Phil Thomas SS21- Build

[nate]

Iv ordered a PTSS21 from Fine Design.com, It sent out just two days ago and I so cant wait to start the build, Iv noticed Jimmys got his going already, so Iv got to catch up.

Iv got a couple of questions before I buy a few extra props...

I have decided to go ahead and use a Neu 1515 1.5y 1500, and a Hydra 120,

So what would be a good Prop for 4s2p? Ill use (2) 4950mah 33c Eon's.

Maybe an x450 on 4s2p?

Also with 5s2p will an x442 be ok to run???

Thanks guys.:bounce:

[Flying Scotsman]

Just remember to fill in all the pin holes prior to painting :popcorn2:

Douggie

[nate]

Nice. Your helpful.:thumbdown:

[tth]

Just my advice, but I would think a X450 size prop may be too big for that hull. But you wouldn't know unless you try. Personally I would stick around X445,M445,M545,X640,X645. Somewhere around there I think would be adequate. But thats just me.

[txboatpilot]

Nice choice in hulls! Why not go for the proven 1515/1Y? I raced against a SS21 last weekend that had this motor and ran a x640-x642 prop,, mid 50's in heat race trim.. One fast little boat! Stuck to the water really nice also,, handled the chop in race conditions very well for the length...

[nate]

Thanks guys, well I did as you said tth, I went and bought an x445, an m445 and x438, that should give me a few to bounce around and see what works best,

I was hoping that this would be a good fast hull, I like any hull with great handling at 50. lol

Is there any good links to building one of these hulls? I see Jimmys started his setup, are there any more out there you guys know of...

One last thing, so your saying this boat on 4s will see 50mph?... I was thinking maybe 49-51mph on 5s...

[tth]

Nate, assuming that you set up the boat properly with a smooth driveline and proper c.o.g, this hull on 5s should see low to mid 50's. On my hydro's I prefer smaller diameter props with more pitch.......thats only my personal preferance.

:tiphat:

[nate]

Ok Cool, well thats why I wanted to see the setup on one of the ptss21 running 50's..

[nate]

Ok a few question's, Iv decided to run 5s2p on my hydra 120 and 1515 1.5y...

Should I go ahead and order the individual 5.5mm OSE Bullet connectors to connect the

Parr. Wires into the two deans...

Or Will it be ok to wire it up as I displayed in the following pictures??


http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/sv27build006.jpg
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http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/sv27build007.jpg

Here is Some of the Evil thats joining the Hydro...

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/sv27build008.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/sv27build009.jpg

[Flying Scotsman]

No, your leads are way too long and yes to bullet connectors
Also a close up of the boat, as I am sure it will need pin hole filling
Douggie

[nate]

Douggie you old fart, Ok thanks, I was wondering about that little connector deal,

I would get a picture of the boat but it hasn't came in yet, should be here like wed. or Thursday this week..

[nate]

Here she is!

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild001.jpg

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[Fluid]

The 1515/1.5Y is the wrong motor for 4S. Even with an x645 or x450 you will be lucky to see much over 45 mph. To get the same speeds as the 1515/1Y you'll need a prop like a P235 - a lot of prop for the 1515 and for that hull. You will do better on 5S, there an x642 or x645 should get you into the 50s with a prop that won't upset the hull.

Now that you have the boat in your hands, you know what Douggie was talking about....:doh:



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[nate]

The 1515/1.5Y is the wrong motor for 4S. Even with an x645 or x450 you will be lucky to see much over 45 mph. To get the same speeds as the 1515/1Y you'll need a prop like a P235 - a lot of prop for the 1515 and for that hull. You will do better on 5S, there an x642 or x645 should get you into the 50s with a prop that won't upset the hull.

Now that you have the boat in your hands, you know what Douggie was talking about....:doh:



.
I believe I stated up in this thread I have decided to run 5s on this setup.

And I have no Idea what pin holes are :help: lol :laugh:

[nate]

Iv had alittle time tonight to get the drive shaft (brass tubing) installed,
It actually aligned well..and Has a good tight fit into the hull..

The tubing was cut at 17" and leaves me over 3" inside to work with...

Iv still got to fiberglass it in but im waiting on the Speedmaster strut, Plus I need
to get the bottom sanded out and get ready to fill in the "Pin holes"

Heres the progress...

