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4-EST PERFORMANCE said:
anybody out there have a used scale boat hull only they would like to sell
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There is a used basically turnkey Steve Muck Miss US that is for sale in District 9 that will be posted soon. I spoke with the guy that wants to sell it tonight. All you need is a receiver and it's ready to go. It has a used Picco P67 in it. He's sending me the info to post. As soon I get it I'll post the link.
 
4-EST PERFORMANCE said:
anybody out there have a used scale boat hull only they would like to sell
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I have a 1994 Miss Budweiser T-3. It was originally built in 1998 and has raced well for the past several years. It has won several races in RCU and is complete and ready to race.

It is a Bill Fritz hull with Jensen hardware, Picco .67exr, Futaba 3PM radio, muck pipe, 1/4" drive line, OS 9B carb, spare engine and a bunch of engine parts.

It was just rebuilt and repainted last July.

It is a race boat though and so it is not Museum perfect. It has some nicks in the cowling and sub cowl and the wings have minor damage. I can send you pictures of all the detailed stuff if you are interested.

It comes ready to run, unbox it, put the wings back up, the prop shaft back in, and the rudder back on and you can race.

$2,200

Harry

I also have a couple of older style boats, hulls 7025 Miss Budweiser 1975 and hull 7207 Gilmore Special. I can give you more info on those if you'd like. The Gilmore is a race winning RCU hull but has no hardware, etc for $600, the Budweiser is three years old, only raced one and is just missing engine, transmitter. $700

1994budturnlow.jpg
 
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.....and the bidding war begins! :lol:

A boat from Harry would be one to brag about also as he was one of the people involved in the R/C boat models used in the Miss Madison movie.
 
brandonclan said:
4-EST PERFORMANCE said:
way too much money for your stuff i can build them new for less that that.
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I think you should build a few then!! Sounds like there is a market out there!! Quality costs money man!!

Dan
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I built a new scale last year $2000.00 plus and all my labor for free. Maybe you can throw a racer together cheaper but detail cost money and lots of time. Start with a DPS hull $600.00 Motor $450.00 Radio gear $300. fuel tank and mixture control $125.00 hardware $150.00 Cockpit details $125.00 pipe and props $200.00 now pay someone to paint it where are you now my friend.........Mikey
 
get the firing squad out you cant tell me that used scale hull without any hardware is anywhere near worth $600.00. i could buy a new mto and paint it for $300.00
 
I have watched this post, and I dont want to sound rude, But if you can buy a MTO hull AND PAINT IT all for just 300 dollars and it look good, sell it to me. My 93 Bud cost me 4 times that with my buddy doing the painting, A fritz hull, if you are lucky enough to even get one at all, would cost at least 500 dollars bare. not drilled, painted. Harrys deal isnt a bad one, evidently its just not the right deal for you. Ken
 
i dont think i should have to pay full price for a used item no matter what it is.
 
4-EST PERFORMANCE said:
i dont think i should have to pay full price for a used item no matter what it is.
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Not being mean here, just crunchin' numbers...............

typical race worthy scale hull - $600-$700 - Thomas, Fritz, McIntire, Caspari, DPS type quality hull

high quality (PPG) paint materials - $300- $400 - primers, paints, clears, catalysts, reducers, etc

correct graphics set for particular hull - $100 - $200 - again high quality stuff

I'll stop at that. No hardware, drivetrain, radio gear, just a painted hull you're talkin' $1,000 - 1,300 MINIMUM & that's NO LABOR. Ever prepped a scale hull for paint, it ain't fun!! I've built enough scale hulls to tell you these are very conservative numbers if you want a decent quality paint job, no spray bomb garbage. Just the paint & graphics for my Smokin' Joe's was well over $500. So $600 for a used painted hull still nice enough that you can slap hardware, drivetrain, radio & race is a bargain. Full price?? You're not even close...... :huh:
 
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It doesn't bother me if he wants to buy my boat or not. I know you can get other boats for less money, but just for fun sake here is what it cost for this hull

Hull from Fritz $575 plus two years wait.

