Vintage Watercraft Style RC Boat - TheRcSaylors

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It's not very often we cover RC boats on our channel, and never before have we seen one with this throw back, vintage wooden style! At first glance, it really looks like a kit, that someone spent tedious hours on, building through the winter as a labor of love! Then as you get closer and take a second look, you realize this is a plastic model of a classic boat we all drool over. For the price, this would make a Really Fun upgrade project for anything that is looking to fill their weekends with a project like this. It does run out of the box, but as shown in this video, not well. This is just a small treat I stumbled by that I wanted to share with a specific, small part of our audience. We hope that you enjoy this find as much as we have! Happy Boating!
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[@michelj.gaudet5048]

HEY, ABBY! Stop 'raining' on his parade! ... lol :-) If I was a bit younger and cared enough, Nate, I would pay for you to ship that BEAUTIFUL little boat to me and not only upgrade the innards, but I would METICULOUSLY replace all of the plastic with wood... can be done, as I have in the past, WAY back when I was y'alls' age. You know, back in ancient times last century. I use to be HUGE into boats, both model and sailing. I use to sail a little 16' "American Sail' catamaran back in the 70's. And once again_ THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the two quads. You two are the best on this thing called 'You Tube'.

[@aaroneaton583]

I had to come back and watch this video again this booklet on my mind really like it

[@miguelsalami]

What Abby fails to realize is her Captain would be happy just displaying this "pretty boat" on a dock stand & admirably admiring its gorgeousness Lol👍👍💛 I know I would ⚓

[@ROTATEaviationshorts]

It's so realistic! Even the controls are vintage!

[@gregkienle3378]

Hey Nate, my Grandfather had a cruiser just like that model. She was a beauty.

[@steverc8]

Great idea Nate, make it a project boat. Brushless would project be overkill but to each their own. Thanks for another Saylor treasure!

[@carbonitegamorrean8368]

Been wanting one like this for many years. I love the looks. I wouldn't mind upgrading it if need-be.

[@RFVCXR200R]

You LUCKY DUCKS! I've always wanted one of these.

[@davidrivero7943]

Drydock & a brushless refit for sure. Hi guys, reminds some of us of the early Japanese toys, even down to the cardboard used on the box. Nice job on the faux Mahogany hull & thanks for another honest & fun review. 👍

[@lylekehrer6159]

I'm a little behind on watching stuff, maybe it's been commented, but when I saw this first thing I thought of was On Golden Pond. The 'old poop' had a boat like that. That does look like wood grain though, that's neat just that they added that detail.

[@timcarver9367]

Built a wooden one way back last milineum, was wonderful, I think it's around somewhere still, that needs to go on your display area for sure though, keep bringing the cool rcs, great stuff.

[@johnscott389]

Nice looking boat! Yes would make a good upgrade project.

[@W4TRI]

Ok this video told me something I would have never known. I have the 2.4Ghz version and like yours it somehow senses it is in the water and will not do anything out of the water. I really did not count on any two way comms between TX and RX but I bet the sensor tosses out a safe packet and the TX will not send unless it hears that. Way different than my early R/C stuff (1980s Associated cars like the 12i) Glad they are looking out for little Jonny not to get a thumb in a prop!

[@SunshineCoastAnt]

I agree it does look great, might be ideal for in a backyard pool.

[@br1ann88]

That boat looks very nice!

[@cackychet]

thank you so very much for all you do for us

[@prestonshute7243]

I like it too, looks really cool.

[@brokemechanicfpv1420]

That boat would look nice in a collection on the shelf as a talking piece.

[@SonnetGomes]

This is a beauty. Too bad they dont make more of these . Very realistic looking. These seems to be out of stock now.

[@johnwedrall1907]

Interesting boat

[@BigAlFPV17]

If the company that made this can fix the range issue, it would be an awesome boat!! Excellent video Nate & Abby!! :)

[@telephony]

The range issue is solely because the extendable whip antenna could not be installed into the radio; I don't expect this issue to crop up with that many purchasers.

[@bryanbryant9962]

"If the company that made this can fix the range issue" Bear in mind the antenna on the transmitter was not properly attached. Probably the appalling lack of range we observed in this episode was not its normal performance. Even with good range, though, that huge antenna pole on the boat spoils it for me.

[@bradleycarpo3372]

Very cool

[@flyinbrianhutch3371]

It is a very good looking boat...🔥

[@TheRcSaylors]

:-) Definitely going to look good on a shelf! Till I have a chance to upgrade it.

