Big Fast RC Boat! Pro Boat Blackjack 42" 8S Brushless Catamaran RTR | RC Driver

If you’re ready to head outdoors for some RC action on the water for 2021 and beyond, then you need to take a look at the new Pro Boat Blackjack 42" 8S Brushless Catamaran RTR! This massive size boat is sure to bring excitement to your water adventures as the hull is fitted with a 5+HP motor and can run on 8S! Do we have your attention now? Greg got his hands on the new Pro Boat Blackjack to show you and he’s pretty amped about this release. In this video he goes over the boat's features from the tip of the bow to the back edge of the rudder. It looks like Pro Boat spent a lot of time on developing this boat. There’s a lot of talk about it so you can see for yourself here if this is the right boat for you!
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[@frankiep2314]

That pro boat black jack looks awesome can't wait to get mying it's looks like a lot of fun i am loving this pro boat black jack awesome video keep up the good work keep on rc and rc boat action and stay safe 😎

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

That color looks 100x better than the black. Just the color alone makes me want it even more!!

[@flat-earther]

did you get it yet?

[@BlueDually4x4]

I think people over do or over think making things as ridged as possible. A little flex or give will take more abuse before it breaks.

[@chknlyps2373]

You mentioned a fishing pole, a little tip is to use a longer (7+ foot) pole with some 20lb test or higher line. Poke a stiff wire through a tennis ball and bend the bottom part of the wire over so it won't pull out and twist a loop in the top to tie your line to. The tennis ball has the weight to cast far and past the boat with a long stiff pole and it has the resistance in the water to pull the line tight higher than the boat so you can walk left or right and then relax the line once over the boat then reel in. If you put a small screw sticking up 1/8 of an inch or so on the nose of the boat will give the line something to catch on. We did this back in the day on our nitro boats

[@frankiep2314]

That pro boot Black Jack is awesome it looks like a lot of fun can't wait to get mying keep on rc and stay safe 😎

[@norcalrc]

Proboat builds quality product. The polycarbonate hull is new from them and for the larger boats it seems to be the way to go. The 48” zelos fiberglass hull is stiff but extremely heavy. Even the. 36” zelos needed 2 6s systems to push its fiberglass hull up to speed. I love my 29” veles’ hand laid fiberglass hull , but the abs hull on the Traxxas m41 works great so I have high hopes for this new Proboat offering

[@bradlitherland781]

love ur vids man keep up the good work

[@mildtowildrc7343]

Man I loved the run and I can see some tuning and speed coming for this beast😎

[@mildtowildrc7343]

I love the size and the setup on this and can’t wait til mine gets here❤️I have almost all of em and first 8s for me💪

[@ianbudgetrc2574]

Amazing! First time to see 8s boat out of the box. It moves like a small boat. So quick

[@rexrcs]

Running video was A1, love the live thoughts

[@Ayatollah123]

Thanks for the video! 1 On the Pro Boat promo video they have the music turned up, so you can't hear the boat. 2 I wanted to see if the bow bounced a lot like the Zelos 48.

[@johnlowden5871]

I have this same exact boat love the color I also live in the Northeast too so it pops out on the dark water I've always had little pool boats and this is my first real size RC boat and went a little tuning I got mine up to 77 miles an hour can't go wrong with this boat I love it.

[@markgreene9330]

I've got a-lot of the ground vehicles from Traxxas. Now I'm going to get a boat , a bit expensive ... I can't wait to cruise the local pond ...Great video ,,, See you ..

[@xifoscarbonex4653]

I ❤ the Black 1 💫 Thx for the very informative Video pro and cons. Cheers from germany Xifo ✌

[@justyouraveragegunguy6936]

Dude I absolutely love rc boats! Wish I had the money to get a good one, until then, I can watch you and your awesome arsenal!

[@elmalloc]

ok!

[@juanzamarripa3778]

Get a credit card, charge it, make payments, lift your credit score while having r/c fun. 👍🏿

[@junkyardhemi]

I flipped mine twice the first time I drove it. It’s wicked fast out of the box.

[@twinturbotony93]

I've got the black one on order. Gonna look nice next to my zelos 48 and my other boats.

[@jimmyv1753]

There is something kind of funny about seeing this boat with the tag 5 horse power as if that’s a ton of power. Not realizing at first glance it was an RC boat. 😂 love it. That is a ton of power for an RC boat.

[@onemansvideos2134]

Yes yes yes smart tech so I can keep an eye on the rigs battery level

[@kacpersolanasolana56]

Sick man love your vids

[@adrianbernardo202]

Nice one Cris !!! You now going waves

[@garrypalmer7809]

Hi Sir, great video and info here. Well done. Just one question. Does the stock ESC support reverse function. Thanks.

