nah its foam whick means u can shape it however u want, you could build a pretty sweet boat with a good amount of hard foam i would make a rough form and carve it out. best of luck
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medusa 36-80-2000kv
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46ts/ 14-16p
spektrum radio
Not really a barge, more like a jon boat, but bigger.
$50 is only a budget, if I have to, of course I will go over it. I get all my foam materials for free though. That will probably be the only material structure of the boat.