[@danvid1935]

Love that this is advertised as a high speed racing boat. Lol

[@ks1179]

I think its great i've bought things with the intention of replacing the electronics - neat review

[@agandee1]

Beautiful boat. Looks just like wood from the video!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Very detailed, especially for the asking price. I'd love to upgrade this thing!

[@agandee1]

TheRcSaylors now that would be a fun diy video guys! Wink wink..lol

[@mikeupton5406]

Looks great. I am guessing about 1/14 the scale? Definitely a good candidate for a radio upgrade. This looks like a smaller plastic version of the Sterling CrisCraft Runabout wood kit. I am not a big model boat fan but I had always liked the Sterling kit. Worth checking into putting this on a trailer for one of the 1/14th or 12th "scaler" trucks. Good find on this one Nate & Abby.

[@blacksheep6888]

This boat has been upgraded to 2.4 GHZ so don't worry about the range and the on off running, but there is now no extra battery box for AA battery pack and the main battery is smaller.

[@jessebellis478]

Nice Boat

[@fpvclub7256]

Cool boat!. Thought it would go a little quicker.. but looks great.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Definitely just picked this one up for looks. Needs some major performance upgrades.

[@interestthingz5852]

Great looking boat :)

[@powerfulsamuel1565]

another great video, wish you two would test a rc sailboat I would like to try sailing but I think it takes some skill.

[@michaelray803]

Im with you Nate love the real wood look time to upgrade ESC RADIO AND RECEIVER!!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Very much agreed :-) Definitely going to be a fun, and hopefully easy upgrade for the winter!

[@HighVoltsEntertainment]

Awesome video guys!!!!

[@rjnegosa6167]

Rcsaylors!!!!! The best!!!!

[@TheRcSaylors]

[@tin2001]

I got given a pile of toy shop RC returns about 18 months ago... Got a speedboat style boat similar size to this. The receiver didn't work, but the motors worked great. It's now got proper ESCs instead of relays (they're brushed motors) and a 2.4GHz radio system... Had a lot of fun testing it with the original 7.4v NiMH batteries, but even more fun when I stuck some 2S LiPos in... It's had to sit on the shelf the last 6 months or so though. Got a drought going on here.

[@jamesmarler3939]

I like the old look pretty boat good video guys 👍

[@aaroneaton583]

Nice

[@TheRcSaylors]

👍😁😎⚓️

[@jasonsaez3668]

It's BOAT WEEK on the RC Saylors channel!!! LOL

[@TheRcSaylors]

We thought about doing that, like Shark week :-) Wasn't sure if people would get tired of boats.

[@amirulamin4028]

Nice sir😊

[@wraysmith4753]

Nate i agree it very nice looking , if the had screws to take apart it would have potential !! 👍👍👊👊🌹🌹

[@pauldoroff6973]

Mod it, that is awesome looking

[@TheRcSaylors]

I really hope I have a chance this winter to mod it :-)

[@indianakid4050]

Looks like an old Chris Craft boat my father used to own one of those back in the 60s that is a neat little boat needs upgraded though

[@astridsactionrc545]

Build a trailer and haul it behind your scale trail truck.

[@TheRcSaylors]

That sounds like fun :-)

[@shunkmyboot5440]

Omg you just gave me and idea lol put I have an aircraft carrier

[@geoffpullen7161]

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[@TheTootie52]

SWEET! 💟👍😘

[@kevinhargrove3836]

It is a beautiful ⛵

[@joecachia2]

If I'm not mistaken , a famous manufacturer of that type of boats is called 'Riva' . Renowned boat builder in Italy.

[@scottfirman]

Box is very different where I ordered mine a year ago. The box was very flashy. Made by DICKY TOYS but not the original company. The original Dicky toys boat was made in Germany. It is called MONICA and I will have to repost some pictures and video for my Channel. Mine did seem to work much better than that. They are slow but didnt cut out like that, I think you got a bum boat Nate. That after market box makes me think it was remarketed. I will check your link and compair it to where I got mine. It was on on line store, but in Italy I believe. Sorry you got such a bad example. Now you have gotten me wanting to start the upgrade process.lol.

[@garyharrismusic]

11:30 pm? Wow!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Yeah, we are working hard to get caught back up on our schedule.

[@rc412scaler]

I found a modernized version of this on rcworld.us for 50 bucks. Same exact boat, but with a lipo battery and a 2.4ghz controller/reciever. So range is good, batter is good.

[@TheRcSaylors]

That's awesome! 👍😁😎⚓

[@Goomer]

Hi, I have seen this boat listed as 2.4GB, do you know if they have upgraded it?

