this boat doesnt need the strakes it runs great as it is turns on a dime and is very fast if a little flighty.what are needed are the chines where the sides join the bottom just let the sides hang down 1/4 and fill the over hang a bit using either filler or silicone then sand the edge till you get the shape you want run your finger along the filler or silicone to make a concave shape chine then epoxy over it and this gives you a slightly concaved lip(chine)which helps the boat in the turns .ive had no problems with this boat running straight at all!!, by the way its not a wildthing it just looks similar.i built mine 36" for nitro but im building another for a weedy engine soon.what engine are you putting in? you may want to raise the sides a bit as with a zen in she sits very low and a mate built one that size for a zen see how low she sits and he raised his sides a bit.ill be raising mine an inch as my engine is heavy compaired to the zen.by the way heres a link to the build of this boat done by w3bby.by the way also check out his videos from the naviga world champs 2006 with some of the boats the americans say are slow fsrv ,running submerged drives.!!!also fsro 7,5 is dave marles winning another world title 5 so far i think![img][/img][link]http://www.putfile.com/w3bby[/link]

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