1/6 Crackerbox getting dialed in

[Hydromaniac]

I have been building several 1/6 Crackerboxes. The 1/6 Crackerbox has a temendous performance advantage above the old 1/10 scale size right from the start. Along the way I have been making some small changes to the hulls and drivelines to see what effect these changes have on the performance and handeling characteristics of a 1/6 Cracker. I built this hull 31.5 inches long with a full 5 degrees deadrise per side for a total of 10 degrees deadrise. The stuffing tube has a very slight J bend which allows the prop to have a little less downward angle but is still under the transome. I placed the trim tabs further apart from each other. Once the hull was ready for paint ,I painted her the same as my last one as I really like that paint job and thought It was only right to name her Hot Stuff II. Next when building the cockpit and drivers I set the driver and mechanic lower in to the hatch to create a littlle less drag. The end result of the changes I made created a great running Crackerbox. Its not a night and day difference but this set up seems a bit more predictable and and holds water a bit more. If you have never diven a Crackerbox they can be a handful to drive and can be very frustrating. This set up lessens those habbits. Here are a few pics of her!

[Hydromaniac]

Few more pics

Here are a few more shots of the driveline and internal buisness end.

[ron1950]

nice rod......i like it lol.....

[sailr]

Cool beans! Dang she's a hot lookin little boat!

[Boaterguy]

W00t W00t I like it, might be my next one, plans

[Hydromaniac]

Thanks for the comments guys, I don't have or use plans. I designed them around APBA rules scaled to 1/6 size then made templates using demensions and line drawings. Kind of trial and error until I was happy with the end results. I'm not a good enough draftsman to create a set of plans that are good enough for someone else to use or follow.

[ron1950]

cant wait to try one rod..i say i can flip it in 30 ft ...any bets? lol

[Hydromaniac]

cant wait to try one rod..i say i can flip it in 30 ft ...any bets? lol

Now thats a bet I won't take.,LOL Really if you use a smooth throttle they're not bad at all. Nothing like the old 1/10 scale Crackers were.

[martno1fan]

If your boat or any boat has 5 deg of deadrise each side then it has 5deg deadrise total you dont add the two together .The deadrise is the angle measured upwards from keel level,you dont say i have 5one side 5 the other therefore i have 10deg deadrise.So your cracker has 5 deg of deadrise .

http://www.answers.com/topic/deadrise

[Hydromaniac]

If your boat or any boat has 5 deg of deadrise each side then it has 5deg deadrise total you dont add the two together .The deadrise is the angle measured upwards from keel level,you dont say i have 5one side 5 the other therefore i have 10deg deadrise.So your cracker has 5 deg of deadrise .
http://www.answers.com/topic/deadrise

Oh Thanks!!

[Boaterguy]

Vids yet?

[Hydromaniac]

Not of this one yet, but here is a video of one of the earlier builds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW5VwkZJclE

[martno1fan]

We dont see many of these over this side of the pond but i have to say i love the look of them and they seem like fun too.Keep up the good work you build some nice looking boats .

[Hydromaniac]

We dont see many of these over this side of the pond but i have to say i love the look of them and they seem like fun too.Keep up the good work you build some nice looking boats .

Thanks for the comments. Crackerboxes are pretty neat, what they lack in fast, they make up for in fun!

[martno1fan]

Might need to build me one they do look like a lot of fun.Do you know of any plans available for something this size.
Mart