Painted my Voracity

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Still in work, getting its clear applied then wet sand and polish
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Also, reinforced hull and canopy with FG

[Turbo Dan-O]

Very nice!!!

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Thanks Dan
Its been nice whipping this hull into shape
only had 2 real issues that I didn't like, the hull would of been fine as is.
I found the seam between the top of hull and bottom of hull had some hollows and very thin where the 2 pcs meet.
I added 1 layer of FG to the hull seam on sides and rear of boat at seam.
Then I added 1 layer FG on the bottom inside boat on sides, center and rear area .
I also added a layer around inside the canopy .
It made a dramatic difference in overall stiffness in the flat areas
I am very pleased with the FG work
The paint is a lacquer
I am considering vinyl wrap from Darkside Studios on ebay but, they don't have a Voracity hull to digitize from yet. Id have to send them a hull to digitize a pattern
Very nice!!!
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[kfxguy]

Dang that thing looks sexy in white. Mine needs repaint one so I was gonna do it in a house of color blue that looks close to factory but seeing the shape of the hull in a different color, I might just change it to something else. Looks good!

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Thank you
The white does show off the shape of the hull.
I post a video of the boat after wet sanding and buffing to show off all the hours I have in the prep work.

[arrover]

That looks really great!

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Thanks

here is the wrap I like
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That looks really great!

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5R4bET1OwRydnYtYVlZMW5HRDA/view?usp=docslist_api

[Tamelesstgr]

Nice to see someone getting creative with the hull. I for one can't leave anything stock! :beerchug:

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DubliColor Deep Blue Metallic

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[kfxguy]

Beautiful!

[Tamelesstgr]

Dam, that's too nice to put in the water.

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Thanks GUys
I am waiting for it to cure before handing it too much.
The weather is getting warmer here so, probably about 2 to 3 weeks the clear will be good and hard.
then I can wet sand and buff before assembly.
all I need is a prop for it.
Dan

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[kfxguy]

The minimal amount of decals looks good

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Thanks, it was a challenge cutting out the gold from the decals but, was worth the effort.
on a different subject, I purchased a couple of balanced props off the web and thought I had a grasp on the size and pitch idea.
Now that the props are here I'm not sure I made the rite choices, what do you think of the Octura x548
and the x643 for the Voracity on stock set up?
Dan

[arrover]

I think the x548 may run similar to the stock prop but I haven't tried it on a stock boat. I don't think Octura makes a x643. Are you sure that's the correct number?

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thanks
here is the x643 listed on ebay I bought.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322057508419

[arrover]

I don't believe that is an Octura prop. I think they use the name Octura in the add to get in the search results. Besides that, it looks like it should be a nice prop. It's less aggressive than the stock prop so it may be slower. It's always tough to tell though before you try it!

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just got back from maiden voyage for the season and after assembly from paint job.
Boat ran perfect, no issues.
after the lvc kicked in I brought it in and the motor and ESC were cool battery wires were hot, battery was warm .
Is there a way to ease the stress on the battery? will timing change help?
Dan

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I ran this prop today
its just not enough prop for this boat, I was on full throttle a lot more.
Now I have a prop for sale

I don't believe that is an Octura prop. I think they use the name Octura in the add to get in the search results. Besides that, it looks like it should be a nice prop. It's less aggressive than the stock prop so it may be slower. It's always tough to tell though before you try it!

[LuckY07]

Thanks Dan
Its been nice whipping this hull into shape
only had 2 real issues that I didn't like, the hull would of been fine as is.
I found the seam between the top of hull and bottom of hull had some hollows and very thin where the 2 pcs meet.
I added 1 layer of FG to the hull seam on sides and rear of boat at seam.
Then I added 1 layer FG on the bottom inside boat on sides, center and rear area .
I also added a layer around inside the canopy .
It made a dramatic difference in overall stiffness in the flat areas
I am very pleased with the FG work
The paint is a lacquer
I am considering vinyl wrap from Darkside Studios on ebay but, they don't have a Voracity hull to digitize from yet. Id have to send them a hull to digitize a pattern
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Looks really good. I just bought a Voracity (stock for now) and was considering doing the fiberglass/epoxy before I use it, to prevent cracks.

What size/type of fiberglass did you buy? What epoxy did you go with? Any big difference after adding the added weight?

I also noticed you didn't fg the bottom section of the transom, where the prop goes. Is it best to leave that area alone? Thanks!

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I am still running this rig.

It recently got some new parts:

TP 4060 1750kv. on 5s 4000mah 60c x two running parallel
300 amp SF
652 OSE CNC prop
68mph