Darin's Raptor P-Spec Rigger Build

[Ub Hauled]

Looks great man, I like it a lot.

[HOTWATER]

Very nice Darin!! Yes.. the Krylon primer is the ticket!! Seems to bond very well...

I'll be very interested on how she runs! Beautiful!!

-Kent

[detox]

Awsome...

I here Brian made some changes to the sponsons in the newer kits by adding a different ride pad. I can see that you added a 1/16" thick strip of wood to your ride pads. Is your ride pad mod the same as Brian's version ?
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[Darin Jordan]

Is your ride pad mod the same as Brian's version ?
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I don't know... I haven't seen the the revised sponsons. I do know he's making them out of fiberglass now, as opposed to wood over foam build-up.

[charlotte515]

I don't know... I haven't seen the the revised sponsons. I do know he's making them out of fiberglass now, as opposed to wood over foam build-up.

Nice thread but where's the ending? How does it handle and mph?

[raptor347]

I'm building up a new set of sponsons for Darin. He had an UGLY wreck at the gas/nitro nats. The boats are fast. The front runners in our club are running 55-60. the fastest boats are in the mid 60's. The extra speed is all in the prop and tuning.

The current boats are all composite. Tub, sponsons, ride pad.

Here are a couple pics. One is the kit form of the boat, the other is my personal red/white heat race boat.

[Darin Jordan]

NASTY Crash... but you should've seen the other guy... His boat was but in half...

My fault... I gave him a brand new UL1 motor and ESC to make up for it... now his boat is freaking FAST!!! One of Brian's older N2-style rigger designs...

The purple boat is John Morana's boat, which is sister boat to Brian's Red/White one... again, mid-60s... handles great as well...

[charlotte515]

I'm building up a new set of sponsons for Darin. He had an UGLY wreck at the gas/nitro nats. The boats are fast. The front runners in our club are running 55-60. the fastest boats are in the mid 60's. The extra speed is all in the prop and tuning.

The current boats are all composite. Tub, sponsons, ride pad.

Here are a couple pics. One is the kit form of the boat, the other is my personal red/white heat race boat.

How much for the kit and do you offer it ARTR with hardware installed?

[txboatpilot]

Darin, sorry to hear about the carnage! Hopefully it wont be to hard to fix..

Very nice riggers!!

[Darin Jordan]

OK... Finally time to get this fixed... All torn down, and ready to strip the paint...Oh the joy!

[RandyatBBY]

Darin Hi.

I know you had problems with the Dupla colors when you used it. But I came up with a setup that has been working great for me. I have been using the primer and the white for my base, then I paint the colors in house of color or Dupont top coat clear coat paints. I have had real good luck with no pull ups when taping down. If you want more info I can post or I can call you.

[Darin Jordan]

Thanks Randy... That's one of my main concerns... I'm thinking of going to full automotive paint, at least on the tub, since it's going to be just bright white. I'm a little tired of repainting this thing, so any help to make sure the paint doesn't peel would be appreciated...

[RandyatBBY]

Thanks Randy... That's one of my main concerns... I'm thinking of going to full automotive paint, at least on the tub, since it's going to be just bright white. I'm a little tired of repainting this thing, so any help to make sure the paint doesn't peel would be appreciated...

I can call you if you want give me a # then you can tell the story to every one. I have to work a little.

[detox]

Here's my 2 cents worth. If your stuck on using automotive paints SummitRacing's Urethane paint is probably the most affordable way to go if your painting more than one hull. Hardener has a limited shelf life once opened.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Price-Range/20-50/?keyword=urethane+paint

Another Automotive type paint for painting just one hull I would use Klasscoat. You can buy it in small amounts.

http://klasskote.com/index.html

Most simple and affordable method is use Krylon primer and paint. This combo will not peel.


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[Cat-Boi]

if you want just white, send it to me prepped and primed...I have some white to shoot on some other parts.