[@twrecks1166]

Nice Save! that is a Ripper!!

[@jonspikes4935]

Wow funny cause i have a Miss Geico 36 & that thang is wicked faast! My figer shakes @ times too but i'm really liking this one here so i will be ordering me one next week now the decision of what color 👍👍👍💯

[@wincrasher2007]

Miss Geico is fast, but she's a maintenance nightmare. Very difficult to access the motors. I've yet to take mine out without breaking something on it. Her guts are very fragile.

[@isaacpowell3046]

Wow, love the video!!

[@gatorrcgames]

Man I am seriously thinking about finally getting a boat this one is awesome! I like the how this has spectrum hardware.

[@twistedliquidrcboats]

I like everything about it except hull construction. I personally think if Pro Boat built this fibreglass it would be a huge hit. But I’m spoiled with a fleet of gas boats all fibreglass or carbon fibre built. The Spektrum electronics are top notch though. I guess time will tell the tale of durability. Great video!!!!

[@JH1200A1]

The sun will be its worst enemy providing the boat doesn't hit anything hard. Get the black boat.

[@onazram1]

The Black boat is stunning...

[@rcdriver]

From what I can see in photos... agreed!

[@thornmatthew8395]

I would have already bought this if it was fiberglass. The blue and yellow pro boat is amazing.

[@wincrasher2007]

this should prove alot more durable. The gelcoat on most boats is very fragile and easy to chip.

[@keithameerali9474]

It's really cool that he says really cool.

[@joshengland5251]

Cant wait till mine come in...going black...love ur videos...should have started mine years ago...love all ur input..collection...and most of all insight on the HOBBY!!👊👊👊👊👊Thanks as always

[@marcbourdeau3522]

box stock awsome

[@RickyD1968]

The best bang for your money is the (vector sr80 pro) Awesome boat !!!!!!

[@BigDaddy-rt9bg]

Lol......are you 12?

[@dimalranasinghe8152]

Thank you very much.

[@thomascalleson861]

I have the original Blackjack it was a cannon red the speed control and original Blackjack is on at 20 amps three cell batteries pretty good I had a long time ago down in Winter Haven Florida

[@scottalpervitz1019]

yes, definitely run the extra cooling line. with no air circulation in the hull it gets really hot! i have two 17" recoil (discontinued) pro boats. one for me and the wife. they are a blast. bought a bunch of spare parts so hopefully run them for years to come. personally i'd have gone with the 36" shortwave for the self-righting feature. i get go big or go home deal too. just my advice here, make or get yourself a rescue boat. your going to flip it sooner than later. that's when the fun ends and the freak out begins. have fun!

[@armandopace6113]

Hi mate try changing the propeller pitch down a bit. Nice boat mate 👍👍😁

[@midwestboss8808]

Hook up a little boat trailer to a TRX4 and then boat launch it , that would awesome 👌

[@andysmith4394]

I luv it cool boat 🤙🏻🇬🇧

[@vincentculletto39]

Love the boat. I race a mg v3 29. Have u tried pulling the strut up just a tad ? That boat should rip

[@kickassneilum]

The biggest problem with polycarbonate is that it has a large potential to warp where fiberglass will not. Also poly has more flexibility which means at high speeds that hull isnt staying rigid

[@Ayatollah123]

Thanks!

[@pcooper985]

Pretty sure that's why they put a frame in it.

[@baldymort565]

Yes your right that's why I bought the scattmaster chance version it's made out of the best scatt,I run two 12s liposuction batteries,let me tell you scatt is better then poly any day

[@rcmtb1052]

Wow I want one of this

[@ryant3031]

Great video, about how far can the boat be driven from the controller before you lose signal?

[@bradwoods1087]

I have a spartan but that thing Is awesome !

[@Joe-od9qd]

Spectrum is it. Love my boats wish they all had it. Next is the shredder boat. Once you hit 6s you'll never go back.

[@MetzRc84]

Finally! The video!

[@thomasthetankengine7153]

Does it have anything to help self-right? the sonic wake vs this which would win the race? Really nice looking and looks like fun 👍👍👍

[@pcooper985]

No it doesn't

[@allmightygreat1892]

You sound excited to drive this. Good rc experience if your heart beats fast.

[@rcdriver]

Heart still beats fast every time I drive it!

[@allmightygreat1892]

@@rcdriver monster garage when jesse james raced pikes peak after the race his would shake. He said thats how he knows it was a good race. On his dash of race truck his post it note said . Stay calm. That must be a fun boat.