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild006.jpg

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http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild011.jpg

[Fluid]

I believe I stated up in this thread I have decided to run 5s on this setup

Indeed you did. But there are plenty of newbies lurking on this site, and reading your posts they may get the idea that 4S was a good idea with that motor. I was trying to help others to avoid a costly mistake. IMO the SS21 would run better on 4S and the right motor but hey, it's your money.


And I have no Idea what pin holes are

Really? Then why did you post this... :olleyes:


...I need to get the bottom sanded out and get ready to fill in the "Pin holes"



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[nate]

Explain then... Tell me how to fill in them Pin holes???

And... Well Id hope that someone that would just read on down could kinnda figure out
what cells to run on this setup...

Im mean Its clearly stated..

I guess it is my money :biggrin:, and if 5s works just as good as 4s on 1515 1y then
I guess no one makes any mistakes...

Im sure you have built this hull before... You should know tho... :popcorn2:

[txboatpilot]

I guess it is my money :biggrin:, and if 5s works just as good as 4s on 1515 1y then
I guess no one makes any mistakes...

Im sure you have built this hull before... You should know tho... :popcorn2:


I think Jay is just refering to a RACE setup,,, You would NOT be able to RACE this "5s" in any P-class that you would normally see this hull running in..

For PLAY or SPORT running,, I guess the cell count really does not matter,, just personal preference at that piont..:popcorn2:

[nate]

Im not racing it, its just for gunna be a good sport hydro..

[z400]

SO have you figured out what pin holes are yet Nate?

[nate]

Haha. Nope Im lost. :rofl:

[nate]

Sarcasm kill's.

[nate]

Indeed you did. But there are plenty of newbies lurking on this site, and reading your posts they may get the idea that 4S was a good idea with that motor. I was trying to help others to avoid a costly mistake. IMO the SS21 would run better on 4S and the right motor but hey, it's your money.



Really? Then why did you post this... :olleyes:





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Fluid,

If you are saying that I don't know what I'am talking about when

I said Im getting started on the sanding...well...

Go about it your own way because you need to do a light sand over the hull

and get a layer of primer on...Here's why... If you will look in one of my pictures

you can clearly tell a diffrence in the hull with a layer of primer and the boat as-is...

Without a layer of primer it is very hard to get all the pin holes, over hangs, and rough marks out...

The primer can guide you in every direction IMO.

If not, I would be blindly trying to get an even fill in...and thats hard not knowing were there all at.

That being said, I was planing on using Epoxy/Resin with a thick amount of Micro ballon's, Phil recommends Spackling Paste used for wall board...

Im worried about the polyurethane mix sealing to this...


http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild015.jpg Diffrence.....

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[nate]

Playin around with the lipo's and motor lol..

this isn't the motor mount being used, its just for looks...

my new mount hasnt arrived..

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild012.jpg

[z400]

Looks good so far.

Someday i'll put together a hydro for sport running.

[Jeff Wohlt]

You can get a tube of autobody spot putty just about anywhere that works great on this stuff. Cheap and easy to sand. Those are the pin holes! Using a sealer sander will not fill them but will make them more obviuos for filling. If you want a nice paint job on it then filling these will be key.

If you really want great finish then fog it with a black or good color then block sand it off to find any other lows or highs on the hull. Just a light sanding will show this after the color fog.

Looks good.

[nate]

Thanks Jeff. Can you buy that Autobody spot putty at
Autozone or O'Reilly Auto Parts?

[Rumdog]

yes you can get it at autozone. just bought some the other day to fill some Larger than "pin holes". Dries fast, sands easily.

[nate]

Thanks man, can you tell me a price.. whats the exact name for this stuff..

[Rumdog]

it is 3m bondo glazing and spot putty. in a red 4.5 oz. tube. $3.89 at autozone.

[nate]

Ok thanks for the info, Ill be picking up some in a few.

[nate]

I went and picked up a few things today,
I bought some DryDex Spackling from lowes,
an then went a got that Bondo filler putty from Autozone
Z was talking about.

Both work well, The spackling is usless in the fact when it dries
it washes off when your doing a wet sand..

but other than that it works well...

The Glass putty works better...

Goes on smoother than the drydex, and becomes a better hard filler over all.

I'am waiting for it to dry now, I had to go ahead and do just about the whole boat...lol..:icon_bs:

Its slowing working out though.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild017.jpg
Spackling...
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild018.jpg
Glass Putty....
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild019.jpg

[nate]

After an hour of sanding...Im actually getting somewere. All the pin holes, and over hangs have been sanded and filled,

Im going to let it set for a bit then put another coat of primer on and see if there are a

few places left that need filling...

