Few pix

[97TRAKIN]

Hear are a few pix I took at the pond yesterday.

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[Doubledog]

More More More!

[Ron Olson]

Nothing like advertising on the side of your trailer as to what the contents are!
So, where's this place at?

[97TRAKIN]

More More More!

Ok Double D I'm heading out to the pond again right now to get more.

[97TRAKIN]

Nothing like advertising on the side of your trailer as to what the contents are!
So, where's this place at?

This is in Chesapeake VA. (Hampton Roads area.)

[abx131]

What are the three boats in the one picture?? Im not too up on brand names and models.

[Ron Olson]

My guess is that they're all Aeromarine hulls. Kinda weird that he has Prather decals on them though (Commander and Spitfire).
The site looks strangely like the Spencer Park site at Rochester Hills, MI in the pit area shot.

[97TRAKIN]

Kinda weird that he has Prather decals on them though (Commander and Spitfire)
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I was wondering that same thing seeing as how I only saw one Prather in his trailer (FunCruieser).

[97TRAKIN]

Double D I went to the pond today and got 82 pix! It'll take a while but I'll get them up.

[porschefan911]

sparc01.costeffectivedev.com/rc

[porschefan911]

some of those boats are electric

[abx131]

Are they RTR or kits and what scale are they. That center one looks awesome.

[porschefan911]

which boats are you talking about?

[97TRAKIN]

some of those boats are electric
Some of what boats are electric. We only run gas and nitro at our club.

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More boats.

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ANd more.

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And more.

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And then more.

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And more.

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And another.

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And moree.

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And more again.

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And more. My fingers are getting tired.

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I ain't done yet.

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When will it end..

[Ron Olson]

Keep 'em coming! By chance, do you know if John Finch was there? I know that a few of the guys from over at Int'l Waters were going to the race.

[97TRAKIN]

I thought I told you that we won't stop.

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And some more.

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And more.

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More I say!

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And I'm spent!....

[97TRAKIN]

Keep 'em coming! By chance, do you know if John Finch was there? I know that a few of the guys from over at Int'l Waters were going to the race.
Yea I think he was there with us.

[Ron Olson]

Take a break, suck down a cold one, get some rest then toss some more in tomorrow. Very good shots BTW!

[porschefan911]

i was talking about the link that i gave you!!!

sparc01.costeffectivedev.com/rc


DUH :D

[Hydro Junkie]

You were doing a fantastic job..............then you had to put in those Buds :( Now that I've filed my complaint, MORE PICS AND NO MORE DUDWEISERS :)

[BoatDoc]

do you mean to tell me that people actually get together at the lake and race? and to think...all this time i thought this was a solo sport. at least down here in georgia it is (it sucks not knowing any other boaters). great pics...i really like those tunnel hulls.

[abx131]

The third or fourth photo with the three white boats, thats what Im talking about. What are they, What scale, Are they RTR or kits and what is the motor.

[fs454]

Someone mind telling me what boat that "T-mod racing" boat is, and where i could get it? Does it come as a kit?

[97TRAKIN]

The third or fourth photo with the three white boats, thats what Im talking about. What are they, What scale, Are they RTR or kits and what is the motor.

They are all areomarine hulls in that photo. And yes they are available in a kit or ready to run. They are running gas in the pic but you can get them with nitro if you prefer.
You can get one here.
http://aeromarinerc.com/

[97TRAKIN]

Someone mind telling me what boat that "T-mod racing" boat is, and where i could get it? Does it come as a kit?

That is a AC Lazer.
You can get one here.
http://www3.telus.net/acboats/

[James Clegg]

Hey 97trakin....thanks for puttin up all the pics, nice job. thanks for putting up my little .21 tunnel. (top of the page) we had a blast, looking forward to next year...
James Clegg

[97TRAKIN]

Here we go again.

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Look at the time shouldn't I be at work or something? 13:05

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More More More.

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I realy need a zoom lens for my canon.

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I'm running out of things to say.

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It's all in the wrist.

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twin .90cc rigger.
And it sounds just as good as it looks!

[Doubledog]

ROCK ON !!!

Dang good job.

I want an AC Lazer BAD !!!!

[97TRAKIN]

qrstuvw.

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xyz.

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And I'm spent again.

I need a smoke then ZZZzzzzzzzzz.

