THIS NEW TRAXXAS IS OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE! | Traxxas Spartan SR With Trailer

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - The reveal
1:25 - Box panels
4:00 - Trailer unboxing
5:40 - Spartan SR unboxing
8:41 - Driving montage boat and trailer
9:57 - Self righting demo
11:12 - Driving Spartan
14:02 - Final thoughts
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[@imonlyaman4381]

I met Mark today at an RC Expo in Pomona, CA. There was a raffle and he won some rc stuff. He walked over to some kids and gave them the winnings. The crowd cheered him. You set a good example Mark. Thanks for the Videos.

[@MarkSantaMaria]

I was really hoping to win the grand prize to give it to the family next to me. I will try again tomorrow… hahaha!

[@BraxtonNewman-gn7wj]

Hey Mark, you probably don’t remember me, but I was at the hobby shop in Austin Texas and you gave me a Trx4m remote and I don’t think I ever told you thank you so thank you so much

[@LyroLife]

He once gave me a rustler 4x4 because I was looking at it for so long at the store. He’s too kind.

[@BraxtonNewman-gn7wj]

He is so kind

[@SVINTWEST]

He gave me a 4s lipo once! I was shook

[@Lucas.stalcup]

That must be nice I've never got nothing from the him​@@LyroLife

[@Lucas.stalcup]

​@@SVINTWESTyou must be nice.

[@TheDudeRc]

That trailer is sweet!

[@AnthonyBencomo]

Yeah I want one!

[@RickyD1968]

Very Cool boat and trailer !!!

[@rcpete7055]

looks Fantastic Mark buddy 🎉👍 would really love for you to have a go at a 1:25 scale kit.. amt or mpc

[@OGPAPERBOY77]

I knew it when I asked you on the live yesterday Brother ! Congrats you will get hooked! The trailer is perfect for my TRX4’s! Cant wait to get one! Get a recovery boat is my only tip Its worth it!

[@gregorymoreland2140]

This is has to be one of coolest reviews you’ve done. That short was a trip

[@Blizzardsgarage]

Time to make a thumb steer with an anchor on it now Mark. Great video.

[@727RC]

🤔

[@user-tg1xv9wc2z]

Just picked up the exact same boat with color scheme and trailer. Can’t wait to get it in the water. Great video! Thank you.

[@THEMOWERMEDIC1]

You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this video! I have the little brushed blast. So much freakin fun. See ya Saturday!

[@T00LF00L]

Wow that thing screams! Much louder than I expected! 🤩

[@user-hg9sj9wz5v]

Love it. I haven’t gotten super geeked out over an RC video in a while. But watching you drive it on the trailer along the gravel path, then down to the boat launch was just awesome.🤩😂😂 I was laughing and smiling the entire time. I’ve never been much of an RC boat guy. Mainly because my buddy had a traxxas nitro RC boat in the early 2000’s. But it was a nightmare every time we took it to his lake house. Always flooded, was insanely crazy to keep it tuned and running, he always flipped it over. But this video has me thinking differently about boats now. Great video, Mark.

[@rockinrc4146]

Sick, next on my list to get.

[@MultiSkyman1]

Got to get one. My first RC speed boat! Self righting too!!

[@tinytimbo456]

Fancy, clean and fast

[@christianrambissoon1141]

Welcome to the rc boat rabbit hole!

[@chasefreeman03]

Mark , now you need to build you a rescue air boat. Ton of fun to build and very simple. It’s nice to retrieve the boat if it doesn’t self right. Oh and make sure battery doesn’t come loose. If it does it won’t self right😂 ask me how I know lol. ( went swimming)

[@KingLoggFrogg]

wowzers! that looks super stable!

[@JusRc]

No way!😮 I need that!! 😍

[@AKYLE315]

These boats sounds so good

[@LittleShopOfToysRCHobby]

I Have a RC Hobby Shop in the Daytona Flea Market in Florida and play your videos all day at the shop.

