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Grant Cepica - 5 years ago

I got mine for free from my friend

DAVE LYTLE - 6 years ago

sOUNDS LKE A TRICK RUNNING BOAT

Andy Richey - 6 years ago

I just got back I'm running my Spartan had a blast. No issues except doesn't turn to the left very good

Martynas J. - 7 years ago

Hey people. Can vxl 6s marine system run on 2 s lipo or it will destroy the battery? i mean one 2 s ?

Renato Polonês - 8 years ago

Hi friends! How many minutes can you run the Spartan with half power, using two batteries 3s 5000mAh? Thanks from Brazil.

Graham Smith - 9 years ago

Nice one guys,I was gonna buy one to run on the local water reservoir but it's not the kind of place you'd want to go swimming in alone should the boat malfunction or should the worst happen,I understand you need a recovery boat or some other kind of watercraft,something worth adding into the cost as these things are expensive to begin with.

TheCrowMurder64 - 9 years ago

So the Spartan is like having sex? It's better with two?

FlyingfinnRC - 9 years ago

The fat guy is the biggest hypocrite on here. Boasts laziness and then tells ya your an idiot for being lazy. Lol get a real job

LightningBlueMeanie - 9 years ago

What do you do when the battery runs out in the middle of the lake? Ha

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Mr Pat QC - 9 years ago

what would you recomand the spartan or the Lucas Oil Catamaran RTR 2.4GHz 4S ?

thank you

Mr Pat QC - 9 years ago

Great review as alwayse and thanks for clarifying this cause i am in the market of buying one but so many people is bashing on this boat i was unsure what to do but now it's clear.

Keep up the good work !!!

Junior Ellis - 10 years ago

Awesome video guys :) where can i buy a Tsplit :)

JustCruisinGT - 10 years ago

I don't know about the first gen Spartans. But I can tell you I bought a Spartan about three months ago and I've driven it close to every day sometimes twice a day and it has been 100% perfect. It's fast, handles great, and very reliable. I've driven it in flat, choppy, and out rageous choppy water and it has been perfect. The motor and esc are only warm after a full throttle run on 6s. By far one of the funnest rc products I've ever owned in my life. The build quality is top notch, no rust and I drive it in fresh, brackish and straight ocean on the beach. No rust issues. I love this thing. I'm sure the other boats are great and I had a pro boat shockwave 26 which was very nice. But the Spartan has been an absolute blast

Mud catastrophe 70 - 10 years ago

I'm not being a hater, I loved my traxxas Spartan but the first time I ran it on 6s, the ESC caught fire and started smoking and burnt basically everything. I still need to send it to traxxas :/

Joshua Jarrett - 9 years ago

@Mud catastrophe 70 Should of upgraded the cooling system :) duhh lol

gregrob20 - 10 years ago

Put FPV gear on it and it will be 1,000 times less boring. Good vid guys

Angel Valle - 10 years ago

The heating problems are true tho guys the first gen was prone to catch fire I saw it first hand and my buddy has a 2nd gen that burned the battery tray on the left side every boat has pros and cons but for the price there are much better boats my buddy paid about six bills with the boat and the 6s battery packs I have a blue mania that does 40mph for little over 200$

Angel Valle - 10 years ago

The 1st gen was awful the 2nd is better I prefer boats that self right.

i 666 - 10 years ago

I have it

BashThatRC21 - 10 years ago

Where did u get the t splitters. Im going to do this mod

Ryet9 - 10 years ago

U should b able to get them at any fish/pet store, I'd also suggest u get some zip ties from somewhere.

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gundamm5 - 10 years ago

I have a boat like this and it is my first boat and I think it great, it runs well and considering how fast it goes its pretty stable in the water. Like they say no problems with coling and I run it on 3-cell 5000 mah lipo batteries and I have had no problems what so ever. Great boat and great vid

Marcos Fulling /CEO - 10 years ago

Traxxas has let the qc go to shit.

Nicholas Busby - 10 years ago

Well done. I aswell bought this boat after seeing a friends and love it. He had heating issues but a burnt unit he has upgraded to dual feed lines and a new hull has had no problems. Except his buddy (me) who crashed in to him and put a huge hole in side of his craft he wasn't to happy has since named it Christine lol. But no problems with my stock boat. But after you review I will be investing in that spliter. And have been running the 5000 lipos. Verry happy. And did have to buy swim trunks cuz im an idiot and like playing with it after a fue beverages. Thanks again...would like to see something on the summit need a tow rig.

