| Radio controlled powerboats are one of the most | | | | brushless motors. Electric RC powerboats are |
| popular range of remote controlled toys amongst kids | | | | generally less expensive to operate and much easier |
| today. Powerboats operate in basically the same way | | | | to maintain than the radio controlled boats which are |
| as all RC toys do - through the use of a hand-held | | | | powered by gas. They are also cheaper and come in |
| remote controller which sends transmission signals to | | | | a variety of shapes and sizes. |
| an inbuilt receiver on the powerboat, enabling the | | | | The speed of the nitro powered RC boats is |
| operator to adjust the speed and change the direction | | | | enhanced by the glow engine. Standard nitro engines |
| in which the powerboat is moving. There are 2 types | | | | are water-cooled, as opposed to the nitro engines in |
| of RC powerboats - toy-grade and hobby-grade. The | | | | radio controlled airplanes and cars which are air-cooled. |
| toy-grade RC powerboat is the basic simple model | | | | The cooling system involves the entry of water |
| which is less powerful than the hobby-grade RC | | | | through a tube underneath the boat, which then |
| powerboat. You may either buy a ready-to-run (RTR) | | | | passes back out of the boat through a cooling head |
| RC powerboat, or opt to assemble your own from | | | | on the cylinder. In the process, the water takes away |
| scratch using an RC kit. | | | | heat from the engine. |
| The radio controlled powerboat is the most popular | | | | Gas powered RC powerboats have a gasoline |
| RC boat amongst RC boating enthusiasts. These may | | | | powered 2-cycle engine which is similar to the engines |
| either be powered by motors or engines, and its range | | | | found in gas-powered weed trimmers and leaf |
| includes racing boats and sport boats. Sport boats are | | | | blowers. The gas engine is normally used in the bigger |
| easy to operate and a lot of fun to play with. Sports | | | | RC boats as it tends to be larger than the typical nitro |
| boats are not primarily selected for their speed. As | | | | engine. For this reason, it is not advisable to play with a |
| such, they are ideal for racing in small ponds or large | | | | gas powered boat in a swimming pool. Gas powered |
| swimming pools. On the other hand, racing boats | | | | radio controlled boats are normally more expensive to |
| require more skill in operating them in order to make | | | | buy and more complicated to maintain, in comparison |
| them race faster. | | | | to the nitro powered boats. However, gas powered |
| Hobby-grade RC powerboats may be powered | | | | boats are relatively less expensive to operate than the |
| electrically or through the use of gas engines or nitro | | | | nitro powered boats due to the fact that gasoline |
| engines. Similar to RC cars, electric RC powerboats | | | | costs less than nitro fuel. |
| function through the use of brushed or powerful | | | | |