can anyone help identify this hull?

[ls1fst98]

Found it locally on craigslist with no info about it.

[revoltrunner]

that's a Prather Lap Cat. here's one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-PRATHER-TUNNEL-35-RC-BOAT-HULL-R-C-UN-FINISHED-RC-RACING-BOAT-NO-1065-/360971458548?pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item540b9357f4

[ls1fst98]

Ah sweet! Good find and it appears I got one hell of a deal then.

[revoltrunner]

did you get the rear cowl with it

[ls1fst98]

No unfortunately I did not. all I got was what you see

[ls1fst98]

But it was a deal I couldn't pass up.

[ls1fst98]

Next question would be, can it be setup as an inboard? What kind of power in either form, inboard or outboard motor. How did these hulls handle?

[Fluid]

They did not handle quite as well as most of their OPC competition, they needed a turn fin to hang on the buoys due to their relatively wide and flat sponson deadrise. I imagine this could run as an inboard, at 35" it could use either 4S or 6S power depending on the performance and run time needed.

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[ls1fst98]

I'd be setting it up just for sport running. Never owned an f1 tunnel, found it local food a whopping $20 and just couldn't let it go. If anything just to put on a shelf lol

[Fluid]

I bet it would make a fun sport boat. Toughest part may be fitting everything in through that narrow hatch.


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[ls1fst98]

Yea that's what I'm looking at now. I could modify it, open it up a little since I have to make a cover for it anyway. Or just buy an outboard and run it that way. Never had an outboard boat so it'd be a learning curve but shouldn't be too hard.

[ls1fst98]

I has envisioned cutting it down to more of a hydro profile and re making a cowl and hatch, so it's a super low profile.

[flraptor07]

I has envisioned cutting it down to more of a hydro profile and re making a cowl and hatch, so it's a super low profile.

That would be pretty cool, make it kind of a Hydro/Cat Hybrid with inboard power, say like a 1521 Neu or TP4060 or Leopard 4082 about 1600-1800kv on 6s. it should end up pretty lite and haulass!!

[revoltrunner]

here's a photo gallery that might give you some ideas
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...chmentid=68645

[ls1fst98]

That would be pretty cool, make it kind of a Hydro/Cat Hybrid with inboard power, say like a 1521 Neu or TP4060 or Leopard 4082 about 1600-1800kv on 6s. it should end up pretty lite and haulass!!

This is kinda what I was thinking, would be pretty cool. I was Def thinking a 40mm leopard in the 16-1800 kv range. Using a t180 or an sf220 pro.