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I had a thread, but changes have occurred to the deal so wanted to start fresh.
Rio EP hull:
I stripped out plastic and laid CF under motor mount area, fiberglass in the rear - wanted to reduce interference with high frequency radio reception. I removed the stock motor mount and created a small hole in the hull - this was more than sealed by the CF and West Systems Epoxy. I have sanded some the hull to true it some, but it is not yet to the perfection a gel coat would be. It ended up very sturdy and can with stand high speeds and impacts (the latter it has not experienced as of yet). Boat is very stable at speeds and remains dry inside.
Hardware:
Etti 540 motor mount Epoxied in to hull, set in with West Systems Epoxy
new Traxxas mini servo - waterproof, with custom servo mount
Proboat rudder with custom extension
Fully adjustable Jeff Wohlt stainless steel strut with speed bushing on a 2" extension bracket. Due to extended set back, I added the 5/32" fuel tubing to protect flex and keep out water.
new .130 flex shaft with 3/16" stub, drive dog, prop nut
New medium turn fins and custom trim tabs
Hull/hardware shipped cont US $110 (You couldn't do this yourself for less than $175)
Not included in price: motor/esc/prop/stand/5mm-.130 collet
Motor/ESC not for sale. prop X438 b/s by Egneg add $25, stand $5, collet $10
Rio EP hull:
I stripped out plastic and laid CF under motor mount area, fiberglass in the rear - wanted to reduce interference with high frequency radio reception. I removed the stock motor mount and created a small hole in the hull - this was more than sealed by the CF and West Systems Epoxy. I have sanded some the hull to true it some, but it is not yet to the perfection a gel coat would be. It ended up very sturdy and can with stand high speeds and impacts (the latter it has not experienced as of yet). Boat is very stable at speeds and remains dry inside.
Hardware:
Etti 540 motor mount Epoxied in to hull, set in with West Systems Epoxy
new Traxxas mini servo - waterproof, with custom servo mount
Proboat rudder with custom extension
Fully adjustable Jeff Wohlt stainless steel strut with speed bushing on a 2" extension bracket. Due to extended set back, I added the 5/32" fuel tubing to protect flex and keep out water.
new .130 flex shaft with 3/16" stub, drive dog, prop nut
New medium turn fins and custom trim tabs
Hull/hardware shipped cont US $110 (You couldn't do this yourself for less than $175)
Not included in price: motor/esc/prop/stand/5mm-.130 collet
Motor/ESC not for sale. prop X438 b/s by Egneg add $25, stand $5, collet $10