TFL HOBBY - ZONDA 12S Dual Motor Beast & PURSUIT 6S - Double Boat Unboxing & First Look

[@mealex303]

Glue strong flat magnets inside font back middle and one on top so if its flipped out far have a drone with strong line and magnet on end fly over stick and drag back

[@SHAYEN-cd5qw]

12s Oh Hell Yeah, I am looking forward to watch you guys tear it up on the water, Nice thanks for sharing that Steve, Both boats are cool.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks man, appreciate your support

[@stevecallrc4640]

Glad to see you getting into boats! You're going to love those two beasts!!

[@dropbearrc9819]

Nice purchase,, just abit more serious haha. The Zonda is my next boat once i buy a house. That stuff in the bottom of the hull is a kevlar mat to stop the boat from splitting on a big crash. Such a wicked hull.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Yeah awesome ay!

[@TonysRcTechboom]

" Cats pyjamas"lol 😂🤣 your words for things are funny Steve, i been watching you vids now for quite a while and I get myself saying your words in my videos 😁😄🤣 Boats look Amazing, great review brother. Keep it up 👍👍👍👍

[@JohnVHRC]

That zonda looks awesome!

[@MarkHahn]

The Zonda is a Catamaran style and Pursuit is called a Mono. The trim tabs prevent hooking while in a turn. Cats don't need trim tabs because they ride on top of the water and don't "lean" into the turn. If you put a camera on each you will know exactly what i mean. Cool boats! Love the Zonda

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks Mark. Appreciate the explanation. Thanks for watching 😀

[@AB-80X]

Trim tabs are first and foremost there to extend the hull. You use them to prevent chine walk and you can also use them to settle the bow in the rough.

[@harsep]

@@AB-80X what is a chine walk and the term hooking while in a turn where the trim tabs would prevent this. I got the arrow 05 and having fun with it. Got the Volantex atomic catamaran on a freighter bound for California and a Zonda with 12% off $630 waiting to ship out of china.

[@AB-80X]

@@harsep Chine walk explained. www.speedboatsim.com/chine-walk-tech/ Hooking in a turn refers to the incident where the bow digs in during the turn and thus causes the boat to swap ends, i.e spin out. This is especially something to be aware of with stepped bottom hulls that run flat and cats. It usually occurs in step bottom mono hulls when the drives are at too much negative trim during a turn, and thust causing bow steer. Straight bottom mono hulls are much less prone to this.as they settle more evenly in the water when trimmed negatively. However, a straight bottom mono at positive trim is more suceptible to barrel roll in a turn. Pros and cons with everything. Cats present other issues, as they can barrel roll, hook a sponson tip, spin out and flip end over end etc. Google is your friend, and so is youtube. Have fun.

[@harsep]

@@AB-80X thanks for the rapid reply. It was a year ago that you posted on this channel and I would assume you are still in this hobby. Been flying RC planes and drones mainly the Dji phantom 1 to the 4 pro and dji spark, mavic air, mavic pro and pro 2 with the hasselblad camera and my tiny mini mavic air. Got two float planes the Dynam Sea Wind and HK TL2000 float plane which led me and my friend to boats now. Do you use an inflatable boat for retrievable ? Got the Intex 2 man 200 but a hassle to lug around to our lake. Thinking of using the drone with magnets to a fishing line and a magnet to the inside bottom of the hull if it capsize. I know the Zonda and the Volantax atomic are cats and doesn't right itself if flipped. You have any other ideas for retrievable methods?

[@marcandreasson87]

beautiful boats, I love the canopy of the Pursuit, the lines are stylish. There's a real life race boat with the exact shape of the that boat ( pretty sure, watched a video of it here on the tube ). I hope one can still buy the Pursuit it's 2024 October ! ouch.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks for watching mate 👍

[@josepherickson7618]

Badass RC boats awesome video my brother👌👌👌👌💪💪👍👍👍✌✌😎😎👊✊✊✊

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks man, looking forward to running them

[@jessicalatex2539]

If for one suggestion... pending the depth of the lake.. is if you have a break down or battery failure or something like that a rubber ball and a fishing line on a little reel may come in handy..🎣

[@g.donuts3551]

Have a TFL Pursuit myself, very nice running and stable boat. The stock prop is not impressive though. Look to offshoreelectric for better quality props. Been meaning to post up some running videos, but busy lately.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Awesomeness, thanks for the info. I will check them out

[@g.donuts3551]

RC Tanks & Trucks 24/7 I settled in on a 2 blade 43mm CNC prop, very nice. Getting rain finally this week, so should be able to get boat out next week.

