RC Boat Information and Reviews

Float your toy RC boat in the bathtub, or for your gas boats try a wide-open lake and watch the rooster tails fly! A radio control boat makes great summertime fun for the whole family because they're easy to control and don't take any special skills to learn.

Imagine your children playing with their very own affordable mini boats, like the one on the right, in the bathtub or backyard pool and it's so safe they can't hurt themselves. You'll hear their shouts of joy as they skipper their little maritime fleet!

And for the big kids around the house, they'll get full-throttle excitement out of a gas RC boat

on their favorite lake or pond with plenty of room to race each other. This type of sophisticated remote control boat is powered by a small gasoline motor or the more potent nitro engines for reaching incredible speeds!

RC sailboats skim across the water and respond to your every command while being powered only by Mother Nature's gentle wind. They also have the advantage of being completely silent.

Generally regarded as a more refined RC boat, they can feature a large amount of detail due to the sails and rigging which provides a real challenge for the hobbiest who wants to build one from a kit.

There are three main types of racing hulls: three-point hydros, tunnel hulls, and V-hulls. The different types of hulls require different water conditions. Tunnel hulls and hydros run best on smooth water whereas a deep vee hull is better for choppy water.

The motors for an RC boat come in two main types: inboard and outboard and of course you can choose between either a super quiet electric or the noisier, but more powerful gas powered motors.

I'm sure you'll discover that the electric boats are more convenient to play with since they don't disturb the neighbors and usually need a smaller lake or pond. But if you do have access to a suitably large lake then by all means go for the bigger thrills of a gas RC boat!