Rio EP Pics!

[v-spec]

Well I finally got it! Took 10 days to get here but I'm real pleased with the looks of this little boat!

I snapped a few pics 20 seconds after I took it out of the box to show it off. I'll get some more in depth info once I get it on the water! Anyways here they are!

[v-spec]

A few more!

[Doby]

Looks nice, are all the different colors decals or is it paint?

Thanks

[SweetZ28]

Looks neat wonder why the over hang on the back of the boat?
Get some video!!

[westbeach]

Looks like the trim tab and turn fin are one piece. Great idea, saves from having too many holes in the transom. Is that a stock prop that came with the boat? Definitely looking fwd to a vid of your maiden run.

[v-spec]

They are stickers. The ones on the deck might come off pretty easy when untaping the hatch too.

Not sure about the overhang on the back but I kinda like how it looks! Maybe it's a swim step upside down!?

[v-spec]

Looks like the trim tab and turn fin are one piece. Great idea, saves from having too many holes in the transom. Is that a stock prop that came with the boat? Definitely looking fwd to a vid of your maiden run.

Yep they are one piece. And as far as the prop it looks to be a 42mm frp prop. Kinda big for this sucker!

From the looks of it it's the same old motor and esc from the Hammer EP, so they prob stuck this big prop on the boat to pick up some speed.

Might be maxed out on prop size already but I've got a bunch of props I can test on it once I'm sure everything is running good.

[SweetZ28]

Hi there does this boat have a real flex wire cable drive or a solid type cable?
THANKS

[v-spec]

It's got a flex shaft.

[SweetZ28]

It's got a flex shaft.

Cool!! Get us some video !!

[v-spec]

Got a quick clip of the Rio EP. I forgot my camera of all things in my hurry to get to the pond before dark to get a video. Cell phone clip will have to do till I can get something better when I have more time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Ca6h_7DJU

[EPower]

Looks neat wonder why the over hang on the back of the boat?
Get some video!!

The real boat over hangs just like that

[x2beach]

It actually looks pretty fast... 23-25mph ? I been thinking about getting one and putting my tp 2c5400 lipo in it with a cutoff

[SweetZ28]

Looks good...How fast you think it is stock?
And do you think the hull is worthy of a mild brushless upgrade?

THANKS

[v-spec]

I'll get the gps in it today but honestly I think it's doing maybe 13mph. I taped it up in a hurry to get some video before dark then noticed the gps was sitting next to the boat lol.

I made sure to run it box stock even though I seen some adjustments that needed to be made. The turn fins are bent totally crooked 1 side of the rudder mount is crooked also.

The boat seems trimmed and balanced pretty good for the power it has and my girlfriend really enjoyed running it. (she never wants to run my fast boats) she ran an entire pack this time out and 1/2 of another one I was pretty happy about that! That was worth the $150 the boat cost to me!