lt130th
04-20-2017, 12:07 AM
Soooo, I purchased this boat in stock, RTR trim, from the classifieds. I knew before I bought it that the canopy would need to be replaced, and I already had a hatch for it. Other than that, though, I had planned to keep it stock and add it to the kids fleet to bash at the lake. USPS had other plans, however, by loosening the electronics tray during shipping. Only the stuffing tube held everything together. That only gave me a reason to gut it and start from scratch. I immediately swapped out the stickers. After stripping out all the old epoxy I laid up what I'm sure is one of the few, if not only, Shockwave 26's in existence with a carbon fiber inlay, lol. I pretty much stick with West Systems G-flex 655 for bonding anything to plastic, so the carbon fiber (a couple scrap pieces) is bonded to the hull with Gflex, and while wet, the upper surface was treated to West Systems 105/207. I'll fill the bow with two-part expanding foam. Next, goes in the stuffing tube, motor mount, electronics, battery tray, and then a little modification to the stock hardware. The 3,190kv 3665 will be spinning a J. Wohlt wire-drive. Anyway, enjoy some laughs over a carbon inlay in the plastic 26" Pro Boat. I have to say, it's a beefcake of a plastic hull, now.
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