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Another sharp looking boat, nice.
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Thanks
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Hey Doc, I’ve always been a fan of checkering and you use it on most of your boats, do you paint that or do you have custom checkering sheets made for your creations?
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Everything on the boat is PPG paint.
Mark Bullard and I bought a stencil city machine. So we cut out the checker or words lay it down and spray through the stencil. Mark designs what I want on the computer and the machine cuts it.
Sounds easy, but takes some time and a lot of masking and thinking.
After every has been painted I scuff it with a scuff pad to get rid of or at least lower the ridge lines and then clear coat everything.
The scuff pad works better for me than sandpaper which sends to smear say the blue or red into the white.
I am sure professional painters have a better way, but it works for me.
Mark Bullard and I bought a stencil city machine. So we cut out the checker or words lay it down and spray through the stencil. Mark designs what I want on the computer and the machine cuts it.
Sounds easy, but takes some time and a lot of masking and thinking.
After every has been painted I scuff it with a scuff pad to get rid of or at least lower the ridge lines and then clear coat everything.
The scuff pad works better for me than sandpaper which sends to smear say the blue or red into the white.
I am sure professional painters have a better way, but it works for me.
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That’s amazing I hope to see some of your work in person one day.
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beautiful boat (outrigger). Is that a CMB 67HR ? Or an .80HR ?
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It took first place in SAW and 3rd in the trophy last week at the Nats.
I did a poor job driving it in the heat racing. It was cornering so fast it got ahead of me.
I finally decreased the end point and speed on the rudder, and it drove better but just too late to rack u points.
It took first place in SAW and 3rd in the trophy last week at the Nats.
I did a poor job driving it in the heat racing. It was cornering so fast it got ahead of me.
I finally decreased the end point and speed on the rudder, and it drove better but just too late to rack u points.
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You are partially correct Doc. You placed third in 2-lap and 2nd in SAW and 4th in heat racing.