Mr.ShAd0w - 10 years ago

What is the runtime of the stock nihm batteries?

Alright - 10 years ago

Should be RTR right? Simple

Jake Homstead - 10 years ago

Haha good job, tell it like it is. I appreciate the honesty you guys deliver. It's really annoying listening to guys review something while trying to hard not to offend people bias toward one side or another.

rc brothers - 10 years ago

LOL suck on that haters!

TheSn8kbyt - 11 years ago

I'm running the stock prop on it...you would think it should work with that...I might try messing with the trim tabs

TheSn8kbyt - 11 years ago

hey guys my spartan wants to torque roll on the right side real bad when I open the throttle up....any ideas to fix that

TheSn8kbyt - 11 years ago

yeah it has trim tabs and I tried moving the right one WAY down and it still does it

James Johnson - 11 years ago

@TheSn8kbyt yea my super surge crusher twin hull is running a stock prop too and gets tourqe roll, I didn't want a smaller prop so I added about 3 ounces of lead weights to the left hull to try stop it. don't know if it will work the same in a mono hull tho. do you have trim tabs?

TheSn8kbyt - 11 years ago

I think mines the stock prop...42x59mm...item number is traxxas 5733

James Johnson - 11 years ago

get a smaller prop or prop with less pitch

captainpervert - 11 years ago

A review with guys talking about it without actually showing how it runs? :)

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Miguel Cabrera - 11 years ago

If I pay 400 dollars for something it had better work like it's supposed to out of the fucking box. It's called "goods and services" Do you check the lugnuts on your car when you get home after getting your tires rotated? No you don't because you shouldn't have to do that that's why you payed somebody to do it for you.

Kaleb Anthony - 11 years ago

go ahead :)

Liam Stoos - 11 years ago

Definetly spartan( traxxas)

jb nard - 11 years ago

Which is better the traxxas boat or a aqua craft wild cat ep

zeeek1 - 11 years ago

Why should you have to remove the pod to dry & clean it? Does it take in water and run messy for some reason?

TurboDiesel5707 - 11 years ago

The blast hull is not stable enough.

Cody F - 11 years ago

buy a blast and go brushless

William Gilbert - 11 years ago

No joke, $380?! Maybe back when but not anymore. $425 at least for the rtr with NIMH batteries and around $525 with Lipos. I wish traxxas would make a budget version (brushed) for $250-$300. I know it would never be as fast as this model but still could be fun. Also wish Traxxas would kake a min Spartan, about 12"-15", with a brushed 380 or the mini vxl system from the 1/16 cars. That thing would be awesome for a pool or small pond!

Lucas Jones - 11 years ago

380 whattttt where

snopro rider - 11 years ago

lol seen the dog

zkly - 11 years ago

Tail between them3:13

Brandon Clark - 11 years ago

c'mon kid. do your research those two are like comparing apples to oranges, the spartan is for filthy casuals who know nothing about boats, so it would probably be fine for you.

Dario Cang - 11 years ago

did anyone else see the dog at 3:13

Alexey Mishustin - 11 years ago

Can this boat run in salty water

klykiantiboruzele - 11 years ago

Can you tell me what is better "MISS GEICO 29 BL" or "TRAXXAS SPARTAN"? Please answer. Thank you.

VK2DXN - 11 years ago

good review blokes, forget some of the uneducated responses below. I have been interested in the spartan for a while now and you blokes have rekindled my interest cheers and beers consider it subsribed

popeyevalls - 11 years ago

great video, very informative and helps me make my decision on purchasing one myself. I wish traxxas would design an affordable, basic purpose built retrieval boat though. Package deal perhaps?

Scot Caraway - 11 years ago

not sure I like the idea of the splitter for the water. It seems that reduces water flow to both parts. As you said, the motor needs it more than the ESC does. Why not just route the water over the motor first then over the ESC? should be safe.

KICK ™ - 11 years ago

buy????!

