It Shoots Water! ProBoat Horizon Harbor Tug Boat Pump Install & Leak Solved! | RC Driver

[@roberthancko1607]

for almost $500.00 they should have supplied the water pump along with the necessary tubing.

[@leewilliams9904]

100 percent agree

[@binaypreet3961]

I tried everything the way he connected the water pump and mine doesn’t work . I am sure the way he has connected the water pump is the right method because the user manual is confusing. I replaced with other pump and still it doesn’t shoot water . I exactly followed his method . Please assist .

[@shootmojak]

@@binaypreet3961my boat runs fine but I have the same issue with the pump

[@Competitionx]

That looks so relaxing. Glad you found the water issue which, really, wasn't that much of an issue :)

[@rcdriver]

That spot is perfect. There’s a park bench and I just sit and troll around with the tug. Yeah, easy fix!

[@brianskitty3300]

Once again, you are my go to person for anything RC 👍 I know this video is three years old but I just purchased one of these today in January 2025, and I was wondering what was up with the pump ?? now I know you have to buy it separately.🤷‍♀️ And to have a little extra hose witch I have extra for my other boat 👍 And on one of your latest videos, I reached out and asked a question that I would like to apologize for, it seems to be a hot button subject so I do apologize for that 😢 My bad 😞 Thanks again for a great channel 👍👍 full of wonderful advice!!

[@rwardenutube]

I used a similar water pump in my rc boat for forced cooling - it too started to clog from debris and tiny pieces of weeds. I tried blowing it out - no luck. You need to disassemble it and clear the small check valves. I’m installing a small inline filter canister filled with mesh to filter the incoming water without too much restriction.

[@Cormano980]

This has lots of upgrade potential, and it's big enough to handle rougher water

[@lostsheep2640]

I bought mine maybe a month back. I like it’s relaxing to move around the water.

[@joshbolt9654]

My tug should be here Friday and I was very concerned about that water issue as this is my first rc boat. I definitely feel better about it after seeing this video!

[@rcdriver]

Nice! Enjoy it. Let us know how it goes.

[@joshbolt9654]

@@rcdriver so far we are off to a pretty rough start. The LEDs didn't work directly out of the box and I noticed I could hear something rolling around in the hull of the boat. It was the grub screw for the motor and prop shaft coupler!!! Ive contacted horizon about the LEDs and they are sending a new control unit, but finding that grub rolling around freaked me out lol.

[@joshbolt9654]

@@rcdriver another update lol so it would seem my LEDs worked after all, horizon just botched the manual. Horizon had to email me a pdf of the transmitter page that included the information that was missing.

[@binaypreet3961]

I tried everything his method. Changed two water pumps and still my boat doesn’t shoot water . I connected exactly the way he connected. What to do ? Please assist

[@capt.morgan8174]

The holes along the deck are called scuppers, they are intended to drain the deck 🌞

[@fredtedstedman]

0:52 holes= WASHPORTS , to let water off the low rear decks of a tug . May be fitted with doors or flaps to let water out , but not in ! Wales UK

[@gemfaceter]

Looks like they should of put a lip around the hole in the deck and the hatch cover should of set down over it to keep the water out, would be a easy fix. Great video thanks.

[@Frapop]

Good morning, or the Horizon Harbor 30-Inch Tug Boat RTR It can be powered by a battery with a rating greater or less than 50c, e.g. 45c or 60c

[@lenharding72]

Hhmmmm might have to try this one since I have 3 ponds I can walk too. Thanks for the leak work. Those can be a pain to determine.

[@rcdriver]

That pond is a 3 minute drive for me. There’s a park bench there I sit on and just drive the boat around. Really relaxing and fun!

[@Frapop]

Hello, is there a function in the remote control that shows a low battery level or is there another way to show a low battery level? And one more question: is the water shooting function available immediately or do I need to buy something else?

[@georgevprochazka5316]

Is there another channel available to add a smoker (and the water pump separately) ? Thanks

[@Cynocehali]

Can we get a maintenance video on this?

