AquaCraft VS1 - Manual (Page 3)

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the AquaCraft ™ VS1! We want
the time you spend with your new R/C boat to be fun and
successful so please fully read the manual. If for any reason
you think this R/C model is not for you, return it to your local
hobby dealer immediately. Your hobby dealer cannot accept
returns on any model after final assembly or after your boat
has been operated.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Never, ever, attempt to swim after a stalled R/C boat.
Do not get in the water for any reason to retrieve your
boat. To aid you in retrieving a stalled R/C boat, set up a
fi shing reel with a tennis ball tied to the end of the line.
Or better yet, get yourself a small boat so you can row
out and pick up your R/C boat. Remember to use a PFD
any time you enter your retrieval craft.
• AquaCraft products are to be used by ages 14 and over.
• Do not touch the propeller anytime the motor is running.
Pay equally close attention to items such as loose clothing,
shirtsleeves, ties, scarves, long hair or anything that may
become entangled in the spinning prop. If your fi ngers,
hands, etc., come in contact with the spinning propeller,
you may be severely injured.
• The speed and mass of this boat can infl ict property
damage and severe personal injury if a collision occurs.
Never run this boat in the presence of swimmers or where
the possibility of collision with people or property exists.
• Glow engines produce heat. Do not touch any part of your
motor until it has cooled.
• This boat is controlled by radio signals, which are susceptible
to possible interference from other R/C transmitters, paging
systems, or other electrical noise. Before turning your radio
transmitter and receiver on, make sure no one else in the
area is operating a radio on the same frequency (channel).
• In the event that weeds become entangled in the propeller,
stop the motor before attempting to remove them.
• If your VS1 should happen to stall, water currents will slowly
carry it to shore. The bad news is that the boat could be
carried to the opposite shore. When surveying areas to run
your boat, keep variables in mind such as wind direction, size
of the lake, etc. It is not advisable to run R/C boats on any
free-fl owing bodies of water such as creeks or rivers.
SPECIFICATIONS
VS1 SPECIFICATIONS:
Hull Length: 28" (710mm)
Overall Length: 34-1/4" (870mm)
Width: 11-1/2" (290mm)
Height: 5-1/2" (140mm)
Weight (less fuel): 4lbs, 2oz
VS1 FEATURES:
ARR Pro-built construction
Race-winning heritage
Lightweight wood, foam and ABS construction
High-gloss, fuel resistant, natural wood fi nish
Water-resistant radio box
Molded waterproof radio box cable output
8 oz. molded plastic fuel tank
Pull-pull steering system
BOAT TERMINOLOGY
TUNNEL HULL: Is a style of boat that traps air between two
sponsons to gain lift.
BOW: The front of the boat.
TRANSOM: Aft most structure on the back of the boat.
PORT: This is the left side of the boat when aboard and
facing the front (bow). An easy way to remember this is that
port and left both contain four letters.
STARBOARD: This is the right side of the boat when aboard
and facing the front (bow).
HULL: The body of the boat.
DECK: The top of the hull.
COWL or CANOPY: Removable ABS top.
SPONSON: Left or right structure this type of boat rides on.
KEELSON: The inner side of the sponsons.
SKEG: The rudder blade on your outboard that extends
below the propeller shaft.
MANUAL SPECIFICATION AND
DESCRIPTION CHANGES
All pictures, descriptions, and specifi cations found in this
instruction manual are subject to change without notice.
AquaCraft maintains no responsibility for inadvertent errors
in this manual.
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