traxxas villain

[greenblast]

i have a villain hull and just bought a ss1 and a jeti esc from paul @ fast electric rc .com im not afraid to take a scapel to the hull lol. i also have a9xl and 100 a esc. does any one have any advise on this hull ?should i sell it and find a different project ? i dont mind working on the hull. but if its a dog please tell me.i am really looking for a beater not a rocket i was leaning to the brushed.would love to jump the wake on my dads boat.

[z400]

Sell it and do a different hull.

[greenblast]

sean why? will the hull never pan out?i have cloth, plywood and epoxy. but also dont want to waste money. i have tons of time and no money being self employed!

[NorthernBoater]

It is not a very good boat. 30 mph is probably the limit of the hull.

[Apples1]

i can vouch for that 30mph is its absolute limit ,, i had one and modded the crap out of it and a very unstable 30mph was all i could get, if it is just for jumping wakes, leave stock @ 18 or so MPH it is fine and will run all day jumping wakes. anything over 25mph and the hull has a tendancy to chinewalk like a bugger. maybe there is another Deep V available.
if it is to be used for jumping go with a big deep V.

[Hydromaniac]

30 is not the limit of the hull perhaps the stock set up but not the hull at all, Here is my Super Villian. Some modification has been done but it will run 60 MPH +, It is very stable and gets better in race water.

[NorthernBoater]

If you want to modify a Villain I can give a bare hull to you, just paying shipping for it.

[greenblast]

northern boater thanks for the offer i have ther hull already.hydromaniac that is a sweet boat want to trade for this bare hull so you can do it again lol. i was thinking or modifying the transom like yours. i did that on a blast it came out okay.i like the top with the hatch cut out probably beyond my skill level.do you have any pictures of the inside. thank for the info already. this boat is getting cut one way or another!

[Hydromaniac]

I will post some pics of the inside and transome today.

[greenblast]

the villain went under the knife today! busted out the bondo she should be good and heavy lol. hydromaniac. i would love to see those pix. i be happy with a thirty mph tank. i am going to give it a try.

[Hydromaniac]

Pics.

Sorry for the delay in posting these. Been busy building 2 large hydros, a 1/10 and a 1/6 scale detailed vintage hydros. Here are the shots of the inside and transome. If you have any questions let me know.

[Jesse J]

did you reinforce the hull with cloth? or just your plywood rails and stuff? Looks good Rod.

[Hydromaniac]

did you reinforce the hull with cloth? or just your plywood rails and stuff? Looks good Rod.

It has all been reinforced with glass cloth and light plywood, It is very strong I had a very nasty crash last week during a race due to a very high wind gust ,hard blowover from the smashing sound it made when it hit back on the water I thought for sure something would have broken loose , but there was no damage at all, Its really a tough boat.

[greenblast]

thanks hydro for the pics . i aqm modifying the transom last night and today thanks to the buckets of rain that keep falling.not a good day to bang nails outside. i hate that espec. on friday.thanks again