Lets see those... Metalflake boats!

[Robby321]

Can't wait to fly this thing! it's all new to me!! need alot of GOOD advice as per prop and set up... 2.4 merc... Will it kill me?

NEEDS A WAY BUILT UP TRANSOM!..or ya will break the back off, and lose the motor, and sink..

[oldskier]

Can't wait to fly this thing! it's all new to me!! need alot of GOOD advice as per prop and set up... 2.4 merc... Will it kill me?

Maybe not, but it sure might try! Got to LEARN to fly...and be careful while you are learning...

[boatdude]

Building it killer strong with epoxies and way too many gussets. I have a professional boat builder looking over my shoulder for the stuctural parts! The only thing I'm worried about is the rigging. I am sure the boat will break in half before the transom let go after the glass work!

[Robby321]

Oh yeah....(yep..glass in gussets..the trans..!)..and do a folded Aluminum, hooked over the transom, inch or so over the lip, and a full, 24x24 plate, the azz end. Distributes the torque. Any decent Machine shop can whip one up quick..long as they have a metal "break"
And ..DO NOT use 'sillycone', the motor through bolts...(wet trans)..use 3M 4200...
Make damn sure steering is spot on, and DO A KILL TETHER! And wear a "jacket"
Best to do trim buttons the wheel, and a hot foot...2 hands the wheel, better than learning to "barefoot", at speed, and ya aint in the boat anymore.
THEN..get'er wet..nail it, and take it from there..many here been there, done it, and aint killed us yet..(old age will get me first..!)..keep us up the progress..! And good luck!

[Robby321]

Building it killer strong with epoxies and way too many gussets. I have a professional boat builder looking over my shoulder for the stuctural parts! The only thing I'm worried about is the rigging. I am sure the boat will break in half before the transom let go after the glass work!

We posted about the same time..

Yep..DUDE, WE NEED MORE PIX..that boat...then we can see,,"just what needed"..(seems ya hanging some big HP, rear..BUT.."not that theres anything wrong with that!"..

[Robby321]

Dude, heres pix my 15 foot Flatty..300 pound, 135 TOP on it. First pic is the motor "plate".off there..still rigging...shows size.
Other is the "gussets"..look close..one just above the trim pump, left side, other off the stringer, right side. No way in hell it would break off..without breaking the boat in half..
Again, more pix, yers, would help us ..

[DerStream]

we redid some of the flake, such as the dash which originally had a solid red stripe going through the middle of it, as well as some flake repair in the corners.

we only made one small repair in the red flake, the rest of the reflake was done in the black/silver flake areas.

the boat below was a re-flake, ALOT of work too

first pic is at it left the shop, second is after the owner rigged it

That came out gorgeous

[MERC1000]

That Hydrostream looks great!! Here is a pic of my Dad's Action. It has some reeeaaallll deep GREEN metalflake, looks great in person and get's comments everywhere he goes with it, even when there are those 100k boats around. The pics don't do it justice.

[DerStream]

That Hydrostream looks great!! Here is a pic of my Dad's Action. It has some reeeaaallll deep metalflake, looks great in person and get's comments everywhere he goes with it, even when there are those 100k boats around.

Never saw that color metalflaked, but I like it

[donmac]

this hull must have had some other setup in it to run 152 my flat with 600 hp no trans. 7500 redline ran just around 100 the tach in the pic shows 5200.QUOTE=Robby321;1826891]Dude here just picked this up from SoCal..Reg OR..


Old 18 year old (?..still searching the old girl).."Hondo"..raced way long ago, done some..(WAY much..)..motor work too it already, (cammed BB'..WHOA..great sound!) still not wet , but the boat needs paint..
Told'em.."FLAKE IT!..stick "period paint!"..dump the flaky "stripes" (and thats the orig as we can tell..registration..how about 2 freaking numbers!.. the middle!
Last known, ran 152mph, 1/4 mile.







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[billy36571]

do bass boats count??

[MERC1000]

Bass boats count

[Capt.Insane-o]

That Hydrostream looks great!! Here is a pic of my Dad's Action. It has some reeeaaallll deep metalflake, looks great in person and get's comments everywhere he goes with it, even when there are those 100k boats around.

That is VERY nice!

[1BadAction]

do bass boats count??

Hell yea I'm R&Ring one right now.

Nice Gambler.

[rossi]

I always throw this boat in as an honorable mention on these kinds of threads :
V-King YT/280..The guy is out of long Island and from what I understand, not a machine you want to mess with.