Repaired the damage and painted my Pursuit

[kwiktsi]

The nipple on top is the front one, so there is possibly an air bubble on top but the motor never gets above 95, so I'm not concerned. I agree on the decal, I pulled it off earlier today :-).

[lenny]

Well that sucks,
I just looked again.
But if it's working good for you that's cool.

[kwiktsi]

OK, that flip in the video I posted the other day knocked the rails and stuffing tube loose inside, so I redid it. I changed the stuff tube support to aluminum which I made here on the lathe (more for looks than anything else :)) and added battery trays so I can strap the packs down so they stay put in a crash! I did find my CG was too far back, only about 8". I never rechecked it with the new motor and batteries, much heavier than the old stuff! I ended up with the batteries a few inches forward from where I was running them. The battery trays are tied in to the rails which adds a ton of support to the bottom of the boat. The bottom of the boat feels like rock! Between the extra bracing ang the better glue used this time (West Systems G Flex epoxy), if it comes apart now, it's taking the hull with it lol.