Picco Engine $330 when new, now probably worth $200

Lee Robertson carb adapter $50

OS Max 9B carb $85

Hardware, engine mount, strut, rudder, stuffing box, cable, skid fin $ 150

Muck Pipe $65

Header, stainless steel $50

Sikkens paint, just for the paint, no labor $335

Graphics $225, I know that seems high but I get them from the same people who do the real boat.

Futaba 3PM radio $100

JR 250 oz servos (2) $240

Custom wing mounts $50

Misc hardware, linkage etc $100

Balanced and tested race prop $45

So that is $2,400 with no labor for anything. I paid someone $300 to paint the boat and have taken advanatge of countless hours of Lee Robertson, Don Mock and Gary Jensen's time to build the boat and get it trimmed out as a competitive race boat.

These people are the best in the business and believe me, their time is well worth something.

So I don't feel that my price is way out of line, you get what you pay for.

If you don't want to pay it, I am sure you can find a cheaper boat somewhere else. Can you find a better deal? I guess that is a different question.

I did post some pictures in case you want to see the boat. Unfortunately, the wings are not on the boat in the pics as I sent them to the paint shop to help with the new boat.

But just for your curiousity.

Whole Boat

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B1.JPG

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B2.JPG

Radio Box

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B3.JPG

Tuned Pipe and back

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B4.JPG

Damage to sub cowl

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B5.JPG

Damage to main cowl

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B6.JPG

Damage to edge of deck

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B7.JPG

side of cowling

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B8.JPG

Also if anyone is interested here are a few shots of the 1975 boat. I sold it to a guy lastwinter, but he couldn't race it so I took it back.

http://gatjens.com/images/b8.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b12.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b7.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b6.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b5.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b4.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b3.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b2.jpg

and here are two of the Gilmore

http://gatjens.com/images/g1.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/g2.jpg
 
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hgatjens said:
It doesn't bother me if he wants to buy my boat or not. I know you can get other boats for less money, but just for fun sake here is what it cost for this hull

Hull from Fritz $575 plus two years wait.

Picco Engine $330 when new, now probably worth $200

Lee Robertson carb adapter $50

OS Max 9B carb $85

Hardware, engine mount, strut, rudder, stuffing box, cable, skid fin $ 150

Muck Pipe $65

Header, stainless steel $50

Sikkens paint, just for the paint, no labor $335

Graphics $225, I know that seems high but I get them from the same people who do the real boat.

Futaba 3PM radio $100

JR 250 oz servos (2) $240

Custom wing mounts $50

Misc hardware, linkage etc $100

Balanced and tested race prop $45

So that is $2,400 with no labor for anything. I paid someone $300 to paint the boat and have taken advanatge of countless hours of Lee Robertson, Don Mock and Gary Jensen's time to build the boat and get it trimmed out as a competitive race boat.

These people are the best in the business and believe me, their time is well worth something.

So I don't feel that my price is way out of line, you get what you pay for.

If you don't want to pay it, I am sure you can find a cheaper boat somewhere else. Can you find a better deal? I guess that is a different question.

I did post some pictures in case you want to see the boat. Unfortunately, the wings are not on the boat in the pics as I sent them to the paint shop to help with the new boat.

But just for your curiousity.

Whole Boat

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B1.JPG

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B2.JPG

Radio Box

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B3.JPG

Tuned Pipe and back

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B4.JPG

Damage to sub cowl

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B5.JPG

Damage to main cowl

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B6.JPG

Damage to edge of deck

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B7.JPG

side of cowling

http://gatjens.com/Budt4/B8.JPG

Also if anyone is interested here are a few shots of the 1975 boat. I sold it to a guy lastwinter, but he couldn't race it so I took it back.

http://gatjens.com/images/b8.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b12.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b7.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b6.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b5.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b4.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b3.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/b2.jpg

and here are two of the Gilmore

http://gatjens.com/images/g1.jpg

http://gatjens.com/images/g2.jpg
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nice boats Harry think you might come through Evansville again? your welcome at our races any time....Mike
 

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