man o man o man, hard day out on the water saturday. i managed to break almost every boat i took out, the vegas, nitro SV 27, and my TZ powered proboat......

so, i am running an OS VZ-M .21 in the vegas now. i have got her running pretty good, can't seem to top my 49.5 mph mark, i have tried, but just can't quite get there. i took out one shim, also tried an X442 with the tongues removed, but could only muster 47.5 yesterday. so, let's see: i hit a log doing 40 plus, (doh!) and that really smoked my hull. it is really smashed up in the front, the left sponson is completely torn, hull split, not pretty!! then, i lost a conrod. it's been awhile since i have heard that awful sound of a motor stopping instantly, you just KNOW it's not good. and? i was right.

so, smashed my boat to smithereens, and blew my motor. awesome!

well, a visit to tower found me a conrod, and in an impulse buy, i found a scratch and dent vegas for cheap, as it's missing some parts. parts that i don't need anyway, with what i am doing. so, vegas 'round two' will be coming up shortly. all in a days fun right? you betcha. gonna take more than this to take me down, now i have some projects! (anyone need a beat on vegas hull?)


just wanted to share, alls good, take care peeps......


davey




ps, how do you strengthen the cross width of the vegas hull? as in sponson to sponson, like across at the nose/gas tank level of the boat? i can't remember where it is, some kind of cross stringers? any info/pics on how to do it/materials, would be greatly appreciated, as i want to strengthen the new hull. thank you!!!)