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RC surfing for no wind days

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Created by GranG > 9 months ago, 15 Aug 2008
GranG
WA, 257 posts
15 Aug 2008 10:09PM
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Anyone have a bit of experience in these toys? I am thinking of getting one for the no wind small wind days in scarbs (WA)...

Looks like fun

ADEN
QLD, 299 posts
16 Aug 2008 12:27AM
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how much would they cost??

Ben De Jonge
WA, 819 posts
15 Aug 2008 10:52PM
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No way! That is wicked! It looks totally real in some shots.
Love the barrel rolls.
Now they just need a ledging, hollow shipsterns/Chopes equivalent to get barrels.

These have been around for years, Iremember a seppo version early 90s, I think called Surfer Bob.

I doubt they'd be too much, radio controlled stuff is cheap as these days, mini helicopters for £25 etc.

Very cool.

GranG
WA, 257 posts
15 Aug 2008 11:14PM
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ADEN said...

how much would they cost??


Quick google shows 100 - 400 gold coins... hence I asked... I think it is quite a tricky affair given that water and electronics don't mix so well

General
WA, 471 posts
15 Aug 2008 11:58PM
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on both of the Fireaways in the bonus section they have a good little bit on those surfers looks pretty sweet

okin
QLD, 83 posts
17 Aug 2008 7:51AM
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they are $100 but i hear you can put bigger motors and other stuff, and my kids think they can have a go.. not likely

KiteDevil
TAS, 778 posts
17 Aug 2008 9:19AM
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i got mine for $120 from Kmart, called a boardsharks surfer.

He was great fun until that massive triple overhead day in ulverstone (RC man x3)
He took of late, made a remarkable drop but then copped the full brunt on his head, got rolled and salmmed into a tree lying on the beach. He came up with his torso dangling off the side the board, funny as.

I fixed it but now its stopped working, something about maintenance, electronics and water...

theDoctor
NSW, 5785 posts
17 Aug 2008 11:15AM
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i bought mine for $1.85 on ebay, brand new, postage was thirty bucks, its wicked, batteries last about ten minutes, so i got half a dozen spares for ten bucks each plus postage from flea bay...

mine is an rc surfer, my mate has the board sharks model, the board sharks one uses strings to twist the surfers torso and initiate turns, and the string stretches and needs to tensioned.

the rc surfer uses a rudder behind the prop, after a few heavy wipe outs or running it up on the sand, the servo for the prop gets out of position and needs to be reset.

they both work a treat, and we have had many an early morning remote control surfie contests, mostly in summer whilst waiting for the seabreeze to kick in. they work best in fattish knee high waves, and are good for buzzing the overweight-office working-sunday-mornings-only-if-its-small-then-we're-killing-it mal riders....

oh... and vasaline the seals on the cover, it stops sand and water getting in when it gets pumped..

user
WA, 1140 posts
17 Aug 2008 9:56AM
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These don't need batteries !

Maybe a bit of fuel grits now and again.

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
17 Aug 2008 1:21PM
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KiteDevil said...

i got mine for $120 from Kmart, called a boardsharks surfer.

He was great fun until that massive triple overhead day in ulverstone (RC man x3)
He took of late, made a remarkable drop but then copped the full brunt on his head, got rolled and salmmed into a tree lying on the beach. He came up with his torso dangling off the side the board, funny as.

I fixed it but now its stopped working, something about maintenance, electronics and water...





Probably something to do with crap sold at k mart

okin
QLD, 83 posts
17 Aug 2008 9:47PM
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yeah got my 'board sharks' surfer and batteries last 10 minutes!!
and 5 hours to charge wtf
mind you those 10 minutes i had him surfing the wake of my boat which looked funny as.

GranG
WA, 257 posts
18 Aug 2008 12:02PM
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theDoctor said...

i bought mine for $1.85 on ebay,

the board sharks one uses strings to twist the surfers torso and initiate turns, and the string stretches and needs to tensioned.

the rc surfer uses a rudder behind the prop, after a few heavy wipe outs or running it up on the sand, the servo for the prop gets out of position and needs to be reset.

oh... and vasaline the seals on the cover, it stops sand and water getting in when it gets pumped..


Thanks for the tips mate... mmm... That is really cheap. I'll have a dig around old FLeBay. So tempted!

jet pilot
WA, 6 posts
18 Aug 2008 3:06PM
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Could really do with one of these for when it's not windy.
Wouldn't mind a pet rat as well

theDoctor
NSW, 5785 posts
18 Aug 2008 7:59PM
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mine is the same as the u.s one, its from a hong kong/chinese supplier, get in touch with them, it came to me ready for aus power....

and she really does have the most magnificent set of boobs... thank allah she is set to the board by her feet, there's no way she'd be able to paddle, and i'm sure shes' top heavy... totally anatomically unsound.... and probably the only chick surfer i've ever seen do a decent turn on a wave....

cRAZY Canuk
NSW, 2528 posts
18 Aug 2008 10:33PM
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The battery will be a standard rc model battery adn you should be able to find a charger in Aus for it (I think)

Cheers



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