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild021.jpg

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[nate]

Question, Will an M445-2blade be too much for 5s2p on the Hydra120 and Neu 1.5y???

[nate]

I was thinking about starting on an x442 for the first run..

[nate]

Finally!! Got done with most of the fill in's ...

Im slowly getting everything together, the primer went on well,
and most of the pin holes are gone.

Iv got to get a second coat on..

Also I had to include pic's of the SM Strut and my motor mount..

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild024.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild025.jpg

[nate]

More photo's.

The top of the hull went great..this paint is taking forever to dry tho.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild028.jpg

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[Jeff Wohlt]

Looking great!

Going to be a sweet boat!!

[theShark]

What primer do you use?

[Rumdog]

moving fast bro! looks sweet!

[bustitup]

moving fast bro! looks sweet!


:iagree: I cant wait for him to finish so I can buy it

[nate]

Haha.. its gunna be pricy!:scared:

If it runs in the 50's Ill probably keep it,

theres nothing like going to the lake and everyone asking..

"OMG..Can I buy that from Wal-mart"!!

[Rumdog]

It never fails.... How much is that thing? How fast is it? Where can I buy one? I've even had, Can I drive it? Nate, i'm sure that you'll see 50's from that thing!

[nate]

Ill be happy with 50 even, maybe up too 55-56mph on 5s with the
right prop.

but yea...lol..

Guy walks up to me the other day and say's and I qoute.."You need to put a hook at the end and see if you can catch me some fish"...


uhhh...ok..lol

[nate]

What primer do you use?

Valspar (light grey) You can buy it at Lowes for $4.89 per can.

[nate]

Im about to start laying down the CF Twill, but first I wanted to get a shot of
the inside one last time before It goes in.

This stuff is very annoying, twill will fall all to pieces if its not taped, or
glued were it needs to be cut..I used Medium CA glue and run a bead down
each sides, then were it need to be cut...

after that hang it up so it will dry...

Im also trying to figure out how this motor is gunna fit..the mounts are alittle to tall
an won't allow the cowl to sit flush on the hull..

I order the William's Racing mount and its not going to work because of the water jacket.. and Im deffinatly using water cooling for 5s...

Ill figure somthing out im sure..

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild031.jpg

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[nate]

Motor mount almost finished, Im waiting for the Speedmaster rudder and
some other parts to come in, Ill try and get the drive shaft mounted in tonight
and maybe try to get another coat of primer on before my base coats come in tomorrow
afternoon.

Here's more pictures..

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild036.jpg

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[Jimmy Sterling]

Looks Great,

And I guess you can claim to have had yours in the water before me :smile:

Jimmy :tiphat:

[nate]

Thanks Jimmy, How much have you got done on your setup?

[Rumdog]

damn Nate, at this rate it'll be on the water by tomorrow. lol, i'm the same way. If i've got the time, and the goodies in front of me, I go go go till it's done!

[nate]

Well Im trying not to rush it..but yeah I wish it was done..

Im already getting tired from all the sanding and primer ect. lol

Every boat I do it seem's that Im tired of working on it after the paints done..

Maybe cause of all the tedious little things to do in paint work..

Im still waiting on my new 28c Flightpower 5s packs, front mount for my motor, 2 props, SM Rudder and the base coats to finish the paint, after that it should be ready for testing...then a video!!

[nate]

Question, Will an M445-2blade be too much for 5s2p on the Hydra120 and Neu 1.5y???
any answer's???:popcorn2:

[nate]

Cowl next....

Last coat of primer on the hull.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild045.jpg


http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild044.jpg

[nate]

Now I need to re-make a new turn fin while I wait on the paint to dry lol:blink:

[tth]

I believe an M445 will be fine. Just make sure to bring her in often while testing.

[nate]

Thank you for the answer tth, Ill try the x442 for the first minute and check everything...

the m445 on 5s should make her really ripp right??

[nate]

Ready for a coat of paint yay!!lol:lol:
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild053.jpg

[nate]

Purple haze. It went on great, there are minnor places that need sanding and a light scruff before the Clear coat goes on, by the way this is only 1 of 3 diffrent purples going on the hull.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild054.jpg

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[jingalls007]

what kind of paint, or brand of paint, are you using?? I like the color choice..

[nate]

what kind of paint, or brand of paint, are you using?? I like the color choice..