[Ron Olson]

97, if you're taking requests, a racer that was there had his film ruined by water damage and would like to know if you happened to get any shots of a yellow Gas Aeromarine Challenger. You can post it here or e-mail it to me if you got one.

T-Mod racing is proably the name of his own racing team. I have a name for mine! :)

Doc, look around on www.impba.net or www.namba.com, there used to be a lot of boat racers and races in Georgia, mostly around the Atlanta area.

[97TRAKIN]

97, if you're taking requests, a racer that was there had his film ruined by water damage and would like to know if you happened to get any shots of a yellow Gas Aeromarine Challenger.


Isn't that it in the top pic on this page.

[Ron Olson]

I don't know. Maybe he will come in here and join up!
The Jackrabbit Racing trailer is Don Ferrette's and possibly the twin SGX 'rigger is his. Kevin Bulifant was there with his OB tunnels which might be the ones you got a shot of. Over on the "Other" site, the guys said that it was a Helluva race, that most of the trophy getters had to wait until the last race to see who won.

[john c]

Thanks for posting some of these pics, Its nice to see my Cracker running on the "web". Lets see some more of those pics if you would.
thanks, John C

[James Clegg]

Ron, the twin on this page wasnt Don's (Dons is just as impressive though)it was some other guys, I forget his name though. Hes from the DC area. The picture at the top of page two is one of my 20 tunnels. The pic below that of the table with the four tunnels belongs to the Gilbert family, they came up there with me for the race. It was definately a good race for sure.

97trakin, are you the guy with the pony tail and was running the little 3.5 tunnel?

~James

[Ron Olson]

OK, thanks for clearing that up. I knew that Don was there by seeing his trailer and his postings on another site. He said that he was running a twin CMDi 'rigger so I assumed that it was his.

[James Clegg]

Dons rigger was probably the most consistant F rigger out there. that says alot for a twin...

His 20 rigger was really quick too, all top notch stuff and a nice guy to boot. His boats are all painted the same paint scheme as his trailer, which I thought was pretty darn cool...

~James

[Ron Olson]

I've never met Don, just talked to him online. He is quite a character, we're both the same kind of crazy. :p

[john c]

the AC lazer thats in pics 51 & 52 is mine. Finally got the bugs out and got it to run well for this race. ended 4th place overall in gas mono and 3rd place overall in cracker box. The red and white cracker that you took a race shot of is mine as well. Looks like you did a great job with the camera and can't wait to see some more when you get a chance to post them.

[FlyerCAN]

Does anyone know who makes the hull with T-Mod Racing on the side? I want one! :D

[fs454]

AC Lazer, as stated above...I want one too, heh, that's one awesome boat

[john c]

I think there were a couple of microbursts in gas mono, but most of the boats there were A/C lazer 45's. Mike's and mine are hard to tell apart on the water, his has red glitter finish striping and mine had a copper glitter striping on it. Sometimes even we catch ourselves trying to steer each others boats!!!

[FlyerCAN]

http://www3.telus.net/acboats/Home.htm

Too bad they are only 45" long in that style. I would like a little bigger for rougher water. Maybe there are a few advantages to it being a bit smaller than my WHH 57 Magnum. Fit easier in my Mustang for one. :D Shorter may be tougher? Less area to get pounded by waves!

[Doubledog]

CAN is dreaming of a Lazer also. :D

Me too, but I've got a 36" AM Cat on the way that will be seeing a 230PUM over the winter.

[Ron Olson]

FlyerCAN, these hulls are great in rough water. 2 years ago at the Ford Model Boat Club race, some of the North Coast Pond Hoppers showed up with their Laser 45's and they took the rough water very well. The pond that we used is enclosed with a steel wall so the waves bounced back into the course so it got really rough.

[Mike T]

The 45" Lazer is THE hot boat in gas mono right now and is one great rough water boat and also corners well. We have several in the club (including John C.) and it's head knocking racing all the way. At that event we ran a grudge match after the regular racing was over. 4 boats came forward. Two gas cats, one twin nitro rigger, one 45" Lazer with a Zenoah 260. The Lazer led the whole way.

The T-Mod Racing rigs are mine. T-Mod Racing is my race team name and also the name attached to the mufflers and prop tools I sell. I do engine mods for some of the others in the club as well. BTW my Aeromarine Cat and Lazer shown in the pics here took first in their respective classes and are leading in club season points as well. I also built the Lazer (and the Zenoah in it) that won the grudge match.

