Tom's Rage Black Marlin Brushless Speed boat review. 87 0

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Tom McGuinn had his Rage Black Marlin Shipped to me, so he would have it to run while staying at our campgrounds. Today we got it, opened the box, charged the battery and headed to Ashton's lake to try it out. It was really fun and is fairly inexpensive for a 35 MPH boat. Tom and I had a blast and a splash with it. He got it at http://www.rchobbyexplosion.com Thanks Tom and thanks for watching folks. Dave Herbert AMA L-8221

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Stephanie Kent - 5 years ago

hey guys try the Feilun FT12 if you want a good fast boat.... hi Dave nice vid :)

NightFlyyer - 5 years ago

Yes they are fast. Thanks for the suggestion, Stephanie!

Josh Poindexter - 5 years ago

Thanks for the video. You just helped me make up my mind what boat I'm getting. Can't wait to take it for a spin.

NightFlyyer - 5 years ago

Thanks Josh. I appreciate that. It's a fun boat!

hockeyislife0521 - 6 years ago

How long is the battery pack? And how much does it weigh

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

2/3/4 inches. I don't know the weight. It is quite light. I put a bigger 1800 Ma battery in it in my next video and it really made a difference in speed, as it is a very high C. I actually use 2 batteries separated with a Schottky Diode to double the run time to over 19 minutes with no degradation that I could see in speed. Thanks.

r s - 6 years ago

hey friend if you find a prop upgrade that works well on this boat I'd like to hear from ya on what it is. I've tried several with no luck. it has the power to push a bigger prop but they all tend to cause the ass end to rise out of the water. just drags them to the top for some reason. also i just figured out how to program the esc something ive had problems with out of this one.

r s - 6 years ago

NightFlyyer will do. I've literally tried ever way i could think of.i spent the afternoon saying i wasnt gonna stop till i had it the way i wanted it. i was wrong. after watching some more the best way i know how to explain what it looks like is that it won't bite the water it tries to take off then just falls on it's face. i got it to go one run and it hauled. but only once. i can floor it. take off slow. it does the same. gets started then the prop starts loosing it's bite. I'm all alone in this hobby just going by what info i can find on youtube. i figured you screw it on and go. i was wrong again. hell if it was easy it wouldn't be fun i guess. I'll figure it out or go crazy trying.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

You might need to lower the smart tabs to keep the nose from popping out with a more powerful prop. It works on my real boat too. Stay tuned, because I have a video comparison and drag race video coming up between the brushed version and the brushless. Thanks for the comments.

QuebecoisSti - 6 years ago

Impressive speed for a 20A ESC!

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Not bad at all Thanks.

Pieter Ravensburg - 6 years ago

Nice one for the kids :))) yep nice one!

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Yes, we big kids too! Thanks Pieter!

Copterdude - 6 years ago

What's that thing in the background at 6:26 falling into the lake by the trees? Looked odd.

Copterdude - 6 years ago

Oh. :). I guess it looked kinda glowing so I didn't consider it being a bird.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

That was a b1rd! Lol.

Doug Kubash - 6 years ago

That is Cool!

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

We agree Doug. Thanks.

Tim Sexton - 6 years ago

That Black Marlin is Hot!!! I want one! Enjoy!

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Thanks Tim. It's worth it for sure!

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Don Kopp Jr - 6 years ago

Thumbs up, that boat can move!!

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Thanks Don! It sure can!

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

I said it on purpose as it looked like it could fly. Fun for sure! Thanks Scott.

iamrichrocker - 6 years ago

Dave..what body of water did you have your big boat on? looked beautiful..and what happened to your land that you had your previous house on? i loved that yard and set up you had..still hard to believe that happened..but..Life is reality and you make the best of what you have...thanks for the videos....

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

That is silver lake in Lake Park Iowa. It's a nice quiet lake. I sold the land. It's a big empty flat lot now. Thanks kindly.

WORRO01 - 6 years ago

Hope he enjoys that new Cool toy! Good video Thumb's up~John

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

He sure does! Thanks John.

Shiba Mom - 6 years ago

Hey brother.... looks like you had a fun day! Thanks for sharing.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Yes. It was. Thanks sis!

Bud Parriott - 6 years ago

It's a go-to-boat, Tom's rage Black Marlin at Ashton's lake! Good to see Ilea having fun with it.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Thanks much!

bad05ford - 6 years ago

Looked it up and it seems very nice for the price. I was surprised it stayed upright with the tight high speed turns.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Yes. It really surprised us. Lots of fun. Thanks.

Tom Fuller - 6 years ago

Looks like you and Tom had some fun with the Boat and his new plane, not to mention the nice weather you having. It's cooled off here a lot today. Woke up this morning to 60 degree temp. Hope to get out and fly the drone.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Yep, so far so good on weather. Thanks Tom. Go fly your drone now!

DruSteel69 - 6 years ago

Cool video. Boating and the mini boat looked looked so much fun.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Thanks kindly. We try!

tyler jackson - 6 years ago

Something something frequency hopping, does that make sense to you? Dave absolutly serious: Yes it does. Lol

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Haha. Tom was a certified electrician, and I was an electronics engineer on RC equipment, so I keep up....you know.
I didn't want to give Tom a complete lesson, so...... LOL.

20. comment for Tom's Rage Black Marlin Brushless Speed boat review.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Tom McGuinn had his rage Black Marlin Shipped to me, so he would have it to run while staying at our campgrounds. Today we got it, opened the box, charged the battery and headed to Ashton's lake to try it out. It was really fun and is fairly inexpensive for a 35 MPH boat. Tom and I had a blast and a splash with it. Thanks Tom and thanks for watching folks.

Asif ali.RC. - 6 years ago

Nice boat.great video.

NightFlyyer - 6 years ago

Thanks kindly.

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