conditions.
* When you are ready, prepare to bring your boat back to the shore. Do this before your engine
runs out of fuel. The gas tank should give you about 20 minutes running time.
* Check that other boats are clear before you leave the running circuit, then steer into toward the
bank and bring the engine back toward an idle. If the clutch disengages, just open the throttle a
bit again until the boat moves toward you but keep at a low speed so that you can ease the boat
safely near the bank before allowing it to drift to a stop before it hits the shore.
* Stop the engine by pushing the trigger.
* Have your friend pick up the boat and bring it back to the stand. If you do this yourself, first
put your transmitter down in a safe place. Remember that the engine and exhaust will be hot, so
be careful not to touch them as the boat is picked up.
* Place the boat back on its stand, remove the engine hatch and turn off the radio.
* Allow the engine and exhaust to cool before getting close to them.
* Check the interior of your boat to see if any water has come onboard; if so, carefully clear it
away. If there is a lot of water onboard, find out where it is coming from and correct the problem.
Some water will usually get on board, especially when running in choppy conditions.
* Generally check over the boat to see that nothing has come loose.
Step 14: Procedure Should Your Boat Flip Over
* Sooner or later, all high speed RC boats will flip over. You should drive to suit the conditions
to minimize the chances of this happening, but it's almost inevitable that circumstances one day
will result in the boat turning over despite your best efforts to avoid it.
* Retrieve the boat with your rescue method (inflatable dinghy, tennis ball on a line or other
method). Note: Be aware that a flipped boat could be full of water and consequently be very
heavy. Be careful when lifting it out of the water, and allow all the water to drain out as soon as
possible.
* Hold the boat vertically with the bow up so that any water drains out of the exhaust pipe. Then
put the boat back on its stand.
* Remove the engine hatch and gently try to pull the starter cord. It's quite likely that water will
have entered the engine and it will not pull over. Do not force it. Doing so could cause damage.
If the engine does pull over easily, see if it will restart. If it does, allow it to run for 30 seconds
or so, then resume running your boat normally.
* If the engine is hard to pull over or will not start, remove the spark plug and dry the electrode.
* With the spark plug still out, hold your boat upside down and pull the starter cord 10 or so
times. This will expel most of the water from inside the engine. (Note: You may need a friend to
help with this although you can do it by yourself with practice.)
* Put the boat back on its stand, reinstall the spark plug, and gently pull the starter rope.
* If the engine is still hard to pull over, or will not start, repeat the above 3 steps.
* Once the engine starts, allow it to idle for 30 seconds or so to check it is okay, then stop it.
* Check your servo box to ensure that water did not get inside, If it did, stop running the boat for
the day. Clean up the boat as usual (see the next Step) and take it home. Remove all the
electronics from the servo box and check them for correct operation. If there is any problem,
