My Boat

[Chris LaPanse]

Well-here you are DD- the thread you suggested
All on my Enforcer boat

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Here's how it came out of the box (I got the kit)

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Here's another engine shot:

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Here she is on her stand in the garage:

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Here is the hardware:
(these next few are for you, OldStyle)

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This time with the surface drive removed:

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Now for some running pics-putting away from shore:

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Another:

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Here's what happens when you step on it:

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Nice pic:

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Cruising at WOT:

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Another WOT shot:

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Coming towards the camera:

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Nice cruising shot:

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Last shot-I promise:

[OldStyle]

Nice pics...

What is the orange mat where your driveshaft goes into? Also is it better to put trim tabs in front of the rudders?

[Chris LaPanse]

As for the trim tabs- I'm not sure, but it certainly doesn't seem to hurt.
The mat is the Iso-Pad shaft tube mount. It is from Warehouse Hobbies, and it allows you to mount your drive line tube without fiberglass, and you can remove it (the tube, not the mount) if you ever need to replace it.

[Chris LaPanse]

Oh-and I almost forgot:
Here is what the inside of the boat looks like now:

[97TRAKIN]

Nice boat. Wait until that 260 gets broken in. They have a way of catching you off guard, it'll just SPEED UP on you one day and bring a bigger smile on your face. Some people say they don't need to be broken in but you'll see and hear the difference.

[Chris LaPanse]

And I thought it was already almost too fast (lol)
About how long might that be? 2 tanks? 3?
Also, you can find some vids at http://www.******.net/media.php?searchstr=user:6256&trick=Any&type=Any&time=1095133977&search=search&limit=10
(replace the stars with r c p i c s)

Side note-I'm senior now :D

[HD F150 SC]

Very nice rig Chris. I tossed a coin last week between the Manta Ray and the Magnum 57 and the 57 is on the way. It's been 23 years since I last had any RC boating fun and it's return has been way over due. I look forward to sharing my building of the 57 with ya'll. :D Chuck

[97TRAKIN]

how long might that be? 2 tanks? 3?
:D

I can't say. WHat I can say is I was there when a guy that ran with our club (Jeremy) 260 opened up and I'll tell you this that boat went from about the third place boat in it's class to having the *potential* of being the first place boat. All he had to do was brush up on his DRIVING skills.
MIKE-T knows what I'm talking about :D .

[97TRAKIN]

Is your prop sharpened and balanced?

[Chris LaPanse]

Yes, but not polished. As far as the engine goes, I probably won't notice it immediately, b/c my pond is too small for it to reach top speed already. However, this weekend, I am taking it to a larger lake to see what happens when I really open her up.

HD F150 SC-
I'm sure you will love your boat. They are incredible performers. Just make sure you have a retrieval method in case it stalls. When properly tuned, these don't stall much, but it only takes once. Also, did you get the kit, or the RTR? Post pics ASAP-we can never get enough of those :D

[HD F150 SC]

I got it in kit form, shouldn't be too hard to assemble, and save a few bucks for gas in the chase boat. :) I talked to Tony C. today and it should be here next week. I will post build and running pics soon. Here's a pic of one of my chase boats I'll be using the first time out.

[aquajetruner]

Smokin!!! I have been salivating over the MAnta ray for a while now! Is the kit price that much cheaper???? And Chris , don't you have a Nitro boat too???

[Chris LaPanse]

No, I don't. All I have (for now anyway) is an electric 12 cell 30", and this. This one is, needless to say, much faster. As for the kit price, the RTR is 1249.95 (-radio), and the kit that includes all of the same stuff, but unassembled is 999.95. As for the ease of assembly, I got mine out of the box at 6:00 PM, and it was sitting in my dining room assembled at 3:00 AM the next morning (but you don't need to rush like that). Expect a medium size box and a HUGE box (as in "look mommy, my new bed finally arrived" type huge) It is awesome. To anyone who likes boating, speed, and power (like who doesn't if they're on this forum), I would HIGHLY reccomend picking one up if you can.

[Doubledog]

Love the post Chris.

Your boat is gorgeous and looks clean as a whistle. Thats the way I like to keep mine. Once again, very good thread. :)

[Chris LaPanse]

Thanks for the compliment, DD. Your boats are awesome too. Just glad I could share some of my boat. (and the inevitable knowledge that comes along with staying up all night building it)

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Oh-and I almost forgot
Vids can be found at ttp://www.******.net/member/Chris_LaPanse
(r c p i c s)

[FlyerCAN]

whats up with the link not showing?
knew i should have gotten the manta instead of the magnum :(

[Chris LaPanse]

the link? RCZ blocks all links/words with ****** (r c p i c s) in them. Try it, and they replace it with stars. just type in www.r c p i c s.net/member/Chris_LaPanse (w/out spaces)

[BMAD01]

Nice rig Chris! Hope to see you at Engineer lake someday! Brian :)

[Chris LaPanse]

Hope to see you and that beautiful stryker there soon too.

[BMAD01]

YEA BUDDY!! Chargin the batts an greasin the flex tonight! I'll be there in the AM! Brian

[RS4rally1124]

hey man nice. and i was always under the inpression that they were slow lol

well now i guess i need one of these for the lake due to that my lil electric pieces are too small. lol have fun

JT

[ejp]

Hey chris warehouse hobbies only show rtr. How did you get the kit so much cheeper?

[lovinnitro]

Those are sweet. Definately a nice boat.

[Chris LaPanse]

Thanks everyone for the compliments.
RS4-they are FAR from slow. This thing has more power than I thought possible out of that engine. They absolutely FLY (and yes, i'm havin fun).
ejp-To get the kit, you have to order over the phone. It is 999 for everything except radio. They advertise it in RCBM as well.