Need a retrieval boat

[RonaldThomas]

Hello everyone, I need a boat that I can use as a retrieval boat. I can’t carry a canoe in my car and the place I run can be a little too large to toss a fishing line out to my boat if it stalls. What type of retrieval R/C boat do you recommend? Thanks in advance...Ron

 

[Ronnie Lerew]

Ronald,
I have seen people use those Jet Jam boats connected to a fishing rod line. They drive out and around the dead boat and reel it in. I think I saw one on rcgroups for sale. Just a thought.
Ron

 

[RonaldThomas]

Never heard of that, I’ll look around...

 

[Mike Byer]

I used a 4 man rubber raft for years, it and a paddle takes up not much room in the truck.

 

[Ray Sametz]

I used a 4 man rubber raft for years, it and a paddle takes up not much room in the truck.

Just be careful pulling the boat onboard, prop and turn fins are very sharp. Don't accidentally want to let the air out.

 

[Joseph Durnya]

LOL i used to have a 10' john boat equipped with a sears and roebuck gas outboard !!!

 

[alexis007]

Hello everyone, I need a boat that I can use as a retrieval boat. I can’t carry a canoe in my car and the place I run can be a little too large to toss a fishing line out to my boat if it stalls. What type of retrieval R/C boat do you recommend? Thanks in advance...Ron

My rescue boat is
Riverine Patrol Boat 22" Brushed RTR
from Horizon Hobby

 

[mike walker]

 

[mike walker]

Don't know how that got so big.
That boat 12 feet of fishing line and a ball

 

[Mike Byer]

Just be careful pulling the boat onboard, prop and turn fins are very sharp. Don't accidentally want to let the air out.

My props aren't that sharp

 

[FloridaScaleBoater]

My props aren't that sharp

Mine are!!! Ask me how a Prather S/S feels when you find the one hiding on the floor of the garage, barefooted!!
Last Friday night...
The words that followed WTF weren't nice either

 

[Mike Siriani]

We have several of the tug boats in our club they are easy to build and work great for retrieval also when kids are around they get to drive them

 

[Kez]

Just be careful pulling the boat onboard, prop and turn fins are very sharp. Don't accidentally want to let the air out.

Exactly what happened to me many years ago... Luckily, the inflatable had three chambers and the leak was slow enough for me to get back on shore

 

[GraysonTaylor]

Why not just tow the boat back with a rubber raft? Use your fishing line from the boat. Alot of those 4 person boats have pole holders.

 

[RonaldThomas]

I have a small car and I just wanted a smaller solution

 

[David Boley]

The ZIP tug is only 2 feet long more or less

 

[BrianTooms]

This Vac-U-Tug is pretty easy to pack, it all fits in a toolbox. Not the fastest but it worked great for years rescuing everything from a-riggers to 1/8 scales, I’ve replaced it now with a modified Atlantic tug for more speed but it’s definitely harder to pack.

 

[keith warham]

Brian's boat works great. Retrieved several boats for me. Thanks

 

[Chris Kurtz]

I have a 10' fishing kayak that I use to retrieve my boats. My 60" gas cat is a handful to try and get into the kayak with me so I use a suction GPS mount and some small rope to tow it back to shore. Just slap the suction cup on the bow of the boat and tow it in.
I'm working on a PVC and pool noodle contraption that will be powered by a 60 sized airplane motor for a retrieval boat right now.

 

[Andy Greene]

Mine are!!! Ask me how a Prather S/S feels when you find the one hiding on the floor of the garage, barefooted!!
Last Friday night...
The words that followed WTF weren't nice either

Thats a hell of a way to find your lost prop- but at least ya got it back