Sinking Boat Save Your Electronics - Maintaining Your RC Boat After It Sinks

[@stlrider4714]

Good video! Good, Helpful Hints. May add its so helpful to buy large silica packs and always store boat and cars/crawlers/MTs with them inside the body. Best to pop the hatch open. If I have an Oh Chit episode I will dry, blow everything off, lint free towels on motors, oil/grease everything. Store the victim boat in a small guest bath with a dehumidifier running at least overnight. Saved me a few times.

[@rf005]

You make awesome videos

[@Abyssdiver]

Take precautions before you sink it. You can buy liquid electrical tape or plasti dip and use this to seal around the servo. Paint it onto the receiver circuit board and around any openings to the battery. Then use dielectric grease on all the electrical connectors. If you take the time to do these things water will never be an issue again. Peace Big B "Boat Crew"

[@schemey8083]

Good ideas

[@IRONCLADRC]

Thanks Brother.... Tinker test and tune

[@paulscrivener4307]

I always tape my hatch cover over the joint to stop the cover coming off and to seal the joint, works well seeing as I've had a few flip overs, dry as a bone

[@rickbarg3980]

Just got back from the lake for a few runs,and the cooling line fell out of the cooling jacket, it ran hesitant for a bit once I hooked up the cooling line back up,it was fine ,It’s a. Traxxas M41 , recived box is dry ,but opened it up and is drying.running it on 4s for now , not sure if I need to disassemble the engine ,it’s all stock, .Thanks Brother

[@ericjaramillo4608]

Hey bro first of all ty for this vid. I watched it about 2 weeks ago n I needed it today. I guess a turtle or a fish was poed that I was running the boat today n it knocked over my blackjack 24!!!! I let the current bring it in but also had to run the motor while it was upside down. Haven't gotten my fishing pole yet. Next on the list. But I just couldn't believe that my boat got turned over!!!! My hatch didn't come off so the motor n the esc where dry. I was concerned about the transmitter but when I opened it up it was bone dry... Ty again for this vid if I hadn't seen it b4 hand I would've been freeken out.!!!!!

[@IRONCLADRC]

Glad I could help. Yea your lucky you didn't have water in the boat

[@brianbrissette9444]

I also Identify as Big B, or bigblock .. I just want to say I really enjoy your content and will do my part as comments help a channel grow. 🤩BB

[@IRONCLADRC]

Thank you My Friend. 😊

[@dennismatovich8411]

Enjoying your vids! I was thinking the nylon brushes used for cleaning gun barrels could be handy for cleaning motors.

[@IRONCLADRC]

I've got one, I use it all the time 💪 works great

[@youtube.really.stole.my.handle]

Another great video man

[@Captaraknospider]

Can you just run your motor till its hot and let the water evaporate

[@Sweetaccord]

If you do conformal coating on the ESC & reciever and the servo electronics board, then pack the whole servo with dielectric grease, you would save 90% of the electronics and never have issues with them submerged. All else like you did clean with Corrosion X and lube. Would be better to spray motor with Corrosion X before running so if gets submerged nothing will happen just let air out. Only issue will be the lipo battery unless sealed in a bag or box.

[@rickbarg3980]

Done that ,receiver is dry just were the wires go into it there’s a big gap

[@rickbarg3980]

I also upgrades the prop and trim tabs,to hot racing

[@williamwise3050]

I have Falcom ft 011

[@IRONCLADRC]

As long as the speed control is 4s capable you should be OK.

[@roadstar499]

what if that was brackish water...? same exact method with servo or hit it with fresh water before you spray... i need to get some of that spray..thanks

[@power21100]

Corrosion x is your Friend in this situation.

[@michaeledmonds3027]

Excellent "how to" video! You certainly have mechanical skills. If you don't mind, what is your day job? I'm guessing you work with electronics or precision equipment. Thanks...

[@IRONCLADRC]

I own a small tree service. Tree climber

[@rickbarg3980]

@@IRONCLADRC I was a logger for 35 years in British Columbia ,Canada.great video

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

Kind of Hard to dry things when the Humidity is in the high 90s at Night

[@johnlowden5871]

Hi big B here's a little hint for drying your electronics out is to use a couple of silicon packs on your electronics overnight it will dry them out real good overnight so if you have some of them keep them for that ,also you can use waterproof medical tape from your local drug store it works really well too that's all for now I hope these little hints help you I know all your tips help me out a lot

[@IRONCLADRC]

Thanks brother

[@williamwise3050]

i have a rc boat can i run there a higher then a 30c (14.8v) 1500 anp 30 c or highter??

[@IRONCLADRC]

Not sure what you mean 🤔

[@nsvaluto48328]

Oh how bad Is it not running the Teflon tube inside the studfing tube 🤔? To be honest I really couldn't get it in

[@IRONCLADRC]

It's fine but the tube should be the right size w/o liner. Off shoe Electrics has a chart for tube /liner suggested sizing

[@nsvaluto48328]

@@IRONCLADRC it was the one that came with me shaft just I couldn't personally get it in. I am running a bushing at the prop end

[@that_1_winrace]

I flipped my boat like 2days ago and i have just let it air dry, is there no hope for saving it or is it still good

[@IRONCLADRC]

Should be good, oil the motor bearings and grease the shaft, make sure receiver is dry.. Nine times out of ten, the servo will be the first to go if the boat was fully submerged

[@B7litz]

@@IRONCLADRCI need help, my little brothers rc boat that’s $60 by deerc sunk to the bottom of our pool and the servo is seizing up and when I turn the boat on it automatically turns for the same position that’s not center and won’t turn well at all

[@exoticprairie]

My Neptune RC turned over took on water. I dried it all up but now one propeller motor runs wide open. Help!

[@IRONCLADRC]

Check the receiver, run a test to check if it's okay

[@exoticprairie]

@@IRONCLADRC ok thank you!

[@exoticprairie]

@@IRONCLADRC Good news that's what it was. The wind has blown 50mi an hr for 2wks. Then we get a nice e day and darn boat! Shes ready to race now. Thanks again!

[@tomaskonkol8894]

I just sink my boat today and its still in the reservoir 😢 similar scenario and blow the lid and its snk within 5 seconds

[@IRONCLADRC]

Dang that's a bummer brother, try this method if it's not to deep, remember they glid while sinking so the hull maybe 30-40 feet away from where you actually saw it sink

[@43rocket]

should of taped hatch

[@williamwise3050]

can i run a higher? map than 1500 14.8 c 30 ?

[@IRONCLADRC]

In what boat, motor & speed control?