[@frankiep2314]

Love it going to get booth boot looks awesome awesome videos and stay safe

[@jat08202010]

I need to get one of these for my raptor r

[@seanmelvin5115]

Absolutely love the new trailer. Takes me back to my childhood. Hoping traxxas makes a scaled outboard soon

[@nealstarling5422]

Glad to see your first boat is self righting, I would hate to see you get soured by the difficulty’s us rc boaters have to deal with. I can tell you boats get boring fast, the reason we stick with it is because we like to make a good thing like the Traxxas boat you have-better, faster and then even better and faster all while increasing the handling/attitude. You will find it’s an art.

[@rcaddictive8572]

Finally got a boat 🎉🎉

[@kyronrc]

Such a simple yet effective design this self righting using water ballast! Loved it

[@cd-pu5uv]

They just copied other manufacturers design. Lol.

[@philippegauvin4127]

Nothing new here. But hey it works! Just technically no innovation there

[@reezamohammed2268]

Very nice boat. Finally a self righting boat from Traxxas. Off to my LHS now!!

[@philippegauvin4127]

Wait, you're telling me their previous boats didn't have self righting? That's crazy... especially for the price. Also how can you sell a boat that doesn't self right? Seems necessary. This isn't like a car

[@Constabruity]

The trailer is sick. I hope they release other 1/10 trailers for wheeled vehicles.

[@brianberger2910]

I use my Summit and programmed TSM knob to Throttle trim. Just grab menu tree off internet for remote. That way you can turn knob to hold rc as you launch boat. It works perfect for me. Hope that helps. I have v1 Spartan with some upgrades on homemade trailer and Highly modified brushless Summit.

[@highmetal3630]

I don't even have a boat and I still want that trailer, really cool.

[@mikefortune1263]

I have three acres on that lake/river. Love it. Very quiet.

[@ToxMod]

I don’t know why Mark didn’t use his XMAXX to pull it. 🤦🏻‍♂️ also the fact that the boat flips right side up automatically is a great selling point.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Boat sound good

[@TheZX11]

That boat trailer is great. I'm not a fan of that rubber water jacket on the motor. It works but leaks a lot of water into the hull. So, figure $45 to replace it with an aluminum one.

[@toolbaggers]

Fishermen LOVE RC boats racing around at their favorite spots.

[@OGPAPERBOY77]

They dont mind most of the time If you Ask before I always ask and they say keep it over there and i keep it over there 😂

[@reallyfake2760]

And fishermen own all water everywhere. Thank goodness they only have the rampant rc boat enthusiasts to contend with.

[@TylerSL92]

They’ll get over it. They don’t own the water lol. Talk about entitlement

[@stx7389]

​@@reallyfake2760 nothing better then people that tell you to let them torture animals for fun while telling you to not ruin their ability to do so, right?

[@mojobuff2653]

I’ve often heard fishermen’s loving comments about RC boats.

[@RedsRCVlog]

Awesome! I was always on the fence about a boat, but I would totally buy this one.. Great video, as always 💯

[@huntersrc9865]

Sweet a boat review! I have a couple.

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Really nice boat cool review great detail

[@aaronbyrd8428]

Hello Mark. Love the trailer option its awesome. Hello From Pinebluff Arkansas about 1hr away from your current location. I am one of the people that would really like your new old stock CLODBUSTER you just acquired! Big fan, AIBYRD

[@meticulous_rc]

Thanks a lot bro!!! Now I’m gonna have to go buy a boat and trailer!!! 😅😅😅

[@michaelthibault557]

Of course you have a new Spartan your paid by traxxas must be nice to own every single Rc they make

[@manski209]

So sick, great video Mark.

[@Ditto2003]

I have a friend that has the none SR version of this boat. He went to show it off to me and he had to go swimming for it. This makes me kinda want one now

[@JamesBond-hz2tn]

Looks awesome hooked up to your blazer 😎

[@mikehoncho4472]

I spend so much money because of this channel and Traxxas.

[@heller127]

Do yourself a favor and grease the prop shaft every other time you use the boat and buy extra props because they like to break pretty easily and put one battery on each side of the boat so it doesn’t take on water and get yourself some water proof tape for the top cover

[@Yoyobrodude]

dope car and dope place!!!

[@sparklestorm6132]

That is quite awesome! 😮❤

[@davidrivero7943]

Polarized eyes , check for Gators and a totally Diff. Discipline & it's all good . Shame on Traxxas for dropping the Aton. Now , that was also a blast .