[@nsvaluto48328]

Pursuit is definitely cool 😎

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Looks wicked with the skulls

[@jacklin694]

Very cool I've never been into boats, but they look interesting.

[@STEVOD313]

Ya I’m digging the skulls! Love skull art!

[@moin4183]

Just subbed, looking forwared to see your Zonda go 12s :) greetings from Germany :D

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks man. Much appreciated

[@Wazza722]

Should get more water pick ups, the water from the esc is hot to try and cool the motor.

[@AB-80X]

Do you run boats?

[@scottb0075]

Good Review. I would have purchased the pursuit if you could take those childish skull stickers off - too bad they are cleared over. They messed up a great boat.

[@dannybax1982]

The Zonda is just a twin 6S setup 🤣🤣 It's not a 12S setup as suggested by the title. The zonda is a fun boat , running a Carbon/Kevlar version myself with twin 3974 size 2200Kv motors and 180A Seaking's on 5s 8000mah each side.

[@aungmoe2318]

Hi

[@REVOTMAXX]

Where did you get it?

[@dannybax1982]

@@REVOTMAXX I got the hull from Astec Models in the UK but i believe they stopped with boats.

[@davidcarnahan1865]

How much does it weigh? Thanks

[@ronniebell6893]

Steve get a hold of offshore Electrics and get a double pickup rudder for the last boat the big one there's no way that things going to get too hot you need dual pickup I have five boats alright thanks for the video I'm going to check that boat out

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks man, I will check those guys out

[@steliannistor1878]

I’m about to buy the black one,what do u think about the speed and the quality?

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Excellent man. Really good to be honest. First decent boat that we have owned and very impressed.

[@pip6069]

Nice Video, would make sure to sort that kinked hose on the left motor on the Zonda!

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Yeah, noticed that :)

[@roberthartmann9526]

What's good rtr boat and large length and cheaply?

[@henryanker7223]

I really want this but I’m in the uk and it does not ship to me 😭

[@trentmarlowe7655]

New toys. Wahoo! 👍

[@jessebellis478]

RESPECT !!

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks man

[@AB-80X]

If you want to learn about which type of hull do what best etc. you should read about real race boats. Cats are faster as they pack air between the sponsons. This also mean they can be more unstable, and they have a much greater tendency to blow over. However, they are very fast and more stable at very high speeds compared to V hulls. V hulls on the other hand, are very good in the rough, and they are also more stable in turns as they can lean and carve into the turn. They do tend to get more unstable and will begin to chine walk when they are at their limit, or not trimmed right. You can look "chine walk" up online, too much to explain. V hulls are more sensitive to the effect of prop torque as well in single prop applications, especially when the propeller is surfaced. The twisting force of the prop will try to roll the boat, but when only half the prop is in the water, it also has a tendency to "paddle wheel" the boat sideways. Think of the wheels on the sides of an old steam boat, but turned 90 degrees. While the propeller provide forward thrust and lift, a single surfacing prop will also try and move the boat sideways. You should experiment with the twin motor setup on the cat however. When the prop spin out, the stern of the boat is settled a bit, but it's slower, whereas when the props spin inward, it provides more overall lift, especially in the transom. As we say in offshore racing, "spin them in to win", but it can upset the boat. Adding blades will also provide more lift in the transom, everything else being equal. Adding blades will often slow the boat down, but make it handle better. However, the speed lost when going from a two blade to a three blade, can often be found from a reduction in diameter - this will also settle the stern a bit. If you find that the boat seems a tad unstable at speed, keeping the pitch, but reducing the diameter and adding a blade can often help. An example of this is going from a 44x1.4p two blade prop to a 38.5x1.6p three blade prop, perhaps with a bit more rake. Rake, not to be confused with pitch, is how much the blades are tilted back on the prop. Adding rake, means that the prop bites the water a bit harder which reduces prop slip, but it also adds drag and slows the boat down. It can be useful to install a prop with more rake if the boat has a hard time carrying the bow. Catamarans usually don't need a lot of rake as the cushion of air they ride on, carry the boat, which means they don't need a lot of bow lift. They are what we in the boating world call air entrapment hulls. V bottoms on the other hand, rely on the water resistance to lift the hull out of the water, and they need help from the prop for this. You can always try and play around with trim and battery placement, but it's also important to remember that prop rake can help a lot. A prop is not a one-size-fits-all, so it's good to have some options to test. If you google a bit, especially about cleaver style props, you can find a ton of information regarding all things propeller. Pitch, rake, cupping and so forth. What does it do, and how can it be used. Good luck with your boats man, they are sweet runners.