Chad Anderson - 11 years ago

My spartan burned up when I was backing up so now we are trying to prove its not really "waterproof"

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Chad Anderson - 11 years ago

My traxxas bu

Manimal 175 - 11 years ago

My Spartan runs on 4s lipo and it doesn't get uncomfortably hot. A little bit of heat but it doesn't hurt it. You might have had a different experience like the hole on yours is small. I'm not saying you got it wrong.

Gio98art - 11 years ago

To bad I can't go again today. But I at least got the opportunity to go and talk to the people behind the scenes. Still, to get back to the spartan, compared in costs to the nitro boats that where all built up from hull to racer. The spartan costs half the amount of money with 2 3s lipos included to the price. I think you get great vallue. I mean, tue nitro boats cost as much as 1300 euros while the spartan 'only' costs 650 euros. With that comes the maintainance of nitro engines, feul.

Gio98art - 11 years ago

Yesterday I was at some rc weekend. And one of my friends was there as well (he told me about that rc weekend). He was racing his boat there together with some other people. He has a nitro boat that does about 60 m/h, and his friends all had nitro boats that did the same or faster. (some flipped their boat) But to see the spartan bitween those boats was real fun to see it fight against the nitro monsters,

Mr Pat QC - 11 years ago

Nice review, keep up the good work guys !!!

Lightskin Vlogs - 11 years ago

How would u charged it?

Tittylovwr - 11 years ago

Tittys!

Matthew Feber - 11 years ago

Like it. Good review guys

Soulman Coots - 11 years ago

hey guys!! big fan :) i have a mate with the spartan and i have the genesis! and mine is so stable and his tilts from side to side when he gets up to speed! do you know why?

Nick Sutherland - 11 years ago

can i run it in sunny d because i have a pond of rotten sunny d because i live by the sunny d factory?

tyler chapman - 11 years ago

how long is it?

Michael Fleming - 11 years ago

Any boat can be ran in salwater. You just need to clean it wash it out with fresh water afterwards and make sure not 1 drop gets inside.

Michael Fleming - 11 years ago

Pretty lame that they gave it a Plastic Hull! Seriously, it costs around $450 and its not fiberglass! And alot of people have problems with the electronics as well. If you want something fast and dependable, go with a Aquacraft SuperVee.

Rune Venes - 11 years ago

Can it run in salt water?

ELD - 12 years ago

not run lame !

ELD - 12 years ago

hater gonna hate potatose gonna potate spartans gonna??

Cooper Brealey - 12 years ago

Does the new range of spartans come with 2 lipos?

Colby - 12 years ago

This is exactly what i was looking for. Will be purchasing this boat within the week! Thanks again! Look forward to veiwing more of your reviews 1

friendofrc - 12 years ago

Hey Fans of RC-We've got several channels and don't always have time to get back to everyone. We are however ALWAYS in our forum, it's free and fun. rcnightmareDOTcom/forum

Blacklamass - 12 years ago

Is this a plastic hull?

John Turner - 12 years ago

Hey Guys buy the Proboat Geico 29 and have some fun together graet boat..

fz boodram - 12 years ago

i have a miss gieco with a mamba in it but i want a brushless boat that handles good in rough water in the sea wich boatt buy can i buy for that?

schummiehugo - 12 years ago

whaaaaaaaa....tolk like 16 minuts for a boot of plastic????? hahahahaha a do 4 sec.... its realy bulshit

Heath Cole - 12 years ago

Sorry Guys, The split trick DOES NOT WORK. It runs hotter that way. More warm water volume is better than half the cold water volume when splitting it. Ive done both.

CMUBruin - 12 years ago

"suck on that haters"? Is that really necessary? Respect Brandon (on the right), but the other one has the maturity of an 11 year old.

