I started painting and rigging Joe Perog's STV River Racer today

**WILDMAN** · 04-22-2016, 11:34 PM

Joe has been wanting me to put some graphics on his restored STV River Racer. I finally got some time to do it. He has done MANY modifications to the hull. (I'll let him post what they are) After the mods, he had the boat painted in white epoxy paint. (Not by me) We spent some time yesterday going over the graphics. I started sanding and laying them out with tape today. They will be red/black, and silver marble. I will rig the whole boat after the paint. Motor will be a 300X with a 15" mid. GONNA BE COOL!!

**baja200merk** · 04-23-2016, 01:38 AM

That things gonna be the ultimate river boat and a show piece. Cruise at 100 with the whole family and run 120+ on command, texting, steering with your knee

Which line is gonna be FLAKE?

**Chaz** · 04-23-2016, 07:35 PM

That hull looks like it's already going 120 ..

Starting fresh like that , Joe your gonna reset the bar with that one ...

**aggiestckl** · 04-23-2016, 07:45 PM

Subscribed.. Nice trailer

**AZMIDLYF** · 04-23-2016, 07:55 PM

Nice!!

**Bodhi** · 04-24-2016, 12:08 AM

Damn, that thing is bad ass!!!

**stoker2001** · 04-24-2016, 12:14 AM

sick ride!!double hump/fenders just don't work for me..just me

**Bodhi** · 04-24-2016, 08:33 AM

I can't stop staring at this boat...I'm picturing the graphics and that monster X , can't wait to see it finished

**JPEROG** · 04-24-2016, 10:27 AM

This has always been a really good running hull. Its not light (850) with the all of the extra bracing and material that was added. Dave D. told me he ran the boat at 131, Dom, Willie, and Chris were all previous owners and have had people wanting to know where this one ended up. The boat has a much bigger transom and supports for the Porta bracket that I am going to run, the side running surface supports have been run up and taped into the deck, Doug Wright added some stiffness where he thought it would be beneficial to make it more rigid, he also glassed and cored the backside of the entire rub rail due to the fact that it will most likely be under water in the rear at rest. I converted it to from a center steer to a 2 + 2 (this seat platform also ties things together and makes it more rigid as well, we got rid of the body line (windshield) area so that new paint will look smoother, the rigging tubes and stock fuel fills were removed and glassed over for a cleaner look, and the dash was beefed up, cored, and glassed flush so that we had a little more strength and room to mount stuff.

Its a stout little guy now and ready for the master to put some make up on it.

Joe

**WILDMAN** · 04-24-2016, 01:11 PM

Joe, it only weighed 838 lbs!

**AZMIDLYF** · 04-24-2016, 04:12 PM

850 with paint..

**Baja170** · 04-24-2016, 05:11 PM

Good lord, that thing is going to be crazy. And crazy good looking. Sweet.

**Risco** · 04-24-2016, 05:39 PM

been waiting since last swuanne to see this thing run get more and more excited as time goes on cant wait.

**TooStroked** · 04-24-2016, 06:25 PM

I hate Randy's build threads. Every time I read through one - then look at my boat - I feel totally inadequate. Someday I'm just going to have to get him to build something for me. Of course he's also going to have to give up some winning lottery numbers for me to afford it ...

Waiting for another awesome finished product!

**JPEROG** · 04-24-2016, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by stoker2001

sick ride!!double hump/fenders just don't work for me..just me

The wheels are just far enough apart that when you drop the tongue down all of the way, the rear wheels are off of the ground and I can move it around in the building with one hand. That's not the norm on a tandem trailer "Quinton at Strongback is the King"--he is doing my LCB trailer next then the Skater. His stuff is 100% custom.

Joe