[@odie175]

Thanks for the info ,very interesting!!🚤

[@jaypearce6199]

Wow! The prices are very reasonable! I wanna see your runnung vid and then i think ill order one.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Definitely running video soon

[@jaypearce6199]

RC Tanks & Trucks 24/7 awesome! Cant wait, summer is here baby!!

[@Garethjames987]

Do the propellers spin in opposite directions on the Zonda?

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

I would imagine so

[@aei711]

Yes...

[@hubcityrcworx7266]

Yes, but important distinction the rotation is outward.

[@jasongooden917]

This reminds me of a photon torpedo

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Sweet

[@mjoconr]

One of the cooling pipes on the Zonda is kinked

[@hektik_man6524]

were do u guys work

[@rmerino80]

The Zonda font type is similar to the one on the Pagani Zonda car manufacturer

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Yeah true

[@speedfreak1161]

If you hook up 12S to one ESC your going to see magic smoke come out of it 😀

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Haha for sure

[@afrog2666]

Bald, beard, big white smile.. I think Matt Santoro has some competition lol #DerpIsReal

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Lol, awesomeness

[@LOVE2RC]

If that zonda is a standard 120a esc then it's not 12s capable although the escs say 6s the motor's aren't capable as i checked online before buying mine so in order to run 12s you need the TFL ZONDA R1 VERSION bigger motor's and 180a esc's but i still won't be running 12s even on my R1 set up. i will be sticking to 8s.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks for watching mate 👍

[@adxrc5048]

Make sure you keep you body parts away from the propellers when the boat is on. Safety first.

[@adxrc5048]

If you have any questions, you should follow Elite RC Boats Facebook page, or sign up on offshorelectrics forums, there’s a lot of experienced boaters with tons of helpful info.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated

[@adxrc5048]

Oh one more safety tip. If your boat ever flips over or sinks, don’t swim for it, it’s not worth the risk.typically people have a inflatable boat or a fishing pole with a tennis ball attached to the line.

[@mitchen92c46]

That's cool

[@STEVOD313]

Better put ur sailor cap on Popeye! Time for u to hit the lake!👍👍👊👊📹📹 better pack ur scuba gear for Incase u sink one! Lol

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Lol

[@Yu-dp5hp]

STEVO D 313 I heard that xt90 melt often 💁‍♂️

[@chubs6362]

8 and Awsome

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Thanks man

[@imortaliz]

bit of a kink in the cooling hose to left side motor :S

[@AussieRC]

Nice

[@bossmacnick]

need setup video.....

[@MrBumbles2]

link says 4s ea motor

[@dexseggie5113]

The way you say here.. idk kinda bugs me. But I am from canada

[@Rc-Jay]

hahahaha 12s my ass. if there is 6s per motor then its a 6s boat. even when there are multiple motors 2 packs of 6s only becomes 12s when it is in series,

[@keithglf]

Thank you!! People need to stop calling this a 12s setup!

[@luckeyee5139]

2x6s in one unit = 12s power

[@Rc-Jay]

@@luckeyee5139 if you run on 44.4volt its 12s. If its running on 22.2volt its 6s. 2 6s battery running 1 motor in parallel is 6s. Parallel meens side by side.. 2 motors 2 escs and 2 battery's in 1 boat are running PARALLEL. so you can't count the cells up like in series.

[@luigynkaren062011]

Where's the running video???

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Hopefully this weekend

[@Michael_Lucre]

Chur to the F&$Ken Chur 🤘😎🤘

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Dam right

[@flamehawk1895]

Pagani Zonda has a V12 TFL Zonda has a 12s and they both sound seriously similar

[@AB-80X]

I see this, and to this day, I still get absolutely baffled as to why anyone in their right mind woudl choose a Traxxas M41 or what ever other POS boats hey have.

[@flashtech6492]

looks like one bad ass boat...get your wallet out for sure...

[@AndreiModelist]

дно покажи на зонде пожалуйста bottom please show me on zonda

[@mrswabe1056]

can i buy your zonda boat with cheap price? can you?

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Sorry, not selling

[@point77ful]

2x6s is Not 12S

[@mizufox_pc]

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[@khairulesanwar4814]

Too much mumbling

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Yeah ok, awesome

[@roberthartmann9526]

What's good rtr boat and large length and cheaply?

[@mizufox_pc]

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[@RCTanksTrucks247]

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