Mario's RC Models
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A world full of surprises! Great, fast and fun!

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B-24
Rain-X
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Surfer
Löschkreuzer
Dragen
Unlimited
Keywest
Hovercraft
Triton
Key Biscayne
B-28

Owner of the Site is: 
Mario Verweij


Ronald v/d Wijden and Jean-Paul Verweij helped with this site.

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My brother's toy.

Manufacturer: Graupner.
Type: Key West catamaran.
Length x Width: 62 x 22.5cm.
Weight: 1.3kg.

Motor: Graupner 700BB turbo.
Speed controller: Multiplex 125
Battery pack: 2x 7.2v in series
Extra's: home built water cooling.

I bought this one back in 1997, because during holidays my neighbours at the camp site were running fast electrics in the local pool every night.
Soon however this boat prooved to be a bit to fast for a swimming pool
(nearly cost me a boat three times over).
After destroying three speed controllers i fitted the boat with a Multiplex 125. 

Also i had to fit water cooling, which was made from a piece of braking line wrapped around the motor, and a piece of window sprayer hose, wrapped around the speed controller, because both got way too hot. Water is taken in by a home-built water intake below the hull and expelled through one of the dummy exhausts on the back.

(The Key West in original state)

The Key West is an extremely fast boat which is unforgiving and doesn't like waves.
On smooth water and given room it's in its element.

 (The Hydrospeed flex drive)