Kris Flynn
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This was one of those boats I should never have gotten rid of. Technically my second design, but a HUGE improvement on the first. (both used the same Kyosho outboard unit). I designed this boat either late 90's or maybe 2001 (I was 16 or 17) at the latest on graph paper then re-drew it onto balsa wood and started cutting and glueing. The cowl was shaped from blue foam then glassed up...still looks cool and I would use it now if I still had it
Interestingly enough, in my last week of my last year of high school I still had no real idea of what I wanted to do when i was finished. They had a metal lathe in the technology center (mainly wood working equiment in there). I started to spin up a new drive shaft for the kyosho lower unit, then I was going to solder the flex into the end (no square drive broaching tools). I liked it so much that i decided to become a fitter and machinist...11 or so years later and I am still here (although an 'office boy') as an 'Estimator' amongst lots of others things
Never did finish that drive shaft either!
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Interestingly enough, in my last week of my last year of high school I still had no real idea of what I wanted to do when i was finished. They had a metal lathe in the technology center (mainly wood working equiment in there). I started to spin up a new drive shaft for the kyosho lower unit, then I was going to solder the flex into the end (no square drive broaching tools). I liked it so much that i decided to become a fitter and machinist...11 or so years later and I am still here (although an 'office boy') as an 'Estimator' amongst lots of others things
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Never did finish that drive shaft either!
![boat0017.JPG boat0017.JPG](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/intlwaters/data/attachments/21/21958-cfd9f27a6df6604411b684e1ed454748.jpg)
![boat0018.JPG boat0018.JPG](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/intlwaters/data/attachments/21/21959-b659f1c8b01d7e5edd2a00129f7e90dc.jpg)
![boat0010.JPG boat0010.JPG](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/intlwaters/data/attachments/21/21960-6e0ac535658aaedc4b352835a44f378f.jpg)
![boat0015.JPG boat0015.JPG](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/intlwaters/data/attachments/21/21961-303999760cc6a279e5b38af1ec6ac41c.jpg)
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