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I purchased this boat used, with all of its original electronics and hardware. These were RTR boats built for low-speed (20-30mph) on 2s or 3s LiPo, so the fiberglass hulls are super thin. I removed everything, got all the flimsy wood and epoxy out, and laid a one-piece, 360 degree, 3k twill carbon fiber cloth with West Systems 105/207 epoxy resin. I used West Systems G-Flex 655, blackened with graphite powder, to secure all the 2mm carbon fiber trays and mounts to the floor of the hull and transom. I split the rudder standoff from the stinger and mounted it, offset, to allow for larger props. Made a new servo mount with carbon fiber plate and aluminum posts, for the original Venom servo. All installed electronics were new and I've only run the boat three or four times to set it up, since finishing the build. The ESC is a SeaKing 180A V2, motor is an Aquacraft 36-56-2030kv (5.5mm bullets on both), and shaft is a Jeff Wholt .078" wiredrive. I believe I have a GrimRacer 42x55 prop on it right now (it's been sitting in the original box for a while). It will come with a programmer for the ESC. No stand, transmitter or receiver are included, but I can add a Spectrum MR200 for a little extra. The electronics can handle 6s, but the hull becomes unstable at high speeds. It runs well on 4s. Will run about 10 minutes on a pair of 4000 mAh LiPos, and do around 40-50 miles per hour, but that's really pushing it. I'm no expert at setting up mono's and I have not run this boat enough to get it dialed in. I also think either my hatch seal method is not 100% effective or water is coming up the shaft tube. Found water in the hull after the runs so that may need some attention, too. I have video of it running in pretty choppy water. I included images of cracks in the clear coat/paint that were there when I bought the boat. The flaws in the canopy are my fault. I ran the boat for GPS #'s before laying the carbon fiber, and it got pulled off in a roll over. If you find pictures of other Venom KOS P1's, you'll see that the paint always suffers from spiderweb craking by the thin fiberglass hull flexing, but this hull doesn't have a lot of that. With the carbon fiber inlay, this hull is stout, which should keep the paint free of future cracks/chips. I also included a couple shots of the full-scale P1 Fountain this one is modeled after, in case anyone hasn't seen it. This is still one of the best looking mono's in my opinion. I like looking at it, just sitting still. I will sell the motor and ESC separately if anyone is interested.
$200 plus shipping for the hull. SOLD
$50 plus shipping for the motor. (Moved to its own posting)
($50 plus shipping for the ESC & programmer. SOLD)
Thanks,
Michael P.
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$200 plus shipping for the hull. SOLD
$50 plus shipping for the motor. (Moved to its own posting)
($50 plus shipping for the ESC & programmer. SOLD)
Thanks,
Michael P.
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