Scratch Built Scale Pontoon Rescue Boat

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  • sammyha
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Jul 2018
    • 1036

    #61
    Originally posted by Mike W
    So awesome thanks for sharing!!
    Thank you. It was a fun build!

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    • sammyha
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Jul 2018
      • 1036

      #62
      I've added the badging. It's a finishing touch that was missing to my eye and needs to be on a scale boat.

      Jokingly I said the boat is like a transformer. It changes into a rescue boat.

      Well, a chrysalis morphs into a Monarch butterfly...

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      • sammyha
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Jul 2018
        • 1036

        #63
        So I'm calling this boat Chrysalis. That's the model name.

        I'm calling the boat brand Monarch. Built by Monarch Boats. Even sounds like the name of a boat manufacturer.

        I know, maybe a bit of a reach, but it needed a name, lol...

        Edit: I changed the badging slightly and uploaded new pictures in this post.


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        Last edited by sammyha; 09-04-2022, 11:47 AM.

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        • sammyha
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Jul 2018
          • 1036

          #64
          I got the boat out a few times for some testing with the interior in it.

          It took a couple of trips to get it right, it was mostly the transom height. I had to raise it up due to the weight of the interior which added 2.89 pounds.

          I'm pretty happy with the overall performance.

          And the dock handling is great.

          The video of the finished boat running at White River Reservoir drops tomorrow, I'll post a link here when it does...



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          Last edited by sammyha; 09-06-2022, 02:00 AM.

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          • sammyha
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Jul 2018
            • 1036

            #65
            Here's the link to the running video of the finished boat...



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            • Diegoboy
              Administrator
              • Mar 2007
              • 7244

              #66
              I absolutely love it. Master craftsmanship on a very cool project.
              "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
              . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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              • sammyha
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Jul 2018
                • 1036

                #67
                Originally posted by Diegoboy
                I absolutely love it. Master craftsmanship on a very cool project.
                Thank you very much. I really appreciate that...

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                • sammyha
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Jul 2018
                  • 1036

                  #68
                  I did a little more to the underside. To clean up the water splashing over the transom and spraying against the front of the outboard motor...

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                  Last edited by sammyha; 09-10-2022, 10:06 AM.

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                  • sammyha
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Jul 2018
                    • 1036

                    #69
                    I got around to shooting a video of the rescue function...



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                    • Returntohome
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2022
                      • 141

                      #70
                      Brilliant, just read the whole post, you are a man after my own heart. I love the seats and the canopy.

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                      • Shooter
                        Team Mojo
                        • Jun 2009
                        • 2558

                        #71
                        I agree! The upholstery is truly something else! Love this boat!

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