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  • onegreenray
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 213

    #1

    RC boat transporter

    Got tired of making 15 trips from the basement to the back of the wife's pilot when going to the lake.



    a little 1/2" PVC,some glue, and a few bungee cords and away you go.

    oh ya the middle boat is my wife's tweety boat.. she got tired of using the camera and wanted her own boat.







  • Jacked1
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 772

    #2
    Haha I am about to start a spongebob mean machine for my girlfriend!
    I love the stacked stand! This would make filling up my Element with boats muchhh easier.
    Fleet: 55" Quad inline T600 Cigarette boat, Twin Mean Machine, Twin T600 47" mystery mono, 4082 Surge Crusher, 1717 8s Genesis, 4074 Villain, "mini mono", 52" Bonzi, Prather Funcruiser, 2 DPI 3.5cc tunnels, 5' Styrofoam recover barge

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    • midnightsabotage
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2011
      • 319

      #3
      I've got something similar to this in the works... how difficult is it to carry when loaded?

      Looks great, good job!
      [B]/ Custom Carbon Composite 28" Mono (Video)
      Sprintcat 29 (Mid-Build) / Blackjack 29 V3

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      • onegreenray
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2010
        • 213

        #4
        not hard the boats don't weigh all that much. ran about 15-20 in pvc and cheap home depot paint. the 1/2" pipe insulation was 99cents a piece. only need three for this project.

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        • midnightsabotage
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2011
          • 319

          #5
          This is what I built the other day, but I'm in the process of cutting out the corners and rebuilding them so that one and the 2nd one I'm in the process of building will interlock and stack on top of eachother. A simple screw in the connectors & they'll be removable as well.

          Transport Rig.jpg

          the 2nd one is an improvement on that design, it'll simplify it a bit. A bungee cord wraps from the sides & around the single top pipe to keep everything in place nicely too.

          I like that the pvc is a cheap material to build with & makes for a fun project no matter what you build with it!
          [B]/ Custom Carbon Composite 28" Mono (Video)
          Sprintcat 29 (Mid-Build) / Blackjack 29 V3

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          • onegreenray
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2010
            • 213

            #6
            that's a sweet looking design. for me the three works for now till i end up getting a motley grew next summer. what kind of paint did you use for the gold. i am thinking of redoing the paint on my sv27 this winter once the season is over.

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            • midnightsabotage
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2011
              • 319

              #7
              I used "Duplicolor Engine Enamel" rattlecan in yellow, gold, black, and the clear too.

              I like the color choices in that line of paint & figure it's gotta be pretty darn durable for rattlecan options.

              That Motely Crew is a really good looking hull, I kinda wish they had a simpler paint scheme though. I'm currently holding out for the Mystic catamaran, but we'll see if it even gets released before the Minnesota lakes freeze over this year :/
              [B]/ Custom Carbon Composite 28" Mono (Video)
              Sprintcat 29 (Mid-Build) / Blackjack 29 V3

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              • onegreenray
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2010
                • 213

                #8
                going to make another stand for the wife's apparition/ tweety boat. simple though. couple 90s and tees. post pics once done.

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                • KCboater
                  Junior Member
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 17

                  #9
                  Any pics of the new stand yet?

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                  • midnightsabotage
                    Senior Member
                    • Jul 2011
                    • 319

                    #10
                    Well I finally snapped pictures of my rig(s) if you want to see. 3 separate stands, with removable protection/carrying assemblies as well. PLUS, they all bolt together to haul everything at once. I'm really pleased with it!
                    Boat Stand 1.jpgBoat Transport 1.jpgTriple Boat Transport 1.jpgTriple Boat Transport 2.jpg
                    [B]/ Custom Carbon Composite 28" Mono (Video)
                    Sprintcat 29 (Mid-Build) / Blackjack 29 V3

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                    • KCboater
                      Junior Member
                      • Aug 2011
                      • 17

                      #11
                      I finally built a rack a couple of weeks ago
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