Whiplash 40 Q Sport

[oscarel]

I'm always chasing Fluid!! He and the other HOTMBC guys are a great group! And Jesse always gets great video!

[oscarel]

Ray,

Here is the bracket completed. I'll send you a PM.

Nice work!!!

[Shooter]

That video is INCREDIBLE! Thanks for sharing!!!

Update. Klass Kote Primer....and a LOT of work on the cowl.

[detox]

What were/are you smoking? That cowl looks very creative and cool.

[Shooter]

Backwoods cigars. Thanks!

[Shooter]

It's tough to get it to look good with the extra height that I added for the batts and that ugly nose pc. Here's a few more pics. That extra sanding really paid off. Surface finish is awesome. Gonna sand one more time and top coat.

[Shooter]

Apparently this thing was waaaaaayyy too nice. Man oh man did I ever mess up the top coat. Prepped for hours, cleaned the surface meticulously, and even used a professional paint booth at the tech shop! Not sure what happened, the air line got kinked and lost air pressure and a glob of paint came out. What a mess!!!!!!!

Looks like I'll be sanding again.

[bozo586]

well i'll be! bozo has a painting partner too! welcome bozo#2----and thats what really ppppppppp's us off--so close but so far--did the same thing last week.

[Shooter]

Oh no. Did you mess up the new Q boat??

[bozo586]

no just the canopy---but it is now ready for the detail decals! going to the trade center fri. and have them made up! clear coat next.

[Shooter]

Hard to believe you can come back from a mess like that. I wish I had a 'before' shot. I had actually wiped it with cheese cloth while wet to try to clean it up (don't try this!). There were hairs sticking out of it and everything. I had an audience too.....at the tech shop. Embarrassing. Anyhow, some sandpaper and some polishing compound sure did magic. It truly does need another coat to correct it, but it's just a toy boat. Nothing is perfect (except the black pearl).

[Shooter]

By the way, this KlassKote paint is the bomb. I'll NEVER paint with anything else. Extremely workable for an epoxy paint.

[bozo586]

pete-- that's not clear is it,just polished up--sure looks good!

[Shooter]

John - No, it is not clear coat....and it's NOT WET either. That is what Klasskote base epoxy paint looks like after 800, 1000, 1500 wet sand, and followed up with a hand polish with 3M.

[Darin Jordan]

Placing rubber boot inside of hull will protect it from damage.

That's how I do all of mine now. It looks cleaner as well, and there is usually more room for it to fully extend and compress, since the rod is usually longer inside the hull.

NICE build up, Shooter! I have a new Whip 40 kit out in the garage (Thank you, Brian Buaas!!) and I'm still trying to decide which way to go with it, since I also have a ML Boatworks GP335 and another Sport 40 hull, which is already setup for Nitro...