Miss Geico rebuild, repair & destroy

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  • JPriami
    N4FOX
    • Aug 2010
    • 1675

    #1

    Miss Geico rebuild, repair & destroy

    Well I was finishing up a few things and needed to lay up some epoxy on the transom. The boat was standing on end waiting for epoxy to dry. I turned my back a few moments and it slid off my work bench and smacked the concrete floor. Busted some of the fiberglass and cracked a bunch of my custom paint work. As I was trying to remove the hardware I got my finger cut deep off the rudder. So after getting the hardware off I needed to relive some stress. This worked! I had already fixed the boat from a crash on the water doing 64mph. And after repainting it and getting it back together for something to happen to it again it was just trash to me anyways at that point. Plus I am stressed out with life and I just had a my last living grandparent pass away. This was a good release. I'll just start over. Looked killer, too bad I never got to see it on the water after all the work.



    Last edited by JPriami; 07-05-2011, 11:05 PM.
    Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.
  • johnf
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Dec 2009
    • 1078

    #2
    Dang, thats rough.
    Catching Air!

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    • larryrose11
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2010
      • 757

      #3
      Why do we always hurt the ones we love?
      Cheetah, Super Rio, (Mod) Starship (Mod and sold),

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      • JPriami
        N4FOX
        • Aug 2010
        • 1675

        #4
        Lol. Idk. I was thinking that too. But being it's not a person I was able to let loose
        Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.

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        • ron1950
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Aug 2010
          • 3024

          #5
          guess you showed that boat who was the boss!!!!!
          MY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
          74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...

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          • JPriami
            N4FOX
            • Aug 2010
            • 1675

            #6
            I'm debating on ordering another one and starting over or not.
            Might not make the other one so wildly over powered.
            I haven't had much free time to do my hobby stuff lately and it kinda blows.
            Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.

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            • kookie_guy
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2008
              • 897

              #7

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              • tiqueman
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Jul 2009
                • 5669

                #8
                Thatll buff out Justin. Ive wanted to do that a few times. Ive been known to do that w/ cell phones though. At least you still have a nice hatch.

                Sorry to hear of your loss and your stressful times lately. Ive been there bud.
                Geico epoxy laminate hatch sale thread Black Jack epoxy laminate hatch sale thread
                HPR06 6S Twin HOTR Genesis (SOLD) Vantex 32" cat Geico racing
                WEST FL MODEL BOAT CLUB www.scottskiracing.com

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                • shctexas
                  Senior Member
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 156

                  #9
                  A little fiberglass and epoxy and she's good to go!

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                  • JPriami
                    N4FOX
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 1675

                    #10
                    Yeah I'll have to strip the fiberglass hatch to get all the paint and all off it. Should be fairly easy being it was painted just a few weeks ago.
                    I was hoping that the newer proboat 29 cat that's white was already out. I would like to get that so the hatch is easier to match up. Plus the updated running gear. But I sure do like the bright colored miss geicos.

                    That will buff out. Lmao.
                    Land, Sea & Air, A true RC Addict.

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                    • brian6989
                      Member
                      • Mar 2011
                      • 85

                      #11
                      Now thats some funny sh*t I loved the part when you started jumping up and down on it.....
                      washed up factory racers edge driver.. past LHS owner now im back to the hobby I love

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                      • ManuelW
                        Senior Member
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 756

                        #12
                        well it may only need a little love and some polish to fix the hull again....


                        best regards,
                        Manuel

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