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Enjoy the weekend

[@kg5nja693]

Wish my M41 was self righting. I also dig that trailer. I’ve seen thinking about building a trailer and now I don’t have to. Great video

[@user-sq6hm8qs5s]

You can bend the rear trim tabs down a little at a time to keep the front end down. Takes a little bit of time but you can get it to handle the way you want it to.

[@combustionpropulsion4883]

His drive strut was trimmed to high in this video, that's why it was chime walking so bad.

[@user-sq6hm8qs5s]

Strut angle is used for rough water or smooth water. The trim tabs are used for handling characteristics. Strut angle will not correct chine walking!

[@combustionpropulsion4883]

@@user-sq6hm8qs5s I beg to differ. I've been boating for most my life and have done quite a few purpose built top speed boats. Strut angle will absolutely contribute to and/or fix chime walk. In Mark's case it looks like his strut was adjusted to high and it was causing the boat to ride far to dry for how sharp the keel is. He could adjust the trim tabs to add a wider contact patch but the stock Spartan trim tabs are too far out to contact the water at high speeds. His best bet would be to lower the strut angle to put more of the bow into the water.

[@user-sq6hm8qs5s]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 ok boss

[@67fordmustanglover]

This is even better since someone literally asked about Rc boats last night in the Q&A

[@RC-Closer1313]

What a scale looking gig!! I think a different vehicle will look 👀 better pulling that boat. Just my opinion. But wow, you drove a boat Mark👍

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Insane set up brother

[@k2soldier805]

My first thought was how mad the guy fishing was going to be. So cool that was your dad!

[@keithpowell4664]

Great video again Mark. You're looking really healthy and leaner lately! Dont know if thats intentional but its showing :)

[@stamatis3095]

Wow this has to be ine of your best reviews seriously good to see you expand unto other RC stuff thanks for the review

[@ronj9091]

Really nice boat and trailer. FINALLY Traxxas came with an SR boat. I'd rather have the Proboat Sonic Wake though. After watching videos on both, the Sonic Wake handles better at high speeds. It also looks like Traxxas stole Proboat's Sonic Wake SR feature. Lol.... I'm sure both boats are fun in their own way though. I have the Proboat Recoil 2 Heatwave. I love it! My next is to upgrade to the Sonic Wake. Good video as always.

[@Squiggly667]

You need to adjust your trim tabs to get better high speed stability (maybe tighten up your rudder, too). Other than that, it's a fun boat. You should also check out the Oxidean Marine stuff. The Animal Cat is mad.

[@tomtomlin3408]

FINALLY you have something that's "floatable" 👍

[@drewp9112]

self righting seems like the way to go. nice looking boat. i have almost lost a couple of boats without the self righting feature.

[@SOMNIOHM]

*_@Traxxas.. 1/3 Scale SpeedBoat Please!!! I want to be able to rip at 100+ on 12S_*

[@NickR1993]

I’ve never been a boat guy but man that looks really cool, plus that thing is really zippy!!

[@chosenone2856]

a go pro on that thing would be awesome

[@astridsactionrc545]

My Traxxas Villain needs that trailer. I want to tow it with my Redcat COE hauler.

[@bobbyspenser7304]

Hey my friend that's nice an the place you are at is great to thank you for all the videos

[@Casitascrawlers]

So much for the fishing 😂

[@RubbleRC]

Sounds badass too

[@v65sabreking]

That thing moves

[@rafaeladiaz1227]

The trailer should match the boat 😊

[@mikeoliver4449]

I cant wait to see people make conversion kit for the trailer

[@ESteve23]

Finally some water action !! 💧

[@shafiqjan1474]

Hmmmm, kayaks are a good idea for recovery. Luckily there are already few here, I do want a little jet boat a little...

[@drewpowell7572]

Hope you enjoyed hot springs im from Arkansas and it is definitely I nice place to visit

[@douglasbershell8526]

That is really cool loved when you loaded on the trailer I'm thinking of getting into rc cars again havnt had one since i was a kid im 50 now don't know where to start

[@johnlujan8706]

Well, that's cool!