Thats my little secret sorry man.:popcorn2:

These picture's in no way show this paint justice, There is no way to get
an actual shot outside or in to show your what the true color is, maybe my camera...:tongue_smilie:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild060.jpg

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Inside diffrence, its almost black, All I can say is SICK LOL

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild065.jpg

[nate]

More...

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild062.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild066.jpg

Check out my Pit and Doberman in the background lol stupid dog's...

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild063.jpg

[Rumdog]

Purple Haze, Krylon Jimmy Hendrix line

[nate]

Not Krylon, Keep guessing!:banana:

[line6]

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/killercans/bp/basepearls.htm

What do i win.......looks nice:smile:

[nate]

You have to guess right to win somthing ...

[saleens7]

wow...that purple is nice...really good paintwork....puts alot of cars to shame haha.....

cant wait to see this thing finished....

[line6]

lol i figured it was the same stuff you used on the 25" prince

[nate]

Thank you Saleen7, Comment very appreciated man!

Its actually a Cheaper paint, well not really cheaper..Its

like $5.00 for 1) -3oz can..

Its Testors, One Coat Laquer. (Purple-Licious)

I have never used this paint before, I figured Id try it out, I could only afford 2 cans, and yeah it took both cans just to do the top layer of the sponsons.

Ill be using two other base pearls from House of Color if it will hurry its A$$ up and get here!
Im going to break it up on this boat alot to see what she will look like.. maybe she will look so good I wont have to run it to Impress. lol:buttrock:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild.jpg

[crabstick]

now this is what I call a build thread!!!

Progress updated several times a day, Nice one Nate!

[nate]

Thanks Matt. More Updates and photo's soon to come!

[nate]

The paint has set for almost two hours so
I decided to go ahead and pull the tape off and see what she's turning
into...Pure Evil.:censored:

Check out the tab I pulled from a Skate Park magizine, This is close
to the same purple, but look at those sick Lightning bolts, I want some
air brushed on top of my purple!



Here's more!

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[nate]

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[nate]

I taped up another area on the bottom of the hull to paint because I hate
to fiberglass the brass tubing in before there is paint under it, then it would just be
a pain to sand and paint under the flex and keep it taped as well.


Here's a few things Iv got done before I head on to bed.

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[nate]

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild079.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild080.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild081.jpg

:thumbup: Thumbs Up!!

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[nate]

K Im tired of this dumb boat Im going to bed lol:cursing::cursing::cursing::cursing:

[nate]

Drive shaft is going in along with the Carbon fiber and strut as well today.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild085.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild086.jpg

[nate]

Ok so here's the slow process of getting the brass tubing or
your drive shaft aligned and ready to fiberglass in.

In my pic's you can tell I had to put a drastic bend in the Shaft around 1/4" down
the brass tubing, This Hull is actually hard to work with because of the limited
space that you have, not so much a tight fit in width..but more so in height.

You kinnda have to keep everything low to the Floor of the hull, if not your cowl will
not fit correctly. It also looks tacky without a nice flat seal.

The motor mounts that the William's racing brackets are setting in are Birch wood cut, too just barly set low enough for the cowl to set on the hull flush...

After I had everything up I wanted to clean the surface with a harder grit sand paper before laying the Epoxy ect.

Then make sure the edges of the brass tubing are cut even, I just use the Dremel tool.

Also take time to clean the inside of the tubing, I used a small rounded wire brush from
my dremel kit, works just fine. If you have a major bend as mine and want to make sure
its still going to be a smooth fit without drag on your setup, run the same size bit down the tubing and it should bore out just enough for your flex cable to have a smooth spin.

Then right before everything is glued in align your motor to make sure everything is in spec.

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[nate]

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[nate]

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[nate]

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[nate]

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Funny quick sketch
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/clubsrt4/Philthomasbuild108.jpg

[nate]

More....

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[Rumdog]

are you gonna use those deans connectors?

[crabstick]

lol i was going to ask that too

[nate]

Bad idea??

[crabstick]

If it were me I would run some bullet type connectors, have melted a lot of solder joins off deans connectors on a couple of mild BL setups.

at the moment im using 6mm ones

my pet hate is Y harness of deans plugs though so might be a bit biased!

[Rumdog]

Deans are only good to about 60 amps I believe. you'll prob melt em pretty easily w that setup. I'd go with at least 5.5mm bullets.

[bustitup]

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what do you normaly use to seal this connection together (forward part of the strut to the stuffing tube)

I have this situation right now on my vegas....but my strut has a brass bullet on the end that "just" fits inside the tube but how would you secure that connection?

