FEILUN FT011 High Speed Brushless Racing Boat Review - Part 2 - [Water Run, Pros & Cons]

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usasupra23 - 5 years ago

Can I upgrade the stock 1800 25C 3S battery to the Amazon 2200 35C 3S battery and use the stock charger since the plugs look the same?

Uk sewing machine service - 6 years ago

Nice review bud nice one

Der Derna - 6 years ago

How fast is the boat ?

Derek Weltz - 6 years ago

What was the run time?

Liam Taylor - 7 years ago

Can you use the ft0011 with the 12 and. Can u use the ft011 and ft011 with out it Interfere with each other

ROBERT BERTRAND - 7 years ago

Bonjour de Paris
I like your reviews. This one is a bit old now but still very useful.
Merci

Dustin Dunnill - 7 years ago

Thanks Robert. A great boat

Nickolas Kneip Photography - 7 years ago

I was wondering where this boat is available still? Best place to buy? List of everything needed to get going?

Dustin Dunnill - 7 years ago

I got mine from the link I put in the video description if you want to check it out.

leon0247 - 7 years ago

Hope you're enjoying your connection I'm sorry it's called reception

nick svaluto - 7 years ago

Smaller doesn't have the water sense system does it

Dustin Dunnill - 7 years ago

+nick svaluto I don't remember the either one having it unless they updated since my review

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nick svaluto - 7 years ago

I have a question I watched both of your reviews on the feilun ft012 and ft 011 if you were to recommend which to buy what one would that be thanks

Dustin Dunnill - 7 years ago

both pretty much the same.. just depends if you want a bigger or smaller scale.

November Moore - 7 years ago

I can truly honestly say it's a fast boat but my only problem was when it flipped upside down and got water into the cavity I use silicone you name it and it still got water and eventually it stopped working

nick svaluto - 7 years ago

One more question would you recommend this one ft011 or ft012? Thanks

iJamie8467x - 7 years ago

nick svaluto your choice, he said they're basically the same but different size

Keith Soderlund - 7 years ago

Hey Dustin,
I know this isnt the most recent review but was wondering if you ever FPV ed it and if so what cam you would or did use ie waterproof,all in one or the like. Thanks Keith fron USA, MN

Jf Mc - 7 years ago

could you get a wider angle lense, I can't quite see California and Virginia.

Jf Mc - 7 years ago

@Dustin Dunnill Thanks!! Can't wait, Let her fly Tough Guy!

Сергей Новосельцев - 7 years ago

Классно, если бы лодку сожрала какая-нибудь подводная тварь из этого озера.
Cool, if the boat ate any underwater monster of the lake.
:)

Angus Whitehouse - 7 years ago

Dustin is "just cranking it" at the lake! Love his entire catalogue of videos. Thanks again mate.

Mr downhill - 7 years ago

Salut je suis youtubeur et je viens de commencer je vous conseille d'aller la voir vous n'aller pas être dessus mais soyer un undulgent je viens de commencer

Tr 33 - 7 years ago

I went to Maui for Christmas

Dustin Dunnill - 7 years ago

Awesome :)

Tr 33 - 7 years ago

Are you in maui

Dustin Dunnill - 7 years ago

Yes

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Render767 - 7 years ago

why the pink panties in the tool box?

what are you not telling us there, Boaty McPervguy ?

Ant Neee - 7 years ago

did anyone notice the little crab?

DroneTime FunTime - 7 years ago

How much is it?

Z-Army - 8 years ago

what camera do you use

Huub Brummans - 8 years ago

thanks !

jason brooks - 8 years ago

BRILLANT REVIEW AND NOW I AM ABOUT TO BY ONE SOON AS I GET OF .. OF YOUTUBE AND GO ONTO ANOTHER WEBSITE SO THANKS FOR THE THE BRILLANT REVIEW THAT HAS MADE MY MIND UIP 100% A DEFFO YESSSSSS TO BYING ONE SO THANKS AGAIN PAL

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+jason brooks Cool. Hope you enjoy it :)

Capn Crunch - 8 years ago

I'm confused, is this the new version of the FT012? I assumed since its FT011 it would be an earlier model.

