VS-1 before and after buoy hit

[properchopper]

Don't ask, I don't feel like talking

[JimClark]

What the heck were the bouy's made of?

[Doug Smock]

Bummer Tony!!!!!!!! That's not going to buff out.

[Darin Jordan]

You can fix it, Tony... Simple!

[properchopper]

Waaaaaa......., !!!!!

[z400]

Is that all that is left?

[Ub Hauled]

I was present and after the "dude, what da f***s", I asked him what the buoy was made of... it's a regular buoy, it just hit the exact wrong way.... it was a good day until then, aside of the broken turn fin earlier in the day... after that it was all down hill for him... the Miss Olympia was a bullet and the UL-1 as well...
Tony, bummer man...

[properchopper]

I asked him what the buoy was made of... it's a regular buoy, it just hit the exact wrong way.....

Actually the buoy was a round, pumpkin-sized docking bumper that's used on full sized boats that was left behind by a club that used the lake for a gas/nitro race last weekend. (The local club uses balloons for buoys.) New VS-1 being ordered today, then the work begins !! The VS-1 is an awesome boat, handled perfectly, and will live again

[Flying Scotsman]

A total bummer Tony were the batteries, ESC, etc. OK as I presume they got wet?

Douggie

[D. Newland]

Ahhh crap, T. I take it the installed floatation is not enough in the VS-1 to keep it afloat, or was it in pieces??

Maybe you can hollow out the left over sponson and fit some micro gear in there.

[properchopper]

Ahhh crap, T. I take it the installed floatation is not enough in the VS-1 to keep it afloat, or was it in pieces??

Actually the boat, minus the sponson floated upside down just fine. The radio/battery compartment was still dry/intact.

Maybe you can hollow out the left over sponson and fit some micro gear in there.

Jan suggested that I trim off the other sponson & make a shorter boat. Didn't sound feasible although I gave it some thought. I may stick the sponson piece to my forehead for Unicorn Day in Hollywood