[@cminbust6]

The hull is made of the same material as Nascar windshields.great durability

[@brymk3220]

Are u running the stock prop? And how do u keep the bow down in the water so well?

[@ThomasDoubting5]

For the ultimate rc adrenaline rush regarding boats 90 class sponson hydro planes absolutely ridiculous speed.

[@NCMOUNTAINSbackyardRC]

Cool cool cool 👍🤙

[@mickeylocklear783]

Did you balance and sharpen the prop before you put it in the water

[@tonycamplin8607]

The water looked pretty calm to me, surely there aren't many times that you'd get less wind. It didn't handle those conditions very well, I'd have been disappointed.

[@johnlowden5871]

This boat is absolutely a screamer I love it I have the same boat the same color scheme I think it's a wise choice up North with the color of the lakes but it's definitely a crowd pleaser I always get people coming around to watch it and give me comments on how fast it is it was a little intimidating at first because of the speed but I enjoy it every time I take it out my heart does race definitely cuz it's just so exciting to to run this boat but just to let you know I definitely enjoy this boat despite the price but like you said if you want a lot of fun you know things aren't cheap and the technology is probably most of the the price of the boat but I definitely enjoy it enjoy your boat it's a lot of fun. Also I did take advantage of the second coolant water outlet so I have one separate one from my speed controller and one separate one from my motor I think it's a beneficial thing to do because by time the water with the single one by time the water gets through the the motor it's already heated up and it's going into your speed controller and you definitely want to have some cool water in that. With that said have fun that's what the hobbies all about enjoying ourself keep the bottom side down.👍

[@tonycamplin8607]

@@johnlowden5871 Many thanks for your detailed reply. I'm pleased to hear that you're so pleased with the boat.

[@FLSharkdiver]

I know you have done a few videos on this Miss Geico boat but how would you compare this new BlackJack 42 8s to the Miss G?? ? I am not trying to break any world speed records just want a solid boat that does over 50mph

[@andrewmagro7703]

Awesome

[@ttinnovations3310]

wow, lets go fishing =)

[@scable-eq7bp]

Great looking boat, they advertise it as an RTR, but you never mentioned anything about any batteries being supplied with the boat, if so can you run it with one 4000 mah pack until I can purchase the right batteries?

[@bikeislife8405]

You can always run a lower cell battery in any capacity, only thing that will suffer is performance, although if you're willing to spend 600 dollars on and RC boat, you should be understanding that you're going to be spending another 1-200 on batteries. Just my .02

[@jeffjensen7318]

Does the blackjack 42, stock with trim tabs?? And if not do you think it needs them?

[@HoundStuff]

Fun!

[@BreydonsRC]

I just won one of these from Horizon in their Summer of Fun Sweepstakes. Should be here tomorrow. Pretty cool boat, but I won't even be able to run it. Such a bummer because it looks like a lot of fun.

[@Thomas-ww3vg]

I’ll take it

[@atkracing]

This definitely puts my Traxxas Spartan to shame 😂

[@-cmafia-7745]

Just a note for those who might not be familiar with these. The connectors are IC5 not EC5 as stated @ 13:08 although they are compatible with each other.

[@petersalter6674]

I was thinking of getting an m41 until I saw this video. Can you do a comparison video between this and the traxxas m41?

[@bmwfreak328i]

exactly with me, wanted to ask the same

[@avoinc7707]

i’ve got both. really can’t go wrong with either. the m41 is a little easier to work on and is very stable at high speeds. the blackjack is a little harder to work on but is faster. needs tweaking for high speed but handles rough water better.

[@thomascalleson861]

I have the Blackjack 29 back home

[@cminbust6]

Damn.should I get this or the miss geico zelos 36?

[@aaronb.4830]

Proboat needs to put Spektrum electronics in the Sonicwake 36".

[@cbh148]

That’s what came in mine. Don’t they put Spektrum in every RTR from all the brands under the Horizon Hobby parent company? (ProBoat, Losi, Arrma, etc)

[@kobyonekanobie2790]

Friend of mine here Las Vegas Has Eliminator with blown Chevi 28' and runs 126mph on lake mead and what you want with a hull like you have, light chop is what you want to run the fastest,water won't suck the hull down less friction less drag.And all my RC boats always run faster with light chop. Have fun !

[@levihogge9144]

I am new to rc boats an been wanting one bad I went with the veles 29" rtr. It be here Monday . Think I mite get the 42 next maybe

[@Godsfollower57]

I just got the Veles 29 a week ago. I love mine, just make sure that you have a backup plan on a recovery boat to retrieve it when it flips. Two days ago mine flipped over as i was trying to turn, a twig got stuck in the rudder and forced the rudder to straighten out and caused it to flip. Thankfully, the wind pushed it across to the other side and I didn't have to throw a kayak in the water.

