64 fountain by bonzi

[Ryan paluski]

I'd like to start this thread just to show off the other boat I have which is the 64" fountain I have. I went as far as learning how to anodize aluminum to have everything match the theme of the boat. The engine case and velocity stack, spacers,pull start handle,carb diaphragm cover are what I anodized and also wrapped the boat myself. Engine is a 30.5cc esp championship ported top end with a gizmo gzr billet crank case, gizmo cnc wt-1048, bonzi beryllium prop,bonzi race exhaust.

Here's the first run video it was all over the place as I was new to boats and I see now I need to adjust the trim

 

[DON MAHER]

Very nice, great to see someone enjoy there hobby enough to learn new stuff!

 

[Ryan paluski]

Thank you @DON MAHER I appreciate it thank you and im all about the detail in the build...even found purple wire loom that helped clean up the wiring a bit

 

[John Seybold]

I like it, looks like it moves out pretty quick.

I have to ask, how do you anodize aluminum?

 

[Ryan paluski]

Thank you @John Seybold and its the process of applying current to aluminum in an electrolyte bath"sulphuric acid" to create a hardened oxide layer which is pretty much like armor for aluminum and on the eye appeal side the oxide layer can be colored

 

[Wasted wages]

What causes or how do you get the pattern ?

 

[Ryan paluski]

Well that bit took me awhile to understand as the people that know how to do it won't give up the secret but I found out and it's a masking agent that gets splattered on the first color then remove the rest of the exposed color then dip in the final color that covers majority of the part followed by the removal of the mask then seal the colors....its a dragged out process but worth it

 

[ACTION JACKSON]

Nice running boat at that size. Will look really nice in rough water flying wave to wave.