Current competitive boat weight is?

[Davidrichmond]

Since returning back to boats,I have learned that many things have changed. What are the current,final boat weights,that I should be aiming for when building?

Sport 20 hydro?

Sport 20 tunnel?

12 rigger?

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[Glenn Quarles]

.12 rigger 2 lb or less. This is ready to run without fuel.

GQ

 

[Davidrichmond]

Thank you Glenn.

 

[Davidrichmond]

.12 rigger 2 lb or less. This is ready to run without fuel.

GQ

I found some cf boom tubes yesterday, 41grams lighter than the fg rod.

 

[Mike Hughes]

With a 12, its the total package. Need to loose weight on all parts of the boat. I put it all on a scale. Made parts that were lighter. Switch out struts. MInes just at 2.

 

[Davidrichmond]

With a 12, its the total package. Need to loose weight on all parts of the boat. I put it all on a scale. Made parts that were lighter. Switch out struts. MInes just at 2.

Thank you Mike. Sounds like 2 lbs. is the goal for my rigger, I will trim the fat where I can. Anyone have goal weights for the hydro or the o/b tunnel hull?

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[Stephan Peterson]

Anyone what to share the weight of their sport 40 , Scale and Thunderboats

 

[Hydro Junkie]

My 2000 Elam weighs in at around 14 pounds without fuel. It has twin 10oz tanks so, when you add that in, it's probably around 15

 

[Jerry Dunlap]

With a 12, its the total package. Need to loose weight on all parts of the boat. I put it all on a scale. Made parts that were lighter. Switch out struts. MInes just at 2.

Thank you Mike. Sounds like 2 lbs. is the goal for my rigger, I will trim the fat where I can. Anyone have goal weights for the hydro or the o/b tunnel hull?

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Try to keep a 20 Stock Tunnel under 5 pounds.

JD

 

[dave roach]

sport 20 hydro around 5 to 5 1/2 pounds.

 

[Bradley Maglinger]

Anyone what to share the weight of their sport 40 , Scale and Thunderboats

My Circus 1/8 scale weights 12.5 pounds full of fuel. Sport 40 7.5 pounds thunder boat 19.4 pounds

 

[Stephan Peterson]

Brad your thunderboat weight is the boat alone correct ?

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

1/8 scale smokin joe, 12.5 lbs all taped up rtr without fuel

 

[Bradley Maglinger]

Brad your thunderboat weight is the boat alone correct ?

19.4

 

[Mike Betke]

Must be some magic going on there. Bigger boat, bigger engine and it weighs 4 pounds less than your scale.

 

[Ray Sametz]

Must be some magic going on there. Bigger boat, bigger engine and it weighs 4 pounds less than your scale.

Confused also!!

 

[shoboat]

Guys,

I think it was a typo, he just missed the one before the 8.8?

An 18.8 lb thunderboat would be more like it. They are nice

boats, but they are heavier than most Nitro 1/8th Scales.

Thanks For Reading,

Mark Sholund

 

[Davidrichmond]

With a 12, its the total package. Need to loose weight on all parts of the boat. I put it all on a scale. Made parts that were lighter. Switch out struts. MInes just at 2.

Thank you Mike. Sounds like 2 lbs. is the goal for my rigger, I will trim the fat where I can. Anyone have goal weights for the hydro or the o/b tunnel hull?

D#7 N#457

Try to keep a 20 Stock Tunnel under 5 pounds.
JD

sport 20 hydro around 5 to 5 1/2 pounds.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[Steve Seebold]

My G-1 gas mono weighs in at a whopping 21 pounds. But when the water gets rough, it stays on the water

 

[Bradley Maglinger]

Must be some magic going on there. Bigger boat, bigger engine and it weighs 4 pounds less than your scale.

Well I found the magic, I guess some how on this Baby Scale I must of hit the Units and it went to KG so it is 8.8 kg which is about 19.4. Sorry for the confusion. Im going to correct my original post.