[@ICP1SBJ]

I just need to win the powerball tonight and I'll buy it! I know a 240-acre property for sale with a 100-acre lake/pond on it

[@TraceChandler]

Will the batteries balloon with 50c batteries cuz I was told they will but I see people do it and they don't sooooo

[@timvanasen6711]

Great review Greg awesome boat under a grand for a high quality boat works for me what a ripper l like it alot 😉👍🚤

[@cminbust6]

i have a few rc cars.never a rc boat.I know there are self righting boats.Does this have self righting? and if not how would you retrieve a boat like this if its a bit too far away?i know swimming is the 1st option but what are other methods of retrieving this?thank you.

[@rileysvideos2059]

Nice boat Greg! Can you review the thrasher jet boat?

[@sofloflow]

Could it tow a kayak? 5hp is more than some small outboards.

[@donmoran4289]

Titanic had a hull that wouldn’t flex!!! You need flex!!

[@ismaelflores4665]

I thought today was gonna be the bronco 🥲🙃

[@rcdriver]

It’s in the works!

[@user-ou1ge6nh3k]

Is it safe to use the 100c instead of 50c

[@seveleleventwelve]

Can you install gyro-stabiliser in such boat?

[@louismays7810]

Looks like fun whats the life of that thing?

[@andytrail6587]

I just bought mine last night I sure do hope I get as many likes as you did....gafl.

[@roberttruesdell6151]

Is this Mohegan Lake?

[@anthonyarnold906]

I couldn’t ever get myself to buy a cheap boat. Rc boats need to be huge like this one lol

[@parasurveyor]

Agreed definitely if you live on large lakes the small ones just dont do it.

[@depaolafamily6180]

Amen

[@theadventuresofshellyandfr5618]

You’re preaching to the choir

[@rm25088]

Hell yeah I agree. If I ever bought a boat it would have to be a big one. I don't wanna worry about flipping over by hitting the wake of a small fishing boat.

[@dancemusicgeorgehaas601]

@@depaolafamily6180 9

[@anthonyarnold906]

Are the brushless motors used in these like regular ground motors with a water cooled jacket on them?

[@armedelius923]

Get one, i can confirm it's really cool My mother says it's lame so, just get one

[@martindsteel]

How long do the batteries last

[@nicksbfc69]

Honestly, 51mph isn't anything to brag about, but I can see room for more. Better batteries, tuned prop, bullet nut, better water conditions, break into the 60s

[@driverjamescopeland]

51mph from an RTR catamaran of that scale? Yeah... that's something to brag about for an off-the-shelf.

[@nicksbfc69]

@@driverjamescopeland my buddies blackjack 29 on 4s was doin 50+mph all stock. My genesis cat I built with a turnigy 180amp esc and 2200kv motor on 6s clocked 65mph. Like I said, 51 is ok but could be better

[@wincrasher2007]

can you speak to the flex shaft removal on this one? people are struggling on how to properly remove it, as the instructions are inadequate and the diagrams are inaccurate. also, there is a brass bushing in the prop support strut that it's not clear if this item is pressed in, or it's meant to come out during maintenance of the flex shaft.

[@finders-keepers1518]

If it's anything like my Sonic Wake it is okay if it comes out while removing shaft. First time it happened to me I was all nervous.

[@jonathanpartridge8155]

Where can I get one of these?? I want your exact set up!!!!

[@mickeylocklear783]

It comes set up that way, just get 2 5000mah 100c batteries

[@jomikegepolongca4909]

where can i buy this one around california?

[@alejandrotobienne8220]

The Venom 52” gas boat was converted to a Brushless 12S and the motor was diameter of a Frito Lays dip can and 5” long. It literally did 120mph.

[@rcdriver]

Cool

[@10krms54]

Where can i find the esc n motor only

[@dolanaviation7805]

If this is Dr Dans, I need the 4s 100c batteries lol they’re out of stock

[@theadventuresofshellyandfr5618]

How much? The big Zelos was $899 - battery’s and it was glass

[@themaniszerorap9276]

Very big powerboat RCs

[@nickphipps06]

Which lake is this at?

[@floridamancomedy3151]

How is that motor 5hp when a 10 hp ac electric motor is like 100lbs?

[@moesgarage1638]

Trx4 bronco?

[@BorderJunkie56]

These big boats need better cooling! The rudder pick up just don't do enough!

[@pcooper985]

And you know this how?