34" ul1 ply wood build

[Jesse J]

SWEET!! Whatcha gonna do for flotation?

[scoota]

I have a big block of styrfoam that im going cut to shape to fit in the sponsons before i lay the decking & i will have some stuffed inside the front of the tub as well ...
hope to finish this with in a weeks time , all my hardwear & motors have turn up for my next build , a 44" Avenger Pro cat , im dropping in 2 leopard 5682 1670kv motors on 6s each , will post that build in a few weeks .

jason

[Jesse J]

That oughta work perfect! One other question/suggestion: are you planning on reinforcing?
I would be reinforce the entire tub with FG or CF - you want that as rigid as humanly possible; any flex will cause you drag.

One other idea: you might want to place her on a building board before reinforcing and applying decking; this will ensure a true and square hull, since you don't have any bulkheads to help.

[scoota]

you beat me to it jesse , i have been tossing up on , what to do about reinforcing the tub , i was looking at FG ,to keep the tub nice & open , but weight ? so may add some bulkheads once i work out the lay out of the motor , stuffing tube , ect ???????

[scoota]

Keep any tips coming im new to this hull building , im a diesel mechanic by trade so nut & bolts is more my go ... like the old saying you never stop learning !


Cheers jason

[scoota]

Didnt get a lot done today fitted a sports 20 flat bottom strut & the stuffing tube , im using a SV27 motor mount , im making up some feet for the mount ..

[scoota]

I cut & shaped the styrfoam to fit into the sponsons , made the motor mount , im going to lay some FG cloth where im going to fix the mount to the hull . been flat out at work so i havent got much done this week ..

[Jesse J]

lookin very good - next thing you know people gonna want one of your designs!!

[scoota]

Got all the hardwear in place today & mounted the motor & made a servo mount , the build at this stage weighs 4- 1/2 lbs with the motor , servo & hardwear... just got to make the two side skirts that run down behind the sponsons then i can lay the decking ..

[scoota]

just working out the lay out of every thing & running the cooling , i made up some water manifolds to keep it all neat .

[scoota]

Got all the bottom of the hull finished , just have to lay the decking & seal it & im ready to rock & roll , im quite happy how it turned out , the hull is nice & true , well its straighter than my AQ UL1 . it weighs just under 5 lbs without the lipos

[RCKong]

Is the peice of ruler that you built into the boat to help find the center ? LOL
great job on this scratch build hydro, cant wait to see it in action !!!

[scoota]

Started the decking today , should have it in the water in a few days

[Boaterguy]

[bardahlracing]

By the way the stock ones run that should be a great boat to drive/race, the UL-1s seem so stable right out of the box, I was impressed with my 1/12 scale elam but it seem s the faster I go the more sponson walking I get, I have added a UL`1 strut etc. for adjustability, we`ll see,