pilotrc2002

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dadyo
what do you think of the bardstorm hulls
I am thinking about getting one but not sure about it yet. could you give me more input
also here is some pics of my new Tunnel

dadyo39

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The hull is very solid I dont have any bulkheads in it but i did glass the deck to the hull they are a bit on the heavy side but he will do a light lay-up if you ask. I would buy another hull
from him. The only thing I did not care for was the deck had a lot of overhang but once I glassed the inside i ground the outside flush and regelled it so so . It will be painted over next
winter. All in all good boat for the money mine was $ 31.00 not to bad.

Ron Olson

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For TerboBob and others, I should have a shot of most of my fleet after Saturday. I usually don't have them all out at once but probably 2 of them will stay at home.

TERBObob

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Hey Ron ,
Missed you again .... was up in WYOMING early this morning ( at around 3 AM ) , but am home now ....
Wish the heck I can get there at a decent hour to give you a visit .[&o]

Anywho .... LOVE the hydro [8D]
Now ... gotts ta see the rest .

Ron Olson

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One of these days we'll meet up Bob.
I got a group shot today at the Fun Run minus 3 of my boats that stayed home. I got the two .12 monos scooting finally to my surprise and that of others that snickered at them! The Sport 40 hit the water for the first time. The water was too rough for it but for the short time on the pond, it was scary fast!

TERBObob

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Wow .... looks like you DEFINATELY have some fun and serious running hulls there .
One of these days I'm gonna make sure I get to stay so I can watch them baby's run .
Looks good ! ! ![8D][8D]

Ron Olson

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We held our annual Fun Run yesterday and that's where that shot came from. We had a few electric and gas boaters show up along with a bunch of nitro burners. Keep an eye out for the next few days on www.rcflix.com for pix and videos. We had about 30 or so people show up throughout the day.

ob nut

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Here's a shot of someone we all know:



On RCFLIX, look under user OB NUT for pics. Some vids are there, more to show up soon...

ob nut

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Not all, but the majority of the folks that were at the Fun Run III

dbm0011

My newest addition.I know I am in the wrong forum, but I just wanted to show her off.
Aeromarine Avenger Pro 44"
Zenoah G260 Upgraded/Modified (ported,tuned,polished,blueprinted ?)
She moves. Kinda loud. I am putting a muffler on her today.

pilotrc2002

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well guys
after weeks of working on it here we are all painted and in my color
now if I can find a good race name for my boat
now I need to get all the hardware back in this one

eas___1990

how about hammer head?

Ron Olson

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Picking a name has to be something that says that it's you. My first boats were Wet Paint Racing, a name I got from a sign at work that I thought kind of had a double meaning. Now I'm Turn 6 Racing Team as that seems to be where I set up at races. After last weekend, I got to thinking about Hydrophobic Racing as my boats seemed to stall just as I got them near the water. When I raced buggies and trucks, my wife, son and myself were Bad Influence Racing.
Myself and 2 other people have boats called the Hammerhead .12 plus there is an electric boat called the Hammer Head. With the Hammer and the Nitro Hammer thrown in, it gets to be a mess.
Great looking boat by the way.
Feel free to use any of the above names. If you like Turn 6 Racing Team, I already have some decals Laser cut in 2 fonts.

eas___1990

you know what,i think if i ever build a boat ill name it legally insane

pilotrc2002

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I like "Bad Influence Racing" because that is just what I am....lol my sister-in-law does not like my little brother around me because I alway talk him into doing something (R/C related like plane cars helis and now boats[:@])same with a good friend of mine
if you do not mine me stealing it from you I think I will use that name I have a district 7 race next weekend so I will see how she does
well guys I better get back to work I need to pay for this Darn boat now..lol
thanks Ron for the input

eas___1990

dadyo whats the site where i can purchase a barnstorm hull?

pilotrc2002

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http://www.barnstormerboats.com/inde...=index&cPath=3

eas___1990

thanks ill put in favorites,i might get one of those

eas___1990

either that or i wait for the glass layup version of the mean machine to come out from grim racer

Ron Olson

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Hey, go for it! It's not like it's a trademarked name or anything.

TERBObob

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yep ... wrong forum ...

BUT .... when you get her done , SURE would like to see her on the GAS forum

Gear-Head

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Here is my baby... Almost got her finished up.

The boat started off a wreck, with a pathetic OS .10 that could barley spin the prop. So after fixing leaks and motor mount problems I threw in an OS .12 but still I was disappointed with overall speed SOOOOOOO... I pulled the OS .12 out and in went an XTM 247. After much custom work to the motor mount and exhaust I found the stock cover would not fit, so I rebuilt the cover from the ground up. I decided since so much work had gone into it this far I might as well change the steerable outdrive to a fixed outdrive. I installed an aluminum rudder, with a fixed prop setup. I machined custom adjustable turn fins and trim tabs (the adjust using an aluminum hinge) also the transom was covered with a polished stainless cover (weighs almost nothing) the bulk head on the transom where the water lines pass through, and the water outlet on the side of the boat were both replaced with custom machined billet aluminum, as well as the plastic scoop right in front of the cover. The transom was reinforced with plywood and fiberglass, the stuffing tube and keel got the same treatment.

So as you can see a lot of work has gone into the boat and I want some people to run with. Any ideas? Below are a couple pictures...



How my boat started life...






How my boat is doing now (excuse my mess please)

Ron Olson

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Do you call that a mess? It's a good thing that you haven't seen my workbenches! No, I'm not going to post any pix of them either.
If you want to see one of my boats running, there are some videos of my Wild Thing .12 that was taken by OB Nut last Saturday at the Kalamazoo Fun Run. It's not running too bad for a new motor not being dialed in yet. www.rcflix.com

TERBObob

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Nice .... wanna see one of those "crappy" FORABUCK ( Vern Kilmer ) hulls running with a modded G23 with a 1148 jug ?

http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data...2vernsCat.mpeg

( sorry for the lousey quality ... next one will be better . Had my 16 yr old take the vid and he messed with the video cameras settings [&o] )


GPS'ed with GARMIN ETREX . ( NOT the back of my cars truck either )[8D]

P.S. she still needs some "fine tuning" . this was only her second run ever .

Ron Olson

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Your son didn't do that bad. The music rocks too! Gotta love Aerosmith.
Your boat handles a lot better than one local owners did, He had a problem with his hopping in the corners.