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Hi all bought a spray can of this stuff paid $18 cnd atomizes like crap and barely sqeezed 3 coats out of the can to spray my 18 inch Atlas van line hydro . Has any one had similar issues ? I guess if i plan to spray a 30 inch hull i will have to buy 4 cans ! Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all my friend has a Prather 31 inch fiberglass deep vee set up for 4s electric . He painted the hull with Krylon spray can paint and is not happy with the results. What is the best way of removing paint from a Prather fiberglass hull ? Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all i am preparing to sand the hull bottom on my ML Wild thing 34 fe . Would filing a razor sharp keel and where the transom meets the bottom filing a razor sharp edge and the same where spray rail meets the chine be the proper method of sanding hull bottom ? Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all i am building a ML boat works Wild thing 34 fe . My ? here is once the deck is glued in place where the deck meets the the sheer is that edge left razor sharp or should i sand a radius along the top of the deck ? Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all i bought a batch of this glue at the Toledo show 4 yrs ago opened the box and noticed the hardener was a very dark ruby red color . Would this resin still be useable or should i dispose of it ? The resin hsa been stored at 68 degrees F year round . Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all has anyone ever tried using a flex shaft for straight angle drive shaft? On my 24 inch cracker box i am trying a straight prop shaft running underneath the hull but could not find a straight enough piece of 1/8 inch stainless rod for a solid shaft so i installed a .130 flex cable in a...

Hi all just talking to friend he asked me why this boat is called a cracker box i had no answer for him . How did the cracker box get its name ? Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all some years ago i built the Jerry Dunlap 1/8 scale cracker box from the plans in the Jan 1996 RCBM magazine .I set the hull up for brushless power with a Leopard 3650 3900 KV on 2s swinging a x432 prop . When i built the hull i made sure i had razor sharp edges between the transom and hull...

Hi all i am in the process of stripping paint of a 1/8 scale crakerbox hull is 24 inch version . I am thinking of refinishing the hull deck and sides in 1/16 mahogany veneer and 1 oz fiberglass cloth and varnishing for natural finish . My question here is how much more weight would i be adding...

Hi all i tried all the suggestions that Kris Mike and Robert had mentioned the boat still porpoising down the straights i checked the hull on my setup board no twists in hull a put a metal straight edge on both sponson bottoms 120% STRAIGHT no rockers or hooks but the 1 thing i noticed...

Awhile back i converted my 27 inch Dunlap tunnel hull which was powered by a OS .21 NITRO engine to 4s lipo power with a 2030 kv bl motor mounted on a K&B LOWER UNIT i inserted a 5/8 inch spacer on the transom for proper inset and set the prop c/l 5/16 of an inch above sponson bottom with X442...

Hi all while surfing this forum i have noticed some outboard set ups with the Lawless lower units the first thing i noticed the power head seem to sit a lot lower than the O.S MAX i use on my fe tunnel hull im guessing the powerhead sitting lower might add stability in turns. How do the Lawless...

Hi all for the past 15 years i have been painting all my fast electric boats with Krylon spray cans but over the last 2 yrs they seem to keep changing the formulas .First of all the paint is going over birch aircraft plywood which i first seal in 3 coats of Pacer finishing resin then i spray...

Hi all i built a Dunlap D-27 tunnel around 2003 raced it with a O.S .21 XM stock set up very competitive at the time recently in 2017 converted it to p-spec with UL-1 motor on 4s , In 2008 i built The Dunlap 30 inch W.O.F set up for FE 4s full p 3674 2200 kv and 6s with a 4082 1600 kv a real...

Hi all looking for a replacement center piece the black composite block for the Dubro 3.5 cc motor mount. Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all has anyone built or run the THX 305 tunnel hull ? I was thinking 4s with AQ2030 kv on top of O.S. lower unit . IS the instructions and laser cutting good ? Is there a building jig with the kit? Regards Anbris Golts.

Hi all need to know thread diameter and pitch for the K&B 3.5 prop shaft i have to re-tap my 3.5 R.E.K lower unit. Regards Andris Golts.

Hi all I purchased several spare flex shafts for my K& B 3.5 2 summers ago noticed they where slipping on both of my 3.5 on close examination and digital calipers on the stock K&B shafts they measure 3mm on the square end on the replacements they measure 2.8 mm. Has anyone had this problem ...

Hi all. Is there any new outboard tunnel hull designs on the market that DO NOT incorporate the use of turn pads ? I was talking to several club members about this subject and remembering when i build a Dumas hot shot back in 1982 and a Octura Toms cat around 1990 neither designs had turn pads...

Hi  all i just had a friend purchase one of these units  for me from e-bay to use with UL-1 B/L power. Does anyone know  exactly what kind of material these lower units are cast from ? Looks like some kind of black plastic . Are these composite lower units still in production ? Regards Andris Golts.