Chris Kurtz
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- Nov 15, 2020
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Hey guy's I'm getting the boat bug in a bad way again after around 10 or 12 years of not messing with them. I've already picked up a couple of electrics, UL 19 and a single motor Genesis. I also put in an order for a 60" cat to put a modified Zenoah 30cc Gizmo engine in.
I fly heli's and have quite a bit of 30% heli fuel that I thought might work ok in a marine nitro engine of some sort and was thinking of building a rigger or hydro for a nitro engine to just mess around with. Not wanting to race or get too serious with it just something to play with.
So my questions are is this a very good idea? I didn't want to have to buy yet another type of expensive nitro fuel for boating.
What are the better engine brands out there these days? OPS, Picco, CMB, ? Seems like K@B, OS, and others from back in the day don't make marine engines anymore.
I'm thinking something in the larger sizes like above .40 ci. Although I'm not totally against the smaller .21 size stuff.
Are there any particular engine brands to shy away from?
Just looking for something to mess around with and burn up some 30% heli fuel with around 20 or 22% oil I think.
Any tips or info appreciated.
I fly heli's and have quite a bit of 30% heli fuel that I thought might work ok in a marine nitro engine of some sort and was thinking of building a rigger or hydro for a nitro engine to just mess around with. Not wanting to race or get too serious with it just something to play with.
So my questions are is this a very good idea? I didn't want to have to buy yet another type of expensive nitro fuel for boating.
What are the better engine brands out there these days? OPS, Picco, CMB, ? Seems like K@B, OS, and others from back in the day don't make marine engines anymore.
I'm thinking something in the larger sizes like above .40 ci. Although I'm not totally against the smaller .21 size stuff.
Are there any particular engine brands to shy away from?
Just looking for something to mess around with and burn up some 30% heli fuel with around 20 or 22% oil I think.
Any tips or info appreciated.