[Jeff Wohlt]

I use shrink wrap. And they have colors :)

If not then if it is not going to move you can simply put a little silicone or even CA around the joint just to keep the water out.

Are you running the brass in the nose or teflon? Looks like you came up a bit short. Most run the brass into the nose a good 1/4" or so or for that one maybe all the way thru and use the bushing in the brass stuffing tube. Looks like your teflon will have to go into the nose now.

[Flying Scotsman]

Nate, I have been watching this thread with interest and you are learning some of the pitfalls that can happen on a first time build. This is not meant as a rebuke, it is the process of understanding where I made a mistake and on the next build I will not do that again.
If, you have not applied the clear yet make sure you test for compability with the paint you applied.
Did you test for CG prior to mounting the hardware and proposed battery locations?
PS, I would take Fluid's and Jeff's advice to the bank and
it is a very nice looking boat.

Douggie

[Jeff Wohlt]

Nate, at this point all I can see you being able to do is run the teflon into the strut...unless you want to add more brass and it is not worth that.

The issue you may have is the strut bushing. Does your prop shaft fit the strut now without anything else in it? If so then run the teflon on into the nose but make sure the shaft in the strut does not rub or push on the teflon. Most of us ran this way some time again. I actually cut the brass off a good inch or so before the strut nose and it would make adjustment of the strut very easy with open teflon to the nose.

If you need a bushing for the strut...if it does not fit the stub now it can be made easily from 1/4" on down to 7/32 brass to fit the 3/16" prop shaft. Put a 5/16" ring on the outter edge so the bushing does not slide in to the strut.

If you need one I can make one for you as well.

Yell if you need help but you are close! Great build!

[nate]

Thank you Douggie, What do you mean by bank? Help me out. Like more weight to
front and back of the hull...
Thanks for the advice, Im also going to use 10AWG wire and swap over
to CC bullet connector's. My local HS guy told me he figured the two deans
would be good for running no more than 5s, but Im swapping over
anyways. Im sure you guys know more than he does considering he's
not even into building anything, just sales.

Iv also asked Burgess at Burgess Body shop thats spraying the clear on for me, and
I mentioned HOK, its should be ok, but the over paint I usins im not sure,
Ill probably just have to try it.

As far as the CG and were the batterys are located, well theres not much more room to
center them up or move around, Iv done a few configuration's and placed everything in, an
threw it in the pool a couple of times, Iv got a set of Lipo mounts and straps coming in Douggie, so that should allow me to pull the batterys up a few inch's when everything is mounted, Iv not got the extra motor mount in yet to finish, So im waiting for it to come in as well.

As for the strut, Jeff. Yes, Iv bought thick 5/8 shrink wrap for the strut to drive.

(COLORED LOL)

Here's a few more pic's. I have the Rudder half way installed.

Oh and Douggie, did you see Jimmy's SS21, Look at were his battery and motor are placed,
there both similar.

[nate]

Jeff, Im going to use the Shrink wrap when its going back together..

I just havn't done this yet because Im not finished painting.

[nate]

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[nate]

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[bigpapa]

looking awsome

[Flying Scotsman]

Nate, you should have reinforced the transom, and that is a possible leak area.

Edit

You take great pictures...what camera etc

Douggie

[nate]

Douggie,

Yeah I was planing on using the sheet of carbon fiber in the rear,

I put it in the water when all the bolts were mounted and it did leak through,

so Ill fiberglass in the rear after painting tonight, My paint finally came as well as my k-tape Iv

been needing.

But anyways, Douggie explain the Bank your were talking about.

Here's the color...

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[Flying Scotsman]

Douggie,

Yeah I was planing on using the sheet of carbon fiber in the rear,

I put it in the water when all the bolts were mounted and it did leak through,

so Ill fiberglass in the rear after painting tonight, My paint finally came as well as my k-tape Iv

been needing.

But anyways, Douggie explain the Bank your were talking about.

Here's the color...

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Oh Dear ....Take it to the bank ...means a person knows what they are talking about, and Jay (fluid) and John know their fields of experience

Douggie

[nate]

Ohh so what did I do wrong now...

[nate]

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[nate]

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[nate]

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[Gerwin Brommer]

Nate.

I woke up ;-)

2 questions :

Where is the CF ?
Why is the bottom painted ?

[obrien]

just a question, has anyone built one of these hulls for LSH?