The fellow who runs all the boats with the Commander markings is Larry Grosser out of the Washington, D.C. club. He has a ton of them, mostly Aeromarine and a few Seaducers. They have big nitro motors, or gas Quickdraw 25's in them. The red-and-blue boat in the background in one pic is actually a TwinCraft 46" with a Zenoah 260. Larry is a strong supporter of the sport and is a retired Naval officer. I can only assume that his prior rank has something to so with his adoption of the Commander theme.

Mike Tyson, Richmond VA, member ODMBA.

[Mike T]

Does anyone know who makes the hull with T-Mod Racing on the side? I want one! :D


A.C. Models boats out of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada makes them. Look for their ad in RC Boat Modeler Magazine, or contact Dom Mauro on Jim's RC Boat Dock message board (his handle there is AC Lazer), or Brian Watts at Rocket City Racing to get one in the U.S. without waiting for it. The factory often has a backlog of orders.

They are a bit pricey but worth it. All the sparkle, striping and color on mine were molded into the gel-coat (even the transparent windshield). No paint there. The lettering was done by Vinyl Graffiti.

Here's a post on Jim's with some pics of a new Lazer. http://p086.ezboard.com/fjimsrcboatdockfrm2.showMessage?topicID=3373.topic

Another note: An A.C. boat similar to the Lazer was used by the guys at M&D Design (in Cincinnatti) to set the current IMPBA LS-27 gas mono straightaway record of a bit over 75 mph.

[97TRAKIN]

Whats up Mike hows it going? Hows Ricks cat coming along? Do you remember Don, they guy with the LOUD AM Challenger 43" with the 260 in it. Well I put a whopping on him with my little Prather with the 230 in it. The only problem I have is holding the bouys tight in the turns with my hull.
I've been telling people that if you match the 230 with a light hull and prop it to match you can kick butt.

[Mike T]

Hi Romeo. First, thanks for posting these pictures - now we need to see the rest :-)

Last time I saw Don's 260 Aeromarine Challenger run it looked like it was flying, so it sounds like you've got yours running well, too. I'm swapping some engines around; the G23 PUM is going back into my red Twincraft, so maybe we can dice it up some next time. The QD-25 will go into an Insane Cat I'm pulling together (or up for sale to buy another 260 and some other things).

I got Rick's 260 apart and found the piston had seized at some point, so now it needs a new cylinder and piston. It's a wonder it ran as well as it did. Parts are on order and I can't do anything until they get here. It's best not to even run a 260 before you adjust the piston clearance. This is the third one I've seen recently with a seized piston.

So you're painting the Prather again?

[97TRAKIN]

Yea I gotta do it. I'm painting it just like a stock Prather Commander. Looks good but not to flashy.

[john c]

Yes, as Mike said, please post some more of the pics from the race. These are a great bunch of guys and I am glad to have met and made friends with them. Mike is a great guy and we did a lot of email chatting before getting to meet in person and when we both get on the pond, watch out!!!
Mike is also right on the money about the piston scoring problem. almost all the 260's will do this unless you turn down the top of the piston. I think is has to do with the fact that these motors were originally made as air cooled motors and with water cooling the jug it just doesn't expand as much as it would with air cooling.

[97TRAKIN]

More, kind of :rolleyes: ..

Me on the deck of my dads SeaRay. Try twin big blocks! :cool:

[97TRAKIN]

My uncles 12 Meter Fountain. Try 90+ mph :cool: ! And it's not even a FountainLightning just the regular Fountain.

[Hydro Junkie]

Hey Dude, you shouldn't post pics like those. You are going to get me wanting one of those too, and I need as much cash as I can get to finish my R/C's :D

[Ron Olson]

Boy, do I feel lousy, both of my trucks together couldn't tow either one! The closest that I got was my 16' Bass boat. Doing Tournies every weekend was killin' me.

[97TRAKIN]

Drives.

http://www.vipowerboat.com/Boat%20Show%202002/imagepages/image4.htm

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Under the hatches.

http://www.vipowerboat.com/Boat%20Show%202002/imagepages/image16.htm

[97TRAKIN]

This is a link to the VirginIsland PowerBoat Association (Full size boat club) R/C page.

http://www.vipowerboat.com/RC%20exhibition/index.html

[lovinnitro]

Thanks Trakin,
Now I have to clean my drool off the keyboard.... :D