[@brandoncrimmins6296]

Good! Great!! GRAND!!! I was really hoping for… YET ANOTHER electric model…

[@joshuajkoplin]

Getting that out on some glassy water for some speed runs would be awesome. Not a big fan of Traxxas because I’m a snob 😂 but that’s a cool summertime product.

[@ryansriverfinds3232]

Man I wish that I could have met up with you, you were in my backyard lol. Catherine’s Landing is a beautiful place to camp you choose the right place, hope you and your family had a great time. Maybe one day I’ll be able to met up with you and talk about racing and build a track here in Hot Springs.

[@jokerhahaha1446]

Man I wish I would have knew you was here I would have came watched in person and there's a place to bash in hotsprings was going this weekend

[@cmcconn100]

I have a couple of boats. My first and only Traxxas boat is a Blast and it's a piece of junk. I think it took about a minute to shred the prop shaft coupling. Didn't even air it out. Just gassed it and poof! It turned into black cotton candy. I got a replacement part and the same thing happened. If you want a fun, fast, durable, go anywhere boat check out the Thrasher by Streamline. That thing is well built.

[@motoacquatico1967]

Hi Mark! If I decide to replace my homebuilt trailer (inspired by the Summit) and my first edition Spartan with the new Spartan SR and Traxxas Trailer, the tractor will be my Trx 6 or my Scx 3 Gladiator (I have my Gladiator 80th anniversary 1 /1 in the garage 🥰🤩🏁👍💪) to have a better scale relationship with the Spartan 👍

[@unorec1983]

As some one that enjoys RC boats only big thing to know is always have a spare boat or a catfish rig with a treble hook to snag your boat if needed

[@cd-pu5uv]

I've been swimming too many times. 🤣

[@TheZX11]

Amazon has $200 inflatable stand up Paddle boards. They are flat inflated and very stiff due to cross stitching between the upper deck and bottom. They deflate and fit in a large back pack. Sit on it with legs in water paddling and never worry about recovery again.

[@unorec1983]

we just run ours when i take the kids out fishing on the pontoon. that way we can always go get it and you get to do more speed runs. sometimes i let the kids run the rc boat and i follow it with the boat really get moving @@TheZX11

[@Casitascrawlers]

I wasn’t even thinking a boat. Summer is coming so it’s definitely boat time.

[@nos_gaming557]

About a 2 hour drive to fort smith which is where I am, if you ever want to, nice hobby shop called GS Hobby near here

[@scottfirman]

I have several RC boats. They are not name brand but still work well.

[@junjunmulleda5467]

take my money! I would put a one way flap on the drain so you dont have the issue of water pushing in when you launch

[@kipcarson3307]

Mark that is sick finally came out with a boat trailer what will be the cost of it

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

I get intimidated by some RCs to that’s expensive not saying there not worth it I’m just not use to stuff like that but this definitely has my attention. I have the truck to pull it and a extra winch now I need the boat and definitely trailer 😂😂😂thanks for sharing

[@FCRC]

Those spartans dead wobble a lot, perfect that they have self right now!

[@philippegauvin4127]

They dead wobble? Damn that's quite a let down :/ it seems it happened in this video too. But long overdue to have self right

[@markyates6138]

You need to go to hobby town north Little Rock

[@storyracing387]

I can see that behind my Basecamp...not gonna lie 😊

[@Truggahneer]

Good call on kayak. What if you snapped the prop on floating debris like I did...

[@doncaignou2589]

Very cool

[@RiotFin]

I think the cen racing f450 truck dually & the rc4wd trucks would be a good combo for the scale size for that trailer. Awesome video man!

[@JavierFlores-hs2fc]

Hey Mark what TRX 4 are you pulling that trailer with ?

[@ryanmartin7394]

Really made me wanna buy the trailer and boat to pair with my trx4! Also are you racing at rumble in rome at crc in june?

[@allanjohnson6264]

Awesome! ✅😎 I Really Wonder What Makes The Sound & Is It Really Loud Echoing Through The Trees?🌲

[@emanuel616]

Your point exactly mark, This is why I rather the losi jet boat, That with the proper spectrum transmitter that shows the battery level would be awesome

[@philippegauvin4127]

Yes but I really with spektrum wasn't so price gouging with the compatibility aspect