Alex schulz - 8 years ago

Det är inte någon som har kollat

Andreas M. - 8 years ago

I wanna start with boats and ordered a FT012 a couple days ago, but now I saw this video and and man, for the actual price at gearbest this boat is a must have.
I love the size with it's higher stability!
One question, I have a lot 3s LiPos and no 4s, so how will it perform @3s?
Maybe with a larger propeller for the lower rpm?

Andreas M. - 8 years ago

Other possibility would be a higher kv motor like the 2845/3930kv max 800W @3s that I've bought for a boat project (3D printed hull), do you know if there is any chance to seperate ESC from RX?
Otherwise testing is only possible with another RX and my Taranis, cause it will be no fun to blow the ESC midwater.
Does anybody know the kv of the stock motor of the FT011?

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Andreas M. Haven't tried 3s but your theory sounds about right

Cenk Gonen - 8 years ago

NİCE ONE MATE COOL will be upgrades on FT011?

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Gum Bird - 8 years ago

Can you put a GoPro on it please

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Gum Bird Yes

Scott Berri - 8 years ago

I've mentioned this before, but I follow your quad reviews pretty much religiously. Honest, transparent, unbiased and educating reviewers are hard to come by. I've learned from them. Thank you. RC cars and boats have been depleting my funds for years. Lol. Go to your local sporting goods store or hockey speciality store ( I know, ice hockey store in Hawaii?!?!?! ). Buy some clear hockey tape made by Renfrew. Hobby shops call it radio box tape and charge stupid prices for it. $11-15 will get you three rolls Dick's Sporting Goods and will last you a lifetime. It's water proof, flexible and stretches. Use it to seal the hatches of your boats. Boat guys use it exclusively. Make sure you also completely clean and then lube the drive shaft and it's tube after EACH day of use. A steel drive shaft spinning at 28,000 rpms will burn through a brass or aluminium stuffing tube in seconds if the grease gets fouled. The ABS hull also melts when this happens. Marine trailer bearing grease works perfect and is cheap. Also put some Vaseline in the rudder linkage boot and seal all penetrations of the hull and deck with a little water submergible caulking. Trust me, all it takes is just one tiny drop of water in the wrong place to ruin your day. Balance is very important with boats. Make sure it doesn't lean to one side. Do a Google search for the optimal fore and aft balance point for your hull style and length. Make sure your trim tabs do not hang below the bottom of the transom ( the back of the boat). Keep them a couple millimeters above the point where the transom and the hull bottom meet at most. Otherwise you're creating tons of drag. There's actually a scientific reason to do this, but I won't bore you with the details. Your turn fins should be gently sanded smooth and have a knife like leading edge. Don't point them down anymore than needed to stabilize the hull in turns.....35 degrees roughly in relation to the transom is a good starting point. This is just basic stuff. I can can point you to some great RC boat specific forums that will teach you everything. Let me know if you're interested.

It's time for me to shut up. Sorry for rambling on. Just my way thanking you for the quad knowledge you've given me. One last thing don't run your boats in saltwater, ever! Unless you have one specifically designed for the ocean. Saltwater is basically arsenic for freshwater RC boats.

Mahalo Bruda

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

Hey Scott! No rambling just great info. Thank you for all the tips they are well received. I am planning on slapping some kind mini fpv system on this boat and will provision with your recommendations when/if that time comes. Much appreciated man. Aloha!

Darth Frodo - 8 years ago

That's a pretty dry reservoir.

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Darth Frodo it's being used daily for watering sugarcane.

Igor Skuratovsky - 8 years ago

Hey! Great video! How stable is the boat at high speed turns? If you happen to flip the boat, does it flip itself back over?

Igor Skuratovsky - 8 years ago

My bad! Was at work and couldn't watch the whole video! Now I did! Got two of them for me and my buddy! Tnanks!

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Igor Skuratovsky answers are all in the video...

Brennan Battle - 8 years ago

Excuse me sure, we're trying to start a drone program at our school and we've been asking youtubers if they would support us so would you mind donating a drone to our drone program

Cody Seay - 8 years ago

Hah me too

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

Hey all! Hope your enjoying the review. Gearbest whom provided this boat for review notified me they are having a "Big Summer Promotion Sale" which is ending this week. Please check it out and don't miss the deals here: http://goo.gl/U5nL8x

TwoDragons - 8 years ago

Oh my god please remove the wide angle lens from your camera. But nice review anyway!