Matt Coleman - 12 years ago

You should have mentioned that you can NOT buy the motor or esc individually. It's traxxas spartan specific :/

Matt Coleman - 12 years ago

Villain is discontinued

vet borge - 12 years ago

11:19 wtf

dalton culp - 12 years ago

unbox traxxas villian

elvis28100 - 12 years ago

cool dog 3:11

Xxslash4x4xX - 12 years ago

i was gonna buy the villain ex but it was discontinued now i was gonna buy the spartan but the price went up to 460$ instead of 380$ because of the castle esc im out of luck :(

MrBikeguy99 - 12 years ago

how much

ejb 84 - 12 years ago

good videos keep them comming

RCtomato - 12 years ago

Great review guys!! I just bought the spartan for my brother in law. Looks like a wicked fun boat! Your review sealed the deal for me.

bestamerica - 12 years ago

' i like a traxxas villain EX boat is better than this spartan boat

joker rc - 12 years ago

he price they ask for it .it should be fiber glass hull ,so you can race it , if a pursuit hit that at speed i know what boat would come off second best , once that hull opens up ,from another boats turn fin or rudder its in bin ,and your looking at a replacement hull ,, not a quick repair like glass hulls cheaply build hull blown ABS must cost traxxas around 30 dollars to have made ,maximum profit . impressive to watch in the water i give it that ,

FatButFast - 12 years ago

They burnt an ESC but on another post they said they havent had a problem with the ESC and on here they mentioned nothing about burning an ESC

PlanZ RC - 12 years ago

????????????????????????????????

FatButFast - 12 years ago

Why are you guys hiding the fact that you burnt up an ESC

joker rc - 12 years ago

problem with a boat that has a ABS hull . is hard to repair ,when we going to see some running videos soon ?

karl man - 12 years ago

@ladypink20101 jump it off of the wake of a boat or some other large enough wave!!

Jared - 12 years ago

can i get a link to the t-split please!!!!

Jacob Popp - 12 years ago

is it also bad that my lipo are getting hot hot after running my boat

Jacob Popp - 12 years ago

what prop are you running on it

Lee ellis - 12 years ago

I was thinking the same thing about driving it back and forth on how it can get old real quick if you don't have anyone to race with. It's not like they have boat races like road. I'm looking for my first sailboat. Can you guys do a review of a basic Sailboat Kit?

RCNetworkUS - 12 years ago

We have a real boat and if i got a rc boat my dad and freinds would drive it and my dad wants one.

Genex Films - 12 years ago

Simple question, simple answer. Should i buy the 5707 castle model of the Traxxas Spartan? Yes, or No?

nasser albelooshi - 12 years ago

How the thickness of flex shaft spartan

Timmy Turner - 12 years ago

I don't like the freakt looking guy with the beard

xxKINGWOKxx - 12 years ago

Love the blank expression at 3:14 while thinking "MOM GET THE DOG OUT OF HERE, WE'RE TRYING TO DO A YOUTUBE VIDEO"

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KillerRC - 12 years ago

I'm really happy with my Traxxas Spartan. I have the newer style hull, which is more stable in the water. I think the newer version has better esc and motor cooling. Mine runs fine on 6s LiPo.

Jack Knutson - 12 years ago

Do you recommend the Miss Geico or Spartan? Or any other comparable boats.

Mark B - 12 years ago

mine is the castle powered one i dont know if that might make a difference at all

Mark B - 12 years ago

i have a spartan and i lost my stock controller for it and i got a spectrum reciever and im tryng to get it set up but icant........ its being connected to my dx3r pro the esc just keeps beeping

griffindor823 - 12 years ago

Boat

griffindor823 - 12 years ago

Do you have any recommendations on where to get the boats

ryanmlt1 - 12 years ago

NICE BIEBER HAIR...

Max selna - 12 years ago

@shakenbakejake100 That's a velineon 540 xl motor. It's the same proportions as the velineon 380 motor in terms of its length versus it's diameter. I thought it was too, then just wondered how come it could handle 6s and go 50 with so much friction.

Josh McKinney - 12 years ago

if you take care of any traxxas boat, will it still run like it did the first time you ran it.

Jared Shoemaker - 12 years ago

i learned my lesson with break in procedures for brushed motors

Jarrod Williams - 12 years ago

just wondering does this boat come with a charger?

Ian Harcus - 13 years ago

how much is it?

ianqv - 13 years ago

Hi, Fab video guys! I found it very helpful. You mention at 13.35 in to the video about making straight line speed more stable - can you advise what you do to the rudder angle and stabilisers to achieve this? many thanks in advance. Ian

theiceman1972 - 13 years ago

Nice honest review guys.

sprengstoffratte - 13 years ago

I' m interessted in what should the highest temperature of the motor be? Where can I find such numbers? Where is the limit?

shakenbakejake100 - 13 years ago

hey man your videos are awsome! is that a velineon 380 motor in there?

