BBY's 1/8 Pro Boat build

[j.m.]

Let's see here...

If you sold all your boats at an average price of $325...

That would get you $42,250. Not including all the masses of betteries, motors, escs, and other support equipment you have.

And is that an air cooled v-twin in your second pic? Might I ask what that's for?

[Darin Jordan]

Randy... You are making me think that maybe I need to contact ProBoat and see if they have an extra one of those hulls laying around that I could use to build a boat for the Nats... Hmmmm... could the Oberto live again???

[RIPFENCE]

amazing...pm me if you ever decide to sell any catamarans looking to buy one..how can you choose which hull to run on a given day? maybe a lottery or something

[RandyatBBY]

Let's see here...

If you sold all your boats at an average price of $325...

That would get you $42,250. Not including all the masses of betteries, motors, escs, and other support equipment you have.

And is that an air cooled v-twin in your second pic? Might I ask what that's for?

Sorry to pop your bubble it is a air compresssor motor. The sale of my junk should cover me when I kick the bucket. I have a few old cars too 1970 Mustang sports roof, 1974 Bronco trail rig, 1971 SS454 ElCamino and my daily driver a 1985 4Runner, this is what happens when you have been around for a while

[m4a1usr]

Hear it is before my trips to the nats and the saw's

Thats not a stock cowling. You made it way better especialy at the nose. They are a pain in the you know what to tape up decently. I like that! What motor?

John

[RandyatBBY]

Randy... You are making me think that maybe I need to contact ProBoat and see if they have an extra one of those hulls laying around that I could use to build a boat for the Nats... Hmmmm... could the Oberto live again???

I cut out the bubble for the Carb and I think it needs to vent the lift on the hull too It will be a sport boat for me more of a T Sport. I have a 6719 copmming for it.

[RandyatBBY]

Thats not a stock cowling. You made it way better especialy at the nose. They are a pain in the you know what to tape up decently. I like that! What motor?

John

The little screamer on 10s I hope for 18000RPM, I will have a inner cowling. Hear is how I will paint it, wish I had some wings.

[RandyatBBY]

amazing...pm me if you ever decide to sell any catamarans looking to buy one..how can you choose which hull to run on a given day? maybe a lottery or something

I am selling SC33 now I have a Yellow one started. It depends on the raceas to what I run. But, I have favorites. Like the Z-27 and my WE34. I will tke them out at a drop of the hat. The HRP belong to customers and by the time I am ready to get rid on my boats they are ready for the trash.

[RandyatBBY]

Back on it again this time I am starting on the motor mount fot the 12.5 HP beast. My lay out first.

The finished motor mount.

[j.m.]

So the boat has rails?

[RandyatBBY]

So the boat has rails?

It had rails in before I owned it. I now have sub rails that I put in with the MM.It will be better this way as long as it holds together more room to stuff cells. I am rebuilding the weak/ill designed parts in the rear of the transom now too.



The transom after cutting a access hatch


All the crap I had to take out and the hole it left.


It will need a lot of repair with fresh FG and CF. that is next.

[j.m.]

Ouch...

Proof of why you seal plywood with epoxy ^^

[RandyatBBY]

Ouch...

Proof of why you seal plywood with epoxy ^^

UPS did a lot of the damage to the hull shipping from Florida. The wood was covered with a lot of resin but the design sucked with a fixed prop under the hull mounting.

[RandyatBBY]

Repair done Just have to wait untill tomorrow to do more. Lots of Epoxy every whare,

[Brushless55]

Wow, that looks like a lot of work!