[@thenakalmountainbikers9843]

Nice model, for me i just need the boat, eletronic i do upgrade 2.4 and good esc

[@thatnarwhal5662]

What are some good rc racing boats? Should I buy a v hull, or catermaran? Does it depend on something? I'm a new to this, and thinking of upgrading from my ft012

[@TheRcSaylors]

We've got plans on covering a Very Nice boat in the next week or so, definitely worth waiting on ;-)

[@Del350K4]

This little boat´s been on sale for a long time, branded as the "Jamara Venezia". Range isn´t usually a problem with them, but it´s true that, with its great looks, it deserves to be upgraded to hobby-grade electronics.

[@quietmale00101]

looks like the old Chris Craft like you see in the JFK home movies. you should be able to upgrade the radio and receiver then you can have a cool looking boat with better performance

[@larrybrown638]

You guys are right, it would've taken no time at all. It is an easy fix, I know, when I ordered my drone from gearbest, one of the controls broke off and I said hey I don't want to wait for a replacement so I'll fix it and they were good enough to give me some credit so I used it to purchase a couple of extra batterys. Worked out great for me as I love to fix electronics. Thanks guys'll!

[@bradleycarpo3372]

The boat has a CrissCraft kind of character

[@stanbrewer6079]

Was watching a Godzilla 🐊movie,checked & you posted an hour ago. Nice looking boat,50's, 60's style. Antenna really messed up the looks. To bad it didn't run well. Good review on a shelf model boat. It would look great being eaten by Godzilla 🐊. 🐴🐴.

[@brianchambers1515]

Even though it wasn't screwed in it might have been touching did you have the antenna fully extended Pretty boat though

[@skipperstan]

The controller looks like a ladybug face!

[@nsvaluto48328]

FYI check out ones by Dumas they are actually wood it’s favorite company

[@DFDuck55]

I was going to say "at least it's not 27 Mhz" but when I look at the banggood listing it says it is 27 Mhz. Which means if a trucker goes by talking on his CB radio the boat is gonna go nuts. It would be a fun little project to upgrade though, but I'm not sure as it is that it's worth $37. When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was one of the real wood ones. I was just recently eyeballing those. They're out of my ghetto budget, but sure nice to look at.

[@demetraiusbunn3211]

if you take the screws out of the controller you can screw the antenna back in

[@calvarycustoms6681]

Can’t knock the range, when the xmitter antenna isn’t even connected. You should split open the case and get a good connection, and then test the range.

[@bryanbryant9962]

That's a really great looking boat. The huge antenna pole ruins the atmosphere though!

[@steby123]

Looks like the water skiing boat at summer camp in the early 1960's.

[@didactylos4diddy474]

A very pretty little boat and quite a rare type by today's standards. A little more effort may have made it work a lot better. Taking the tx apart to sort out why the antenna wasn't fitting properly might have revealed a simple fix and the antenna tube on the boat seemed to need to be shorter so that the active tip was properly exposed. Yes I know that it is old tech but old tech isn't _that_ bad

[@Not_Yandere_Im_Ayano]

thanks guys i bought the same boat in scotland. i believe it came from china , it cost 20 pounds , it did not work at all. i do not know any shop who sell rc boats here anymore

[@telephony]

My first R/C airplane (aeroplane)'s radio communicated at 27MHz -- pretty much smack in the middle of the CB range -- if somebody with a CB radio on the correct channel keyed up while you were flying nearby, it could cause the airplane to misbehave or even fall out of the sky. :-O

[@michal2270]

hi i want to ask where did you get that next pack for those ordinary batteries thanks to.

[@jaythree7189]

Hey abby, u have a video showing to us how to modify or upgrade the antena to 2.4ghz? What is the max range if something better than 2.4ghz? Doesit have wter get into the boat? Is that carbon or metal plate at the bottom?

[@TheRcSaylors]

It is all plastic Jay, and if upgraded to 2.4 ghz it would have range as far as you can see to drive it :-)

[@thefamjaycrew3901]

Early squad where you guys at (:

[@TheRcSaylors]

Jay!!!

[@mebigjoe1]

Fam jay crew i see you over on the speedy diver early squad too lol great minds think alike i never miss an rc saylors video been watching them for a long time just recently started watching the speedy diver just thought it was weird someone watches the same stuff as me lol

[@thefamjaycrew3901]

apachejoe carnes nice I only do that with my fav KZbinrs you watch Omar ghost vlogs and James The Fam to?

[@thefamjaycrew3901]

Gosh

[@mebigjoe1]

No i havent came across them yet jay ill check em out

[@chriscrawford1958]

Cris-Craft! They were the epitome of pleasure boats. Strictly for cruising or transportation between the dock and your yacht. Too bad the performance didn’t match the look!