BILL Pee - 13 years ago

Have you ever thought about showing a clip or 2 of this boat in action ? And why are you so obsessed with haters (aka small minded people)

roadstar499 - 13 years ago

yes,i am sure when its setup correctly 50 mph + can be achieved,as i own a supervee which is shorter and can only handle 4 cells with stock electronics and they do 40mph + when set up correctly on flat water...It all about tweaking and not becoming airborn and flipping

rinski73 - 13 years ago

move the trim tabs closer to the strut that will stable it out alot

armymatt83 - 13 years ago

oh i forgot. i dont know if i would call the prop being run through the rudder so they turn left or right as one as you say is sometimes used on cheaper boats lower performance in anyway some military ships and even aircraft have a similar setup but its called thrust vectoring. yes i realize their not quite the same thing and for a high speed boat you a boat might not want that but when you can turn the prop left and right you have thrust vectoring

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@traxxas7797 just a precaution for the bearings...

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@BigCatskillu now its castle powered too!

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@armymatt83 right on, and thanks for the well thought out response...a nice change from what were used to reading..

armymatt83 - 13 years ago

two things, i agree with wht you say about how fast the boat is and the slash 4x4 is i have the slash 4x4 ultimate and with the 18 tooth pinon and 11.1v it does around 50 maybe 55 and traxxas says if you change it to a 19 tooth with 11.1v it will 60+ it just requires a little tuning same with the spartan. but the thing with your comment about a cars mpg, i know what your saying, that it depends on conditions but also how you drive. ive gotten a v8 powered car to get 30+ mpg.

D Barker - 13 years ago

Good job guys it will help me in my thoughts to buy it , would you be interested in doing a review on a UL-1 I would like to know about this boat as well.

traxxas7797 - 13 years ago

what do you mean when you say brushless motors have a break-in? I know about the brushed and nitro break-in but i never heard about brushless break-in. I don't do any sort of break in in all of my cars and they work just fine.

WasDannyHere305 - 13 years ago

@friendofrc cool:)

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@WasDannyHere305 lol we were going to with the honcho :)

WasDannyHere305 - 13 years ago

you should do a traller and mount it to the summit

3brosRCSam - 13 years ago

@friendofrc Cool thx!!!

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@nerdyrcdriver I can talk to Brandon about it, I am not against it, I will see what he says

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@Danboarding thanks so much! We are really encouraged by them, and by the very positive response we have gotten to the new format....now...must get more viewers :)

Danboarding - 13 years ago

Good job with these reviews, Jeremy and Brandon! You complement each other very well! Keep it up, and looking forward for more!

Nick Sjoberg - 13 years ago

Hey, I know that you put your own money into it but could you review either the villian or the blast? I have a huge pond (almost a lake) behind my house. I would love to get a boat but its just kind of to have one and the street gets busy but the water inst ever crowded with cars. If possible with the blast maybe motor upgrade or something. I know that I am probably not the only one who wants a boat but doesnt want to spend almost $400 on it. Thanks so much and always good reviews.

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@rednexRC about 360...

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@xxgg for sure....can't disagree on that..but they are owning it...repairing damaged units and have corrected the issue.

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@xxgg would we lie?

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@daddydcustoms and after seeing it??? Whats the verdict.

xxgg - 13 years ago

If anything Traxxas themselves should make sure intake is taking in enough water. Blame Traxxas for lack of quality control.

xxgg - 13 years ago

FINALLY!!

Troy Hunt - 13 years ago

how much will that thing set me back

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@3brosRCSam we have the summit one done and ready to go. It is scheduled for next week.

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@TheHobbiest1000 yea this boat is loads of fun for sure...you could start out a little smaller but why! :)

friendofrc - 13 years ago

@3brosRCSam yea it was a huge file...took freakin forever to upload...anway..hope you like it.

3brosRCSam - 13 years ago

"so if you have some general questions or hating to do" hahaha i trust your final judgement. thx for the review!!! could you please do one of the summit next? :)

3brosRCSam - 13 years ago

im going to wait for the vid to process then i shall watch!!