Bullard 67 SST Build

[RaceMechaniX]

Finally getting around to painting and rigging this 67 size SST hydro.
Painting prep.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Paint and clear coat on. I copied the stripes from Mark's and Doc's boats to keep with the theme.
Paint is water based Auto Air Colors from Createx. Createx Paint I highly recommend them after painting these three riggers.
Clear is a universal 2k from Southern Polyeurothanes. Southern Polyeurothanes

 

[RaceMechaniX]

After sitting in the sun for 2 days the clear is hard enough to start rigging.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Boom and sponsons mocked up.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Motor's in.

 

[Mark Bullard]

Looking good. Beautiful paint scheme.

 

[Buckshot]

Man that looks great Tyler!

 

[DON MAHER]

Hey Tyler, hope you don’t “F” it up with all that extra crap on the back! LOL
All kidding aside it looks great!

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Don't worry Don! A Grim Reaper gas rudder and Octura SS strut will be on the back with a square drive. Pics coming later tonight.

 

[Richard Dahlheimer]

I like the colors you picked. I have a .21 hydro that I painted with auto air water based paint. I used house of color clear coat over the auto air. Richard

 

[Buckshot]

Don't worry Don! A Grim Reaper gas rudder and Octura SS strut will be on the back with a square drive. Pics coming later tonight.

I thought Don was referring to rear sponson!

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Buckshot, yeah Don doesn't run rear sponsons or a ski for most of his hydro's that I can remember.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Rear hardware and steering pushrod installed.

 

[dr gary turner]

Tyler did you build the rudder assembly

 

[dr gary turner]

Strut, wire drive?

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Doc, that rudder assembly is from Mark Grim and his Gas Reaper Rigger.
Strut is from Octura with the skeg ground off using SM brackets.
No wire drive, just plain ole 1/4" square drive.

 

[DON MAHER]

Hey Buckshot,
Tyler is right about the sponsons and ski. I prefer the true 3 point approach! Mark Grim and I have gone round and round for years on this point, I keep telling him he will be faster when he gets rid of the “Training Wheels”!!!LOL

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Hey Don,
This one is getting rear sponsons put on initially, but they will only be sticky taped on so if we decide to drop the training wheels it's easy to do.
Dropping the single ski off my TT boat was the secret to running 95mph on the straights and getting the boat to make four consistent turns without flying off. Now I just need to get within 10' of the buoys and we will be chasing 15's in no time.

 

[David Bryant]

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really cool boat stand. What material are you using for the end plates? Looks like carbon fibre over sandwiched core material?

 

[Buckshot]

Hey Buckshot,
Tyler is right about the sponsons and ski. I prefer the true 3 point approach! Mark Grim and I have gone round and round for years on this point, I keep telling him he will be faster when he gets rid of the “Training Wheels”!!!LOL

Yep never see you with "training wheels"! Hope you are doing well my friend!