[@ScottyG117]

I have this boat---the motor burned out after 3 runs. it now sits on my shelf cuz it looks cool.

[@jessebellis478]

Is that antenna is reverse thread ??

[@billzkustomz]

How hard would it be to change it to hobby grade electronics?

[@ROTATEaviationshorts]

Does it come with a stand? This looks like a boat I would want to have one with

[@TheRcSaylors]

Sadly no, this didn't come with a stand. One of the few boats we've ever seen without one. I'm sure you could buy one very cheap on ebay or something. Question is, would it fit?

[@beast_slayer-bf9yg]

Whatever happens to doing the 3 Rc car comparison with the wltoys 12428

[@rcflyingarena2359]

I have this boat. Unfortunately props are broken. Can some one tell me the correct prop size of this model?

[@Warwick3511]

You have used it now it can sit on the shelf as a ornament :) It would make a good base to fit modern gear to (mainly transmitter receiver). Oh dear 40mhz rc gear thats going back, I remember using 27 and 29 mhz in cars

[@TheRcSaylors]

I do too! It came with issues, as we see here in this video. Love the looks of this boat, and it'll look great on the shelf ;-)

[@nomusicrc]

How could you not take the controller apart to find out why it wouldn’t thread in that would drive me nuts and I would have to do that to find out why

[@katananoob5117]

Proboat made a beautiful boat that looks very similar and is fiberglass but i guess they discontinued it

[@damonabets3779]

I could probably upgrade it

[@sirstefano4269]

Is this another late video? Anyway great video either way

[@TheRcSaylors]

Yes very late again. We are trying to get back on schedule. Just a little behind on some things.

[@josepharthurl2191]

I'm considering a platform for a remote launch net to retrieve a floatplane should the need arise. Hmmmm:

[@druscanam]

Sure 27/40 MHz is bad although it shouldn't be that bad, should get at lest 50m given the large antenna, seems like there's a problem with the boat

[@maxbuckley1465]

May I gutt that boat and upgrade it for you ? :)

[@johnh.kingstonlll5727]

The remote has a face if you look at the two gimbels the sticker in the middle and the smile at the bottom. Peace

[@Thecaptnjp]

Good morning Saylors! I watched this, and like you Nate, was reminded of once seeing a beautiful laquered wooden boat that looked nearly identical, and remembered that President John F. Kennedy had one! (see link: goo.gl/images/Vpxp4t) I remember, at a very young age (8 or 9) seeing a film news-reel (I haven't found it on the net) of he & Jackie motoring towards the camera off his gorgeous boat's port side! In those days, movie theaters would run a "news-reel" prior to starting the movie, before upcoming movie trailors, replaced them. Thanks so much, for bringing a wonder memory to the surface, my friends! I remember JFK was a childhood idol of mine & I wanted to have my hair cut just like his! Lol at the memory.... Have a wonderful day & take great care! JP

[@kavoovak6646]

H2O!

[@TheRcSaylors]

:-)

[@elmer3383]

Send it to me. I just re incarnated 3 of my old 40 year old boats. Switched over to 2.4 gig. And they work great. I can't find the discipline where I can buy it. Love to have it really. I send you full pictures of the conversion. Need an email leet me know

[@xaviergotti9324]

Abby smile a little

[@gjohnson59]

Thanks guys, a pass on my side -- is definitely not built for speed, even if you did upgrade the ESC and the motor, a person would end up swamping or capsising that thing every time you made a turn so yeah nice looking vessel but waste of money, waste of time to upgrade from my standpoint. There would have been no reason to continue on with the review I think everybody got a pretty good, short and sweet review.

[@JB-pt6kd]

Agree with George J. . . Banggood's own promo video shows a massive amount of water displaced by a poor hull design which squanders power. Claimed speed doubtful otherwise we would have seen it going faster, maybe that WAS top speed ... More thought on hull design, please guys .. speed boats skim OVER the water, this one bludgeons its way THROUGH the water, like a barge ... A good looker for the mantlepiece .. ( .. or in a show case .. ).

[@1970chevy]

Second

[@TheRcSaylors]

Nice!

[@brianwunder8697]

Why not convert it to 2.4ghz?

[@gbro8822]

:-)

[@TheRcSaylors]

:-)

[@vaibhavmathur9934]

Hey!! When are you declaring the giveaway winner? Lol

[@alunmo]

Find me a good cheap model hovercraft :)

[@TheRcSaylors]

I would love a fun hovercraft :-) I'll keep an eye out for one!

[@rcbulldog8698]

@@TheRcSaylors litehawk makes a hovercraft . $90 Canadian.

[@bradleycarpo3372]

I want

[@foxx8696]

Wltoys 12428 upgrades