[@DSPIC444]

What would you say about putting a metal mesh in front and back of the propeller housing?

[@Andrew-uf6vq]

I have the Atlantic harbor tugboat the original tugboat you’re s is awesome

[@mudmonkey1]

Maby you can install a smal fuelfilter between the line and the pump

[@beesod6412]

That looks like a fun chill time. did you notice a big power drain when running the pumps? great video as always.

[@rcdriver]

I didn’t. I ran it for at least an hour until the pump sucked up something and then I called it a day. No power loss to the main motor either.

[@andreasbuttner-land1890]

Hi RCDriver-Online, the hatch looks, like it can be easily sealed with tape and in choppy water, it should be good, if the water can not just easily on the deck, but also off the deck.

[@goneviral6037]

Looks like silicone air line tubing for aquarium

[@brunobiava4833]

Nice video, helped me get off the fence and order one... and the Water Cannon Pump. You may have made a difference by raising the water-in-the-bilge issues as my boat remained dry during both a "bathtub test" and during operation on a nearby lake. Like yours, neither my tug or the water pump included tubing... could you please let me know what size you used? Also, there's a grease fitting on the propellor shaft stuffing box and you will want to run a length of tubing from that nipple to one of the hatches so you can pump Marine Grease into it. I also got the Dynamite Marine Grease and Grease Gun kit... but, there's no tubing included in it either... if you can, could you let us know what size tubing can fit that nipple and let us know? One tip I would like to pass along... You should install a "Sea Strainer" in the pick-up line between the hull and your water pump. I plan on using a rc fuel filter. Also, after running the pump, remember to back-flush the system with tap water. Thanks, Bruno ⚓

[@bigboyrc25]

Will the water pump work with the lights on? I’m only seeing one spot for either or to plug into

[@FLSharkdiver]

Many thanks for the review~~ How did you take out he shaft to grease this boat?

[@timvanasen6711]

Good tips on the leak issue Greg mine does the same thing same area we must have had the same qc person during production lol 😉👍🚢

[@StephenCorona]

Looks like you could use the pump as a bilge pump if the water flooding problem continued.

[@MsKeileigh]

How many cell battery what mah and how long is your runtime

[@josehobbydronero]

I bought that same pump I put it in but it doesn't want to boot The water and the pump could you help me to see what it is

[@MrSonicneil]

side holes are called gunells

[@rcdriver]

Cool thanks! I tried Googling it but was unsuccessful.

[@The_K_Project]

On a warship the gunwale (gun ridge) is the uppermost lip above the gun deck, it may also be referred to the gunwale bulwark (planking) the strengthening wale. The holes that run through it that carry the overboard water are called the scuppers.

[@carloshnunez]

Nice boat 🔵🔵🔵👍👍👍😀😀😀🔵🔵🔵

[@rickbarg3980]

Scuppers there called

[@fire58372001]

Those holes are called "FREEING PORTS".

[@alvinmarin8648]

On mine, one of the canons definitely has more pressure than the other one. Any remedies?

[@rcdriver]

From the start? Perhaps one has a clog from use? Or there may be some plastic flashing left in a tube from the molding process. Run a small drill bit in the openings by hand.

[@timsgarage1861]

Got my pump hooked up but can't seem to get CH3 to do anything

[@binaypreet3961]

Same problem . Were u able to fix it ?

[@robertleibold4502]

What is the scale size of this boat and what "real life" tug was it modeled after please?

[@maltheusaltheus5866]

The original tug boat that Horizon Harbor was inspired by is the 23 x 7 meter German tug called "Taucher o Wulf 8", built in 1970. The model measures approximately 74cm. It appears to have been sold back to Norway in 2023, renamed "Jolle", repainted red and green and fitted with a crane. Still in service in 2024.

[@dragonstudiowilliams8221]

I'm hoping to get rc tug boat Saturday if I still negative n not positive

[@DonaldTrumpton]

Freeing ports

[@magnusm8516]

love the videos, are you gonna take the new typhon tlr to the track soon? And also are you gonna do another videoa on the radix 4?

[@rcdriver]

Hitting the track this week!