TwoDragons - 8 years ago

Yeah it makes me feel little dizzy xD

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

Lol...Does it make you sick?

vivere militare est - 8 years ago

Hey Dunstin, quick question. How does this compare to the ft012? performance, quality, speed, modification potential etcetc. I have a ft012 coming in the mail that i plan on stripping and reworking all internals into a grunt machine. It was hard choosing between the two. Cheers man!

M1N4J 101011 - 6 years ago

Dustin Dunnill I would love to and I know I'll eventually get one too but for now I'm really keen on buying another FT012 which also floated away couple of weeks ago when I mucked around with the electronics and the boat stopped in the middle of flowing canal. That boat handles way differently and in my optinion was more fun and for some reason it seems to be way quicker and zippier than FT011.

Dustin Dunnill - 6 years ago

+M1N4J 101011 bummer! Are you getting another?

M1N4J 101011 - 6 years ago

Both are amazing machines. Love the way FT011 looks. But in terms of speed and performance both, FT012 is better. Just lost my FT011 today at the beach.

Reason : It didn't flip back over.

mikaleno 5 - 8 years ago

I couldn't decide either so I ordered both.

vivere militare est - 8 years ago

thanks dude i appreciate it

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+paramrider 69 Same thing pretty much. Just bigger and with a carbon fiber looking top. The Ft012 is awesome as well.

twrecks116 - 8 years ago

Great Review! looks like a Cool Little Boat to get!

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+twrecks116 Thanks. It's a blast!

MKme Lab - 8 years ago

Nice Dustin. Looking forward to getting my review of this boat done. Looks like a blast!

Torsten Lowe - 7 years ago

Oh boy, I found it for 99.99 dollars
http://couponsgearbest.com/2017/06/05/feilun-ft011-rc-boat-active-coupon-price-gearbest/
I hope this can help you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCJH1nF4qb8

MKme Lab - 8 years ago

@Dustin Dunnill I thought about that for my review but alas all my GoPros are too big and the mobius has no case. Oh well :)

BuckeyeStorms - 8 years ago

Waterproof FPV camera is the only thing needed. :D

BuckeyeStorms - 8 years ago

I see you mentioned it in another comment. When are you making that happen? (haha)
Honestly, I am not really THAT interested in boats, even though my parents have a nice sized pond I could run one one, but FPV boat racing...that sounds pretty awesome!!!!

BuckeyeStorms - 8 years ago

+Dustin Dunnill I know, right?

hav - 8 years ago

great video great boat... I saw a video where the guy set follow me on his phone with bebop 2 put phone in water proof bag placed in boat..... great vid

thanks dustin

hav - 8 years ago

+Dustin Dunnill yup bought a bebop 2 lovin it great video quad lots of speed video could be better but really for cost point awesome

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

Nice... now you are giving me some great ideas :)

Lungoci Corneliu - 8 years ago

Nice video !

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Lungoci Corneliu Thanks :)

Quad Crasher - 8 years ago

Good video. I really shouldn't buy a boat. I must not buy a boat....what was that link again?

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Quad Crasher Lol. It's summer. Time for water fun :)

Glen D. Spicer - 8 years ago

Real cool boat. Great video and review.

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Glen D. Spicer Thanks Glen. A rush to drive

SZretired - 8 years ago

Reservoir looks very low??? Hawaii having drought issues as southern CA does?

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+SZretired This is a reservoir for sugar cane and pineapple. It's constantly full and empty weekly. No drought here.

Wilesco 53 - 8 years ago

Awesome :-)

Captain Photon - 8 years ago

Very Cool

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Ricky ThePhoton Dexter ✌

Ross Bassette - 8 years ago

This is a great value for $86!!!!

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Ross Bassette Yes, it's a great price.

Marox - 8 years ago

Puting a go pro on it would be cool! But is that even possible?!

Dustin Dunnill - 8 years ago

+Gladbi M Yes and yes! I'm gonna do it :)

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Octavio S. - 8 years ago

I haven't even started to see the video and I clicked like

ivan sikaleski - 8 years ago

Insane and will you be making a custom drone review

alexander ekin - 8 years ago

nice camera

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