sharpshooter... Sports Hydro.

[785boats]

Well the weather has been fine lately so I finished off the paint & added a few decals. So here's the SharpShooter in its final livery.
Just need to refit the hardware & test her out.

[TRUCKPULL]

Looks GOOD Paul.

Larry

[ls1fst98]

Nice!!! Real men love pink. I will do a kit one day I swear. I get a great feeling of accomplishment building and this would be more so

[Heath M]

Very nice

[785boats]

Nice!!! Real men love pink. I will do a kit one day I swear. I get a great feeling of accomplishment building and this would be more so

Thanks guys.

ls1fst98.
Pink is becoming my team colours I think.
This would be an easy kit to start with. The instructions that Pete supplies are clear & concise with lots of pics.
The kit fits together nicely & the cowling fits perfectly when it is all trimmed up.
Don't say "one day" or you'll never do it. Be like the Nike slogan. "Just Do It".
Actually, I saw a T shirt, while on holidays, that said "Just Did It." I like that one.

[Shooter]

She looks beautiful!!!!!!

[Doby]

Thanks guys.

Pink is becoming my team colours I think.
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Boat looks nice, but does it come in men's as well???

[785boats]

Glad you like it Pete. It turned out pretty good.

Hey Doby.
Only real men can wear pink.

[jwt]

Paul

Real men wear Salmon not pink colour!!!

tms

Glad you like it Pete. I turned out pretty good.

Hey Doby.
Only real men can wear pink.

[Doby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on_D7-l7GTw

[785boats]

So my orange shirts are "Mandarine" & my yellow shirts are "Lemon"

[Speed810]

Paul...

Just stummbled across your build here. That build actually went really quick and its looks Great!
I actually just started on mine over the weekend. I have also been pretty impressed on how quickly the framing has moved forward. I think most of my time was spent putting together the prep board, jigs and clamps to make sure everything was staright. So now I have Mike's ML GSX380, just finishing up the bottom skins and now the shooter in the framing phase.

You have any tips on making sure things are squared up when adding the sponson framing? I'm at that point now. I don't have a problem with squaring up the sponson bulkheads to the working surface....just wondering if there is anything I need to keep an eye on when installing the main outter sponson rail? Or do you just line that up with the tip of the inner sponson frame tip and your good to go?

Again great job on the Shooter!!! I Love the Pink paint job. Worked over at Oshkosh, WI for the EAA Fly-in as an air traffic controller for 14 years and we had to wear the pink shirts everyday. I kinda liked them....:)

Good talking with ya again...

Mike

[785boats]

Mike.
I just drew two parallel lines on the board for the main rails with a line at 90 degrees to them for the main rear sponson bulkhead & one for the transom.
This keeps everything square & parallel. Then I simply used a small set square to get the rails & bulkheads square to the building board & held them in place with weights. Then tacked all the joints with ca.
The sponson bulkheads just seemed to line themselves up when put in place. Again, I just dry fitted the sponson bulkheads & chine piece, checked everything was square & parallel & tacked all the joints with ca.
Pete would give you a better procedure if you contact him, I'm sure.

Pink is an easy colour to see out on the water especially if the boat is up side down. Glad you like it.

EDIT:
Sorry I was thinking of a different kit.
The first sentence is wrong.
I drew a centre line not two parallel lines, & the main sponson bulkhead hung over the edge of the building board.
Sorry.

[785boats]

First test run on our clubs first test day.
Straight off the bench she was fast & accurate with great stability in the turns. That was with an ABC H-5 prop.
She was running a bit heavy on the sponsons so I lifted the strut a bit & put an M547 prop on hoping for a bit less lift in the tail.
Still a bit wet, so I tried a 447 & raised the strut a bit more.
The wind was up & the water was pretty choppy, so not really a good day for testing set ups. But I was happy with it at this point so fellow club member Trev was going to take a video but unfortunately I hit a buoy in the first turn & flipped.
Even worse, the front part of the cowl broke from the impact (she hit at full noise) and half of it sank. The front part, with the foam in it, was retrieved but that will be trashed.
Fortunately Pete had the good grace to send me and a fellow club member who also has the kit, a spare cowl each some time ago, so it's not such a big deal. Thanks Pete.
I just need to trim it up & give it a clear coat.

[Shooter]

Funny, I smacked a bouy my maiden run as well!!! Embarrassing ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuqf-BGNr2s

Sorry to hear about the crash, but happy it's running fast and stable. That was my goal with the angled vents and wider stance.