[@leewilliams9904]

Its missing sound

[@sethpig45]

My dad has one we named it tuggy 😅

[@Andrew-uf6vq]

Tug boat

[@francescogalliano8479]

Ne posseggo 1 anche io e'molto divertente!!!!!

[@capt.barbossa3479]

Hey there ,awesome review on the tug boat...its something i need...! Can you also do a thorough review of the Miss Geico 36"v2 catamaran i dont think you ever done so...would be a cool idea...keep up the awesome work,aslo sub'd to your channel...🤙🤙🤙

[@robertwren2289]

You hooked up your water lines wrong on the pump, but you didn't say anything about it! You'd think that HH could add a foot of hose for the pump after charging $57 for the pump.. For anyone thinking that the pump may be broken bcz the white tip is off on the suction side of the pump, it does come off, so it ok..

[@robbryan3044]

I'm sure I'm not the only one still "on the fence" about this boat. While the leak problem is "fixable", there shouldn't be any need to. The real problem is a "manufacturing problem", and one that Horizon Hobby/ProBoat NEEDS to address. The location where water is coming into the boat airways to vary from boat to boat, telling me that ProBoat has a serious 'inconsistency' problem in regards to the gluing of the hulls & decks together. The consumer should not be the one needing to fix the problem - that is Horizon Hobby's/ProBoat's responsibility. As for the operating water cannons...yeah, I still think it's cool. But, at the same time, Horizon Hobby has really overpriced it. $50 for a water pump...even if it does have a mounting bracket for installing it in the tug...is WAY too much. Most consumers are intelligent enough to realize this. For those (ie. 'reviewers') who've received them free, they don't need to even concern themselves with the price...and HH/ProBoat knows they'll do an excellent job of "pushing sales"...but, it's STILL something that has been priced higher than it needed to be. The TRUTH is, it could have been included with the boat, the tug could have still been sold at the same price, and HH's 'manufacturing cost' wouldn't have increased all that much. Put another way, if the pink were to be included with the tug, actual manufacturing cost would have only increased by approx $5. Yes people - that means HH/ProBoat was making approx a $45 profit on the water cannon pump. The reason I say "was" is because HH recently increased the price of the water cannon by an additional $8 (but the tug, itself, is still $450), thus increasing profit by an additional $8. I understand the increases in the high-dollar items, but such huge (percentage-wise) increases in lower-proceed items is just "money grubbing". In the meantime, until something better comes along and/or until HH stops being so 'greedy', I'll continue using my converted ProBoat Shockwave as my 'rescue boat' - ultra-low 1050kv brushless motor, SeaKing 60 ESC, dual rudders (yes...a rudder to the right, and to the left, of the prop), and two water pumps (which I purchased for less than $15 each) keeping the motor & ESC (separate water lines for each, one from reach rudder) really cool. The hardest part of the 'conversion' was determining the most optimal prop to use (ended up with 3-blade 45mm w/ 1.6 pitch).

[@roberthancko1607]

I agree!

[@Giovannyrc]

Im agree please

[@geonova622]

Yeah the price does suck. I was hoping RCD was going to have a discount code at the end. I’ve watched many reviews on it and I’d say I trust RCD the most so I’m gonna have to get it. Use it “as is” at first, then I may paint it to look rusted and Haunted.

[@arwupig]

DONT SWITCH ON the pump in DIRTY water, It's hard to fix. And DONT expect this boat has a lot of power, he cannot push UL-19 back, try tire a wire on Tug boat and pull.

[@Alan-jx5hn]

These RC boats are very expensive for what they

[@wheeliboy27]

First

[@geonova622]

Anyone happen to know the signal distance? Thanks RCD. Based on your review I’m going to get it…and NOT tell my parents.

[@maltheusaltheus5866]

Hello, this must have been decided since then, but if it can be useful: the range of the signal varies a lot from one time to the next for me. Between 50 and 300 meters. It depends on the internal arrangement of the electronics, the strength of the wind, my position in relation to the boat (maximum range in height and very reduced range if I am on the water myself).