powered Kingcraft 46" mono. Very reliable (if I didn't push too hard too often!!) and very fast, at the time it was one of the best in the country! Good fun to race and drive.

Even as a die-hard nitro fan I still recommend to many people to start with gas simply because it is easier and the frustration level is lower. I think it is a bit silly that there is this rivalry. In our club we are all racers, the rivalry is pretty good humored. 8)

In the long term us nitro guys are in trouble tho. In our club probably about 80% of the new members we have had in the last few years have been gas runners. The gas classes are now the strongest in the club. :-

Hey Gene,

Mike Gilman might live in Australia but he still sounds like an American! Cant miss that accent over here!! He's a good bloke, and we dont hold that against him....

Nitrocrazed racing: Gee you guys talk funny....

 

[TimD]

;D I love the smell of nitro in the morning ;D

Never owned a petrol boat personally but have driven them.

Petrol mono's are the biggest classes here in my club too.

It seems to create more controversy than the nitro classes for some reason ??? They attract a different crowd I guess. Keeps the hobby healthy and that can't be bad.

TimD racing : doing my best not to mention mowing the lawns - DOH!!!

 

[Slideblues]

Ha,Ha,

Ian, I should have said puts a unique spin to Aussie humor ;D

Tim, I knew you were gonna say that

 

[Ian Inverarity]

Gene,

I just love the way he says solder. Sounds like sodder. I keep asking him if he is talking about soddomy?

Hey Tim,

With my gas boats I can put my unused fuel into my lawn trimming equipment, that is an advantage! Easier to dispose of than nitro!

Nitrocrazed racing: I wont even mention that Mike lives in Victoria.....

 

[rcboatlover]

I like nitro boats, but call me crazy I can't stand the smell. The worst is the car ride home with the boat in the back. Any one elce feel this way?

I went to a boat race this summer and I had to take a shower and change clothes when I got home. It makes my stomach churn. :-X

 

[TimD]

There are so many things in that last post I could pick on but I won't!

Easier to Dispose of than nitro? Put the nitro fuel in the lawn trimmer!Just like in the boat races - it will take 1/2 the time!

Only JOKING kids! Dont send me hate mail

 

[Ian Inverarity]

Tim,

There was a guy here who tried a bit of nitro in his Zenoah. Needed to re-build his carb afterwards, the fuel and the various gaskets etc in the carb were not compatible!! :

Must just be you eastern-staters who have funny fuel in your gas motors....

Nitrocrazed racing: Perfectly legal until they changed the rules....

 

[TimD]

here we go about rules again :

 

[Propjockey]

Personally, I love the smell of nitro. (diesel smoke and Zippo lighters too...go figure : ).

But it tastes like $h!t...I used to stand behind my plane engines while breaking them in just so I could smell the stuff. Got fuel residue on a glass I was drinking out of though, and 'bout gagged on it.

Propjockey Racing.....yes, nitro fumes kills brain cells...BUT ONLY THE WEAK ONES!! ;D

 

[TimD]

You crack me up PJ!

It does taste aweful.