nichismo
03-07-2015, 06:33 AM
hello everyone! Thanks in advance to anyone taking the time to read this. Im looking to build my first FE hydro, mainly just for recreational use, I dont have any real model/team design in mind or scale size either, but I do have a handful that Im keen on, and 1/10 would be preferred for my budget.
After researching a ton, I realize now that getting my hands on a fiberglass hull that actually resembles a modern H1 unlimited hydroplane is not only extremely difficult, but also going to cost alot more than what my planned budget for my eventual finished, running boat to cost! (this all started when I put my first payment down with Tower Hobbies on a AQ UL-1, I didnt see myself spending much more than what that was before choosing a motor and hardware!) The vintage hydros, particularly the miss burien, or the green bardahl, or notre dame to name a few I also really like, have still been a real option to me too. They seem to be much more readily available, simpler, and a little bit cheaper for a good quality hull.
But ive gawked and drooled at the countless galleries and pictures all over the web, and being a Seattle native all my life and my father mooring all his boats on Lake Washington as long as I can remember, so at this point im caving and going to buy the boat of my dreams. Im pretty much maxing out every bit of my budget and then some with this hull, and its going to hamper the rest of the boats components.
so ive narrowed down a few choices from my own research. The first one that I have been leaning to up until today is from Hydro&Marine in Germany. their T-5 has the specific attributes I want mostly (rounded sponsons, canard all the way in front, and cowling/cockpit size and ability to add that extended saltwater scoop i LOVE). Its perfect size at 1/10 scale. However they barely have any information on it and also their website in general is very vague. shipping is about 85$ from Germany and if they have to make the hull on order, I probably wont be seeing it for months... but overall at about 365$ delivered its tempting.
http://hydromarine.de/product_info.php?products_id=1165
It seems like every other hull as close to that one has been way off that price range, or simply looks nothing like those. Finedesign has a few hydros that are OK, but the cheaper ones for around 200 are not even remotely scale, and the better ones are 600-800$ and still not even as scale looking as that one. RCboatcompany has hulls to die for and I seriously considered one from them, even if I had to choose an older style, but in the end it was just too much. Even if I bought a cheaper one, I would still have to paint it (no experience whatsoever), and they are also too big for me, thus everything else in the boat would be that much more expensive as well.
I had noticed WestCoastCustomBoats in the past but never really followed or looked into what they do. Now that I just found out what they do and offer, and the fact that they are literally building these works of art a short drive from my home, im dying to get my hands on a piece of perfection from them! Their website has been down for days now however... I was wondering if anyone had potential contact info? I understand that I probably have to get on a waiting list, and being that I just generally want a modern hydro, Id love to get the ball rolling ASAP. However, if anyone here can vouch for Hydro&Marine or perhaps provide a little more information on them, I would still be very happy with one of their T-5 Hydroplanes too, and it would probably save me a 100$ or so .
thanks so much everyone!
After researching a ton, I realize now that getting my hands on a fiberglass hull that actually resembles a modern H1 unlimited hydroplane is not only extremely difficult, but also going to cost alot more than what my planned budget for my eventual finished, running boat to cost! (this all started when I put my first payment down with Tower Hobbies on a AQ UL-1, I didnt see myself spending much more than what that was before choosing a motor and hardware!) The vintage hydros, particularly the miss burien, or the green bardahl, or notre dame to name a few I also really like, have still been a real option to me too. They seem to be much more readily available, simpler, and a little bit cheaper for a good quality hull.
But ive gawked and drooled at the countless galleries and pictures all over the web, and being a Seattle native all my life and my father mooring all his boats on Lake Washington as long as I can remember, so at this point im caving and going to buy the boat of my dreams. Im pretty much maxing out every bit of my budget and then some with this hull, and its going to hamper the rest of the boats components.
so ive narrowed down a few choices from my own research. The first one that I have been leaning to up until today is from Hydro&Marine in Germany. their T-5 has the specific attributes I want mostly (rounded sponsons, canard all the way in front, and cowling/cockpit size and ability to add that extended saltwater scoop i LOVE). Its perfect size at 1/10 scale. However they barely have any information on it and also their website in general is very vague. shipping is about 85$ from Germany and if they have to make the hull on order, I probably wont be seeing it for months... but overall at about 365$ delivered its tempting.
http://hydromarine.de/product_info.php?products_id=1165
It seems like every other hull as close to that one has been way off that price range, or simply looks nothing like those. Finedesign has a few hydros that are OK, but the cheaper ones for around 200 are not even remotely scale, and the better ones are 600-800$ and still not even as scale looking as that one. RCboatcompany has hulls to die for and I seriously considered one from them, even if I had to choose an older style, but in the end it was just too much. Even if I bought a cheaper one, I would still have to paint it (no experience whatsoever), and they are also too big for me, thus everything else in the boat would be that much more expensive as well.
I had noticed WestCoastCustomBoats in the past but never really followed or looked into what they do. Now that I just found out what they do and offer, and the fact that they are literally building these works of art a short drive from my home, im dying to get my hands on a piece of perfection from them! Their website has been down for days now however... I was wondering if anyone had potential contact info? I understand that I probably have to get on a waiting list, and being that I just generally want a modern hydro, Id love to get the ball rolling ASAP. However, if anyone here can vouch for Hydro&Marine or perhaps provide a little more information on them, I would still be very happy with one of their T-5 Hydroplanes too, and it would probably save me a 100$ or so .
thanks so much everyone!